User manual NIKON LS-3500

[. . . ] Software Reference for Scanners Nikon Software License Agreement NOTICE TO USER You should carefully read the Nikon License Agreement and Disclaimer of Warranty contained herein before opening this package or breaking any seals. BY OPENING THIS PACKAGE, YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. If you do not agree to the terms of this agreement, do not open the package or break any seals. Promptly return within fifteen (15) days from the date of delivery the unopened package to the authorized Nikon Dealer where you obtained it for a full fee refund. [. . . ] You may cause directory damage if the plugin attempts to write to your disk When you are using the GPIB, you can choose the other icon and bring up the following dialog: Fig. 49 GPIB Address Selection Again, you may choose a specific address, as in the SCSI Search dialog box. Underneath the interface icons there is a Gamma button which will display the gamma table currently in the scanner. If you press the shift key, you will get RGB. A neutral line is displayed when all three gamma curves are the same. For a better understanding of gamma, consult the section Scanning for Reproduction. Fig. 50 Gamma Button There is also a preview button next to the gamma icon. This will cause the scanner to scan and display the results in a preview window at low resolution. If you press the shift key, you will get an RGB preview. Fig. 51 Utilities Preview Button The Record File button will record all transactions sent from the command line and the data received back from the scanner. To speed up the return of long data streams from diagnostic commands like the TS5 routine (10Kbytes), leave the No Display box checked, and the Macintosh will not be required to write all the incoming data to the screen, a slow procedure. This can be a lengthy procedure if there are 5-10K worth of characters returned from the scanner in a test routine. For this reason, there is an Abort button to terminate all testing or other scanner actions. Use the Record button to write the returned data to a file that can be inspected later. If you have long or complex tests to run you can write a macro file of commands with any ASCII text editor (such as TeachText) which can be opened using the Script button. Software Reference for Scanners Using The Macintosh Scanner Plugin 5-17 Just above, is a Reset button for the scanner. This issues the same INT command that is displayed in the highlighted command line of Fig. The TSO button sends a short interface test routine which returns several bytes of data. Clear Display removes all characters from the scrolling data window. Calibrating the Lamp Fig. 52 Calibrate Lamp button > Note The lamp should be calibrated when the scanner is first unpacked from the shipping carton. Thereafter, you can recalibrate whenever you change a lamp, or if you install a 12-bit board. If you move the scanner to a new location you may want to recalibrate since the bulb may change position in transit and the illumination pattern must be recompensated. [. . . ] Different types of glass can possess larger or smaller indices of refraction. registration the accurate placement or line-up of discrete image elements, in superimposition such as in multiple pass scanning or four-color printing plate registration. This term is also used to refer to the downloading of commands to the LS-3510AF memory. the fine-line definition or resolving power of an imaging system. Also refers to the number of dots or pixels used to define an image. [. . . ]