User manual NIKON SUPER COOLSCAN 8000 ED

[. . . ] En User's Manual Product Documentation The documentation for this product includes the manuals listed below. Please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly to get the most from your Nikon scanner. User's Manual (this manual) This manual provides instructions for setting up and using your scanner. Nikon Scan Software Manual (on CD) This electronic manual provides complete oper ating instructions for the software that makes your scanner run, Nikon Scan 3. 1. [. . . ] 39 12-1 To use Nikon Scan as a "stand-alone" application: Windows Click the Start button and select Nikon Scan 3. 1 from Programs > Nikon Scan 3. 1. Macintosh Open the folder to which you installed Nikon Scan (the default location is in the path Nikon Software : Nikon Scan 3. 1 on the start-up disk) and double-click the Nikon Scan 3. 1 icon. 12-2 Place film in the holder. The kind of film that can be used depends on the holder; the scanning process is illustrated in this section using the FH-835S strip-film holder provided with your scanner. For information on inserting film in the holder, see "Reference: Holders" ( 68). 40 12-3 After confirming that the status LED is glowing steadily and that the sliding cover on the front of the scanner is fully open, slide a holder into the holder slot as shown below, with the inser tion guide up and pointing toward the scanner. Once the holder has been inserted as far as the insertion guide, the scanner's loading mechanism will be activated and the holder will be fed into the scanner automatically. Remove your hands from the holder when loading star ts. Inser tion guide Loading will stop when the holder is in scanning position. Caution Holders can not be inserted into the scanner if the sliding cover is not fully open. When inserting holders in the scanner, do not use force. When a holder is inserted, the scanner readies the loading mechanism. Removing the holder or otherwise interfering with loading can cause scanning errors. Do not attempt to forcibly remove the holder during or after loading. When ejecting the holder, always use the button on the front of the scanner or the eject button in the Nikon Scan scan window. If the holder does not load automatically when inserted, remove the holder and try again. Before insertion, remove any dust or lint with a blower. 41 12-4 Choose the type of film to be scanned from the Nikon Scan media-type menu. 12-5 Choose a color model from the color-model menu. Calibrated RGB is the best choice in most circumstances. The Grayscale option is for use when scanning black-and-white (monochrome) film, while CMYK is intended for professionals who wish to create a file ready for printing on an industrial four-color printer. Pg. 26 42 For more information on: Making a scan 12-6 Unless you are using the FH-869GR glass-covered rotating film holder (available separ ately), you can choose the frames to be scanned from the thumbnail drawer. Click the thumbnail drawer tab to open the thumbnail drawer. Thumbnail drawer tab By default, frames are identified by number only. T view a small preview image (thumbnail) for each o frame, click the button. The button icon will change to ; click the button again to return to a frame number display. Click here to display and hide thumbnails 43 If the thumbnail drawer is too small to display all the frames at once, you can enlarge the drawer by dragging its lower right corner or use the scroll slider to view frames that do not fit it in the drawer. Scroll slider Drag here to enlarge thumbnail area The frame to be scanned can be selected by clicking the associated frame number or thumbnail. To select multiple frames, click each frame in turn while holding down the control (Windows) or command (Macintosh) key, or hold down the shift key while clicking two images to select the images and all frames between them. Selected thumbnail 44 12-7 Click the Preview button to create a preview of the image to be scanned. You can also create a preview by double-clicking the desired frame in the thumbnail drawer. The preview will be displayed in the preview area. 45 12-8 Steps 12-9 through 12-13 involve the "Tool Chest. " The T Chest, new to Nikon Scan 3. 1, is a set of ool tool palettes, each containing an information display or controls for a specific task. If the Tool Chest is not already open on the desktop, you can open the Tool Chest by clicking the Tools button in the scan window and selecting Tool Palette 1 from the menu that appear s. 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