Hasselblad 848 User Manual

User’s Guide

Batch Feeder for

Flextight 848 and 949 Scanners

by Hasselblad

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© 2005 Hasselblad A/S. All rights reserved.

Feeder for Hasselblad Flextight 848 and 949 Scanners User’s Guide, Part No 70030031, revision E.

e information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change with­out notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Hasselblad A/S.
Hasselblad A/S assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear
in this manual.

Hasselblad A/S assumes no responsibility or liability for loss or damage incurred during or as a
result of using Hasselblad soware or products.

Hasselblad, FlexColor and Flextight are trademarks of Hasselblad A/S. Adobe and Adobe Pho­toshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. Macintosh, Mac OS, FireWire and ColorSync are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Printed in Denmark.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Important Warnings and Restrictions 4
System Requirements 5
Batch Feeder Diagram 6

Preparing the Feeder for First Use or after Shipping 7

Mounting and Unmounting the Batch Feeder 8

Mounting the Batch Feeder 8
Unmounting the Batch Feeder 12

Loading Originals into the Feeder 14

Scanning with the Batch Feeder 16

Batch Scanning with 3F 16
Custom Setups and Single Scans 19

Troubleshooting 22

Aligning the Feeder 23

Adjusting the Feeder Angle 23
Adjusting the Load Position 25

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Preparing the Feeder for Storage or Shipping 31

Storing the Feeder 31
Shipping the Feeder 31

Preventive Maintenance 33

Disposal 33

Technical Information 34

Specications 34
CE Declaration 35

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Introduction

e Batch Feeder enables you to load up to 10 original holders (up to 60
originals, depending on format) for batch scanning with your Flextight
848 or 949 Scanner.

is manual provides important information about using the Batch
Feeder for your Flextight 848 or 949 scanner.

Topics include:

Important warnings and restrictions

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System requirements

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Installation instructions

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Operating instructions

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Instructions for preparing the unit for transportation

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Disposal instructions

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Important Warnings and Restrictions

General

Read all of the included documentation before attempting to install

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and use the Batch Feeder.
Never attach or detach the Feeder when the scanner is switched on.

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Always use the standard, soware-guided procedure when mounting

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or unmounting the Feeder from your scanner. See “Mounting and
Unmounting the Batch Feeder” on page 8 for details.
Keep the original box in which the Feeder was delivered to you. is

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box is made of sturdy cardboard and includes a foam lining custom
cut to hold the Feeder safely and securely. Always store the Feeder in
this box when you are not using it.
Before shipping the Feeder, always ret the two transportation safety

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screws and pack it in its original box. If you must return the Feeder to
Hasselblad for service, you must use this box for shipping or the ship­ment will be refused. See “Preparing the Feeder for Storage or Ship­ping” on page 31 for instructions.

When you switch on the scanner, the Feeder will position itself into

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its “home” position, if not already there. Do not touch the Feeder
while the magazine is moving.
Before servicing the scanner and/or Feeder, the power supply must be

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disconnected from the mains (unplugged). It is not sucient simply
to press the on/o button on the scanner.
Install the scanner and Feeder in a location where they are not acces-

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sible by children. e units contain small openings and moving parts
that can cause injury.
When using the Feeder, a huge amount of data is generated. Make

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sure to allocate ample hard disk space for scanned images on the disk
of the attached host computer.

When Operating the Feeder

Do not touch the Feeder while the magazine is moving.

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Do not touch the originals or the original holders during scanning.

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Do not start scanning or previewing until an original holder with an

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original has been mounted.
Flexible original holders are only to be mounted or removed when the

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drum is in the load position.

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System Requirements

For All Users

Hasselblad Flextight 848 or 949 Scanner.

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Additional original holders.

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For Macintosh Users

A computer running Mac OS 10.2.1 or later

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FlexColor 4.0.2 or later for Mac OS

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For Windows Users

A computer running Windows 2000 or XP

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FlexColor 4.0.2 or later for Windows

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A

B

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D

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Batch Feeder Diagram

Figure 1: Hasselblad Flextight 848 Scanner with Batch Feeder

Hasselblad Flextight 848 (or 949) Scanner.

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Batch Feeder

B

Dust cover: to protect the originals and scanner entrance from dust.

C

Magazine: showing original holder position 1.

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Magazine: showing original holder position 10.

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Power Indicator (Green): Remains lit when ready to scan. Flashes

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when the scanner is switched on.

Motor Drive Indicator (Yellow): lights up when the scanner is repo-

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sitioning the optics, drum or Feeder magazine.

Scan Indicator (Red): lights up when scanning. Do not touch the

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scanner or Feeder while this indicator is lit. If the light is ashing
when not scanning, then an error has occurred - please contact your
Flextight dealer for assistance.

Preparing the Feeder for First
Use or after Shipping

Before you begin to use the Feeder, you must remove the two shipping
screws that secure the magazine during shipping. ey are located near
the bottom of the Feeder on the back side, as shown in Figure 2, below.
On new Feeders, these are clearly marked by a label, which reminds you
to remove them before use.

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Figure 2: Location of the shipping screws on the Feeder back panel

Be sure to keep both the original packaging and the two shipping screws
in a safe place. You should always store the Feeder in its original packag­ing while you are not using it. You must also replace the shipping screws
and use the original packaging if you need to ship the Feeder (for exam­ple, to a new studio or back to Hasselblad for service).

See also “Preparing the Feeder for Storage or Shipping” on page 31 for
more information about how to ship the Batch Feeder.

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Mounting and Unmounting
the Batch Feeder

e procedures for both mounting and unmounting the Feeder to/from
your scanner require that you use the soware-guided procedure, which
ensures that the mechanical pars of the scanner and Feeder are correctly
aligned for each step. Always use this soware feature when you need to
mount or unmount the Feeder. Otherwise, you may damage your Feeder
and/or scanner. Also, the unmount procedure makes sure that the Feeder
is correctly positioned for storage in its original box.

Mounting the Batch Feeder

Always use the soware-guided procedure below to mount the Feeder. It
is otherwise possible to damage the Feeder and/or scanner while mount­ing the Feeder

If you have not already done so, set up your Flextight Scanner, con-

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nect it to your computer and install the FlexColor soware as de­scribed in your scanner and soware user manuals. Conrm that the
scanner is working correctly by making a test scan using one of the
standard original holders.

If there is still an original holder mounted inside the scanner, then

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remove it. Close the light table, if it is open, by liing its front edge.
See your scanner manual for instructions.

Make sure the scanner is turned on and launch the FlexColor so-

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ware. If FlexColor is already running, then quit and restart the pro­gram.

Select Maintenance > Feeder from the FlexColor menu bar.

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e Feeder window opens.

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Click on the Mount button.

e Mount feeder window opens, which guides you through each

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step of mounting the Feeder. e procedure here in this manual also
describes each step.

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Click on the Continue button.

e scanner now positions itself to accept the Feeder and shuts itself

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down. e Mount feeder window updates with new instructions.

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A

B

A

B

Get the Batch Feeder and study its back panel. Here you should see an

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electronic connector (A) and a pair of mounting pins (B), as shown in
Figure 3, below.

Figure 3: Back panel of the Batch Feeder, showing the electronic connec­tor (A) and mounting pins (B).

Li the batch-feeder panel on the front of the Flextight Scanner and

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locate the connector (A) and two mounting holes (B) inside the scan­ner, as shown below in Figure 4. ese match the pins and connector
of the Feeder.

Figure 4: Flextight Scanner with the batch-feeder panel open, showing
the electronic connector (A) and mounting holes (B).

Grasp the Batch Feeder rmly with one hand while holding the

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batch-scan door open on the scanner with your other hand. Align the
connector and pins on the back of the Feeder with the holes and con­nector inside the scanner. Gently press the Feeder down and in place,
making sure that the Feeder sits rmly and has a good connection
with the connector.

Turn on the scanner by pressing its on/o switch.

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FlexColor detects that the scanner has been turned back on. e

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Mount feeder window updates with new instructions.

Click on Done to close the Mount feeder window.

If you have never used the Batch Feeder before, try to load it with a

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full set of 10 original holders and scan them all. If the Feeder works
smoothly, then you are ready to begin work. However, if the scanner
has trouble moving the original holders in and out, then you may
need to align the Feeder to match your individual scanner. In this
case, please see “Aligning the Feeder” on page 23.

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