Konica Minolta DIMAGE SCAN ELITE II User Manual

EINSTRUCTION MANUAL

APPENDIX STANDARD SCAN UTILITY EASY SCAN UTILITY GETTING STARTED

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..............................		4
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE..............		6
GETTING STARTED ...................		8
	CHECKING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS..8
	INSTALLING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE....	9
	About TWAIN drivers and plug-ins ...........	10
	Windows 98/98SE/
	2000 Professional/Me/XP .........................	10
	Macintosh .................................................	12
	INSTALLING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
	ELEMENTS ..............................................	14
	Windows 98/98SE/
	2000 Professional/Me/XP .........................	14
	Macintosh .................................................	17
	NAMES OF PARTS ..................................	19
	CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTOR .........	19
	CONNECTING THE SCANNER CABLE..20
	IEEE 1394 cable.......................................	20
	USB cable.................................................	20
	Disconnecting the cable with Windows ....	21
EASY SCAN UTILITY ...............		22
1.	LAUNCHING THE EASY SCAN UTILITY 22
	Windows ...................................................	22
	Macintosh .................................................	22
2.	LOADING THE FILM HOLDER ................	23
	Loading the 35mm film holder – FH-U1 ...	23
	Loading the slide mount holder – SH-U1 .24
	Loading the APS adaptor AD-10
	(sold separately) .......................................	24
3.	INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER.............	25
	Inserting the film holder FH-U1 or SH-U1 25
	Inserting the APS Adaptor AD-10 ............	26
4.	SPECIFYING THE FILM TYPE ................	26
5.	MAKING AN INDEX SCAN .....................	27
6.	SELECTING THE IMAGE TO BE
	SCANNED ................................................	27
7.	SPECIFYING THE USE OF THE SCANNED
	IMAGE ......................................................	27
8.	CHOOSING DIGITAL ICE/ROC/GEM PRO-
	CESSING .................................................	28
9.	CONFIRMING THE SCANNER
	SETTINGS................................................	28
10.	SCANNING AND SAVING THE IMAGE ......	28
	Turning off the scanner .............................	29

STANDARD SCAN UTILITY .....		30
1. LAUNCHING THE STANDARD SCAN
	UTILITY ............................................	31
	WINDOWS LAUNCHING THE STANDARD
	SCAN UTILITY .........................................	31
	Launching the utility with Photoshop
	Elements...................................................	31
	Launching the utility software ...................	31
	MACINTOSH LAUNCHING THE STANDARD
	SCAN UTILITY .........................................	32
	Launching the utility in
	Photoshop Elements ................................	32
	Launching the utility software ...................	32
2.	SETTING UP THE SCANNER .........	33
	MAIN WINDOW ........................................	33
	SETTING SCANNER PREFERENCES ...	34
3.	LOADING THE FILM HOLDER........	36
4. SETTING THE FILM FORMAT AND
	TYPE ................................................	36
5.	INDEX SCAN....................................	37
	INDEX TAB ...............................................	37
	MAKING AN INDEX SCAN ......................	38
	RESIZING THE UTILITY WINDOW .........	38
	SELECTING INDEX THUMBNAILS .........	38
	ROTATING OR FLIPPING THE INDEX
	FRAMES...................................................	39
	FIT-TO-WINDOW BUTTON ......................	40
	REVERSING THE FRAME ORDER.........	40
	SAVING THE INDEX THUMBNAILS ........	40
	SAVING AN INDEX FILE .........................	41
	LOADING AN INDEX FILE.......................	41
6.	MAKING A PRESCAN .....................	42
	PRESCAN TAB.........................................	42
	MAKING A PRESCAN..............................	43
	CROPPING THE IMAGE..........................	43
	Auto cropping ...........................................	43
	Manual cropping .......................................	44
	PRESCANNING THE CROPPED
	IMAGE ......................................................	45
	FIT-TO-WINDOW BUTTON ......................	45
	ROTATING OR FLIPPING THE IMAGE ...	46
	ZOOMING ................................................	47
	GRAB BUTTON........................................	47
	AUTO EXPOSURE ..................................	48
	AE area selection .....................................	48
	AE lock .....................................................	49
	POINT AF (AUTOFOCUS) .......................	49
	MANUAL FOCUS .....................................	50
	CROPPING APS IMAGES .......................	51

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OTHER DISPLAYS IN THE PRESCAN
WINDOW ..................................................	51
Frame number ..........................................	51
RGB display..............................................	51
7. IMAGE CORRECTION .....................	52
IMAGE CORRECTION TAB .....................	52
TONE CURVES AND HISTOGRAM ........	53
RGB and CMYK .......................................	54
COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR .................	54
SELECTING THE TONE-CURVE COLOUR
CHANNEL ................................................	54
CHANGING THE TONE CURVES ...........	55
CHANGING THE TONE CURVES BY
FREEHAND ..............................................	55
A QUICK GUIDE TO TONE-CURVE COR-
RECTIONS ...............................................	56
About the tone curve ................................	56
Bringing out detail in the shadows ...........	56
Increasing the contrast of an image .........	57
Correcting colour with tone curves...........	57
WHITE, BLACK, AND GRAY POINT COR-
RECTIONS ...............................................	58
Setting the white and black-point values ..	59
HISTOGRAM CORRECTION...................	60
Auto setting...............................................	60
Manual setting ..........................................	60
Colour corrections with the histogram ......	61
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOUR
CORRECTIONS .......................................	62
Auto setting...............................................	62
HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS
CORRECTIONS .......................................	63
Auto setting...............................................	63
VARIATION CORRECTIONS ...................	64
Colour-balance variation...........................	64
Brightness & Contrast variation................	64
Saturation variation...................................	65
SELECTIVE-COLOUR CORRECTIONS..66
UNSHARP MASK.....................................	66
CANCELLING IMAGE CORRECTIONS ..	67
Undoing an image correction ...................	67
Redoing a cancelled image correction .....	67
Resetting all image corrections ................	67
MAKING SNAPSHOT THUMBNAILS.......	67
SAVING AND LOADING IMAGE
CORRECTIONS .......................................	68
Saving an image-correction Job...............	68
Loading an image-correction Job .............	68
COMPARING PRE/POST-CORRECTION
IMAGES....................................................	68
DIGITAL ICE, ROC, AND GEM
CORRECTIONS .......................................	69
DIGITAL ICE3 SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS.....................................	69
DIGITAL ICE .............................................	70
DIGITAL ROC ...........................................	71

	DIGITAL GEM...........................................	72
8.	SCAN SETTINGS.............................	74
	SCAN-SETTING DIALOG BOX................	74
	USING JOB FILES ...................................	75
	Job Categories .........................................	76
	INPUTTING SCAN SETTINGS
	MANUALLY ...............................................	77
	Resolution and output size .......................	78
	Example:
	setting the scanner output by pixels .........	78
	Example: setting the scanner output by print
	size and output resolution ........................	79
	SAVING A JOB FILE ................................	80
	DELETING A JOB FILE ...........................	80
9.	MAKING THE FINAL SCAN ............	81
	When using the utility through an image-pro-
	cessing application ...................................	81
	When using the utility software only.........	81
	File types ..................................................	82
	CUSTOM WIZARD ...................................	83
	Quitting the Standard Scan Utility ............	85
APPENDIX.................................		86
IEEE 1394 AND USB INTERFACES .....		86
	IEEE 1394 AND USB ...............................	86
	DISCONNECTING WITH THE COMPUTER
	AND SCANNER ON .................................	86
	When using the USB cable or when using
	IEEE 1394 cable with Windows 2000/XP.86
	When using the IEEE 1394 cable with
	Windows Me .............................................	87
COLOUR MATCHING............................		88
	SETTING THE OUTPUT COLOUR SPACE88
	OUTPUT COLOUR SPACE......................	89
	SETTING THE MONITOR ICC PROFILE 90
	Scanner colour profiles.............................	91
INSTALLED FILES AND FOLDERS .....		92
JOB FILE LIST ......................................		93
	35mm film .................................................	93
	APS ..........................................................	94
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS............		95
TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................		96
USER TECHNICAL SUPPORT..............		97
	WARRANTY AND PRODUCT REGISTRA-
	TION .........................................................	97
INDEX.....................................................		98

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Thank you for purchasing the Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II. This highly advanced, but easy-to-use dual-format digital film scanner is able to scan both 35mm and Advanced Photo System film (with the optional AD-10 APS adaptor). Please read this manual thoroughly to achieve the best results from your scanner.

The instructions in this manual assume you have a working knowledge of your computer’s operating system. Familiarity with the mouse, and standard operating-system menus and commands is necessary before operating the DiMAGE Scan Elite II.

This manual does not give instruction in the:

•basic use of personal computers.

•use of Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, or Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.1.

•use of Adobe Photoshop Elements, or other image processing software.

The examples in this manual use Windows software. The appearance of the screens may differ from the examples when using Macintosh or other Windows operating systems.

•Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Me are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

•Macintosh, Apple, Power Macintosh, Mac OS, ColorSync, FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

•Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

•CorelPhotoPaint is a trademark of the Corel Corporation.

• Paint Shop Pro is the copyright of Met’s Corporation.

Digital ICE3, Digital ICE, Digital ROC, Digital GEM are trademarks or registered trademarks, and technology of Applied Science Fiction, Inc. in U.S.A.

•Other corporate and product names are the trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies.

•This manual may not be copied in part or whole without the prior written permission of Minolta Co., Ltd. ©2001 Minolta Co., Ltd.

•Every necessary caution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this instruction manual. Please contact Minolta if you have any questions.

•Minolta is not responsible for any loss or damage caused from the operation of this product.

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This mark certifies that this product meets the requirements of the EU (European Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations. CE stands for Conformité Européenne.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. To meet FCC regulations, the IEEE1394 cable used with this scanner must be equipped with ferrite cores.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Tested by the Minolta Corporation, 101 Williams Drive Ramsey, New Jersey 07446, U.S.A.

The sound pressure level is less than 70dB according to ISO 3744 or ISO 7779.

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Minolta has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE

Please read and understand each caution before using this product.

WARNING

Take the product to a Minolta Service Facility when repairs are required.

Basic operation:

Keep inflammable products away from the scanner

• Do not use the product near inflammable gases or liquids such as gasoline, benzine, or paint thinner. Do not use inflammable products such as alcohol, benzine, or paint thinner to clean the product. The use of inflammable cleaners and solvents may cause an explosion or fire.

•Do not operate this product or handle the power cord with wet hands. Do not place a container with liquid near the product. If liquid comes in contact with the product, immediately unplug the unit. The continued use of a product exposed to a liquid may cause damage or injury through fire or electric shock.

•Do not insert hands, inflammable objects, or metal objects such as paper clips or staples through the front door of this product. It may cause damage or injury through fire or electric shock. Discontinue use if an object enters the product.

Minolta AC Adaptor

AC-U10

shock.

Power supply:

• Use only the specified AC adaptor (Delta Electronics ADP-20LB REV:B) within the voltage range indicated on the adaptor unit. An inappropriate adaptor or current may cause damage or injury through fire or electric

• Do not damage, twist, modify, heat, or place heavy objects on the power cord. A damaged cord may cause damage or injury through fire or electric shock.

• When unplugging the unit, do not pull on the power cord. Hold the plug when removing the cord from an outlet.

	Additional warnings:
	• Do not disassemble
	this product. Electric
	shock may cause injury
	if a high-voltage circuit
35mm	inside the product is
	touched. Take the prod-
	uct to a Minolta Service
	Facility when repairs
	are required.

• Immediately unplug the unit and discontinue use if the product is dropped or subjected to an impact in which the interior is exposed. The continued use of a damaged product may cause injuries or fire.

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• Store this product out of reach of children. Be careful when around children, not to harm them with the product or parts.

• If the product emits a strange odour, heat, or smoke, discontinue use. Immediately unplug the power cord taking care not to burn yourself. The continued use of a damaged product or parts may cause injury or fire.

CAUTION

Basic operation:

• This product should only be operated in the upright position. Inappropriate placement may result in fire.

• Damage or injury

shock may result if the product is used or stored in the following conditions:

In humid or dusty environments.

In direct sunlight or hot environments. In smoky or oily areas.

In unventilated areas.

On unstable or unlevel surfaces.

• The required operating environment must be between 10°C and 35°C with less than 80% humidity. A sudden change in temperature can cause condensation inside the product, which may result in electric shock or fire. When the product is subjected to a drastic change in temperature, allow the product time to come to equilibrium with the surrounding environment.

Power supply:

Disconnect power supply when not in use.

•Insert the plug securely into the electrical outlet.

•Do not obstruct access to the AC adaptor; this can hinder the unplugging of the unit in emergencies.

•Do not cover the AC adaptor. A fire may result.

•Periodically check that the power cord is not damaged and the

plug is clean. Dust and dirt that may collect between the prongs of the plugs may result in fire.

• Do not use if the cord is damaged.

• Unplug the product when cleaning or when the product is not in use for long periods.

Additional cautions:

•Do not move, obstruct, or touch the film holder when scanning. The product or scanned images can be damaged.

•Do not use a brush or air brush to clean the interior of the product.

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GETTING STARTED

Before using this product, please take following steps:

•CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS

•INSTALL THE DIMAGE SCAN ELITE II UTILITY SOFTWARE

•INSTALL ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

•CONNECT THE AC ADAPTOR

•CONNECT THE USB OR IEEE1394 CABLE

CHECKING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS

The following is included in this package:

DiMAGE Scan Elite II

AC adaptor (AC-U10)

Power cable for AC adaptor AC-U10

35mm film holder (FH-U1)

Slide mount holder (SH-U1)

35mm

USA,	European	United
Canada,	continent	Kingdom
and Taiwan.	and	and Hong
	Australia.	Kong.

USB cable (UC-1)

IEEE 1394 cable (FC-1)

CD-ROM for DiMAGE Scan Elite II CD-ROM for Adobe Photoshop Elements

	(Shape of input plug varies with destination.)	Printed matter:
		Quick Reference Guide,
		warranty/registration card.

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INSTALLING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE

To use the scanner, your computer system must meet the following requirements:

						STARTED
	Pentium or later processor. Pentium		Power PC G3 or later (Except 68 K
	III processor is recommended when		Macintosh and Mac OS compatible
CPU	scanning with 16 bit output or using		units). Power Macintosh G4 or later is
	Digital ROC or GEM. Operation is not		recommended when scanning with
	guaranteed for custom or home built		16 bit output or using Digital ROC or			GETTING
	computers.		GEM..
Operating	Preinstalled Windows 98, 98 Second		Preinstalled Mac OS 8.6* to 9.2.1.
system	Edition, 2000 Professional, XP or Me.
	A minimum of 64 MB (128 with		A minimum of 64 MB of RAM in addi-
Memory	Windows XP) of RAM in addition to		tion to the requirements for the Mac
	the requirements for the OS and		OS and applications. For memory
	applications. For memory require-		requirements for Digital ICE3, see
	ments for Digital ICE3, see page 69.		page 69.
Hard-disk	100 MB or more of available hard-disk space is required. 200 MB or more is
Space	required when scanning with 16-bit colour depth.
	640 x 480 monitor capable of display-		13 inch (640 x 480) monitor capable
Monitor			of displaying at least 32,000 colours
	ing High Colour (16 bit) is required.
			is required. 19 inch (1024 x 768)
	1024 x 768 monitor is recommended.
			monitor is recommended.
CD-ROM drive		Necessary for installing software
Interface	USB (ver.1.1)** and IEEE1394***		USB (ver.1.1)** and IEEE1394
	Adaptec FireConnect 4300,
Recommended	PROCOMP SpeedDemon 400P
		or	Preinstalled FireWire port.
IEEE1394 board
	Preinstalled OHCI compatible
	IEEE1394 port****
	TWAIN driver is compatible with		Plug-in is compatible with
Tested	Photoshop ver.5.0.2, ver.5.5 and
			Photoshop ver.5.0.2, ver.5.5 and ver.6,
	Ver.6.0, Photoshop 5.0LE, Photoshop
applications			Photoshop 5.0LE, Photoshop
	Elements, Paint Shop Pro ver.7,
			Elements.
	CorelPhotoPaint9.

* To use preinstalled Mac OS 8.6 with a built-in FireWire port, a Firewire 2.2 to 2.3.3 extension must be installed. This software can be downloaded free of charge from the apple web site at http://www.apple.com.

**Preinstalled USB port only.

***IEEE1394 interface can only be used with Windows 2000 Professional, ME or Windows XP.

****Non-DV-dedicated IEEE port guaranteed by PC manufacturer.

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INSTALLING DRIVER SOFTWARE – WINDOWS

CAUTION

The anti-virus system extensions may conflict with the operation of the software installer. Before installing the scanner utility software, remove or disable any extensions before launching the installer. Replace or re-enable the extensions when the installation is complete.

TIPS

About TWAIN drivers and plug-ins

The scanner can be launched directly from an image-processing application like Adobe Photoshop Elements. When the scanner utility software is installed in a computer with a Windows operating system, a TWAIN driver is automatically installed with it. Although the TWAIN driver cannot be seen, it allows the utility to be launched from an application as well as allowing the computer and scanner to communicate.

When the scanner utility software is installed on a Macintosh computer, a plug-in file is placed in the scanner utility folder. By simply dragging and dropping the plug-in file into an applications import folder, the scanner utility software can be launched from that application.

98/98SE/2000 PROFESSIONAL/ME/XP

•In the example below, the hard disk is drive C, and the CD-ROM drive is drive D. The letters designating the drives will vary between computers.

1 Turn on the computer to start Windows.

2Insert the DiMAGE Scan Elite II CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

•The DiMAGE Scan Elite II setup screen will appear.

•To check the contents of the DiMAGE Scan Elite II CD-

ROM, click the “To access the CD-ROM” button.

3Click the “Starting up the DiMAGE Scan II installer” button.

•The program decompression screen will briefly appear. The Install Shield Wizard will start automatically.

If the Install Shield Wizard does not start up automatically, execute the following procedure:

1.Initiate the run routine on the start menu.

2.Click “Browse” in the run dialog box.

3.Select the CD-ROM drive (DS Elite II(D:)) from the look-in box in the browse dialog box.

4.Click on or open the driver folder.

5.Click on or open the “English” folder.

6.Click on “Setup.exe.” The file and its location will be displayed in the run dialog box:

D:\Driver\English\Setup.exe. Click “OK”.

• The Install Shield Wizard will appear. Click “Next”.

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4Click “Next” to view the license agreement. Click “Yes” to accept the agreement and continue.

•Read the entire agreement carefully before continuing.

If you do not agree to the terms of the license agreement, click “No” to exit the setup program.

5To install the software in the default folder (C:\Program Files\DS_Elite2), click “Next”.

•To install the software in another folder, click “Browse...” to display the folder selection window. Specify the directory in which to install the software, then click “OK”.

6Select the components to be installed, then click “Next”.

•It is advisable to select all options, all facities will then be available for use in future.

7The name of the default program folder is displayed. To install the software icons in this folder, click “Next”.

•To install the software icons to another existing folder, select one of the folders listed in the existing-folders box below. Click “Next>” to begin installation.

8The Install Shield Wizard will indicate that installation was successful. Check “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” and then click “Finish”.

•When the computer restarts, the scanner driver software will be ready to use.

GETTING STARTED

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INSTALLING DRIVER SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH

1 Turn on the computer to start the Mac OS.

2Insert the DiMAGE Scan Elite II CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

•Dimage Scan Elite2 CD-ROM icon will appear on the desktop.

3Double-click on the DiMAGE Scan Elite 2 icon.

•The driver, manual, and acrobat reader folders will appear.

4Double-click on the driver folder.

•The language folders will appear.

5Open the English language folder, then double click on the DS Elite 2 installer.

•The installer’s start-up screen will appear.

6Click “Continue” on the installer screen to begin the installation routine.

7The end-user license agreement will appear. If you accept the terms of the agreement, click “Accept” to continue the installation routine.

•If you do not agree to the conditions stated in the enduser license agreement, click “Decline” and the software will not be installed.

8At the bottom left of the installer screen, specify the location in which the software will be installed. To change the designated location, use the install-location menu; this menu can be used to select an existing location or create a new folder.

9Select the installation method from the popup menu at the top left of the installer screen. Click on “Install” to begin installation.

•The easy-install option will install the required software. If only specific programs need to be installed, select the custom-install option; click the check box of the files to be installed.

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10Any software that is running must be stopped before the scanner driver can be installed. Click “Continue” to shut down any active applications and continue the installation routine.

•Clicking “Cancel” will end the installation routine.

11A screen confirming the successful installation of the software will appear. Click “Restart” to exit the installation program and restart the computer.

•To exit the installer without restarting the computer, click “Quit”. To make additional installations, click “Continue”.

12After the computer restarts, confirm the DS Elite 2 folder is installed in the designated folder.

•If easy install was chosen, the DiMAGE Scan Elite 2 folder will contain the following items: DS Elite 2 Easy Utility, DS Elite 2 Utility, DS Elite 2 Plug-in, and DS Elite 2 Read Me.

13Drag the DS Elite 2 plug-in into the import/export folder in the Adobe Photoshop plug-in folder.

•Shutdown the Adobe application before dragging the DS Elite2 plug-in into the folder.

•To install Adobe Photoshop Elements, see page 14.

GETTING STARTED

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INSTALLING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

Take time to register your copy of Photoshop Elements with Adobe. You can register online, by fax, or by mail. The software can be registered online during installation by following the instructions on the installer screens. To register by fax or mail, read the instructions in the registration folder located in the technical-information folder on the Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM.

98/98SE/2000 PROFESSIONAL/ME/XP

In the procedure below, the hard disk is drive C, and the CD-ROM drive is drive D. The letters designating the drives will vary between computers.

1Insert the Adobe Photoshop Elements CDROM into the CD-ROM drive. The welcome screen will automatically appear.

2 Click “Next” to continue.

3Click on the preferred language for the software. Click “Next”.

4The end-user license agreement will appear. If you accept the terms of the agreement, click “Accept” to continue the installation routine.

•Read the entire agreement carefully before continuing the setup. If you don’t agree to the terms of the agreement, click “Decline” to exit the setup program.

5Click the installation button; it should be highlighted with a red line. Click “Adobe® Photoshop® Elements” to set up the installation.

6Read the cautions on the setup screen. If no other applications are running, click “Next”.

•Click “Cancel” to exit the setup routine to stop any applications that may be running. To start the installation routine again, double click on the elements icon in My Computer. The routine will start from step 2.

7Click on the preferred language and click “Next” to continue.

8The end-user license agreement will appear. If you accept the terms of the agreement, click “Accept” to continue the installation routine.

•Read the entire agreement carefully before continuing the setup. If you do not agree to the terms, click “Decline” to exit the setup program.

9Choose the type of installation; typical is recommended. The software will be installed in the default folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe Photoshop Elements. Click

“Next”.

•To install the software in another folder, click “Browse...” to display folders in the computer. Specify the folder, then click “OK”.

10Select the file types that you wish to open in Photoshop Elements. Click “Next>”.

GETTING STARTED

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INSTALLING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS – WINDOWS

11Fill in all the fields on the user information screen. Click “Next”.

•The serial number is found on the back of the CD-ROM case. Enter the serial exactly as it is displayed.

12Check the registration information on the confirmation screen. If all information is correct, click “Yes”.

•To correct the information, click “Back” to return to the user information screen.

13Confirm the contents of the installation. Click “Next” to install Adobe Elements.

14The SVG Viewer installation screen will appear. Click “Install” to install the software.

15A screen confirming the successful installation of the software will appear. Click “Finish” to exit the installation routine.

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Minolta Co., Ltd.

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1 Turn on the computer to start the Mac OS.

2Insert the Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

•The Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM icon will appear on the desktop.

3Locate the Photoshop Elements installer in the Adobe Photoshop Elements folder located in the appropriate language folder.

4 Double-click on the Install Photoshop® Elements icon.

5The Adobe Photoshop Elements screen will appear. Click “Continue”.

6Use the drop-down menu to select the preferred language. Click “Continue”.

7The end-user license agreement will appear. If you accept the terms of the agreement, click “Accept” to continue the installation routine.

•Read the entire agreement carefully before continuing the setup. If you do not agree to the terms, click “Decline” to exit the setup program.

8The read-me screen appears detailing product updates and documentation as well as troubleshooting tips. Click “Continue”.

•This information can be printed using the “Print” button.

9At the bottom left of the installer screen, specify the location in which the software will be installed. To change the designated location, use the install-location menu; this menu can be used to select an existing location or create a new folder.

GETTING STARTED

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INSTALLING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS – MACINTOSH

10 Select the installation method from the pop-up menu at the top left of the installer screen. Click “Install” to begin installation.

•The easy-install option will install the required software.

If only specific programs need to be installed, select the custom-install option; click the check box of the files to be installed.

11 Fill in all the fields on the user information screen Click “Next”.

•The serial number is found on the back of the CD-ROM case. Enter the serial exactly as it is displayed.

12Check the registration information on the confirmation screen. If all information is correct, click “Install Now”.

•To correct the information, click “Back” to return to the user information screen.

13The SVG Viewer installation screen will appear. Click “Install” to install the software.

14A screen confirming the successful installation of the software will appear. Click “Quit” to exit the installation program.

Tarou X

Minolta Co., Ltd.

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NAMES OF PARTS

35mm film-holder mark

Pull down the front door to this position when inserting a 35mm film holder.

APS adaptor mark

Pull down the front door to this position when inserting the optional APS adaptor.

Front door

When the scanner is not in use, close the door to prevent dust from entering the unit.

35mm

Power switch

IEEE 1394 port

Indicator lamp
This lamp indicates when the scanner is	USB port

GETTING STARTED

CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTOR

1Connect the power cable to the AC adaptor.

2Connect the output plug of AC adaptor to the DC terminal of the scanner.

3Plug the power cable securely into a standard household outlet.

4Turn on the scanner with the main switch.

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DISCONNECTING THE CABLE WITH WINDOWS

With Windows 2000, Me, or XP always close the utility software before disconnecting the IEEE 1394 or USB cable while the computer and scanner are on. Before unplugging the IEEE 1394 cable with Windows Me, complete the “Unplug or eject hardware” operation by double-clicking on the of “Unplug or eject hardware” icon on the task bar (see page 87).

CAUTION

•Never connect or disconnect the IEEE 1394 or USB cable while the computer, DiMAGE Scan Elite II, or other devices are operating or transferring data.

•Do not connect or disconnect the cable while the computer is starting up or shutting down. The computer or scanner may not operate properly.

•The scanner should be connected directly to the computer’s IEEE 1394 or USB port. Attaching the computer to an IEEE or USB hub may prevent the scanner from operating properly.

•An interval of at least five seconds is required between disconnecting and connecting the scanner.

•When using an IEEE 1394 or USB storage device, it is not recommended to save scanned data directly to the device. Save the data on the computer’s hard disk before transferring the data to the storage device.

•The unused port should always be covered with its protective cap. When the scanner is not in use for extended periods, unplug the cable and reinsert the port cap.

GETTING STARTED

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EASY SCAN UTILITY

Easy Scan Utility is a simple, automatic scanning application. The utility works as a stand-alone program, and cannot be launched through another application.

Simply follow the ten steps to create perfect, trouble-free scans:

1.Launch the Easy Scan Utility

2.Load the film holder

3.Insert the film holder into the scanner

4.Specify the film type

5.Make an index scan

6.Select the image to be scanned

7.Specify the use of the scanned image

8.Choose Digital ICE, ROC, or GEM processing

9.Confirm the scanner settings

10.Scan and save the image

•The following functions are automatically set when using the Easy Scan Utility:

-Autofocusing with each 35mm frame, or with first APS frame only.

-Index scan priority : speed setting

-Automatic shutdown of the utility at the end of the scan

-Colour depth: 8 bit

-Multi-sample scanning: OFF

-Automatic cropping: inside edge.

-When Digital ROC is active, colour matching is turned off.

-sRGB output colour space when colour matching is on.

-AE (Auto Exposure) with all films except black and white slides.

1. LAUNCHING THE EASY SCAN UTILITY

CAUTION

The front door of the scanner must be completely closed before turning on the scanner or launching the software.

Select Start -> Program (P) -> Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite2 ver.1.0 -> DS Elite2 Easy Utility.

Open the DS Elite 2 folder, and double click the DS Elite 2

Easy Utility icon.

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2. LOADING THE FILM HOLDER

Using the included holders, the DiMAGE Scan Elite II can scan mounted or unmounted...

• Colour negatives	• Colour positives
• Black and white negatives	• Black and white positives

APS (Advanced Photo System) film can also be scanned using the optional APS adaptor AD-10.

CAUTION

Remove any dust from the film before placing it in the film holder. Only use brushes or compressed air specifically for photographic film. Do not blow on the film with your mouth, or use tissue paper or your fingers to wipe the film. Always hold the film by the edges.

LOADING THE 35MM FILM HOLDER – FH-U1

The 35mm film holder FH-U1 accommodates film strips with up to six frames. The horizontal images should be orientated in the same direction as the frame numbers on the film holder.

1 Lift the film cover on the FH-U1 by the tab near the number six frame.

2 Place the film in the film holder with the emulsion down.

• If the frame numbers on the edge of the film near the sprocket holes are reversed, the films emulsion side is up. Turn the film over.

• Align the film frames with the holder frames.

3Insert the two tabs on the left side of the film cover into the holes in the holder

base. Carefully lower the cover tak-

ing care not to move the film. Snap the film cover closed by

pressing the two “PUSH” marks.

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LOADING THE FILM HOLDER

LOADING THE SLIDE MOUNT HOLDER – SH-U1

•The slide mount holder SH-U1 accommodates up to four slides. Slide mounts must be thicker than 1 mm and thinner than 2 mm to be used in the holder. Do not use glass mounted slides. APS slide mounts can be used.

1Hold the slide mount holder so that the slide slots are to the top and the frame numbers are up-side-down

and face up.

2 Insert slides into the slots with the emulsion down.

• When inserting date printed on up.

• Horizontal

down.

CAUTION

To scan the entire inserted horizontally

LOADING THE APS ADAPTOR – AD-10 (SOLD SEPARATELY)

APS (Advanced Photo System) cassette film can be scanned with the optional APS adaptor AD-10.

1Slide the film-chamber release toward the top of the adaptor until the film-chamber door opens.

•The film-chamber release does not return to its original position until the film-chamber door is closed.

2Insert the film cassette into the film chamber as shown.

•Only load cassettes with the number 4 ( ) mark highlighted in white.

3Close the film-chamber door.

•The film-chamber door will not close if any other mark other than number 4 is highlighted. Never force the door shut.

Scanner contacts (Do not touch)

Film-chamber release

Film-chamber door

Mark

The white mark indicates the film is developed.

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CAUTION

•Do not remove the APS film from the cassette.

•When using the APS adaptor, if the scanner makes a strange sound or the “Film advance error” warning appears, eject the APS cassette immediately (see page 29), and do not insert it again.

•Minolta is not responsible for any loss or damage caused from the operation of this product.

3. INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER

For information on loading the film holder, see page 23.

CAUTION

Do not open the front door or insert the film holder while the utility software is launching or the scanner is initialising (the indicator lamp will blink). Insert the holder only after the indicator lamp glows steadily when initialisation is completed.

INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER FH-U1 OR SLIDE MOUNT HOLDER SH-U1

1 Open the front door of scanner until the top of the door lines up with the 35mm mark –

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2Hold the film holder or slide mount holder

with the arrow mark face up. Insert the holder into the scanner until the arrow mark aligns with the body.

•The scanner will detect the holder and automatically load it pulling inside slightly.

•To eject the holder, press the eject button. The scanner will automatically eject the holder to the initial inserting position.

•Never touch or hinder the holder while it is in the scanner. When ejecting the holder, wait until is has come to a complete stop before removing.

•When the scanner is not in use, close the front door

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INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER

INSERTING THE APS ADAPTOR AD-10 (SOLD SEPARATELY)

1 Open the front door of scanner until the top of the door lines up with the APS mark – .

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2 With the scanner contacts face up, insert the adaptor into the scanner until it stops.

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film from the cassette.

• To eject the holder, push the eject button. The scanner will automatically rewind the film. Do not remove the adaptor until the rewind motor has stopped.

• When the scanner is not in use, close the front door.

4. SPECIFYING THE FILM TYPE

When the Easy Scan Utility is launched, the easy scan wizard appears. Simply follow the instructions on the scan wizard to scan images.

Select the film format and film type to be scanned on the pull-down menus. Click “Next >”.

•The following film formats can be chosen:

-35mm and APS cassette

•The following types of film can be selected:

-Colour negative, colour positive, B&W negative, B&W positive.

•Film for slides is a positive film. Film for prints is a negative film.

TIPS

• With pull-down menus, click on the arrow next to the menu to display the list. Highlight the item with the mouse and then click it to make the selection.

• With	or	boxes, simply click on the box to select the
item.

•To return to a previous screen, click the “<Back” button at the bottom of the window.

5. MAKING AN INDEX SCAN

An index scan displays a thumbnail image of all the images in the holder. This is especially useful when a selection needs to be made between similar negatives on one strip of film.

To make an index scan, click on the radio button next to the setting. Click “Next >” to start the scanner.

•When an index scan is not needed, click “No Index Scan”.

•If an index scan is made without a film holder or APS adaptor, the “Please set holder properly” message will appear. Click “OK” in the dialog box and then click “Back” to return to the index-scan screen. Insert the film holder and click “Next>” to make the index scan.

6. SELECTING THE IMAGE TO BE SCANNED

The images to be scanned are selected on this screen. Multiple or single images can be chosen.

Click the thumbnail(s) of the image(s) to be scanned. Click “Next>” to continue.

•To select multiple images, press and hold the control key (Windows) or command key (Macintosh) and then click on each image to be scanned; the selected frames will have a dark border. To deselect an image, click on the thumbnail a second time while holding the control key (Windows) or command key (Macintosh). To select consecutive images, press and hold the shift key and then click on the first and last image of the series. Press the control key (Windows) or command key (Macintosh) and

“A” key at the same time to select all frames.

•If an index scan was not chosen on the previous screen, a

gray box will be displayed in each frame. To choose the image, click on the box with the frame number that corresponds to the frame number on the film holder.

•If all the frames are displayed up-side-down, click the rotate-all-frames-180-degrees check box.

7. SPECIFYING THE USE OF THE SCANNED IMAGE

The Easy Scan Utility optimises scan settings based on the final use of the scanned image.

Click the radio box which best describes the final use of scanned image. Click “Next>” to continue.

•Only one choice can be made. If an image has multiple uses, repeat the easy scan procedure for each use of the image.

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8. CHOOSING DIGITAL ICE/ROC/GEM PROCESSING

The scanned image can be enhanced with Digital ICE3 image processing. These tools cannot be used with traditional black and white film.

Click on the buttons to choose the image processing to be applied to the scanned images. Click “Next >” to continue.

•Digital ICE reduces the effect of dust, flaws, scratches, and fingerprints on the film surface. This cannot be used with Kodachrome film.

•Digital ROC restores the colour of faded film.

•Digital GEM reduces the effect of film grain.

•See pages 69 to 73 for more about Digital ICE, ROC, and GEM.

•Scanning time increases with the number of image processing routines used.

9. CONFIRMING THE SCANNER SETTINGS

Check the scanner settings on the confirmation screen. If all settings are correct, click “Start” to begin the scan.

•To change any setting, continue to click “Back” until the appropriate screen appears.

10. SCANNING AND SAVING THE IMAGE

TURNING OFF THE SCANNER

1Press the eject button to unload the film holder or APS adaptor.

•The scanner automatically ejects the 35mm film or slide mount holder to the initial inserting position. Do not touch or hinder the holder while it is moving.

•When using the optional APS adaptor, the scanner automatically rewinds the film when the eject button is pressed. Do not remove the adaptor until the rewind motor has stopped.

2 Close the front door.

3Press the main switch to turn off the scanner.

•Unplug the scanner when cleaning or when the product is not in use for extended periods.

•When using the IEEE 1394 cable with Windows Me, complete the “Unplug or eject hardware” operation by doubleclicking on the “Unplug or eject hardware” icon on the task bar before turning off the scanner (see page 87). This step is unnecessary if the computer is shutdown before turning off the scanner.

•When restarting the computer, only steps 1 and 2 need to be completed.

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STANDARD SCAN UTILITY

The Standard Scan Utility allows individual selection over scan settings to optimise the reproduction of the film image. The following flow diagram shows the usual scanning procedure:

1. LAUNCH THE STANDARD SCAN UTILITY

(see page 31)

The utility can be launched through an image-processing software or as a stand-alone application.

2. SET UP THE SCANNER

(see page 33)

Settings to control basic scanner operation can be made.

3. LOAD THE FILM HOLDER

(see page 36)

4. SET THE FILM FORMAT AND TYPE

(see page 36)

5. MAKE AN INDEX SCAN

(see page 37)

Settings to control the index scan can be made. This step is unnecessary if the index scan is not needed.

6. MAKE A PRESCAN

(see page 42)

This step is unnecessary if the prescan is not needed.

7. MAKE CORRECTIONS TO THE PRESCAN

(see page 52)

The following image processing can be applied to the prescan image:

•Tone-curve and histogram corrections (see page 53)

•Brightness, contrast, and colour-balance corrections (see page 62)

•Hue, saturation, and lightness corrections (see page 63)

•Variation corrections (see page 64)

•Selective-colour corrections (see page 66)

•Unsharp mask (see page 66)

•Digital ICE, ROC, or GEM processing (see page 69)

8.SET SCAN SETTINGS

(see page 74)

The input and output settings can be adjusted.

9. MAKE THE FINAL SCAN

(see page 81)

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