Konica Minolta DIMAGE SCAN DUAL II, SCAN DUAL II Manual

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E 9224-2886-11 H-A006

Dimâge Scan Dual II

Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 AF-2820U is a dual format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and, with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter, Advanced Photo System film.

This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. Please read this manual thoroughly to realize all the benefits of your scanner.

The instructions in this manual assume you have a working knowledge of the operating system for your computer (Macintosh OS, Windows 98, or Windows 2000) and its conventions. Familiarity with the mouse and standard operating system menus and commands is necessary before operating the driver software for the Dimâge Scan Dual2.

This manual does not instruct in the:

•basic use of personal computers.

•use of Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Macintosh OS.

•use of Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or Corel Draw.

The examples in this manual use Windows 98. The appearance of some screens may differ from the examples when using Windows 2000, or the Macintosh operating system.

Microsoft, Windows® , Windows 98® , and Windows 2000® are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

Macintosh™, Apple ® , and Power Macintosh® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe® and Photoshop™ are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Corel Draw™ is a trademark of the Corel Corporation. Paint Shop Pro is the copyright of Met’s Corporation.

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

•Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

•Every necessary caution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this instruction manual. Please contact us if you have any questions, find any errors, or notice missing information.

•Minolta is not responsible for loss, damage, or other results occurring during the operation of this product.

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

Film Scanner:Dimâge Scan Dual2 AF-2820U 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 SCSI cables 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 USA

FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE

Please read and understand each caution before using this product.

WARNING

To avoid fire or electric shock:

•Use only within the voltage range specified on the back of unit.

•Do not expose this unit to liquids.

•Do not insert metal objects into this unit.

•Do not touch the AC power adapter unit, cord or plug if your hands are wet.

•Unplug this unit when it is not in use.

Improper use of the AC power adapter cord may result in fire or electric shock.

•Insert the plug securely into an electrical outlet.

•Do not pull on the AC power adapter cord. Grasp the plug when removing the

AC power adapter cord from an AC outlet (mains).

•Do not scratch, twist, modify, heat, or place a heavy object on the AC power adapter cord.

•Do not connect the ground to a gas pipe, telephone ground, or a water pipe. Improper grounding can result in electric shock.

This product must have sufficient ventilation while in use. Blocked ventilation ducts may cause the unit to overheat, increasing the risk of fire.

•Do not use or store this product in dusty or very humid areas.

•This product should be operated in the upright position only. Do not stack any objects on this product.

If there is smoke, a strange smell, or any other unusual conditions, shut down and unplug the unit, then contact a Minolta Service Facility.

Do not attempt to disassemble this product. It contains high-voltage circuits. Take the product to a Minolta Service facility for repairs.

CAUTION

Unexpected damage may occur if this unit is left unattended near young children.

Dimâge Scan Dual II

PACKAGE CONTENTS

The following contents should be included in this package

1.Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2

2.35mm Slide holder (FH-U1) and Negative holder (SH-U1)

3.USB cable

4.AC power adapter (AC-U1, AC-U2 or AC-U3)

5.CD ROM for Dimâge Scan Dual II

6.CD ROM for Photoshop LE

7.Warranty card

8. Quick Reference Guide

Software Registration

Please register this software before using it…

Once registered, you will receive technical support, software upgrade and product information. Complete and return the enclosed Product & Software Registration form after detaching it form the Warranty. No postage is necessary.

•The information you provide is confidential and will only be used by Minolta Customer Service and Product Research & Development.

The display indications may differ depnding on your PC’s preferences and a using version of the scanner driver.

The details of the contents are described on the following page.

Overview

This section describes the required system and the names of the parts.

Scanner setup

This section describes how to set up of the scanner.

Easy Scan Utility

This section describes how to load the film holder and perform the Minolta Easy Scan Utility.

Index Scan

This section describes how to perform the index scan.

Preview scan

This section describes how to perform the preview scan.

Image correction

This section describes how to perform the final scan and save it.

Final scan

Read this section if necessary.

Appendix	93

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.3
	PACKAGE CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.4
	SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.9
	SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC / AT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10
	SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	11
SCANNER	SCANNER SETUP FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	13
SETUP	INSTALLING THE PHOTSHOP LE – WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14
	INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE – MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	15
	INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	16
	INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	19
	CONNECTING THE HARDWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	21
EASY SCAN EASY SCAN UTILITY FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		23
UTILITY	LAUNCHING Easy Scan Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	24
	WINDOWS 95/WINDOWS 2000 – Starting up the utility software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	24
	MACINTOSH – Starting up the utility software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	24
	Easy Scan Utility Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	25
	The Easy Scan Utility Window – Name of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	25
	LOADING THE FILM HOLDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	26
	Loading the 35mm Negative Film Holder – FH-U1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	26
	Loading the Slide Mount Holder – SH-U1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	27
	APS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	28
	Names of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	28
	Loading the APS Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	28
	INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INTO THE SCANNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	29
	Scanning with the FH-U1 35 mm film or SH-U1 slide film holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	29

INSERTING THE APS ADAPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 SPECIFY THE FILM TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

EASY INDEX SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Setting the usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Image Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

SPECIFY THE JOB TYPE/SAVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	33
SCANNING FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	35
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	36

Launching the TWAIN Driver – Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Launching the Plug-in – Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Launching the Utility Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

MAIN WINDOW – Name of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

MAIN window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 The Command window part – Name of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

SETTING THE PREFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 SETTING THE FILM TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

INDEX SCAN INDEX SCAN – NAME OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

The Index tab part – Names of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

INDEX SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Index scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Changing the Window Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

SCANNING THE IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Rotating the Index Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Reversing Frame order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

SAVING INDEX SCAN IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 SAVING INDEX IMAGE FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 LOADING INDEX IMAGE FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREVIEW	SCANNING FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	49
SCAN	PRESCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	50
	The Prescan tab part – Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	50

ORIENTING THE IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Flip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Full screen view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Magnifying or Reducing the View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Scroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

AUTO-EXPOSURE LOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

	Setting AE-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.56
	Cancelling AE-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	56
	AE AREA LOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	57
	FOCUS – POINT AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	58
	Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	58
	POINT AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	58
	FOCUS – MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	59
	MANUAL FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	59
	CROPPING THE IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	60
	Auto Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	60
	Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	60
	PRESCAN AND IMAGE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	61
	APS formats; C, H and P (APS only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	62
	RGB/CMY information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	62
	Displaying Frame number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	62
IMAGE	IMAGE CORRECTION FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	63
CORRECTION	IMAGE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	64
	The Image Correction tab part – Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	64
	AUTO IMAGE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	65
	TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	66
	The Tone Curves and Histogram Dialog Box – Names of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	66
	Correcting the Tone Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	67
	Changing Tone Curves by Freehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	67
	Correcting the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	68
	Setting the White or Black points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	69
	Viewing the Histogram of Images After Making Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	70
	Auto Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	70
	Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	70
	BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	71
	The Brightness, Contrast and
	Color Balance Correction Dialog box – Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	71
	Auto Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	72
	Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	73
	HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	73
	The Hue, Saturation,
	Lightness Correction Dialog box – Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	73
	Auto Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	74
	Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	74
	VARIATION CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	75
	The Variation Dialog Box – Names of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	75
	Selecting the Correction Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	75
	Color Balance Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	76
	Brightness & Contrast Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	76
	Saturation Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	77
	Changing the Amount of Correction Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	77
	Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	77
	SNAPSHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	78
	Storing in the Snapshot Display Area temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	78
	Displaying the image stored temporarily as a prescan image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	78
	CANCELLING IMAGE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	79
	Cancelling the Image Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	79
	Redo the Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	79
	Delete the Image Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	79

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	FULL-SCREEN VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 80
	Full-Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.80
	Checking the Correction Result While Lining Up Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	80
	JOB SAVE/JOB LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	81
	Saving Image Correction Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	81
	Loading Image Correction Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	82
FINAL	FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	83
SCAN	SCAN SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	84
	The Scan Settings part window – Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	84
	CREATING / DELETING JOB FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	87
	Creating a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	87
	Deleting a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	87
	SCAN JOB TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	88
	FINAL SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	89
	Twain Driver / Plug-in Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	89
	Utility Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	89
	NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	90
	The Navigation Dialog box – Name of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	90
	Navigation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	91
	Saving, Selecting and Deleting a Navigation Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	92
APPENDIX	APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	93
A	COLOR MATCHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	94
	Output color space setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	95
	ICC profile setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	95

SCAN JOB FILE LIST – 35mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 SCAN JOB FILE LIST – APS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 USER TECHNICAL SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

APPENDIX
B	SOFTWARE-INSTALLATION – WINDOWS
	When the “Add New Hardware Wizard” window is displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . .	104
	When the PC does not recognize the Dimâge Scan Dual II . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	104
	When the Dimâge Scan Dual II driver software does not start up . . . . . . . . .	106
	WINDOWS 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	108
	CONTACTING MINOLTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	108

SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS

1.	Eject button	5.	Indicator lamp
2.	Front door	6.	Power switch
3.	Mark of 35 mm Film	7.	USB port
4.	Mark of APS cassette	8.	DC power input plug

Dimâge Scan Dual II

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC/AT

CPU:	IBM PC/AT compatible with an Intel Pentium or later processor or
	better.
	An Intel Pentium or later when Windows 98 or Windows 2000 is
	installed.
	• Support cannot be provided for custom or home built machines.
Operating System: Windows 98, or Windows 2000 Professional.
Memory:	A minimum of 32 MB RAM.
Hard Disk Space:	90 MB of available hard disk space.
Interface:	USB Port
Monitor:	XGA (1024 x 768) or better. VGA (640 x 480) can be used.
Other:	TWAIN driver is compatible with Photoshop Ver.3.05, Ver.4.0.1,
	Ver.5.0.2, and Ver.5.5.
	Photoshop LE
	Paint Shop Pro 5.01, Corel Photo Paint 8.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH

CPU:

Power PC

Operating System: Mac OS 8.5 – 9

Memory:	A minimum of 16 MB application RAM in addition to the requirements
	for the Mac OS and Adobe Photoshop™
Hard Disk Space: 90 MB of available hard disk space.
Monitor:	19 inch (1024 x 768) monitor or better.
	13 inch (640 x 480) monitor capable of displaying 32,000 colors.
Interface:	USB port
Other:	Plug-in is compatible with Photoshop Ver. 3.05, Ver. 4.01, Ver. 5.02 and
	Ver. 5.5.
	Photoshop LE

Dimâge Scan Dual II

SCANNER SETUP

SCANNER SETUP FLOW

INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE

CONNECTING THE HARDWARE

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

GETTING STARTED


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INSTALLING THE PHOTSHOP LE – WINDOWS

CAUTION – Before installing

•Please remove or disable any antivirus system extensions before launching

this installer. These extensions may conflict with the operation of the installer. Replace or re-enable them when the installation is complete.

This manual describes how to install Adobe Photoshop LE as the image editing application. The commands, the displays or the operations may differ when using another image editing application. In this case, refer the instruction manual of the application you use. And if you have never used the image editing application, install the Photoshop LE before installing the supplied software.

Installing Photoshop LE – Windows® 98/2000

This installation instruction assumes that the drive D or C is a CD-

ROM or a hard disc drive respectively.

1.Turn on the PC and start up the Windows®98/2000.

2.Insert the Photoshop LE CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

3.Select Start > Run… and input “D:\ENGLISH\install.wri” in the Name (o): box and then click on OK.

•“Read Me file” will appear. Read the content and confirm it.

4.Select Start > Run… and input “D:\ENGLISH\PHOTOSLE\Setup.exe” in the Name (o): box and then click on OK.

•Perform the installation according to the instructions displayed in the window.

5.Select “United States/Canada” in the Select Country window.

•Perform the operation according to the instructions displayed in the window.

6.Select the following either one in the install dialog box.

•When installing the most typical options, select “Typical”.

•When installing the only options you need, select “Compact”.

•When selecting the options you install, select “Custom”.

•Perform the installation according to the instructions displayed in the window.

7.Input your name, company name and the serial number printed on the package of the CD-ROM accurately in the User Information window.

8.After the installation is completed, restart your PC.

INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE – MACINTOSH

Installing Photoshop LE –- Macintosh

1.Insert the Photoshop LE CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2.Double-click on the installer icon.

•The install program will start.

3.Click on “English” and read “Install” and confirm the content.

4.Perform the installation by following the instructions described in “Install” file.

5.Select the following either one in the install dialog box.

•When installing the most typical options, select “Easy”.

•When selecting the options you install, select “Custom”.

•Perform the installation according to the instructions displayed in the window.

6.When starting up Photoshop LE, input your name, company name and the serial number printed on the package of the CD-ROM accurately in the Setup window.

7.After the installation is completed, restart your PC.

Dimâge Scan Dual II

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS

WINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 2000

Dimâge Scan Dual2 for Windows Setup installs the Twain and Twain_32 driver software into the drive and folder you select.

•The appearance and/or wording of some dialog boxes may vary depending on the version of Windows running on your machine.

•These installation instructions assume drive D is the CD-ROM drive.

1.Turn on the scanner, then turn on the PC.

2.Start the Windows operating system.

This step varies with your specific operating software…

Windows 98

• The Device Wizard dialog box will appear.

then click on Finish.

•This dialog box may appear several times.

3.Insert the Dimâge Scan Dual2 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS

4.Select Run from the Start menu.

5.Select D:\Driver\English\Setup.exe from the Open drop-down list, then click on OK.

•If your CD-ROM drive is not the D drive, replace the D with the appropriate designation for your CD-ROM drive.

The Run dialog box will appear.

The installer flash will appear.

6. Click on Next.

The Software License Agreement will appear.

7.After reading the agreement, click on Yes.

•If you do not agree to the conditions stated in the End-User License Agreement, click on No and the software will not be installed.

The Choose Destination Location dialog box will appear.

8.Click on Browse to select another destination directory…

•An install directory and path can also be entered directly into the install path list box.

then click on Next.

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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS

The Setup Type dialog box will appear.

9.Choose either Typical or TWAIN Files install, then click on Next.

The Select Program Folder dialog box will appear.

10.Click on Next.

• Setup will begin.

The Setup Successful dialog box will appear.

11. Click on Close.

12. Click on Finish.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH

Please remove or disable any antivirus system extensions before launching this installer. These extensions may conflict with the operation of this installer. Replace or re-enable them when installation is complete. Hold the shift key down during startup to disable the extensions.

1.Turn on the Dimâge Scan Dual2, then turn on your Macintosh.

2.Quit any open applications.

3.Insert the Dimâge Scan Dual2 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

• will appear on the desktop.

4.Double-click on .

•The driver folders will appear.

5.Double-click on Driver folder.

•The language folders will appear.

6.Open the English language folder, then double click on the Dimâge Scan Dual2 Installer.

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

7.Click on .

The End-User License Agreement will appear.

8.Click on .

•If you do not agree to the conditions stated in the End-User License Agreement, click on Decline and the software will not be installed.

Dimâge Scan Dual II

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH

The following dialog box will appear.

Install type pulldown menu

Install location pulldown menu

Name and icon of the selected install drive or folder.

9.Select the install drive (or folder) and type from the pulldown menus.

•You can also click on to select an install drive.

10.Click on .

The following message appears when the installer is finished.

11.Click on .

•The software will be installed in a new folder titled Dimâge Scan Dual2.

•If Easy Install was chosen, the Dimâge Scan Dual2 folder will contain the following items:

DS_Dual2 Utility, DS_Dual2 Plug-in, and Read Me file.

•Your Macintosh will automatically restart.

12.Drag the DS Dual2 Plug-in to the Import/Export folder in the Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins folder.

CONNECTING THE HARDWARE

Connecting the AC power adapter and the USB Cable.

This scanner has been packaged with the USB cable and AC power adapter.

1.Plug the AC power adapter cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.

2.Connect one end ( ) of the USB cable to either USB port on the back of the

scanner.

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CONNECTING THE HARDWARE

3.Connect the other end of the USB cable ( ) to the USB port on the computer or the USB Hub terminal.

When
Dual2	connecting the
	with the USB
hub terminal,
		be sure
to connect
closest		to the

	terminal
computer.		to the

Example:

Connect the USB Hub terminal

EASY SCAN UTILITY

EASY SCAN UTILITY FLOW

Launch the Software

Set the Preferences

Load the Film Holder

Insert the Film Holder

Specify the Film Type

Sample Index Scan

Specify the Job Type

Saving Easy Scan Utility

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LAUNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITY

WINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 2000

Starting up the utility software

The Minolta Easy Scan Utility can be performed by using the utility software.

1.After performing steps 1 and 2 on page 36, select Start > Program (P) > Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 ver.1.0 > EasyScan.

•The software starts up and the Easy Scan Utility window will appear.

MACINTOSH

Starting up the utility software

The Minolta Easy Scan Utility can be performed by using the utility software.

1.After performing steps 1 and 2 on page 36, double-click on the Dimâge Scan Dual2 ver. 1.0 folder and then double-click on EasyScan.

•The software starts up and the Easy Scan Utility window will appear.

LAUNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITY

Easy Scan Utility Window

While the Minolta Easy Scan Utility software is functioning, the following window is displayed.

The Easy Scan Utility Window – Name of parts

Operation Step display

Film Type list box

Film Format list box

Perform Index Scan

Do not Perform Index

Scan

Close button (The upper left side of the window on Macintosh)

Rotate 180° check box

Index Image Frame

Setting Image Usage check box

Correct image automatically button

Scan button

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Konica Minolta DIMAGE SCAN DUAL II, SCAN DUAL II Manual

LOADING THE FILM HOLDER

Using the included 35mm negative and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 can scan mounted or unmounted…

• 35mm color negatives	• 35mm color slides
• 35mm black & white negatives	• 35mm black & white positives

APS (Advanced Photo System) negatives and slides can also be scanned using the optional AD-10 APS Adapter. See page 28.

Loading the 35 mm Negative Film Holder – FH-U1

1. Open the film cover on the

35 mm negative film holder by lifting the film number "6" side of the film cover.

2. Place the film in the 35 mm negative film holder emulsion side up.

•The film holder will accept film strips up to 6 frames long.

•Brush dust off the 35 mm negative film before placing it into the film holder.

The frame numbers and text are reversed when the film’s emulsion side is up.

3.Align the frames within the scanning windows.

4.Snap the 35 mm negative film

holder closed.

LOADING THE FILM HOLDER

Loading the Slide Mount Holder – SH-U1

1. Insert slides into the slide mount holder emulsion side up.

• Brush dust off the the slide before placing it into the film holder.

• Slide mounts must be thicker than 1 mm and thinner than 2 mm to fit into the slide mount holder.

• Orient the slides horizontally, not vertically.

	•	Do not
			scan glass
		slides.	Glass	mounted

			mounts bend
		the light
			from the line
		scanner,
		results.	producing bad
•
	The APS

			positive film
	placed in the
			slide mount
	holder can
	using		be scanned
		the supplied
	the AE Off			holder in
Color			and 35 mm
		Positive
			film settings.

Dimâge Scan Dual II

APS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL)

The AD-10 APS Adapter is an optional accessory. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 can not scan Advanced Photo System film (IX-240 type) without the AD-10 APS Adapter.

Names of Parts

Film-chamber door

Film-chamber release

Scanner contacts*

* Do not touch

Loading the APS Adapter

1.Slide the film-chamber release as shown.

• The film-chamber door will open.

2. Insert the film cassette into the film chamber with the VEI on top.

•Only load cassettes with the mark current.