media-tech MT4092 User Manual

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User Manual
SLIDE
SCANNER
MOBILE FILM & SLIDE SCANNER
MT4092
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Welcome ......................................................................................... 2
Precaution ...................................................................................... 2
Preparation .................................................................................... 3
Standard Accessories .................................................................3
Part Names ................................................................................3
Installing the Battery Pack ...................................................4
Charging the Battery Pack ...................................................4
Place Film / Slide Into The Holder ..........................................5
Using the Digital Image Copier .............................................6
Playback Mode .............................................................................8
Delete Mode ..................................................................................9
To Link the Card to Computer .................................................9
Viewing Images from TV .........................................................10
Edit The Pictures ........................................................................11
Appendix ......................................................................................15
Icons & Indicators ......................................................................15
PC System Requirements ......................................................16
Mac System Requirements ....................................................16
Precaution
Before using Digital Image Copier, please ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions de­scribed below. Always ensure that the Digital Image Copier is operated correctly. ¯ Never operate Digital Image Copier inside of an
aircraft or anywhere else where operation of such devices is restricted. Improper use creates the risk of serious accident.
¯ Do not try to open the case of Digital Image Copier
or attempt to modify Digital Image Copier in any way. High-voltage internal components create the risk of electric shock when exposed. Maintenance and repairs should be performed only by authorized service providers.
¯ Keep Digital Image Copier away from water and oth-
er liquids. Do not use Digital Image Copier with wet hands. Never use Digital Image Copier in the rain or snow. Moisture creates the danger of  re and electric shock.
¯ Keep Digital Image Copier and its accessories out
of the reach of children and animals to prevent ac­cidents or damage to the Digital Image Copier.
¯ If you notice smoke or a strange odor coming from
Digital Image Copier, turn the power o immediate­ly. Take Digital Image Copier to the nearest author-
Welcome
Thank you for purchasing a Digital Image Copier. Please take a moment to read through this manual. Its contents will send you on an educational journey into your recorder multiple capabilities.
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ized service center for repairing. Never attempt to repair Digital Image Copier on your own.
¯ Use only the recommended power accessories. Use
of power sources not expressly recommended for Digital Image Copier may lead to overheating, dis­tortion of the equipment,  re, electrical shock or other hazards.
¯ Digital Image Copier may become slightly warm
during use. This does not indicate malfunction.
¯ If the exterior of Digital Image Copier needs clean-
ing, wipe it with a soft, dry cloth.
Preparation
Standard Accessories
¯ Digital Image Copier ¯ Quick Guide ¯ CD ¯ Slide Holder ¯ 135 Negative Holder ¯ 110 Negative Holder (Optional) ¯ Clean brush ¯ Adaptor ¯ USB cable ¯ TV cable ¯ Lithium Battery (Optional)
Part Names
Film Type/Up button OK/Copy button Power Led
Film/Slide Holder Slot
Battery cover
USB connector
TV out connector
Playback mode
Flip/Delete
Down button
Power ON/OFF
Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD)
SD card slot
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Brush
135 Slide holder
135 Negative holder
110 Negative holder (optional)
Note: We suggest using bundled brush to insert into
the Digital Image Copier slot and clean the glass sur­face periodically to produce a clear image. Please make sure your  lm negatives/mounted slides and cover trays are clean before inserting into the Digital Image Copier as well. Dust or dirt from the negatives and cov­er trays will a ect the quality of your scanned images.
Charging the Battery Pack
The battery pack is not charged at the time of purchase and therefore needs to be charged before use. If the battery charge becomes low while you are using the copier, it is recommended to recharge it as soon as pos­sible.
Installing the Battery Pack
1. Open the battery compartment cover by lightly pressing and sliding it back as shown.
2. Insert the supplied battery. Make sure the battery label is facing upwards and the (+ and -) ends of the battery match to the polarities indicated in the bat­tery compartment.
3. Snap the cover back into place.
Battery power status
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1.
Insert the battery pack into the battery compartment
2. You may charge the battery in 2 ways: (a) Plug the USB mini B of the supplied USB cable to
the USB port of the copier, and plug the other USB end into the USB port of your computer/notebook.
Please charge the battery at least 5.5~6 hours prior
to your  rst use.
3. Red LED will light on during charging. When the bat­tery pack is fully charged, the red LED light will be o and you may disconnect the charging connections.
Status LED: Red: The Image Copier is OFF, the battery is charging. Purple: The Image Copier is ON, the battery is charged simultaneously. Blue: The Image Copier is ON, the battery is not charg­ing or no battery is loaded.
(b) Plug the USB mini B of the supplied AC adaptor
(optional) to the USB port of the copier, and plug the
adaptor to the power outlet. Please charge the battery at least
2.5~3 hours.
2. Put a 135 positive slide/negative  lm/110 negative into holder as shown.
3. Close the holder and please make sure the holder close properly.
Place Film / Slide Into The Holder
1. Keep the glossy surface in the upward direction. Open the negative/ positive slide holder as Illustrated.
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Using the Digital Image Copier
1. Insert SD card into the SD card slot  rst.
2. Press Power button to power on. Press Power button to power o if you do not want to use the Image Copier.
3. Insert the loaded  lm/ slide holder properly into the slot according to the or Þ sign shown on the Im­age Copier and  lm holder.
(Insert through front entrance)
(Insert through rear entrance)
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4. To select  lm type on the screen. Press Film Type Button for selection.
You can adjust the location of the  lm by moving the  lm holder; the  lm holder can be moved in both di­rections. Keep your picture in the rectangular white frame, im­proper adjustment of picture may copy the black edg­es of the  lm holder. If the black edge of a slide  lm is on top or bottom of the LCD display, tilt the copier forward or backward will eliminate the black edge. You may crop away the black edges later by the soft­ware.
Note: Improper selection of Film type may not get good result.
135 positive (slide)
135 negative
135 black & white
110 negative
5. Press Copy button to convert picture to Dig­ital image. To get the best Digitize image wait for the image display on the LCD screen to adjust the brightness until it becomes stable. It nor­mally take 3~4 seconds, depending on the bright­ness of your  lm.
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Note: For power saving the copier will automatically turns to sleep condition if you are not using it for more than 3 minutes. You may wake up the copier by press­ing any one of the button. If the copier is not using for more than 6 minutes it will turn o automatically.
6. Moving the  lm holder for next. 2. Press UP button to for­ward reviewing.
Press DOWN button for
backward reviewing.
Playback Mode
1. Press Playback button for playback Digital image.
7. Press Flip button
to reverse image to 180 de­grees. In case the slide is accidentally loaded into the  lm holder in an upside down direction.
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2. Turn power on.
3. Press the Up button to se­lect “SD to PC” to YES, then press the OK button for con rmation.
4. To active bundled software-MediaImpression, the images saved in SD card will be import to you com­puter automatically for reviewing.
Please copy the images from SD card to the desig-
nated folder or album of your computer.
Delete Mode
1. Under Playback Mode Press Delete button once
to delete current image.
2. Press Delete button twice to delete all images.
3. Press Delete button three times to format SD card.
To Link the Card to Computer
1. Plug the USB cable to copier and computer properly.
Note: Formatting SD card will delete all the  les in the card. Download your  les in the SD card into your computer be­fore the SD card is formatted.
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Note: Bundled MediaImpression is only for images ed­iting purpose. The Acquire function is for Film Scanner/ Photo Scan­ner without TFT display.
Viewing Images from TV
1. Set TV to video mode, and plug the TV cable to copi­er and TV set properly. Turn power on.
2. Press Playback button for viewing image on TV.
3. Press UP button to forward reviewing. Press DOWN button to backward reviewing.
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4. Press Playback button once more for slide show on the TV screen.
The slide show can be stopped by pressing the Up or
Down button.
The slide show can be continued by pressing the
Playback button again.
5. Press the Playback button once more during the slide show will terminate the TV mode and the  lm scanner will return to the original stage.
6. Press Power button to turn o when no further TV viewing.
Edit The Pictures
First, click on the picture to select, and then use the ArcSoft MediaImpression tools to edit the pictures as you like.
Edit Photo Editing Tools
The Photo Editing Tools module includes a complete set of photo enhancement, editing and retouching controls. The windows can be stretched to provide a large size view of the active photo. Double click the module’s tool bar to maximize the window to  ll the computer screen. In addition to the large photo work­space, the Photo Editing Tools module includes  ve distinct sets of controls:
1. Adjust
1.1 Enhance
The Enhance feature includes two types of controls:
Auto Enhance Click the “Auto Enhance” button to improve the overall quality of your pictures with a single click. Manual Fix For precise image enhancement control, adjust the brightness, contrast and sharpen sliders. How to enhance a photo manually:
1. Move the sliders to adjust the level of brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and sharpen for adjust­ment.
2. Use the zoom slider to get a closer look at how the adjustment a ects the photo.
3. Click “Apply” if you like the result. Click “Cancel” if you do not.
1.2 Color
This feature is designed to  x Digitize photos that have unnatural color or appear too dark. It’s also great for  x­ing scanned versions of old prints that have faded or whose colors have changed after many years. How to  x the color of a photo:
1. Drag the color balance sliders to make the photo color appear more natural. Add red or yellow to
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make the photo warmer. Add blue or green to make the photo cooler.
2. Drag the Lighter/Darker slider to the left to reveal details hidden in a dark photo or to the right to make a faded photo look new again.
3. Click “Apply” if you like the result. Clock “Cancel” if you do not.
1.3 Red-Eye
This feature makes it easy for you to  x a red-eye – a common problem in  ash photography.
There are two ways to  x red-eye:
Auto Fix
1. Simply click the “Fix Red-Eye” button to automati­cally  nd the  x all red-eye.
2. If not all of the red eye is  xed, use the “Click to Fix” method.
Manual Fix
1. Use the zoom slider on the toolbar to zoom in on the photo.
2. Drag the small white box inside the zoom navigator to move over a red eye.
3. Place your cursor directly over the red eye and click.
4. Repeat the process until all the red eyes are  xed.
5. Click “Undo” if you make a mistake or don’t like the result.
1.4 Crop
This feature enables you to trim photos for a dramatic e ect or cut o the distracting parts of a picture.
How to use the crop function:
1. Choose the crop orientation (portrait or landscape).
2. Select a  xed proportion for the crop rectangle (4:6, 5:7, 8:10) or choose “Custom” if you want to use a dif­ferent proportion.
3. Resize the crop rectangle by clicking and dragging the red lines.
4. Move the crop rectangle into position by clicking and dragging inside the red box.
5. Click “Crop”. The area inside the rectangle will be kept, the area outside will be trimmed away.
6. Click “Undo” if you make a mistake or don’t like the result.
1.5 Straighten
This feature enables you to  x photos that appear to be tilted.
How to use Straighten:
1. Move the slider (or click the rotate buttons) until the photo appears straight.
2. Use the superimposed grid lines for vertical and horizontal reference.
3. Click “Apply” if you like the result. Click “Cancel” if you do not.
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1.6 Blur Background
This feature can be used in subtle way – to tone down un-important background details, or for dramatic ef­fect- by making the main subject of a photo “pop out” of the picture. How to use the Blur Background function:
1. With your cursor, trace a line around the person or object you want to strand out. When you release the mouse button, the area outside the traced line will become slightly blurred.
2. Drag the  rst slider to make the transition between the blurred and non-blurred area sharp or smooth.
3. Drag the second slider to increase or decrease the amount of blur.
4. Click “Apply” if you like the result. Click “Cancel” if you do not.
Saving Your Results
When you’re done editing a photo, click “Save as” to save your results. You can choose to overwrite the origi­nal  le or save a new one. Click “Close” to exit the Photo Editing Module.
2. Retouch
2.1 Healing Brush
The Healing Brush is good for  xing dust, scratches and removing skin blemishes.
How to use the Healing Brush to  x a skin blemish:
1. Establish a source point for the Healing Brush by holding the Shift key and clicking on an area of the skin that is close in color and texture to the area you want to heal.
2. Use the zoom control to zoom in on the blemish.
3. Adjust the size of the healing brush so the cursor (cir­cle) is only slightly larger than the blemish.
4. Paint over the blemish. The area will be concealed.
5. Click “Undo” if you make a mistake or don’t like the result.
2.2 Clone
The Clone tool is good for the removing unwanted ele­ments from a photo. It can also be used for a fun e ect, like moving a nose from one person t another. How to use the Clone tool to remove a telephone pole from the background of a photo:
1. Establish a source point for the Clone tool by holding the Shift key and clicking on an area of the sky that you want to use to paint over the telephone pole.
2.
Adjust the brush size so the cursor (circle) is only slight-
ly larger than the widest part of the telephone pole.
3. Click and hold your mouse button and carefully paint over the telephone pole. Do not release the mouse button until the job is done. The sky will be cloned into place.
4. Click “Undo” if you make a mistake or don’t like the result.
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2.3 Lighten/Darken
The Light/Darken tool is good for adjusting speci c ar­eas of a photo.
2.4 Smudge
Simulate the smearing of wet paint. Please click and drag the sliders below to change the brush size and sharpness.
2.5 Sharpen
Sharpen blurry areas. Click and drag the sliders below to change the brush size and transparency.
2.6 Blur
Smooth out rough areas. Click and drag the sliders be­low to change the brush size and intensity.
2.7 Paint Brush
Allows you to “paint” on your image when you click and drag the mouse. Click and drag the sliders below to change the brush size and transparency.
2.8 Line
Draw a straight line in the photo. Click and drag the sliders below to change the line width and transpar­ency.
2.9 Eraser
Simulate an eraser, removing the image painting by paintbrush and line tools from your photo. Click and drag the sliders below to change the eraser size and e ect.
3. Clipboard
Clip the pictures by selecting Rectangular, Elliptical, Freehand, Magic want and Magnetic.
Note: For more detailed information, please refer to the [Help section] of program.
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Icons & IndicatorsAppendix
Speci cations
Image Sensor 1/2.5” inch 5 mega CMOS sensor,
5.17Mega pixels
Preview and review 2.4” color LCD display
Lens Speci cation F=6.4, f=12.36mm 2G2P
Color Balance Automatic
Exposure Control Automatic
Support  lm size auto cropping
135 Negative (36mm x 24mm) 110 Negative (17mm x 13mm)
Support  lm type auto converting
Slide Color Negative Film (135 & 110) Black & White Negative Film
Focus Range Fixed focus
PC interface USB 2.0
Image Format 135 Negative 3:2 ratio
110 Negative 4:3 ratio
Light Source 3 white LED
Power From USB port,
Li-ion 3.7V / 800mAh battery
TV System NTSC or PAL
Dimension 15.5 (H) x11.4 (W) x 11.9 (L) cm
Bundled Software ArcSoft Medialmpression
Speci cations are subject to change without prior notice.
Battery Full Delete One
Battery 2/3 Delete All
Battery 1/3 Format SD card
Battery Empty Yes
135 Slide No
135 Negative Card Error
B/W 135 Card Full
110 Negative Card Lock
Playback Mode
PC-SDcard selection
Wait
PC-SDcard Link connected
Available number take in SD card
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PC System Requirements
¯ Pentium® P4 1.2G processor ¯ Free USB2.0 port ¯ 512MB RAM ¯ 500MB free hard disk space ¯ 1024 x 768 pixel color monitor ¯ CD-ROM drive ¯ Windows XP SP2/Vista/Win7 32&64bit
Mac System Requirements
¯ PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo ¯ Free USB2.0 port ¯ 768MB RAM ¯ 500MB free hard disk space ¯ 1024 x 768 color monitor ¯ CD-ROM drive ¯ Mac OS 10.5 or above
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