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Microtek LightLid
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Installation and Scanning Guide
This document provides information on how to connect the LightLid to your scanner and how to scan transparent
materials with it.
Installation
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1. Unpack LightLid
The LightLid is a scanner accessory that is used to
scan transparent materials with your flatbed
scanner. Before proceeding any further, check to see
that all items are in the package. If any item is
missing, contact Microtek Customer Service.
LightLid
Template
3. Remove the scanner
lid
4.Install LightLid
Insert the two LightLid guide pins into your scanner.
NOTE: Before installing the LightLid, your scanner
should be installed and ready to scan.
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T urn off your scanner ,
then computer
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5.Connect LightLid to
your scanner
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Plug the LightLid connector into the 15-pin
Accessory port on the back of your scanner.
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Position the template
Place the template on the scanner glass surface. The
clear opening strip should point toward the front of
the scanner.
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6.
Peel off the protective
vinyl film
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Peel off the protective vinyl film from the back of
the template.
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The protective vinyl film covers the template during
shipping and prevents it from being scratched.
When peeling the vinyl film from the template, be
careful not to tear off or bend the template.
Clear opening strip
8.Press the template
against the glass
surface
Press the template all the way around against the
scanner glass bed. This ensures that the template
adheres securely to the glass.
Template should fit snugly
within the scanner glass
surface and not overlap on
the vertical/horizontal rulers.
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9.Position the material
to be scanned
Place the transparent material to be scanned, face
down on the scanner glass surface, inside the
template.
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Warning: To scan transparent or negative film, the
template should always stay on the scanning bed. If
the template is removed or incorrectly placed, the
scanner will not work properly. The clear opening
strip of the template is the color calibration area,
and this area must be kept clear from any
obstructing or overlapping material, such a the film
being scanned. Covering this calibration area may
adversely affect the quality of your scanned images
and also cause the scanner to malfunction.
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Make sure the film being
scanned does not in any way
block, obstruct, or overlap the
clear opening strip of the
template.
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10. Scan an Image
1. Power up your scanner and then the computer.
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2. Press the scanner’s “Go” button, or double-click
the ScanWizard 5 icon on the desktop to
launch ScanWizard 5.
3. When ScanWizard 5 launches, it automatically
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performs a fast preview of the material on your
scan bed and displays it in the preview area.
4. In the preview window, you can resize the
floating dotted line around the image by
dragging on the edge or corner of the scan
frame to determine the final size of the actual
scan.
After launching ScanWizard 5, you may want to
change the scan material. T o do this, click the
Original button, select Film, then Positive
Film or Negative Film.
If you are running ScanWizard 5 in Advanced
Control Panel mode, click on the Scan Material
icon, then select Positive Film or Negative Film.
5. T o make adjustments to the image, use the tool
buttons. To scan the image, click the Scan to
button. The image is then scanned and saved to
a file. Aside from saving, you may also deliver
the saved image to an image-editing software, an
e-mail editor, or a web br owser.
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To save the scanned image
to a file, or deliver it to an
image-editing program,
an e-mail editor, or a web
browser.
To switch to the Advanced Control
Panel window
To exit ScanWizard 5
To specify image settings
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