Nikon CONTROL user guide
Scanner Control Software
Nikon Control Windows
Contents
1. Overview
2. Before You Begin
2.1 System Requirements
2.2 Software Installation
3. Getting Started
3.1 Launching and Quitting
3.2 Control Menu
3.3 File Menu
3.4 Image Menu
3.5 Window Menu
3.6 Control Palette
3.7 Scanning Basics
4. Preferences
4.1 TWAIN source
4.2 Naming Files
4.3 Export Plug-in
4.4 Image Window Handling after Exporting
4.5 Gamma Values
4.6 Control Palette Size
User’s Manual
5. Image Acquisition
6. Image Window Operations
6.1 Zoom in/Zoom out
6.2 Rotating the Image
6.3 Scrolling the Image
6.4 Flipping the Image Horizontally
6.5 Flipping the Image Vertically
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7. Saving Images
7.1 Save As Window
7.2 Quality Window
7.3 Exporting Images
8. Loading Images
9. Sequential Image Acquisition
9.1 Sequential Save Window
9.2 Scanning Log
10. About Window
Appendix A: Differences between
Windows 3.1 and Windows 95
Versions
A.1 System Requirements
A.2 Software Installation
A.3 Control Palette
A.4 Control Menu
A.5 File Menu
A.6 View Menu
A.7 Image Menu
A.8 Window Menu
A.9 Preferences Window
A.10 Sequential Save Window
A.11 Quality Window
A.12 Log Window
Index
Cautions
• The reproduction of all or part of this manual without our
permission is prohibited.
• The information contained in this manual is subject to change
without notice.
• We have made every effort to produce a perfect manual,
but should you find any mistakes, we would be grateful if you
would kindly let us know.
• We shall take no responsibility for consequences resulting
from the operation of this product, despite the terms
mentioned above.
Trademark Information
IBM and IBM PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation
MS-DOS and MS-Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Adobe and Adobe Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems
Incorporated.
All other brand or product names mentioned in this manual are the
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Notice concerning prohibition of copying or
reproduction
Note that simply being in possession of material which has been
copied or reproduced by means of a scanner may be
punishable by law.
• Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced
Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, securities,
government bonds, or local government bonds, even if such
copies or reproductions are stamped “Sample”.
The copying or reproduction of paper money, coins, or
securities which are circulated in a foreign country is
prohibited.
The copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or
post cards issued by the government without obtaining
approval from the government is prohibited.
The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the
government and certified documents stipulated by law is
prohibited.
• Cautions on certain copies and reproductions
The government has issued cautions on copies or
reproductions of securities issued by private companies
(shares, bills, checks, gift certificates, etc.), commuter passes,
or coupon tickets, except when a minimum of necessary
copies are to be provided for business use by a
company. Also, do not copy or reproduce passports issued
by the government, licenses issued by public agencies and
private groups, ID cards, and tickets, such as passes and meal
coupons.
• Comply with copyright notices
The copying or reproduction of works such as books, music,
paintings, woodcut prints, maps, drawings, movies, and
photographs which are copyrighted creative works is
prohibited except when it is done for personal use at home
or for similar restricted and non-commercial use.
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1. Overview
Nikon Control is extremely easy to operate, and offers the
following functions.
Thank you for purchasing your Nikon scanner. This manual
explains how to use Nikon scanners with the Nikon Control
Windows application. Please read the documentation
thoroughly to ensure proper operation and the best results
from your scanner.
Nikon Control Windows is an application that runs on an IBM
PC/AT or compatible computer, and supports scanning and
saving image files with Nikon scanners.
Note for Windows 95 users: The instructions in this manual are
based on the Nikon Control Windows 3.1 version. The dialog boxes
and operation of the Windows 95 version are different from those
of the Windows 3.1 version. If you are going to use this product in
the Windows 95 environment, please refer to Appendix A of this
manual, which describes differences between the Windows 3.1 and
Windows 95 versions.
• Image scanning and display using a TWAIN driver such as
Nikon Scan Windows
• Opening and display of image files stored on disk
• Saving of the displayed image to disk
• Rotation, zoom in/zoom out, scrolling, and vertical or
horizontal re-orientation of the displayed image
• Automated sequential scanning of a number of images using
the optional Nikon SF-100 Auto Slide Feeder mounted on
the LS-1000 or the optional AF-10 Auto Document Feeder
mounted on the AX-110 or AX-210
Important !
Image sizes that can be handled are shown below.
Color images:
Horizontal pixels × vertical pixels < 5.3 M
Grayscale images:
The limits of the image size depend on your monitor setting.
16.7 M colors: (Horizontal pixels × vertical pixels) < 5.3 M
64K colors: (Horizontal pixels × vertical pixels) < 7.9M
32K colors: (Horizontal pixels × vertical pixels) < 8.5 M
256 colors: (Horizontal pixels × vertical pixels) < 15.9M
The aspect ratio of images must be less than 256:1 (width :
height).
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2. Before You Begin
2.1 System Requirements
To run Nikon Control Windows, the following minimum
hardware and software is required:
• IBM PC/AT or compatible with i386SX or better
• MS-DOS 5.0 or later
• MS-Windows 3.1 or later
• 8MB or more of RAM (more than 12MB is recommended)
(When launching this software as an application’s TWAIN
driver, you must take account of the amount of memory
used by the application.)
• 1MB or more of hard disk capacity (a 300MB or larger hard
disk is recommended)
• VGA (640 x 480 pixel) monitor or better
• Monitor with 16.7M colors, 64K colors, 32K colors, 256
colors, 256 grayscale, 16 grayscale (16.7M colors
recommended for color scanning)
2.2 Software Installation
The Install disk provided with this product contains the Nikon
Scan Windows TWAIN driver and the Nikon Control
application.
Check the following before starting installation.
• Make sure that you have enough free space on the disk on
which you are going to install the software.
• Write-protect (lock) the Install disk.
• Turn off any applications before starting installation.
After checking the above points, begin installation as described
below.
Step 1
After turning on your computer, launch Windows 3.1 and insert
the Install disk into the floppy disk drive.
Step 2
Open the Program Manager window.
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Step 3
Meaning of the buttons
Pull down the File menu and choose the Run… command.
Step 4
The Run window will appear.
OK: Executes the command specified in the
Command Line box; the Nikon Software
Setup window appears.
Cancel: Closes the Run window and quits installation.
Browse…: Opens the Browse window to let you choose
a file from the list, displaying it in the
Command Line box.
Help: Opens the Program Manager Help window.
If the Install disk is in drive A , enter A:\SETUP.EXE in the
Command Line box and click the OK button. The Setup
window will then appear during the initialization process.
Note: Turn off any applications before starting SETUP.EXE.
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Step 5
Meaning of the buttons
After the initialization process is complete, the Welcome
window will appear.
Continue: Opens the Nikon Software Setup window.
Exit: Quits installation.
Help: Opens the Nikon Software Setup Help
window shown below.
Click OK to return to the Welcome window.
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Step 6
Clicking the Continue button in the Welcome window brings
up the Nikon Software Setup window.
If the specified directory does not exist, a new directory will be
created automatically.
Meaning of the buttons
Continue: Starts the installation.
During installation the progress message window is displayed.
Installation can be stopped by clicking the Cancel button.
Clicking the Cancel button brings up the following window.
Back: Returns you to the Welcome window shown
in Step 5.
Help: Opens the Nikon Software Setup Help
window shown in Step 5.
When the window is opened, the Directory box shows the
default drive and directory name where files are to be installed.
You can change the drive and directory name by typing in the
Directory box. After confirming or typing the drive and
directory name, click the Continue button to start installation.
Clicking Yes stops installation.
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Step 7
When installation ends successfully, the following window is
displayed.
Step 8
Clicking the OK button completes installation.
If you want to see the README file, click the Yes button.
Clicking the No button skips opening of the README file.
Note: The README file may contain information that is not
included in this manual.
Choose Exit from the File menu to close the README
window.
Note: For US customers only. After installation is finished, note
the addition of the Scsichk.exe file in the directory to which Nikon
Control Windows was installed. This utility can help Nikon’s
technical support staff diagnose problems with your system, should
you experience difficulties. Prior to contacting Nikon Technical
support, run the utility to generate a system configuration report,
which can either be printed and faxed, or sent via e-mail to Nikon
Support staff.
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3. Getting Started
3.1 Launching and Quitting
Before launching Nikon Control, connect the scanner as
described in the hardware manual. First turn on any peripheral
devices, including your scanner(s), then turn on the computer.
Launching
Double-click the Nikon Control icon.
After Nikon Control is launched, the following Control palette
and menus will appear. Nikon Control is controlled by means
of these menus and the Control palette.
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Quitting
To quit Nikon Control, choose Exit from the File menu.
3.2 Control Menu
The Control menu offers the following functions;
Restore: Restores the window to its original size when
it has been enlarged with the Maximize
command.
Move: Lets you move the window.
Size: Lets you re-size the window.
Minimize: Reduces the window to an icon.
Maximize: Enlarges the window to fill the screen.
Close: Closes the window.
Switch To…: Lets you activate another window.
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3.3 File Menu
The File menu includes the following items.
Open… : Opens an image file on disk and displays it on
the monitor. This function is identical to that
of the Open button on the Control palette.
Close: Closes the display window. The display
window is also closed by double-clicking the
window’s control box.
Save: Saves the displayed image to disk.
Save As… : Saves the displayed image to disk under a
specified name. This function is identical to
that of the Save As button on the Control
palette.
TWAIN: This item opens onto the following submenu:
Acquire a single image:
Performs a scan of one image. This function
is identical to that of the Acquire button on
the Control palette.
Acquire with autofeeder:
Performs sequential scan of images. This
function is identical to that of the Sequential
Acquire button on the Control palette. This
function is available only when the optional
autofeeder is connected to the scanner.
Export plug-in:
Exports a displayed image using Export plugin software which conforms to the Adobe
Photoshop Ver 2.0 plug-in specification.
Preference…: Used to specify and select the TWAIN driver
to be used, and to control the gamma value,
file naming procedure for multiple scans,
palette size, and export plug in.
About…: Shows the About window.
Exit: Quits Nikon Control.
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3.4 Image Menu
The Image menu includes the following items.
Rotate: This command has the following sub-items:
90° CW:
Rotates the image clockwise, 90 degrees at a
time. This function is identical to that of the
Rotate button on the Control palette.
90° CCW:
Rotates the image counter-clockwise, 90
degrees at a time.
180°:
Rotates the image 180 degrees at a time.
Flip: This command includes the following sub-
items:
Horizontal:
Flips the image horizontally. This function is
identical to that of the Horizontal Flip button
on the Control palette.
Vertical:
Flips the image vertically. This function is
identical to that of the Vertical Flip button on
the Control palette.
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3.5 Window Menu
Cascade: Arranges multiple image windows so they
overlap.
Tile: Arranges all open images in windows that do
not overlap on the screen.
Arrange Icon: Arranges image icons in the window.
Close All: Closes all open image windows.
Zoom In: Zooms in the view of an active image
window. This function can also be performed
by clicking the Zoom button on the Control
palette.
If you pull down the menu after acquiring images, you will see
that the names of the images have been added at the end of
the menu.
Zoom Out: Zooms out the view of an active image
window. This function can also be performed
by clicking the Zoom button on the Control
palette while holding down the Ctrl key.
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3.6 Control Palette
When Nikon Control is first launched after installation, the
following Control palette appears. There are two palette sizes
that can be displayed. The Large palette is shown below.
Buttons
Acquire: Performs a scan of one image, using
the currently selected TWAIN driver. This
function is identical to that of Acquire a single
image… in the File menu.
Sequential Acquire: Performs sequential
scanning of a number of images, using the
currently selected TWAIN driver. This
function is identical to that of Acquire with
autofeeder… in the File menu. This function
is available only when the autofeeder is
connected to the scanner.
Export: Exports a displayed image using
export plug-ins which conform to the Adobe
Photoshop Ver 2.0 plug-in specification. This
function is identical to that of Export plug-in
in the File menu.
Open: Opens an image file on disk and
displays it on the monitor. This function is
identical to that of Open… in the File menu.
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Save As: Saves the displayed image to disk.
This function is identical to that of Save As…
in the File menu.
Tool Buttons
Help Message
Five tools are provided to perform zoom in/zoom out, rotation,
scrolling, and vertical or horizontal flip of the image.
Zoom-in: An image can be zoomed in by
clicking this button, then clicking the mouse
button inside the image window. This function
is identical to that of Zoom In in the Window
menu.
Zoom-out: An image can be zoomed out by
clicking this button while holding down the
Ctrl key, then clicking the mouse button
inside the image window. This function is
identical to that of Zoom Out in the
Window menu.
Rotate: Clicking this button rotates the
image clockwise, 90 degrees at a time. This
function is identical to that of 90˚ CW in the
Rotate submenu in the Im age menu.
Scroll: The image is scrolled by clicking this
button, then dragging the mouse inside the
display window while holding down the
mouse button.
In the large palette, you can see interactive help messages.
Positioning the mouse cursor on a button will display a Help
message in the message display area.
Horizontal Flip: Clicking this button flips the
image horizontally. This function is identical
to that of Horizontal in the Flip submenu in
the Im age menu.
Vertical Flip: Clicking this button flips the
image vertically. This function is identical to
Vertical in the Im age menu’s Flip submenu.
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