Nikon Super Coolscan 900ED User Manual

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Nikon Film Scanner

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En/Fr/Es

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Manuel de I'utilisateur

Manual del Usuario

User's Manual

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Nikon Film Scanner

User's Manual

Before You Begin

Setup

Basic Scanning

Nikon Scan

Optional Holders

Technical Notes

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Trademark Information

Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Finder is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Digital ICE4 AdvancedTM is Digital ICETM, Digital ROCTM, Digital GEMTM and Digital DEETM. Digital ICE4 AdvancedTM are technologies developed by Applied Science Fiction. Radius, ColorMatch, and PressView are registered trademarks of miro displays, inc. Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Product Documentation

The documentation for this product includes the manuals listed below. Be sure to read all instructions thoroughly.

Quick Start Guide

User’s Manual (this manual)

The Quick Start Guide provides a quick introduction to installing the Nikon Scan driver software for the scanner, inserting ﬁ lm, and making a simple scan.

This User’s Manual provides detailed instructions for installing and using a SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED ﬁ lm scanner.

Nikon Scan Reference Manual / Easy Scanning Guide

(on CD)

The Nikon Scan Reference Manual provides complete information on Nikon Scan, the software used to scan images into the computer. This manual is stored on the reference CD in pdf format, and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later. If necessary, Windows users can install Adobe Acrobat using the installer provided on the reference CD. For more information on installing Adobe Acrobat Reader and viewing the reference manual, see the Quick Start Guide.

The Easy Scanning Guide uses animation to explain such basic scan- ning tasks as setting image size and resolution. See the Quick Start Guide for viewing instructions.

Nikon View Reference Manual

(on CD)

The Nikon View Reference Manual provides complete information on using the supplied Nikon View software to view and organize images. This manual is stored on the reference CD in pdf format.

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Do not touch exposed parts

Should the product break open as the result of a fall or other accident, do not touch the exposed parts. Unplug the power cable and take the product to an authorized Nikon service representative for inspection.

Do not disassemble or modify

• The interior of the device contains areas of high voltage. Removing the casing could result in ﬁ re or electric shock. Contact an authorized Nikon service representative for inspection or repair.

• Do not modify. Modiﬁ cation could result in ﬁ re or electric shock.

For Your Safety

To prevent damage to this Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.

The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbols:

This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before using this Nikon product to prevent serious injury or death.

This icon marks cautions, information that should be read before using this Nikon product to prevent damage to the equipment or injury to yourself or to others.

WARNINGS

Unplug in the event of malfunction

• Should the equipment start to smoke or produce an unusual noise or smell, turn the device off immediately and unplug the power cable. Continued use could result in ﬁ re or electric shock. Wait for the equipment to stop smoking and then contact an authorized Nikon service representative for information on replacement or repair. DO NOT attempt repairs yourself, as this would be extremely dangerous.

• In the event of damage to the equipment, turn the device off at once and unplug the power cable, then contact an authorized Nikon service representative for information on replacement or repair. Continued use could result in ﬁ re or electric shock.

Do not use in the presence of ﬂ ammable gas or dust

Failure to observe this precaution could result in explosion or ﬁ re.

Keep clear of foreign objects

Do not place vases, ﬂ owerpots, cups, cosmetics, vessels containing chemicals or water, or small metal articles on the device. Should water or another foreign object enter the equipment, unplug the power cable and contact an authorized Nikon service representative. Continued use could result in ﬁ re, electric shock, or malfunction.

Keep out of reach of children

Particular care should be taken to prevent infants from putting small parts into their mouths. Should a child swallow any part of the equipment, contact a physician immediately.

Use an appropriate power supply

The power supply must be 50/60 Hz and 100–240 V AC. The power cable must comply with the safety standards of the country of use, have SVT insulation or better, and be more than AWG18 in thickness.

At voltages over AC 125 V At voltages of AC 125 V or less

Use a plug rated for 250 V, 15 A (NEMA 6- P 15) Use a plug rated for 125 V, 10 A

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Do not handle with wet hands

Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock.

Handling the power cable and plug

• Do not damage, modify, or forcibly tug or bend the power cable, place it under heavy objects, or expose it to heat or ﬂ ame. Should the insulation be damaged and wires become exposed, contact an authorized Nikon service representative for information on replacement or repair. Failure to observe these precautions could result in ﬁ re or electric shock.

• Do not handle the plug with wet hands. Failure to observe this precaution could cause electric shock.

• Dust on or near the metal parts of the plug should be removed with a dry cloth. Continued use could result in ﬁ re.

• Do not handle the power cable or go near the equipment during thunderstorms. Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock.

CD-ROMs

The CD-ROMs on which the software and manuals are distributed should not be played back on audio CD equipment. Playing CD-ROMs on an audio CD player could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment.

CAUTIONS

Ground the equipment

• The outlet into which the power cable is plugged must be grounded. Failure to ground the power supply could result in electric shock.

• Do not ground the outlet to a gas or water pipe or a dedicated telephone system earth connector. Failure to observe this precaution could result in ﬁ re or electric shock.

Handling the power cable and plug

• Do not place the power cable in the vicinity of a stove or heater. The insulation could melt, resulting in ﬁ re or electric shock.

• Unplug the cable by pulling on the plug, never on the cable itself. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the cable, resulting in ﬁ re or electric shock.

• Do not plug the power cable into an extension cord or multi-outlet adapter, as this could cause ﬁ re or malfunction.

Unplug when not in use

Turn off and unplug the device if it will not be used for an extended period. Failure to observe this precaution could result in ﬁ re.

Do not insert ﬁ ngers in equipment

Do not insert your ﬁ ngers in the device save where indicated otherwise. Failure to observe this precaution could result in injury.

Unplug before cleaning

Turn off and unplug the device before cleaning. Failure to observe this precaution could result in injury.

Do not place heavy objects on the device

The objects or device could overbalance or fall, causing injury.

Do not place on unstable or sloping surfaces

The device could fall, resulting in injury or damage. Should glass parts inside the device break as the result of a fall or other accident, care should be taken to avoid injury caused by broken glass.

Install only as directed

Failure to install the device as directed in this manual could block the vents, causing overheating and possibly ﬁ re.

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• No part of the manuals included with this pro duct may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon’s prior written permission.

• Nikon reserves the right to change the speciﬁ cations of the hardware and software described in these manuals at any time and without prior notice.

• Nikon will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this product.

• While every effort has been made to ensure that the information in these manuals is accurate and complete, we would appreciate having any errors or omissions brought to the attention of the Nikon representative in your area (address provided separately).

Notices

Notice for customers in the State of California WARNING: Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of

California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

Nikon Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747-3064, U.S.A. Tel.: 631-547-4200

Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations.

ATTENTION

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

LS-9000 ED

Notice for customers in the U.S.A. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ television technician for help.

CAUTIONS

Modiﬁ cations

The FCC requires the user to be notiﬁ ed that any changes or modiﬁ cations made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Corporation may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Interface Cables

Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your equipment. Using other interface cables may exceed the limits of Class B Part 15 of the FCC rules.

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Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction

Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device 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.

Unless the prior permission of the government has been obtained, the copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the government is prohibited.

The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the government and of certiﬁ ed 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 certiﬁ cates, 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 copyrighted creative works such as books, music, paintings, woodcut prints, maps, drawings, movies, and photographs is governed by national and international copyright laws. Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to infringe copyright laws.

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Table of Contents

For Your Safety............................................................................................................................... i

WARNINGS.................................................................................................................................... i

CAUTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... ii

Notices ............................................................................................................................................ iii

Before You Begin ............................................................................................................................ 1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2

Principal Features ........................................................................................................................... 2

Parts of the Scanner....................................................................................................................... 3

Precautions for Use........................................................................................................................ 5

Setup................................................................................................................................................ 7

Setup and Scanning Guide ............................................................................................................ 8

Installing Nikon Scan ..................................................................................................................... 10

Windows ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Macintosh...................................................................................................................................... 15

Installing the Scanner .................................................................................................................... 20

Step 1 — Choose a Location............................................................................................................ 20

Step 2 — Connect the Power Cable................................................................................................. 21

Step 3 — Connect the IEEE 1394 Cable ........................................................................................... 22

Basic Scanning................................................................................................................................. 23

Step 1 — Turn the Scanner On........................................................................................................ 24

Step 2 — Place Film in the Holder .................................................................................................. 25

Step 3 — Open the Scan Window .................................................................................................. 30

Step 4 — Insert the Holder.............................................................................................................. 32

Step 5 — Choose a Film Type and Color Model............................................................................. 33

Step 6 — Preview ............................................................................................................................. 35

Step 7 — Select a Crop .................................................................................................................... 37

Step 8 — Scan and Save .................................................................................................................. 39

Step 9 — Eject and Exit ................................................................................................................... 41

Nikon Scan....................................................................................................................................... 43

The Scan Window .......................................................................................................................... 44

The Control Area ........................................................................................................................... 45

The Information Panel.................................................................................................................... 46

The Preview and Scan Buttons........................................................................................................ 46

The Thumbnail Drawer Tab............................................................................................................. 47

The Preview Area ........................................................................................................................... 47

The Progress Window .................................................................................................................... 47

The Tool Chest................................................................................................................................ 48

Optional Holders............................................................................................................................. 51

FH-869M Holder for Medium-Format Slides ................................................................................ 53

Inserting Slides............................................................................................................................... 53

Removing Slides............................................................................................................................. 53

FH-869G Glass-Covered Holder for Medium-Format Film ........................................................... 54

Inserting Film ................................................................................................................................. 54

Removing Film ............................................................................................................................... 55

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FH-869GR Rotating Holder for Medium-Format Film.................................................................. 56

Inserting Film ................................................................................................................................. 56

Removing Film ............................................................................................................................... 57

FH-816 Holder for 16-mm Film...................................................................................................... 58

Inserting Film ................................................................................................................................. 58

Removing Film ............................................................................................................................... 59

FH-8G1 Medical Holder ................................................................................................................. 60

Inserting Slides............................................................................................................................... 60

Removing Slides............................................................................................................................. 60

Technical Notes................................................................................................................................ 61

Maintenance .................................................................................................................................. 62

Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................. 63

Installing the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Interface Board ..................................................................... 64

Updating the IEEE 1394 Drivers (Windows 98 SE Only)................................................................... 65

Installing the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Interface Board........................................................................... 66

Installing the Device Drivers (Windows Only) .................................................................................. 66

Uninstalling Nikon Scan ................................................................................................................ 70

Windows ....................................................................................................................................... 70

Macintosh...................................................................................................................................... 71

Custom Install (Macintosh Only) ................................................................................................... 73

Checking Device Registration (Windows Only)............................................................................ 74

Speciﬁ cations ................................................................................................................................. 76

SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED (LS-9000 ED)...................................................................................... 76

Supplied Film Holders..................................................................................................................... 77

Optional Film Holders..................................................................................................................... 78

Index ............................................................................................................................................... 79

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Introduction ............................................................ 2

Parts of the Scanner ............................................... 3

Precautions for Use................................................. 5

Before You Begin

This chapter describes the conventions used in this manual, the names of scanner parts, and precautions for use.

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Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED ﬁ lm scanner. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy when using the product.

To make it easier to ﬁ nd the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used:

Illustrations

The majority of illustrations showing the scanner interface are taken from Windows XP Professional. Where operations in the two operating systems differ, illustrations from Mac OS X are also used.

Terminology

In this manual, the SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED is sometimes referred to as the 9000 ED. Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional are jointly referred to as Windows XP, Windows Millennium Edition as Windows Me, and Windows 98 Second Edition as Windows 98 SE.

Life -Long Learning

As part of Nikon’s “Life- Long Learning” commitment to ongoing prod uct sup port and ed u ca tion, con tin u al ly-updated information is avail able on-line at the following sites:

• For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/

• For users in Europe: http://www.europe -nikon.com/support

• For users in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa: http://www.nikon- asia.com/

Visit these sites to keep up-to- date with the latest product in for ma tion, tips, an swers to fre quent ly-asked ques tions (FAQs), and gen er al advice on digital imaging and pho tog ra phy. Ad di tion al information may be available from the Nikon rep re sen ta tive in your area. See the URL below for contact in for ma tion:

http://nikonimaging.com/

This icon marks cautions, information that should be read before using the scanner to prevent damage to the device.

This icon marks tips, additional information that may be helpful when using the scanner.

This icon marks notes, information that should be read before using the scanner.

This icon indicates that more information is available elsewhere in this manual or in the other documentation provided.

Principal Features

• The Scan Image Enhancer automatically adjusts hue to produce images with clear contrast

• Digital ICE detects, analyzes, and automatically compensates for scratches and dust

• Digital ROC digitally restores for faded colors in old ﬁ lm

• Digital GEM automatically corrects for ﬁ lm grain, smoothing pictures taken with high-speed ﬁ lm

• Digital DEE reveals details in shadows of backlit and underexposed shots and increases con- trast in “washed- out” areas of highlights to produce natural-looking exposure

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Parts of the Scanner

Front View

Status LED

Scanner status is indicated as follows:

Status LED Scanner status

No operations in progress. Film holders can be inserted or removed.

Blinks

(about

1.5 × /s )

Scanner busy. Do not turn scanner off or insert or remove ﬁ lm holders.

Flickers

(about

5 ×/ s)

Hardware or communications error. Turn scanner off, wait for at least 5 s, and turn scan ner on again.

Power switch

Pressing this switch turns the scanner on and off.

Eject button

Pressing this button ejects ﬁ lm holders from the scanner.

Holder slot

Holders for various types of ﬁ lm can be inserted in this slot. A ﬂ ap prevents the accumulation of dust inside the scanner when the device is not in use.

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Rear View

AC connector

The female end of the AC power cable plugs into this connector.

IEEE 1394 (Firewire) connector

The IEEE 1394 interface cable connects here.

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Precautions for Use

Observe the following precautions to ensure that the scanner always produces the best possible results.

Check the status LED

• Do not turn the scanner off or insert or remove ﬁ lm holders while the status LED is blinking.

• Do not use other IEEE 1394 (Firewire) devices or turn them on or off while the status LED is blinking.

• Do not connect or disconnect USB or IEEE 1394 (Firewire) cables while the status LED is blinking.

• Do not operate camera control software for digital cameras connected via USB while the status LED is blinking.

Connecting the scanner

• Connect the scanner directly to the computer. The scanner may not function as expected when connected to an IEEE 1394 hub or adapter.

• The scanner may not function as expected when used together with other IEEE 1394 devices. Should the scanner not function as expected, use the scanner with all other IEEE 1394 devices disconnected.

• Do not connect two or more scanners to the computer simultaneously.

Protecting ﬁ lm

• Before scanning ﬁ lm, remove dirt and dust with a blower. This will not only keep the ﬁ lm free of scratches but will also help prevent scanning errors and malfunctions.

• Remove ﬁ ngerprints with a soft, dry cloth, being careful not to scratch the ﬁ lm.

• Remove ﬁ lm from the holder after scanning. Storing ﬁ lm in the holder could damage the ﬁ lm.

• The ﬁ lm base and emulsion will deteriorate if exposed to high temperatures or humidity. Be sure temperature and humidity are within the limits given below.

• Sudden changes in temperature and humidity, even when within the limits stated below, can cause condensation on the ﬁ lm. Check before use to ensure that no condensation is present. If condensation has occurred, leave the ﬁ lm out until it dries. Condensation can damage the ﬁ lm during insertion.

• The operating environment for the scanner is as follows: Temperature: +10 – +35 °C (+50 – +95 °F) Humidity: 20 – 60%

When the scanner is not in use

Remove the ﬁ lm holder and turn the scanner off when not in use.

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Setup and Scanning Guide ..................................... 8

Installing Nikon Scan .............................................10

Installing the Scanner........................................... 20

Setup

This chapter contains all the information needed to set up the scanner for use, including installing Nikon Scan and connecting the scanner to a computer.

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Install software ( 10–19)

Imaging application (e.g., Adobe

Photoshop)

Nikon

View

Nikon

Scan 4

Computer

Setup and Scanning Guide

This ﬁ gure outlines the steps involved in installing the scanner and making a scan. Refer to the page numbers listed for more information.

Set up the scanner ( 20–22)

Connect the power cable

(

21)

SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED

Connect the scanner to the computer (

22)

Connect the IEEE 1394

(Firewire) cable

Open the scan window ( 30–31)

Nikon Scan can function as a “stand -alone” application to scan, process, and save images, or it can be used to scan images directly into an imaging application such as Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon Scan

Imaging application (e.g.,

Adobe Photoshop)

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Insert ﬁ lm ( 32)

FH-835S ( 26–27)35-mm ﬁ lm

FH-835M ( 28)35-mm slides

FH-869S ( 28–29)

Medium format ﬁ lm

Electron microscope ﬁ lm

Organize images

Images that have been saved to disk can be viewed and organized in Nikon View. See the Nikon View Reference Manual (on CD) for more information.

After scanning, images are opened in images windows in the host application, where they can be printed or saved ( 40).

Scan images ( 33–39)

• Specify the ﬁ lm type and color model ( 34)

• Preview images (

35–36)

• Flip and rotate images ( 36)

• Select the area to be scanned ( 37–38)

• Enhance images using the tools in the Tool Chest, including Scan Image Enhancer, Digital ICE4 Advanced, and curves ( 38, 48–50)

• Scan images ( 39)

Scan window

(

44–47)

Tool Chest

( 48–50)

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Installing Nikon Scan

Nikon Scan software (provided) is required to control the scanner. The installation instructions that follow are divided into Windows and Macintosh sections.

Windows

Turn the computer on and wait for Windows to start up. Before continuing with installation, make sure that:

• The scanner is NOT connected

• No other applications (including anti-virus software) are running

• The computer satisﬁ es the following system requirements:

CPU 300 MHz Pentium or better

Preinstalled versions of Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98 SE

RAM

128 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended)

Hard-disk

space

†

A minimum of 40 MB required for installation (200 MB or more recommended), with an additional 200 MB of free disk space available while Nikon Scan is running

Video resolution 800 × 600 pixels or more with 16-bit color (High Color) or more

IEEE 1394

‡

Only OHCI-compliant boards supported

Miscellaneous CD -ROM drive required for installation

* More memory may be required depending on ﬁ lm type, scan size, resolution, bit depth, the number of

scans performed in each session, the adapter used, and on whether Digital ROC, Digital GEM or Digital DEE is used. A system with more than the minimum amount of memory is recommended.

† More free disk space may be required depending on the ﬁ lm type and number of frames. Nikon recom-

mends having as much free disk space as possible when running Nikon Scan.

‡ If the computer is not already equipped with an IEEE 1394 (Firewire) interface, install an approved

OHCI-compliant IEEE 1394 interface board or card (for a list of approved boards or cards, see the Nikon web site for your area; 2). The IEEE 1394 interface board provided with the scanner can be installed in desktop computers with an empty PCI slot ( 64 ). N ote that the supplied board can not be installed in laptop computers or low- proﬁ le PCI slots.

Windows 98 SE

Before installing Nikon Scan on a computer running Windows 98 SE, be sure to update the IEEE 1394 drivers (

65).

Windows XP/Windows 2000 Professional

When installing or uninstalling Nikon Scan under the above operating systems, log in as the “Computer administrator” (Windows XP) or “Administrator” (Windows 2000 Professional).

Earlier Versions of Nikon Scan

Before installing Nikon Scan 4, uninstall any earlier versions of Nikon Scan. See “Uninstalling Nikon Scan” (

70).

Nikon View

For information on installing and using Nikon View, see the Nikon View Reference Manual (on CD).

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Insert the Nikon Scan CD into the CD-ROM drive

A language-selection dialog will be displayed. Select a language and click Next.

If the Language Selection Dialog Is Not Displayed

If the language selection dialog does not appear after the Nikon Scan CD is inserted:

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.

2. Right click the CD-ROM drive containing the Nikon Scan CD.

3. Choose AutoRun from the menu that appears.

Click Install

The “Install Center” dialog will be displayed. Open the “Software” panel and click Install.

Click Next

Read the license agreement

Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue installation.

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Select the scanner drivers

Select LS-4000/8000/9000 and click Next.

Device Registration

Windows 2000 Professional

A “Digital Signature Not Found” dialog will also be displayed the ﬁ rst time the scanner is connected and turned on following installation of Nikon Scan. Click Yes to register the scanner with the system.

Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 98 SE

Once Nikon Scan has been installed, the scanner will automatically be registered with the system the ﬁ rst time the scanner is connected and turned on.

Click Yes

Click Yes to create the destination folder.

Windows 2000 Professional

A “Digital Signature Not Found” dialog will be displayed twice; click Yes each time (if the LS-40/50/5000 scanner drivers were not selected, this dialog will be displayed only once).

Choose a destination folder

The default install location for Nikon Scan is displayed under “Destination Folder.” To choose a different location, click Browse… and navigate to the desired folder. Click Next to install Nikon Scan to the selected folder.

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Create a shortcut (optional)

Click Yes to create a shortcut to Nikon Scan on the desktop. Click No to proceed without creating a shortcut.

Settings File Extensions

If other Nikon imaging software is installed, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Click Yes to associate Nikon Scan with settings ﬁ le extensions such as “.n ca” and “.ncv ”.

Click Use Wizard (recommended)

Click Use Wizard to choose an RGB color-space proﬁ le with the help of the Color Space Wizard (recommended). The selected color-space proﬁ le can be changed in the Nikon Scan “Preferences” dialog after installation.

Note that choosing the correct color-space proﬁ le is very important if the scanner is used in a professional setting, for example as part of a production workﬂ ow. For more information on choosing an RGB color-space proﬁ le, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual (on CD). Your national Nikon ofﬁ ce may also be able to provide or recommend color management training resources.

Click Windows

Clicking Use Wizard in the opening dialog of the Color Space Wizard displays a platform selection dialog. Click Windows.

Select sRGB

In the Windows Color Space Wizard, select sRGB (recommended) and click OK. For more information on color-space proﬁ les, see the Nikon Scan Reference

Manual.

Windows 98 SE

If the computer displays a message stating that an IEEE 1394 update is required, click OK to continue with installation. Once installation is complete and the computer has restarted, update the IEEE 1394 drivers ( 65).

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Viewing the Easy Scanning Guide (Windows)

Insert the Nikon Scan 4 Reference Manual/Easy Scanning Guide CD and double-click the easy_

guide.exe icon. The Macromedia Flash Player will start and a language selection screen will be displayed; click the appropriate link to view the guide in the desired language. The Easy Scanning Guide can also be copied to the computer hard disk for ease of reference (total size: approximately 200 MB). Copy the “easy_guide_main” folder and easy_guide.exe to the desktop.

Click Finish

Restart the computer

Click Yes to restart the computer. Once the computer has restarted, take a few minutes to view the ReadMe ﬁ le, which may contain important information that could not be included in this manual.

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Macintosh

Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. Before continuing with installation, make sure that:

• The scanner is

NOT connected

• No other applications (including anti-virus software) are running

• The computer satisﬁ es the following system requirements:

CPU Power PC G3 or later (G4 or later recommended)

Mac OS 9 (9.1 or later), Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later)

RAM

†

• Mac OS 9: 64 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended)

• Mac OS X: 128 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended)

Hard-disk

space

‡

A minimum of 70 MB required for installation (200 MB or more recommended), with an additional 200 MB (Mac OS 9) or 550 MB (Mac OS X) of free disk space available while Nikon Scan is running

Video resolution 800 × 600 pixels or more with 16-bit color (thousands of colors) or more

Firewire Only built-in Firewire ports supported

Miscellaneous CD -ROM drive required for installation

* For the latest information on supported versions of Mac OS, see the Nikon web site listed in this

manual(

2).

† More memory may be required depending on ﬁ lm type, scan size, resolution, bit depth, the number of

scans performed in each session, the adapter used, and on whether Digital ROC, Digital GEM or Digital DEE is used. A system with more than the minimum amount of memory is recommended.

‡ More free disk space may be required depending on the ﬁ lm type and number of frames. Nikon recom-

mends having as much free disk space as possible when running Nikon Scan.

Mac OS X

Administrator privileges are required to install and uninstall Nikon Scan under Mac OS X.

Mac OS 9

CarbonLib 1.6 or later is required to install Nikon Scan. If the installer detects an earlier version of CarbonLib, a message will be displayed. Click In-

stall to upgrade to a new version of CarbonLib.

Earlier Versions of Nikon Scan

If the installer detects an earlier version of Nikon Scan, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Click Ye s to upgrade to Nikon Scan 4.

Nikon View

For information on installing and using Nikon View, see the Nikon View Reference Manual (on CD).

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Insert the Nikon Scan CD into the CD-ROM drive

A Nikon Scan 4 CD icon will appear on the desktop. Double- click the icon to open the “Nikon Scan 4” window.

Double-click the Welcome icon in the “Nikon Scan 4” window

“Authenticat e” (Mac OS X Only)

Clicking Easy Install in the software panel displays the “Authenticate” dialog shown at right. Enter the administrator name and password and click OK.

Read the license agreement

Click Accept to accept the agreement and continue installation.

Choose a language

A language-selection dialog will be displayed. Select a language and click Next.

Click Easy Install

The “Install Center” dialog will be displayed. Open the “Software” panel and click Easy Install.

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Click Use wizard (recommended)

Click Use wizard to choose an RGB color-space proﬁ le with the help of the Color Space Wizard (recommended). The selected color-space proﬁ le can be changed in the Nikon Scan “Preferences” dialog after installation.

View the “ReadMe” ﬁ le

Take a few moments to read this ﬁ le, which may contain important information that could not be included in this manual. Click Continue… to continue with installation.

Click Install

Click Install to begin installation.

Selecting a Plug-ins Folder (Mac OS 9)

If a copy of the Nikon Scan plug-in is installed in the plug-ins folders for supported versions of Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop can be used to acquire images directly from the scanner. If more than one copy of Photoshop is installed on the computer, a list will be displayed. Select the copies of Photoshop that will be used to acquire images and click Con- tinue to copy the Nikon Scan plug-in to the appropriate plug-ins folders.

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Select Apple RGB

In the Windows Color Space Wizard, select Apple RGB (recommended) and click OK. For more information on color-space proﬁ les, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual.

Click Macintosh

Clicking Use wizard in the opening dialog of the Color Space Wizard displays a platform selection dialog. Click Macintosh.

Add Nikon Scan to the Dock (Mac OS X) or create an alias (Mac OS 9)

Click Yes to add Nikon Scan to the Dock (Mac OS X) or to create an alias for Nikon Scan on the desktop (Mac OS 9). Click No to proceed without adding Nikon Scan to the Dock or creating an alias.

Mac OS X Mac OS 9

Click Quit

Click Quit to exit the installer.

Restart the computer

Click Restart to restart the computer. This completes installation of Nikon Scan.

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Viewing the Easy Scanning Guide (Macintosh)

Insert the Nikon Scan 4 Reference Manual/Easy Scanning Guide CD and double-click the easy_

guide_OSX icon (Mac OS X) or easy_guide_OS9 icon (Mac OS 9). The Macromedia Flash Player will start and a language selection screen will be displayed; click the appropriate link to view the guide in the desired language. The Easy Scanning Guide can also be copied to the computer hard disk for ease of reference (total size: approximately 200 MB). Copy the “easy_guide_main” folder and

easy_guide_OSX (Mac OS X) or easy_guide_ OS9 (Mac OS 9) to the desktop.

Users of Mac OS X should ensure that the start-up disk is named using only letters and numbers (the default name for the start-up drive is "Macintosh HD"). The guide may not start if the volume name contains punctuation or other non-alphanumeric characters.

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Installing the Scanner

Step 1 — Choose a Lo cation

Choose a ﬂ at, stable location close to the computer.

Installing the Scanner

Do NOT install the scanner where other objects would block its vents or where it would be exposed to:

• direct or reﬂ ected sunlight

• condensation or rapid temperature changes

• electromagnetic interference from other electronic devices

• temperatures over 35 °C (95 °F) or below 10 °C (50 °F)

• excessive dust

• water vapor from a humidiﬁ er or similar device

• smoke

Leave at least 5 cm (2˝) clear above and on either side of the scanner, 10 cm (4˝) behind, and 50 cm (20˝ ) in front.

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Step 2 — Connect the Power Cable

Make sure the power switch is in the “off” position

On position

Connect the power cable

Connect the power cable as shown and plug the scanner into a general-purpose household outlet.

Shape of plug varies

with country or region

of purchase

Off position

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Step 3 — Connect the IEEE 1394 Cable

Make sure that the scanner is off

Connect the IEEE 1394 cable

Connect the supplied IEEE 1394 cable as shown below. Connect the scanner directly to the computer; do not connect the cable via an IEEE 1394 hub or adapter.

Connecting the IEEE 1394 Cable

Connect the cable as shown. When connecting the cable to the computer, use a six-pin IEEE 1394 (Firewire) terminal like that shown in the cross-section below. Attempting to insert the connectors in another orientation or using the wrong connector could not only damage the connector, but also the scanner or computer.

Connecting the Scanner

• Do not connect or disconnect IEEE 1394 cables while Nikon Scan is starting or after it has started.

• The scanner may not function as expected when used with other IEEE 1394 devices. Should the scan ner not function as expected, use the scanner with all other IEEE 1394 devices disconnected. Do not connect two or more scanners to the computer simultaneously.

• Do not connect or disconnect USB or IEEE 1394 interface cables or operate camera control software for digital cameras connected via USB while the scanner status LED is blinking.

• After disconnecting the cable, wait a few seconds before connecting it again.

Computers with Four-Pin Connectors

The supplied IEEE 1394 cable can not be connected to computers with a four- pin DV connector. Use a cable with one six-pin and one four-pin connector or a six-to -four pin adapter.

Align rounded edge of connector (circled above at right) with matching curve on scanner or computer IEEE 139 4 ( Firewire) terminal (above at left).

Six-Pin IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Terminal and Connector (Cross Section)

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Step 1 — Turn the Scanner On .............................. 24

Step 2 — Place Film in the Holder ......................... 25

Step 3 — Open the Scan Window ......................... 30

Step 4 — Ins er t the Hol der .................................... 32

Step 5 — Choose a Film Type and Color Model ... 33

Step 6 — Previe w.................................................... 35

Step 7 — Select a Crop ........................................... 37

Step 8 — Scan and Save ......................................... 39

Step 9 — Eject and Exit ...........................................41

Basic Scanning

This chapter details the steps involved in making a simple scan.

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Windows 98 SE

If the dialog shown at right appears the ﬁ rst time the scanner is connected and turned on, the IEEE 1394 driver update has not been completed. Update the IEEE 1394 drivers as described in “Updating the IEEE 1394 Drivers (Windows 98 SE Only): The ‘Insert Disk’ Dialog” (

65).

Windows 2000 Professional

A “Digital Signature Not Found” dialog will be displayed the ﬁ rst time the scanner is connected and turned on following installation of Nikon Scan. Click Yes to register the scanner with Windows.

Step 1 — Turn the Scanner On

Before turning on the scanner for the ﬁ rst time, make sure that Nikon Scan is installed on the computer and that the power and IEEE 1394 cables are connected. For information on installing Nikon Scan and connecting the cables, see “Setup” (

7).

Turn the computer on

Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up.

Turn the scanner on

The status LED will blink for about two minutes while the scanner initializes. The status LED will stop blinking when initialization is complete.

Scanner off

Status LED off

Scanner on

Status LED blinks Status LED on

If the Status LED Flickers

If the status LED ﬂ ashes quickly (about ﬁ ve times a second), turn the scanner off, wait at least ﬁ ve seconds, and turn the scanner on again. If the problem persists, see “Troubleshooting” (

63).

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Step 2 — Place Film in the Holder

The ﬁ lm holders provided with the scanner can be used to scan 35-mm ﬁ lm, 35-mm slides, medium-format ﬁ lm, and 59 × 82 mm electron microscope ﬁ lm.

Choose a holder

Choose a holder appropriate to the type of ﬁ lm.

Caring for Holders and Film

Keep holders and ﬁ lm free of dust. If necessary, remove dust from holders and ﬁ lm with a blower before scanning. Dust on the ﬁ lm or holder could damage the ﬁ lm or affect the quality of the scanned image (

5).

Optional Film Holders

Optional ﬁ lm holders are available for 16- mm and panorama ﬁ lm, medium-format slides, and glass mi croscope slides. For more information, see “Optional Holders” (

51) .

Film Film holder

35-mm ﬁ lm (in strips of up to six frames) FH-835S

35-mm slides

Medium format (120/220, 2¼ or Brownie) ﬁ lm

or 59 × 82 mm ele ctron microsco pe ﬁ lm

FH-835M

FH-869S

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Place ﬁ lm in the holder

FH-835S Holder for 35-mm Film

The FH-835S can be used with one or two strips of 35-mm ﬁ lm. Each strip can be up to six frames long.

2.1

Open the holder

Insert your ﬁ ngers through the holes in the bottom half of the holder and undo the latches, then open the holder.

Latches

2.2

Insert ﬁ lm

Place ﬁ lm in the holder with the reﬂ ective ﬁ lm base up and the matte emulsion surface down.

Inserting Film

Align the ﬁ rst frame in each strip with an aperture at the left end of the holder. Leaving the apertures at the left end of the holder uncovered or covering them with a masking sheet could cause scanning errors or interfere with accurate color reproduction.

Use only one type of ﬁ lm; do not mix negatives with positive ﬁ lm.

Inserting Film

Do not place ﬁ lm or masking sheets so that they protrude from the holder or overlap the ﬁ lm guides. Failure to observe this precaution could cause the holder to jam in the scanner.

“Film Base”/”Emulsion Surface”

When ﬁ lm is examined under bright light, the image on the emulsion surface will be in slight relief, with bumps and hollows where the image has been developed. The opposite surface (the ﬁ lm base) will be reﬂ ective and smooth. Insert ﬁ lm with the base up.

Direction of

insertion

Thumbnails displayed in

order shown

Arrow

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2.3

Insert masking sheets

When scanning a single strip or strips of different lengths, place the ﬁ lm at the left end of the holder and cover any open apertures with the supplied masking sheets, cutting the sheet to the appropriate length if necessary. When scanning a single strip, place the ﬁ lm in the bottom row and the masking sheet in the top row.

Masking sheet

When scanning two strips of equal length, place the ﬁ lm at the left end of each row. Masking sheets are not required.

2.4

Position the ﬁ lm

Close the holder without latching it, and check that the ﬁ lm is correctly aligned. If necessary, insert a pen or other pointed object into the perforations and slide the ﬁ lm until the frames are aligned with the apertures. The perforations can be accessed through the cutouts at the left end of the holder.

Positioning Film

Care should be taken to avoid damaging the perforations when positioning the ﬁ lm. Do not attempt to position the ﬁ lm while the holder is latched. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the ﬁ lm.

2.5

Latch the holder

Press the holder closed until the latches click into place. Proceed to “Step 3 — Open the Scan Window” (

30).

Cutouts

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2.2

Insert ﬁ lm

Place ﬁ lm in the holder with the reﬂ ective ﬁ lm base up (matte emulsion surface down; 26) and with the end of the ﬁ lm against the stops.

FH-835M Holder for 35-mm Slides

The FH-835M can be used to scan up to ﬁ ve 35-mm slides with mounts 1.0–3.2 mm thick. Slide the mounts into place between the guides, short side ﬁ rst and with the reﬂ ective ﬁ lm base up (the matte emulsion surface down; 26). Stop when the slides contact the base of the clips.

Inserting Slides

Insert slides between the guides. Forcing the slides onto the guides could damage the slides or clips and prevent the scanner from focusing correctly. To minimize resistance, try inserting slides at a slight angle.

Be sure a slide is inserted in the ﬁ rst slot. Leaving the aperture at the left end of the holder uncovered could cause scanning errors or interfere with accurate color reproduction.

Proceed to “Step 3 — Open the Scan Window” ( 30).

Direction of

insertion

Thumbnails

displayed in

order shown

Guides

2.1

Open the holder

Undo the latches and open the holder.

FH-869S Holder for Medium- Format Film

The FH-869S can be used to scan medium-format

(120/220, 2¼ or Brownie) ﬁ lm and

59 × 82 mm e lectron-microscope ﬁ lm. The length of the ﬁ lm strip that can be inserted in the holder depends on the type of ﬁ lm:

• 6 × 4.5: 1– 4 frames • 6 × 6: 1–3 frames • 6 × 7 – 6 × 9: 1–2 frames

Stops

Direction

of insertion

Thumbnails

displayed in

order shown

Arrow

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2 Flatten the ﬁ lm

Place your ﬁ ngers on the grips and slide them gently outwards. Do not use force. To prevent the ﬁ lm from sliding out of position, press the holder cover lightly before sliding the grips.

3 Latch the movable base

Slide the latch in the direction shown.

Scanning Curled Film

Curl of 10 mm or less can be removed as follows:

1 Unlatch the movable base

Slide the latch in the direction shown.

Inserting Film

Use only one type of ﬁ lm; do not place negatives in the holder with positive ﬁ lm.

Be sure the end of the ﬁ lm is ﬂ ush with the stops. A gap between ﬁ lm and stop could interfere with accurate color reproduction.

2.3

Close the holder

Close the holder, pressing the covers down until they latch.

Film with a curl of more than 10 mm can not be scanned in the FH-869S. Use the optional FH- 869G glass-covered ﬁ lm holder or the optional FH-869GR glass- covered rotating ﬁ lm holder ( 54, 56).

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Step 3 — Open the Scan Window

The scanner is controlled from the Nikon Scan scan window.

Choose the application in which pictures will be displayed

After scanning, pictures can be displayed either in Nikon Scan or in a third-party application such as Adobe Photoshop. The application in which pictures will be displayed after scanning is referred to as the “host application.”

Application

Nikon Scan

Platform

Windows

Description

Nikon Scan used as a “stand-alone” application to scan, process, print, and save images.

Macintosh

Third-party

application

Windows

Nikon Scan used as a TWAIN source to control the scanner from a third-party application (application must support TWAIN). Images are scanned using Nikon Scan and processed, printed, and saved in the third-party application.

Macintosh

Nikon Scan plug-in used to control the scanner from a third-party application (application must support Adobe Photoshop 5.0 acquire plug- ins, and a copy of the Nikon Scan plug- in must be installed in the application’s plug-ins folder). Images are scanned using Nikon Scan and processed, printed, and saved in the third- party application.

Open the scan window

Application

Nikon Scan

used as

“stand-

alone”

application

Platform

Windows

Description

Click the Start button and select Nikon Scan 4 from the programs list. (If a shortcut was created during installation, you can also double-click the icon on the desktop.)

Third-party

application

Windows

Select Nikon Scan from the application’s list of “Acquire” or “Import” sources. For more information, see the documentation provided with the application.

Macintosh

(Mac OS X)

Open the Applications : Nikon Software : Nikon Scan 4 folder on the start-up disk and double-click the

icon. (If Nikon Scan was added to the Dock during installation, you can also click the icon in the Dock.)

Macintosh

(Mac OS 9)

Open the Nikon Software : Nikon Scan 4 folder in the folder selected at installation (the default folder is the Applications folder on the start-up disk) and double-click the icon. (If an alias was created during installation, you can also double -click the icon on the desktop.)

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The scan window will open.

“Nikon Scan Is Unable to Find Any Active Devices”

If the message shown at right is displayed when the scan window opens, check that the scanner is connected and turned on and that the status LED is not ﬂ ashing. If the scanner is connected to a Windows computer, check that the scanner has been registered with the Windows Device Manager (

74).

Temporary Storage (Windows Only)

If the message shown at right is displayed, click OK.

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Step 4 — Insert the Holder

Step 4 — Inser t the Holder

Check the status LED

Make sure that the status LED is glowing steadily. Do not insert ﬁ lm holders while the status LED is blinking.

Find the arrow on the front of the holder

The front each holder is marked with an embossed arrow showing the direction of insertion. When the holder is inserted, the side with the arrow should face up with the arrow pointing toward the scanner.

Calibration

The scanner is automatically calibrated at regular intervals if left on with no holder in place. Calibration will end when a holder is inserted.

Arrow

Insert the holder

Keeping the holder straight, slide the it into the holder slot with the arrow up and facing toward the scanner. Once the holder has been inserted as far as the insertion guides, the automatic loading mechanism will activate. Remove your hands from the holder when loading starts. When loading stops, the holder is in scanning position.

Inserting Holders

If the loading mechanism is does not activate, remove the holder and try again. Do not use force. Once loading has begun, do not interfere with the loading mechanism. Attempting to remove the holder during loading or otherwise interfering with the mechanism could cause scanning errors.

Insertion guide

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Control area (

45)

Contains frequently used scanning and preview controls.

Information panel (

46)

Lists information on current settings.

Preview button (

46)

Click to view selected frames in the preview area, where they can be enhanced using the tools in the Tool Chest.

Scan button (

46)

Click to scan the selected frames.

Thumbnail drawer tab (

47)

Click to select frames to be previewed or scanned.

Processed/Natural tabs (

47)

The “Processed” panel shows how the image would appear if scanned at current settings, the “Natural” panel the unmodiﬁ ed image. Comparing these two views can help determine whether changes to settings are having the desired effect.

Preview area (

47)

Provides a preview of the image prior to scanning. Any modiﬁ cations to settings are visible in the “Processed” panel.

Interactive help

Displays a brief tip about the control under the cursor.

Tool Ches t (

48)

Contains tools for changing the orientation of the image and selecting the portion to be scanned, choosing the dimensions and resolution of the scanned image, enhancing color, contrast, and sharpness, processing images to remove the effects of scratches, dust, fading, ﬁ lm grain, and underexposure, and controlling scanner settings.

Progress window (

47)

Shows the status of current tasks and lists operations that have been or are about to be performed.

Step 5 — Choose a Film Type and Color Model

The steps that follow involve the controls in the Nikon Scan scan window. The names and functions of the controls in the scan window are described below.

3 4

5 7 9

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Choose the ﬁ lm type

Click the ﬁ lm-type menu in the scan window control area and choose a ﬁ lm type that matches the ﬁ lm being scanned.

Option

Positive

Use with

Use with most makes of positive slides and reversal ﬁ lm. These ﬁ lms have a black base, and the image in each frame appears in its actual colors.

Neg (Color)

Use with color negatives. Color negatives can be identiﬁ ed by their orange -tinted base and by the fact that the colors in the images are reversed.

Neg (Mono)

Use with black-and -white negatives.

Kodachrome

Use with Kodachrome positives.

Choose a color model

Click the color-model menu in the scan window control area and choose a color model according to how the image will be used.

Option

Grayscale

Description

Image scanned as grayscale data. Use when scanning images that will be printed or viewed in black-and-white.

Calibrated

RGB

Image scanned as RGB data. Use to scan images in color.

Select the frame size (medium-format ﬁ lm only)

When scanning medium-format (120/220 or Brownie) ﬁ lm in the FH-869S, click the frame-size menu and select the ﬁ lm frame size ( 28).

Film type menu

Frame- size menu

Color model menu

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Step 6 — Preview

Open the thumbnail drawer

Click the thumbnail drawer tab.

Thumbnail drawer tab

Display thumbnails

To view the frames in the thumbnail drawer as small “thumbnail” previews, click the button. The scanner will scan the ﬁ lm to generate thumbnails and display them in the thumbnail drawer.

Click here to display/hide thumbnails

Thumbnail

drawer

Select frames

Select the frame to be scanned by clicking the associated thumbnail or frame number (selected frames are indicated by a green border). To selec t multiple frames, hold down the Ctrl (Windows) or command (Macintosh) key while clicking each frame in turn, or hold down the shift key and click to select two images and all frames between them. To view frames not currently visible in the thumbnail drawer, use the scroll bar or enlarge the drawer by dragging the handle at its lower right corner.

Selected frame

Scroll bar

Handle

The Thumbnail Display

If the wrong ﬁ lm type or frame size is chosen when thumbnails are generated, the thumbnail display will not reﬂ ect the contents of the ﬁ lm. Click the

button in the thumbnail drawer to hide thumbnails, and

then select the correct ﬁ lm type or frame size. Click the button to view the new thumbnails.

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Click the Preview button

A preview will be displayed in the preview area.

Preview button

Rotating and Flipping Images

The Layout Tools palette in the Tool Chest (

48)

contains buttons for rotating and ﬂ ipping images.

Button

Rotate image 90 ° clockwise

Flip image horizontally

Flip image vertically

Rotate image 90 ° counter-clockwise

Function

If multiple frames are selected, additional frames can be previewed by clicking the thumbnails in the thumbnail drawer.

Orientation of letter “R” reﬂ ects any ﬂ ips

or rotations that have been performed. “R”

turns red when image is ﬂ ipped.

Click to display Layout Tools palette

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Select the Crop Tool

Step 7 — Select a Crop

To scan only part of an image into the host application, use the Crop Tool in the Layout Tools palette to select the desired area. This selection is referred to as a “crop.”

Open the Layout Tools palette

Click the triangle next to “Layout Tools” in the Tool Chest (if the Tool Chest is not already open, click the Tools button in the scan window and select Tool Pal - ette 1 from the menu that appears).

Crop Tool

Click to display Layout Tools palette

Select a crop

To select a crop, drag the mouse over the image in the preview area. The borders of the crop are indicated by a dotted line. The size of the crop can be changed by dragging its borders. To change the po sition of the crop, place the cursor inside the selected area and drag it to a new location.

Repeat this step for the other images selected in the thumbnail drawer. To display images in the preview area, open the thumbnail drawer and click the selected thumbnails.

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Choosing an Output Size and Resolution

The “Crop” palette in the Tool Chest is used to specify the size and resolution of the crop when opened in the host application (

30). For example, to scan an image so that it can be printed within the margins of A4 (21.0 × 29.7 cm) or lettersized (11˝ ×8.5˝ ) paper on a typical inkjet printer:

1 Click the triangle next to “Crop” in the Tool

Chest to open the “Crop” palette.

2 Choose Keep this Crop and use the mouse to

select a crop in the preview area (

37).

3 Choose Centimeters or Inches from the out-

put units menu.

4 Enter a value for Height or Width that will ﬁ t on

A4 paper (remember to leave a margin of least 2 cm/0.79˝). The other value will automatically be adjusted to maintain the current crop; if the result is still too large, enter a value that will ﬁ t on A4 paper.

5 Enter an output resolution of 360 pixels per

inch.

Scan Bit Depth

The scan bit depth determines the maximum number of colors in the image after scanning. A choice of sixteen and eight bits is available in the “Scanner Extras” palette. For more information, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual (on CD).

Scan Image Enhancer

The image enhancement tools in the Tool Chest can be used to enhance images before they are scanned. For example, the Scan Image Enhancer automatically adjusts brightness, contrast, and hue to produce an image that can be printed or used “as is,” without further alteration (note that this will increase scanning times and may not have the desired effect on dark images). For information on the Scan Image Enhancer and the other image adjustment options and scan settings available in Nikon Scan, see “Nikon Scan” (

43) or the Nikon Scan Reference Manual (on CD).

Easy Scanning Guide

The Easy Scanning Guide gives examples of how to adjust “Crop” palette settings in a variety of situations.

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Step 8 — Scan and Save

Click the Scan button

Click the Scan button to begin scanning the crop selected in the preview area. Progress is shown in the progress window (

47).

Batch Scans

If multiple frames are selected in the thumbnail drawer (

35), clicking the Scan button will display a dialog of batch scan options. Click OK to save the scanned images to disk. If Nikon Scan is being used as a “stand-alone” application, the “File Saving Options” dialog will be displayed; choose a location and ﬁ le format and click OK to begin scanning. Instead of being opened in image windows, the images will be saved in the location chosen in the “File Saving Options” dialog. Proceed to Step 9, “Eject and Exit” (

41).

Toolbar

Windows

Image

window

Macintosh

Image window

Scan button

When scanning is complete, images will be opened in image windows in the host application (single scans only). Note that the scan window may remain open “on top” of the host application window; to view the images, it may be necessary to move the scan window.

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Select the save command

To save the image in the active window, select Save or Save As… from the File menu in the host application ( 30). If Nikon Scan is being used as a “standalone” application under Windows, the image in the active window can also be saved by clicking the

(“Save”) button

in the toolbar.

Save the image

After navigating to the desired location, enter a name for the image and choose a ﬁ le format. Click the Save button to save the image to disk. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all images have been saved.

Printing Images

Images can be printed by selecting the print command from the File menu in the host application. If Nikon Scan is being used as a “stand-alone” application under Windows, the image in the active window can also be printed by clicking the

button in the toolbar. See the Nikon Scan Reference Manual

for more information.

Typical “Save As” dialogs

Macintosh

Windows

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Step 9 — Eject and Exit

Eject the holder

Press the eject button on the front of the scanner or click the eject button in the control area of the scan window. Ejection is complete when the status LED has stopped blinking.

Removing Holders

Wait until ejection is complete before removing the holder by hand.

Exit the host application

Select Exit (Windows) or Quit (Mac OS 9) from the File menu. In Mac OS X, open the application menu and choose the “Quit” option for the host application.

Remove the scanner from the system (Windows Me/Windows 98 SE only)

Windows Me

Shut down the computer and turn the power off.

Windows 98 SE

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in the task bar and select Stop

Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED

from the menu that appears. A message will be displayed stating that the scanner can be safely removed from the system; click OK.

Turn the scanner off

Ejecting Holders

The holder will be ejected automatically if the scanner is turned off and then on again.

Scanner offScanner on

Eject button

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Remove the ﬁ lm

FH-835S Holder for 35-mm Film

Insert your ﬁ ngers into the holes in the lower portion of the holder and undo the latches. Open the holder and use the cutouts to pick the ﬁ lm up by its edges. If the edges of the ﬁ lm are not accessible, tilt the holder to slide the ﬁ lm to the hollows at either end of the lower holder.

Cutouts

Hollow

FH-835M Holder for 35-mm Slides

Slide the mounts out from under the clips that hold them in place.

Do Not Use Force

Do not use force when removing slides. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the clips holding the slides in place. Do not lift the slides up until fully removed from the clips.

FH-869S Holder for Brownie Film

Open the cover and pick the ﬁ lm up by the edge at the rear of the holder.

Do Not Store Film in the Holder

Leaving slides in the FH- 835M for extended periods could damage the clips holding the slides in place. Film left in the FH-869S for extended periods could develop permanent indentations.

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The Scan Window ................................................. 44

The Tool Chest....................................................... 48

Nikon Scan

This chapter provides a brief overview of the Nikon Scan software that controls the scanner. For more information, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual (on CD).

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The Scan Window

The parts of the scan window are identiﬁ ed below.

Control area ( 45)

Progress window

(

47)

Preview area (

47)

Thumbnail drawer tab ( 47)

Scan button (

46)

Preview button

(

46)

Information panel

( 46)

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Eject button

Ejects the holder from the scanner.

Autofocus button

Click to focus the scanner. Control-click (Windows) or option- click (Macintosh) to select a new focus point.

Autoexposure button

When this button is clicked, the scanner analyzes the current image and adjusts exposure for optimal results.

Zoom buttons

Click

to zoom in for a closer look at the portion of the image currently selected in the preview area. Click

zoom out.

Settings menu

Save and load settings or reset settings to default values.

Film type menu

Choose an option that matches the type of ﬁ lm being scanned: Positive for positive or reversal ﬁ lm, Neg (Color) for color negatives, or Neg (Mono) for blackand-white negatives. A separate Koda- chrome option is available for scanning Kodachrome positives.

Frame size menu

Choose the frame size when scanning medium-format (120/220 or Brownie) ﬁ lm in the FH- 869S, or optional FH-869G or FH-869GR ﬁ lm holders.

Color model menu

Choose a color model according to how the image will be processed or used.

Tools button

Click to open the Tool Chest or progress window.

Help button

Click to open Nikon Scan help.

Prefs button

Click to open the “Preferences” dialog.

The Control Area

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The Information Panel

Orientation

Shows the orientation of the image in the preview area, reﬂ ecting any ﬂ ips or rotations that have been performed.

Dimensions/ﬁ le size

Lists the width and height of the current selection (in pixels) and the size of the ﬁ le that would be produced if the selection were scanned at current settings.

Image enhancement

Shows the current status of Digital ICE

Advanced and analog gain. Note that using Digital ICE

Advanced can increase

scanning times.

Scanner extras

Lists the current bit depth (which determines the maximum number of colors available) and shows whether multisample scanning is in effect.

Color values

Lists the color values for the pixel under the cursor. The values for the Natural panel are listed in the top row, the values for the Processed panel in the bottom row.

The Preview and Scan Buttons

Preview button

Click to preview the image to be scanned (if multiple frames are selected in the thumbnail drawer, a preview will be performed for each frame). Be sure to click this button after changing the ﬁ lm type or choosing a new value for analog gain.

Scan button

Scans the images and opens them in the host application (if multiple frames are selected in the thumbnail drawer, a scan will be performed for each frame and the resulting images will be opened in separate windows).

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The Thumbnail Drawer Tab

Click this tab to open the thumbnail drawer. If multiple frames are selected, the selected images can be scanned in a single batch. This is called a “batch scan.”

The Progress Window

The progress of preview and scan operations is shown in this window. The current task (acquiring thumbnails, preview, or scanning) is shown at the top of the window. Tasks that have yet to be performed are listed in the “Queue” panel, completed tasks in the “Log” panel. To stop the current task, click Stop.

The Preview Area

Selected frames are previewed in this area. Click the “Natural” and “Processed” tabs for a quick “before-and-after” comparison showing the effect of changes to settings in the Tool Chest. The “Natural” panel shows the image before processing, the “Processed” panel the image as it would appear when scanned at current settings.

Natural/Processed tabs

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The Tool Chest

To display or hide the Tool Chest, click the Tools button in the control area of the scan window. For more information, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual (on CD).

Select the portion of the image that will be scanned, choose a focus point, or rotate and ﬂ ip images. Use the Zoom and Grab tools to navigate images that have been opened in Nikon Scan after scanning.

Information

Layout tools

View the width and height of the current selection and the coordinates of its top left corner. The color value display shows the color of the pixel under the cursor before and after processing.

Crop

Specify the size and resolution of the image that will result when the ﬁ lm is scanned.

Keep

this

Crop

User selects exact area to be scanned, then selects output size and resolution according to how image will be used. Best choice in most situations.

Keep

this

Output

Size

User selects general area to be scanned, then enters exact output size in output size area. Choose this option when image must ﬁ t in space of known dimen sions.

Keep

this File Size

User selects general area to be scanned, then enters exact ﬁ le size for ﬁ nal image in ﬁ le size area. Choose when ﬁ le size is paramount, for example when scanning images for electronic distribution.

Enter the desired Height and/or Width in the text boxes. If Keep this Crop is selected, the remaining dimension will automatically be adjusted to maintain the current crop. If Keep this File Size is selected, the remaining dimension and the resolution will automatically be adjusted to maintain the selected ﬁ le size, and the crop in the preview area will be adjusted accordingly.

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Make adjustments to brightness, contrast, and color targeted to speciﬁ c portions of the tone range (for example, this tool can be used to increase brightness in shadows).

Color Balance

Curves

Adjust overall brightness, contrast, and color balance.

Unsharp Mask

Sharpen images by making colors more distinct.

LCH Editor

Make adjustments to brightness and contrast targeted to speciﬁ c portions of the tone range, or use the hue and chroma editors for precise control of color.

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Scan Image Enhancer

Perform automatic brightness, color, and contrast adjustment.

Scanner Extras

Control features speciﬁ c to the type of scanner currently connected.

• Multi Sample Scanning Use this feature to reduce noise.

• Scan Bit Depth Choose a bit depth of sixteen or eight bits.

Digital ICE4 Advanced (Digital ICE

quad Advanced)

Digital ICE

Digital ICE will not produce the desired results with monochrome ﬁ lm (unless developed in color).

Kodachrome Film

When scanning Kodachrome ﬁ lm in the 9000 ED, select Kodachrome in the ﬁ lm type menu.

Four tools are available:

• Digital ICE: mitigate the effects of dust and scratches

• Digital ROC: restore faded colors

• Digital GEM: reduce the effects of ﬁ lm grain

•

Digital DEE: increase detail in under- or overexposed areas of the frame

Analog Gain

Adjust exposure values for each of the colored elements in the scanner’s light source.

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FH-869M Holder for Medium- Format Slides............................. 53

FH-869G Glass-Covered Holder for Medium -Format Film....... 54

FH-869GR Rotating Holder for Medium- Format Film .............. 56

FH-816 Holder for 16-mm Film................................................... 58

FH-8G1 Medical Holder............................................................... 60

Optional Holders

This chapter describes the optional ﬁ lm holders available for the SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED.

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The following optional ﬁ lm holders are available for the SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED:

Film holder Film

FH-869M 120/220 M

OUNTED FILM HOLDER 6 × 4.5, 6 × 6, 6 × 7, and 6 × 9 sli des

54–55

FH-869G 120/220 S

TRIP FILM HOLDER WITH GLASS

Medium-format (120/220, 2¼ or Brownie) ﬁ lm

and 59 × 82 mm ﬁ lm for electron microscopes

56–57

FH-869GR

ROTATING 120/220 FILM HOLDER WITH GLASS

Medium-format (120/220, 2¼ or Brownie) ﬁ lm

and 59 × 82 mm ﬁ lm for electron microscopes

Panorama ﬁ lm

58–59

FH-816 16 -

MM FILM HOLDER

One to three strips of 16-mm ﬁ lm up to

twenty frames in length

FH-8G1 M

EDICAL SLIDE HOLDER Glass microscope slides (26 × 72 mm) of pre-

pared tissue samples

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Removing Slides

Slide the mounts out from under the clips that hold them in place.

Do Not Use Force

Do not use force when removing slides. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the clips. Do not lift the slides up until fully removed from the clips.

FH-869M Holder for Medium-Format Slides

The FH-869M is used with medium-format (120/220, 2¼ or Brownie) slides with mounts

1.0 – 3. 2 mm th ic k. It is equipped with two apertures: a smaller aperture for 6 × 4.5 or 6 × 6 slides and a larger aperture for 6 × 7, 6 × 8, and 6 × 9 slides.

Do Not Mix Positive and Negative Film

Do not place mounted negatives in the holder with positive slides.

Inserting Slides

Insert the slides between the guides. The slides should be oriented to match the apertures in the holder and the reﬂ ective ﬁ lm base should be up (

26). Stop when the

slide contacts the base of the clips.

Inserting Slides

Do Not Store Slides in the Holder

Leaving slides in the holder for extended periods could damage the clips holding the slides in place.

Guides

Direction of

insertion

Thumbnails

displayed in

order shown

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Inserting Film

Open the holder

Slide the latch in the direction shown and open the holder.

FH-869G Glass-Covered Holder for Medium-Format Film

The FH-869G is used to scan medium-format ﬁ lm (120/220, 2¼ or Brownie) and 59 × 82 mm electron-microscope ﬁ lm. The length of the ﬁ lm strip that can be scanned depends on the type of ﬁ lm:

• 6 × 4.5: 1– 4 frames • 6 × 6: 1–3 frames • 6 × 7 – 6 × 9: 1–2 frames

Newton’s Rings

If the ﬁ lm is folded or twisted, Newton’s rings (a radial interference pattern) may appear when the ﬁ lm is scanned. This can be prevented by placing a masking sheet in the holder as shown at right. The aperture at the front of the masking sheet should match the ﬁ lm frame size.

Place stickers between frames on the emulsion surface of the ﬁ lm (no sticker is required between the ﬁ rst two frames). The stickers can then be used to fasten the ﬁ lm to the masking sheet. Stickers can be reused.

Latch

StickersEmulsion

surface

Keep the Glass Clean

The inner surface of the glass cover been treated to prevent interference. Avoid leaving ﬁ ngerprints or other stains on the glass.

Place side

with stickers

down

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Insert ﬁ lm

Place ﬁ lm base up ( 26) between the guides with the left end of the ﬁ lm at the ﬁ lm line. If a masking sheet is used, the start of the ﬁ rst exposure should be aligned with the inner edge of the masking sheet. Additional ﬁ lm strips can be placed in the holder as space permits; place the ﬁ lm end-to- end, with no gaps.

Inserting Film

Use only one type of ﬁ lm; do not place negatives in the holder with positive ﬁ lm.

Be sure to align the end of the ﬁ lm with the ﬁ lm line on the holder. A gap at the leading edge of the ﬁ lm could interfere with accurate color reproduction.

Snap the holder closed

Guides

Masking sheet

First frame

Removing Film

Tilt the holder to slide the ﬁ lm over the depressions at the front of the holder and pick the ﬁ lm up by its edges.

Depressions

Film line

Arrow

Direction

of insertion

Thumbnails

displayed in

order shown

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Inserting Film

Open the holder

Slide the latch in the direction shown and open the holder.

FH-869GR Rotating Holder for Medium-Format Film

The FH-869GR is used to scan medium-format ﬁ lm (120/220, 2¼ or Brownie), 59 × 82 mm electron-microscope ﬁ lm, or 24 × 65 mm panorama ﬁ lm. The angle of the holder can be adjusted by ±5% to compensate for camera angle. When scanning medium format ﬁ lm, the length of the strip that can be inserted depends on the type of ﬁ lm:

• 6 × 4.5: 1– 4 frames • 6 × 6: 1–3 frames • 6 × 7 – 6 × 9: 1–2 frames

Insert a masking sheet

Align the masking sheet with the guide pins in the holder.

Use an Appropriate Mask

The mask aperture must match the ﬁ lm frame size. Gaps between the mask and the ﬁ lm could interfere with accurate color reproduction.

Insert ﬁ lm

Place ﬁ lm on the masking sheet base up ( 26). Align the frame to be scanned with the aperture in the masking sheet.

Latch

Aperture

Masking sheet

Guide pins

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Snap the holder closed

Adjust the ﬁ lm angle

Loosen the locking screw by rotating it counter- clockwise. Adjust the angle, using the marks on the front of the holder as a guide (each mark is equivalent to 1 °), and then tighten the locking screw.

Removing Film

Insert your ﬁ ngers in the depressions and pick the ﬁ lm up by its edges.

Angle indicator

Locking screw

Depressions

Keep the Glass Clean

The inner surface of the glass cover been treated to prevent interference. Avoid leaving ﬁ ngerprints or other stains on the glass.

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Insert ﬁ lm

Place ﬁ lm in the holder base up ( 26). Align the ﬁ rst frame in each strip with an aperture at the left end of the holder.

Use Only One Type of Film

Do not place negatives in the holder with positive ﬁ lm.

42 43 44

•

24 25

•

FH-816 Holder for 16-mm Film

The FH-816 is used to scan up to three strips of 16 -mm ﬁ lm. Each strip can be from one to twenty frames in length.

Inserting Film

Open the holder

Insert your ﬁ ngers through the holes in the bottom half of the holder and undo the latches, then open the holder.

Latches

Inserting Film and Masking Sheets

Do not place ﬁ lm or masking sheets so that they protrude from the holder or overlap the ﬁ lm guides. Failure to observe this precaution may cause the holder to jam in the scanner.

Digital ROC, Digital GEM, and Digital DEE ( 50)

These functions can not be used with 16-mm ﬁ lm.

Direction of

insertion

Arrow

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Insert masking sheets

When scanning one or two strips or strips of different lengths, place the ﬁ lm at the left end of the holder and cover any open apertures with the supplied masking sheets, cutting the sheet to the appropriate length if necessary. When scanning one or two strips, place the ﬁ lm in the bottom rows and the masking sheets in the top rows.

When scanning three strips of equal length, place the ﬁ lm at the left end of the holder. Masking sheets are not required.

Latch the holder

Press the holder closed until the latches click into place.

Removing Film

Cutouts

Hollow

Masking sheets

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FH-8G1 Medical Holder

The FH-8G1 can be used to scan up to three glass microscope slides of prepared tissue samples. Slides must be 26 × 76 mm with a base 0.8–1.5 mm thick, a cover no more than 25 mm wide, 60 mm long, and 0.18 mm thick, and a total thickness of no more than 2 mm, including adhesive.

Inserting Slides

Insert the slides cover up. Stop when the slide contacts the base of the clips.

Inserting Slides

Do Not Store Slides in the Holder

Leaving slides in the holder for extended periods could damage the clips holding the slides in place.

Do Not Use Digital ICE, Digital ROC, Digital GEM, or Digital DEE ( 50)

Noise may appear in images scanned with Digital ICE, Digital ROC, Digital GEM, or Digital DEE.

Scanning 35-mm Slides

The FH-8G1 can also be used to scan 35 -mm slides. Do not mix 35-mm slides with microscope slides.

Guides

Removing Slides

Slide the samples out from under the clips that hold them in place.

Do Not Use Force

Do not use force when removing slides. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the clips. Do not lift the slides up until fully removed from the clips.

Direction

of insertion

Thumbnails

displayed in

order shown

Clips

Arrow

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Maintenance .....................................................................62

Troubleshooting................................................................63

Installing the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Interface Board........64

Uninstalling Nikon Scan ...................................................70

Custom Install (Macintosh Only) .....................................73

Checking Device Registration (Windows Only).............. 74

Speciﬁ cations ....................................................................76

Technical Notes

This chapter lists scanner speciﬁ cations and provides information on maintenance, troubleshooting, and installing the supplied IEEE 1394 interface board.

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Maintenance

Storage

When the scanner is not in use, eject the ﬁ lm holder and turn the scanner off. If the device will not be used for a prolonged period, unplug the scanner and store it in a well-ventilated area where the temperature is between –10 °C (14 °F) and +50 °C (+122 °F) and the humidity less than 60%. Do not store the scanner or holders where they would be subject to sudden temperature changes or condensation.

Cleaning

Turn the scanner off, unplug the power cable, and place the scanner on a ﬂ at, stable surface where it will not be damaged in a fall. Use a blower or a soft dry cloth to remove dust, a soft cloth lightly dampened with neutral detergent or liquid soap to remove tougher stains. Do not use alcohol or other volatile chemicals.

Transport

Before transporting the scanner:

1 Turn the scanner on and eject any ﬁ lm holders.

2 Press and hold the eject button until the status LED stops blinking (about three seconds).

The scan mechanism will lock.

3 Turn the scanner off and disconnect the power and interface cables.

4 Repackage the scanner in the original packing materials (if the original packing materials

are unavailable, use materials at least as shock resistant as the originals).

Transpor ting the Scanner

Nikon scanners are only certiﬁ ed for use in the region or country of sale. Transport or use outside the region or country of sale is at the risk and responsibility of the user.

Servicing

Nikon scanners are precision devices. We recommend that the scanner and holders be taken to an authorized Nikon service representative once every one to two years for inspection, and once every three to ﬁ ve years for servicing (fees are charged for these services). Frequent inspection and servicing are particularly recommended in the case of scanners used in commercial applications.

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Troubleshooting

If the scanner fails to function as expected, check the problems described below before consulting the original retailer or Nikon service representative. For more information on solving the problems listed here, refer to the page numbers in the rightmost column.

Problem Possible cause

Scanner will not

turn on (status LED

does not light)

• Scanner is off

Turn the scanner on

• Power cable is not properly connected

Return the power switch to the off position and reconnect the power cable.

• Outlet is not receiving power

Plug another device into the outlet to determine whether the outlet is working properly.

—

Status LED ﬂ ickers

(scanner not con-

nected to computer,

or computer off)

• Scanner hardware malfunction

Turn the scanner off and disconnect it from the computer. Wait ﬁ ve seconds and turn the scanner on again. If the problem persists, con tact a Nikon service representative.

—

Status LED ﬂ ickers

(scanner connected

to computer)

• Scanner hardware malfunction or communications error

Turn the scanner and computer off and disconnect the scanner. Wait ﬁ ve seconds and turn the scanner on again. If the status LED ﬂ ickers when the scanner is turned on, a scanner hardware malfunction has occurred. Contact the original retailer or a Nikon service representative. If the status LED blinks and then glows steadily, turn the scanner off and reconnect it to the computer. After waiting ﬁ ve seconds, turn the scanner on and restart the computer. If the status LED ﬂ ickers when the computer is restarted, try the following:

• Disconnect all other devices using the same interface as the scanner

• Reinstall Nikon scan

• Update the IEEE 1394 device drivers (Windows only)

• Update the scanner device drivers (Windows only)

22, 41

5, 22 10–19 70–72

65–69

74–75

Computer does not

recognize scanner

• Scanner is off

Turn the scanner on.

• Scanner turned on with holder inserted

After removing the holder, turn the scanner off and then on again.

• Interface cable not correctly connected

Turn the scanner off and reconnect the cable.

• Computer does not meet minimum system requirements

Use a system that meets the requirements.

24, 41

22, 41

10, 15

Poor quality scans

• Film is not properly inserted in holder

Eject the holder and reinsert the ﬁ lm.

• Scanner or holder moved during scanning

Do not use the scanner in locations subject to shock or vibration. Failure to observe this precaution could result in scanner malfunction.

• Scan window settings require adjustment

Adjust settings or use factory defaults. For more information, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual.

• Glass in optional glass-covered holder is dirty

Use a blower to remove dust, a soft cloth to remove other stains.

25–29,

33–38

—

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Problem Possible cause

Computer does not

recognize scanner

(continued)

• Other IEEE 1394 devices are connected and turned on

Disconnect the other devices. If the scanner is connected via a hub, adapter, or extension cable, disconnect the scanner and reconnect it directly to the computer. If this does not solve the problem, uninstall all software that uses the IEEE 1394 interface and reinstall Nikon Scan.

• Interface board is not compatible

At the time of writing, operation has been conﬁ rmed only with the interface board provided with the scanner. Operation is not guaranteed with other boards or with built-in IEEE 1394 ports. Install the supplied interface board (desktop computers) or consult a Nikon service representative for information on approved IEEE 1394 interface boards or cards.

• Interface board is not correctly installed

Check the documentation provided with interface board or card.

• Scanner device driver is missing or corrupted (Windows only)

Check that the device driver is correctly installed.

• Nikon Scan is not correctly installed

Uninstall and reinstall Nikon Scan. For more information, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual.

• IEEE 1394 drivers require updating (Windows 98 SE only)

Update the IEEE 1394 drivers.

5, 22

10, 15, 64–69

64–69

74–75

10–18,

70–72

Installing the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Interface Board

Users whose computer is not equipped with a compatible IEEE 1394 interface must install the supplied IEEE 1394 (Firewire) interface board (Macintosh users should note that beige G3 computers are not equipped with a built-in Firewire interface). To install the board, follow the steps below.

Operating system Installation

Windows XP

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows Me

1 Install the interface board. The board device drivers will be

installed automatically when the computer is turned on.

2 Conﬁ rm that the board is correctly registered in the Windows

Device Manager.

66–67

Windows 98 SE

1 Update the IEEE 1394 drivers. 2 Install the interface board. 3 Install the drivers for the interface board.

65 66

68–69

Mac OS Install the interface board. 66

Computers Without an Empty Full-Sized PCI Slot

The supplied IEEE 1394 board can only be installed in a full-sized PCI slot. It can not be installed in laptop computers or in computers with a low-proﬁ le PCI slot. For information on other approved boards and PCMCIA cards, see the Nikon web site for your area (

2).

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Updating the IEEE 1394 Drivers (Windows 98 SE Only)

Users of Windows 98 SE must update the IEEE 1394 drivers provided with Windows before they can use the scanner. This update is required regardless of whether an IEEE 1394 interface is already installed or the user is installing an IEEE 1394 interface for the ﬁ rst time.

Insert the Nikon Scan CD

Holding down the shift key to prevent the installer from start ing automatically, insert the Nikon Scan CD into the CD -ROM drive. If the language selection dialog is displayed, click Quit.

Open the Nikon Scan CD in Windows Explorer

Double-click the My Computer icon. Click the icon for the Nikon Scan CD with the right mouse button and select Explore from the menu that appears.

Run the updater

Open the Microsoft folder and double- click 242975USA8 or 242975USA8.EXE. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the update.

Restart the computer

When the dialog shown at right is displayed, remove the Nikon Scan CD from the CD-ROM drive and then click Yes to restart the computer.

Installing the IEEE 1394 Interface Board

Once the computer has restarted, users of the supplied IEEE 1394 interface board can install the board ( 66) and interface device drivers ( 68–69).

The “Insert Disk” Dialog

If an “Insert Disk” dialog is displayed the ﬁ rst time the scanner is connected and turned on, the IEEE 1394 driver update has not been completed successfully. Do NOT insert the Windows 98 Second Edition CD. Make sure the CD-ROM drive is empty and click OK, then update the drivers as follows:

Click Browse…

The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Click Browse….

Locate “ntmap.sys”

Select drive “c:” from the Drives menu. In the “Folders” list, double- click ﬁ rst on “windows,” then “system32,” and ﬁ nally “drivers.” Co nﬁ rm that “ntmap.sys” is selected in the list of ﬁ les and click OK.

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Installing the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Interface Board

Turn th e computer off

Turn the computer off and disconnect all cables.

Insert the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) interface board

Insert the supplied IEEE 1394 (Firewire) board as shown. For information on the location of the PCI slots and on installing PCI boards, see the documentation provided with the computer and the IEEE 1394 ( Firewire) interface board.

Installing the Interface Board

Do not use force. Excessive force could damage the computer or board.

Installing the Device Drivers (Windows Only)

After installing the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) interface board, reconnect the cables and turn the computer on.

Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me

Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional

The ﬁ rst time the computer is powered on with the board installed under Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional, Windows will automatically install the necessary drivers. Conﬁ rm that the drivers have been correctly installed as described on the opposite page.

Windows Me

The ﬁ rst time the computer is powered on with the board installed, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” will be displayed. Select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and click Next to install the drivers for the IEEE 1394 interface board. When installation is complete, Windows Me will display message stating that the computer must be restarted before changes to system settings can take effect. Click Yes to restart the computer. Proceed to the next step once the computer restarts.

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Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me

Click the My Computer icon with the right mouse button and select Proper- ties from the menu that appears.

Display the “System Properties” dialog

Windows XP

Select Control Panel from the Start menu, open Performance and Main- tenance, and click System.

Open the Device Manager

Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional

Open the “Hardware” panel and click the Device Manager button.

Windows Me

Click the “Device Manager” tab.

Check the IEEE 1394 host controller

Conﬁ rm that “NEC Firewarden OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller” is listed under “IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers” (Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional) or “1394 Bus Controller” (Windows Me).

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Windows 98 SE

The ﬁ rst time the computer is powered on with the board installed, the “Add New Hardware” wizard will be displayed.

Click Next

Click Next to start the “Add New Hardware” wizard.

Choose the recommended driver

Select The updated driver (Recommended)/NEC Firewarden OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller and click Next.

Select the search option

Select the search option and click Next.

Deselect all search location options

After conﬁ rming that none of the search location options are selected, click Next.

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Click Next

The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Click Next.

The “Insert Disk” Dialog

If the “Insert Disk” dialog is displayed, insert the Windows 98 Second Edition CD and click OK. If Windows displays a message stating that a ﬁ le could not be found, enter the drive letter of the CDROM drive followed by “\win98_se” (e.g., “d:\win98_se”) in the Copy ﬁ les from text box and click OK.

Click Finish

The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Click Finish.

Open the “System Properties” dialog

After the computer restarts, click the My Computer icon with the right mouse

button and select Properties from the menu that appears.

Check the IEEE 1394 host controller

Click the Device Manager tab and conﬁ rm that “NEC Firewarden OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller” is listed under “1394 Bus Controller.”

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Uninstalling Nikon Scan

Before Nikon Scan can be reinstalled or a new version installed, the existing version must be removed from the computer (uninstalled). The instructions that follow are divided into Windows and Macintosh sections.

Export Settings

Before uninstalling Nikon Scan, export frequently-used scan window settings to a location outside the Nikon Scan application folder. These settings can then be loaded into the scan window once Nikon Scan has been reinstalled. For more information, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual (on CD).

Windows

Select Nikon Scan 4 Uninstall

Click the Start button and select Nikon Scan 4 > Nikon Scan 4 Uninstall from

the program list.

Begin the uninstall

The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Click OK to begin removing Nikon Scan and all of its components. If uninstaller encounters read-only ﬁ les or components shared by another application, a conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed. Read the information displayed carefully before deciding what to do with the affected components.

Click Finish

Click Finish to exit the uninstaller.

Windows XP/Windows 2000 Professional

When installing or uninstalling Nikon Scan under the above operating systems, log in as the “Computer administrator” (Windows XP) or “Administrator” (Windows 2000 Professional).

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“Authenticat e” (Mac OS X Only)

Clicking Easy Install in the software panel displays the “Authenticate” dialog shown at right. Enter the administrator name and password and click OK.

Click Accept

The license agreement will be displayed. Click Accept.

Start the installer

The “Install Center” dialog will be displayed. Open the “Software” panel and click Easy Install.

Macintosh

Quit all applications

Insert the Nikon Scan CD into the CD -ROM drive

A Nikon Scan 4 CD icon will appear on the desktop. Double- click the icon to open the “Nikon Scan 4” window.

Double- click the Welcome icon in

the “Nikon Scan 4” window

Choose a language

A language-selection dialog will be displayed. Select a language and click Next.

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Click Continue…

The ReadMe ﬁ le will be displayed. Click Continue… to display the “Nikon Scan Installer” dialog.

Select Uninstall

Select Uninstall from the menu at the top left corner of the installer dialog and click the Uninstall button to remove Nikon Scan and its components from the computer.

Click OK

A conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed when removal is complete. Click OK.

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Custom Install (Macintosh Only)

The Macintosh version of Nikon Scan offers a custom install option that can be used to install selected program components as described below.

Display the “Nikon Scan Installer” dialog

After quitting any applications that may be running, insert the Nikon Scan CD in the CDROM drive and display the “Nikon Scan Installer” dialog as described in steps 2–7 of the “Uninstall: Macintosh” section (

71–72).

Select Custom Install

Select Custom Install from the menu at the top left corner of the installer dialog and select or deselect components for installation by clicking the boxes to their left.

Click Install

Click Install to begin installation of the selected components. Complete installation as described in steps 8–13 of “Installing Nikon Scan: Macintosh” (

17–18 ).

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Checking Device Registration (Windows Only)

The ﬁ rst time the scanner is connected and turned on following installation of Nikon Scan, Windows will “register” the scanner with the Device Manager. If the computer fails to detect the scanner or the scanner does not function as expected when Nikon Scan is running, the computer may not have correctly registered the scanner. Check that the device drivers are correctly installed.

Make sure the scanner is connected and turned on

Display the “System Properties” dialog

Windows XP

Select Control Panel from the Start menu, open Performance and Maintenance, and click System.

Windows 2000 Professional

Select Settings > Control Panel from the Start menu and double-click the System icon.

Windows Me, Windows 98 SE

Select Control Panel from the Start menu and double-click the System icon.

Open the Device Manager

Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional

Open the “Hardware” panel and click the Device Manager button.

Windows Me, Windows 98 SE

Click the “Device Manager” tab.

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Check that the scanner is listed as an imaging device

Click the “+” next to “Imaging devices” (Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional) or “Imaging Device” (Windows Me, Windows 98 SE) and conﬁ rm that the scanner is listed.

If the Scanner Is Not Listed

If the scanner is not listed or appears next to a “!”, “?”, or “×”, the drivers have not been correctly installed. Disconnect the scanner and uninstall Nikon Scan, then reinstall Nikon Scan and reconnect the scanner.

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Speciﬁ cations

SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED (LS-9000 ED)

Media Negatives and positives, in color and monochrome

35-mm ﬁ lm 1–2 strips of 1–6 frames. Up to 3 frames of 24 × 4 8 mm or 24 × 65 mm p an-

orama ﬁ lm can be scanned with optional FH- 869GR ﬁ lm holder.

35-mm slides 1–5 slides with mounts 1.0–3.2 mm thick. Medium-format ﬁ lm 1–4 frames (6 × 4.5), 1–3 frames (6 × 6), or 1–2 frames (6 × 7, 6 × 8, or 6 × 9). Medium-format slides Slides with mounts 1.0–3.2 mm thick can be scanned with optional FH-869M

ﬁ lm holder.

Scanning system Fixed optical, movable media, parallel single -pass scanning system

Light source Red, Green, Blue, and Infrared (RGBIr) LEDs; slit light source with rod and

disperser

Image sensor 10,000 pixel three-line monochrome linear CCD image sensor

Color separation Performed by RGB LEDs

Optical resolution Up to 4000 pixels per inch

Analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion

16 bits per color

Output Full color or greyscale at 8 or 16 bits per channel

Focus Auto and manual

Interface IEEE 1394

Power supply AC 100–240 V, 50 /60 Hz

Operating environment +10 – +35 °C (+50–+95 °F) at a humidity of 20–60%

Size and weight 249 × 498.5 × 202 mm /9.8 ˝ × 19.6˝ × 8.0 ˝ (W × H × D) , 9 kg/19.8 lb (app rox.)

16- mm ﬁ lm 1–3 strips of 1–20 frames can be scanned with optional FH- 816 ﬁ lm holder. Glass microscope

slides

1–3 prepared glass microscope slides (26 × 76 mm, 0.8–1.5 mm thi ck) can be scanned with optional FH-8G1 ﬁ lm holder.

FH-

835S

FH-

835M

FH-869S, FH-869G

Aperture (mm)

Scan range (pixels) 4000

5904

5905

4032

8964

6696

25.4 ×

37.5

37.5 ×

25.6

56.9 ×

42.5

Aperture/scan range

6 × 4.5

8964

56.9 ×

56.9

6 × 6

8964

11016

56.9 ×

70.0

6 × 7

8964

1220 4

56.9 ×

77.5

6 × 8

8964

13176

56.9 ×

83.7

6 × 9

8964

13176

56.9 ×

83.7

5.9×8.2

2362

3384

15.0 ×

21.48

FH-

816

7248

3780

46.02 ×

24.0

FH-

8G1

Power consumption 27 W o r less; 14 W or less in standby mode

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* Times for positive ﬁ lm scanned at input resolution of 4000 dpi (2000 dpi when FH-869S is used with Digital DEE) and bit depth of 16

bits (CMS on) using Nikon Scan 4 on Pentium 4 3.06 GHz FSB 533 MHz computer with 1 GB RAM, Windows XP Professional, IEEE 1394 interface, and 1024 × 768 display.

† Input resolution set to 2000 dpi

Scanning time (Time to display image when Preview button is clicked, or when Scan button is clicked following preview. Times do not include autofo cus or holder positioning.)*

With FH-835M 35 -mm slide mount holder

With FH-869S 120/220 ﬁ lm holder

Supplied Film Holders

FH-835S 35-MM STRIP FILM HOLDER

Size and weight 130 × 320 × 17 mm /5.1˝ × 12.6˝ × 0.7˝ ( W × H × D), 20 0 g/ 7.1 oz. (approx. )

Film

1–2 strips of 35-mm ﬁ lm, each with 1–6 frames

FH-835M 35-MM MOUNTED FILM HOLDER

Film 1–5 35 -mm slides with mounts 1.0–3.2 mm thick and 49.0–50.8 mm wide

Size and weight 130 × 345 × 17 mm/5.1˝ × 13.6˝ × 0.7 ˝ (W × H × D) , 180 g/ 6.3 oz. (ap prox.)

FH-869S 120/220 STRIP FILM HOLDER

Size and weight 130 × 320 × 17 mm /5.1˝ × 12.6˝ × 0.7˝ ( W × H × D), 29 0 g/10.2 oz. (a pprox.)

6 × 4.5 6 × 6 6 × 7, 6 × 8, 6 × 9 1–2 frames

1–3 frames

1–4 frames

Film Medium-format (120/220) ﬁ lm, 5.9 × 8. 2 cm electro n microscope ﬁ lm

DEE Preview Scan

40 s

52 s

41 s

57 s

1 min 27 s

1 min 31 s

13 s

28 s

12 s 14 s

14 s

26 s

Off Off Off Off Off

GEM

Off

Off Off

Off

Scan Image

Enhancer ROC

Off

Off Off

Off

Off Off Off Off

ICE

Off Off

Off Off Off

2 min 33 s33 sOnOnOnOn On

DEE Preview Scan

3 min 05 s

8 min 55 s

3 min 14 s 7 min 05 s

2 min 20 s

11 m i n 4 0 s

38 s

1 min 26 s

38 s 40 s

38 s

1 min 26 s

Off Off Off Off Off

†

GEM

Off

Off Off

Off

Scan Image

Enhancer ROC

Off

Off Off

Off

Off Off Off Off

ICE

Off Off

Off Off Off

16 m in 0 0 s2 min 24 sOffOnOnOn On

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Optional Film Holders

FH-869M 120/220 MOUNTED FILM HOLDER

Size and weight 130 × 320 × 17 mm /5.1˝ × 12.6˝ × 0.7˝ ( W × H × D), 170 g/ 6.0 oz. (approx .)

Film One 6 × 4.5 or 6 × 6 slid e and one 6 × 7, 6 × 8, or 6 × 9 s lide

FH-8G1 MEDICAL HOLDER

Size and weight 130 × 345 × 17 mm/5.1˝ × 13.6˝ × 0.7 ˝ (W × H × D) , 190 g/ 6.7 oz. (approx. )

Slide Slide cover Total thickness No more than 2 mm, including adhesive

25 × 60 mm with thickness of 0.18 mm or less

26 × 76 mm , 0.8–1.5 mm thick

Media 1–3 prepared glass microscope slides

FH-869G 120/220 STRIP FILM HOLDER WITH GLASS

Size and weight 130 × 300 × 17 mm/ 5.1˝ × 11.8˝ × 0.7˝ ( W × H × D), 3 00 g/10.6 oz. ( approx.)

6 × 4.5 6 × 6 6 × 7, 6 × 8, 6 × 9 1–2 frames

1–3 frames

1–4 frames

Film

Medium-format (120/220) ﬁ lm, 5.9 × 8. 2 cm electro n microscope ﬁ lm

FH-869GR ROTATING 120/220 STRIP FILM HOLDER WITH GLASS

Angle adjustment ±5 °

6 × 4.5 6 × 6 6 × 7, 6 × 8, 6 × 9 1–2 frames

1–3 frames

1–4 frames

Film

Medium-format (120/220) ﬁ lm, 5.9 × 8. 2 cm ele ctron microsco pe ﬁ lm, 35 mm panorama ﬁ lm with frame size of 24 × 48 mm or 24 × 65 mm

Size and weight 130 × 320 × 17 mm /5.1˝ × 12.6˝ × 0.7˝ ( W × H × D), 330 g /11.6 oz. (approx. )

FH-816 16 -MM STRIP FILM HOLDER

Film 1–3 strips of 16 - mm ﬁ lm, each with 1–20 frames

Size and weight 130 × 375 × 17 mm /5.1˝ × 14.8˝ × 0.7 ˝ (W × H × D) , 250 g/ 8.8 oz. ( approx.)

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Index

Symbols

2¼˝, see Film, medium format 16 - mm, see Film, 16-mm 35-mm, see Film, 35-mm 120 /220, see Film, medium format

Acquire plug-in, 17, 30 Adobe Photoshop, 8, 17, 30 Analog gain, 50 Aperture, 76 Autoexposure, 45 Autofocus, 45

Bit depth, 38, 50 Brownie, see Film, medium format

Calibrated RGB, 34 Calibration, 32 Color balance, 49 Color model menu, 34, 45. See also

Calibrated RGB; Grayscale. Color-space proﬁ le, 13, 17–18 Color values, 46, 48 Control area, 33, 44, 45 Crop, 37–38, 48 Curves, 49

Device drivers, 12, 74–75 Digital DEE, 2, 50, 58, 60 Digital GEM, 2, 50, 58, 60 Digital ICE, 2, 50, 60 Digital ICE

Advanced, 9, 50

Digital ROC, 2, 50, 58, 60

Eject button, 41

Nikon Scan, 41, 45

scanner, 3, 41 Ejecting ﬁ lm, see Film, ejecting Electron microscope ﬁ lm, see Film,

electron microscope

File size, 48 Film, 5, 9, 25–29, 42, 52–60

16 - mm, 58–59

35-mm, 9, 26–27

slides, 9, 28, 60 base, 26 caring for, 5, 25 color, 34 curl, 29 ejecting, 41 electron microscope, 9, 25, 28,

52, 54, 56 emulsion surface, 26 inserting, 26–29, 53–60 Kodachrome, 34, 50 medium format, 9, 25, 28–29,

52, 54–56

slides, 52, 53 monochrome, 34

negative, 26, 29, 34, 53, 55, 58 panorama, 52, 56 positive, 26, 29, 34, 53, 55, 58 removing, 42, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60

Film holders, 9, 25–29, 51– 60, 77–78

ejecting, 41 FH- 816, 52, 58–59, 76, 78 FH- 835M, 9, 25, 28, 76, 77 FH-835S, 9, 25, 26–27, 76, 77 FH-869G, 29, 52, 54–55, 76, 78 FH- 869GR, 29, 52, 56–57, 78 FH- 869M, 52, 53, 78 FH-869S, 9, 25, 28–29, 76, 77 FH- 8G1, 52, 60, 76, 78

inserting, 32 Film type menu, 34 Firewire, see IEEE 1394 Flipping images, 9, 36, 46, 48 Frame size menu, 34

Grayscale, 34

Help button, 45

Holder slot, 3, 32

IEEE 1394, 5, 10, 15, 22, 64–69

cable, 4, 5, 8, 22

driver update (Windows 98 SE),

10, 13, 24, 65

interface board, 10, 64–69

interface drivers, 66–69 Imaging applications, 8, 30 Image windows, 9, 39 Information palette, 48 Information panel, 33, 44, 46 Install, see Nikon Scan, installing

Kodachrome, see Film, Kodachrome

Layout Tools, 36, 48 LCH Editor, 49

Mac OS, 2, 15–19, 30, 41, 64, 71–73 Maintenance, 62 Medium format, see Film, medium

format

Multi-sample scanning, 50

Natural, 33, 47 Nikon Scan, 8–9, 10–18, 30–31,

33–41, 43–50, 63, 64, 70–73. See also Scan window installing, 10–18

custom install, 73

plug- in, 17, 30 starting, 30–31 uninstalling, 70–72

Nikon View, 8–9, 10, 15

Orientation, 36, 46 Output size, 38, 48

Panorama ﬁ lm, see Film, panorama Power switch, 3, 21, 24, 41 Power cable, 4, 21, 63

connecting, 21 Preferences, 45 Prefs button, 45 Preview area, 36–38 Preview button, 33, 36, 44, 46 Previewing images, 9, 35–36 Printing images, 9, 40 Processed, 33, 47 Progress window, 33, 39, 44, 47

Resolution, 38, 48 Rotating images, 36, ,46 ,48

Saving images, 39, 40 Scan button, 33, 39, 44, 46 Scan Image Enhancer, 2, 38, 50 Scan window, 8–9, 30–31, 33–39,

44–47 Scanner extras, 50 Settings menu, 45 Status LED, 3, 5, 24, 32, 41, 63

Thumbnail, 35

drawer, 35, 47

drawer tab, 33, 35, 44, 47 Tool Chest, 9, 33, 36, 37–38, 45,

48–50 Tool palettes, 48–50 Too ls button, 37, 45 Transp or t, 62 TWAIN, 30

Uninstall, see Nikon Scan, uninstall-

ing Unsharp Mask, 49 USB, 5, 22

Windows, 10–14, 30, 41, 63,

64–69, 70, 74–75

98 SE, 2, 10, 12, 13, 24, 41, 64,

65, 68–69

2000 Professional, 10, 12, 24, 64,

66–67, 70, 74–75 Me, 2, 12, 41, 64, 66–67, 74–75 XP, 2, 10, 12, 64, 66–67, 70,

74–75

Zoom buttons, 45

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Nikon Film Scanner

Avant de commencer

Conﬁ guration

Bases de la numérisation

Nikon Scan

Porte-ﬁ lms optionnels

Remarques techniques

Manuel de l’utilisateur

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Trademark Information

Apple, le logo Apple, Macintosh, et Mac OS sont des marques déposées d’Apple Computer, Inc. Finder est une marque commerciale d’Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft et Windows sont des marques déposées de Microsoft Corporation. Pentium est une marque d’Intel Corporation. Digital ICE4 AdvancedTM englobe Digital ICETM, Digital ROCTM, Digital GEMTM et Digital DEETM, technologies développées par Applied Science Fiction. Radius, ColorMatch, et PressView sont des marques déposées de miro displays, inc. Adobe et Acrobat sont des marques déposées d’Adobe Systems Inc. Tous les autres noms mentionnés dans ce manuel ou dans les autres documentations fournies avec votre matériel Nikon sont des marques commerciales ou des marques déposées de leurs détenteurs respectifs

Documentation relative au produit

La documentation relative à ce produit comprend les manuels mentionnés ci-dessous. Assurez-vous d'en avoir lu attentivement les instructions.

Guide de démarrage rapide

Manuel de l’utilisateur (ce guide)

Ce document décrit brièvement comment installer le logiciel Nikon Scan qui permet de piloter votre scanner, comment insérer le ﬁ lm et effectuer une numérisation simple.

Le présent manuel fournit de manière détaillée les instructions d’installation et d’utilisation des scanners de ﬁ lm

SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED.

Manuel de référence de Nikon Scan/Guide de numérisation (sur CD)

Ce manuel fournit les instructions complètes de Nikon Scan, logi ciel permettant de numériser les images. Il est disponible sur le CD de référence en format pdf et peut être visualisé à l'aide d’Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 ou version ultérieure. Cependant, si les utilisa teurs Windows ne possèdent pas Adobe Acrobat Reader, ils peuvent l'installer à l’aide du programme d’installation disponible sur le CD de référence. Pour de plus amples informations sur l’installation d’Adobe Acrobat Reader et sur la visualisation du manuel de référence, consultez le Guide de démarrage rapide.

Le Guide de numérisation comporte des animations destinées à expliquer les notions fondamentales de la numérisation, comme la conﬁ guration de la taille d’image et de la résolution. Consultez le Guide de démarrage rapide pour lire les instructions.

Manuel de référence de Nikon View (sur CD)

Ce manuel fournit les instructions complètes d’utilisation du logiciel fourni Nikon View qui permet de visionner et de gérer les images. Ce manuel est enregistré sur le CD de référence en format pdf.

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Nouchez pas les parties exposées

En cas d'ouverture du produit suite à une chute de ce dernier ou à une autre circonstance, ne touchez pas les parties exposées. Débranchez le câble d'alimentation du scanner et conﬁ ez le produit à un centre de services agréé Nikon pour le faire contrôler.

Ne démontez pas ou ne modiﬁ ez pas le scanner

•

L'intérieur de votre scanner comporte des zones de haute tension. Le retrait

de l’armature du scanner peut provoquer un incendie ou vous exposer à une décharge électrique. Contactez votre revendeur ou votre représentant Nikon pour un contrôle ou une réparation.

• Ne modiﬁ ez pas le scanner. Cela pourrait provoquer un incendie ou vous exposer à une décharge électrique.

Mesures de sécurité

Aﬁ n d'éviter d'endommager votre matériel Nikon, de vous blesser vous ou d'autres personnes, veuillez lire attentivement toutes les mesures de précaution relatives à cet appareil avant de procé der à son utilisation. Conservez ces instructions dans un lieu accessible à toutes les personnes qui

ont l’intention d’utiliser ce produit. Les conséquences résultant du non-respect de ces mesures de précautions sont indiquées dans

cette section par les symboles suivants :

Cette icône indique les avertissements ou les informations devant être lus attentivement avant d'utiliser ce produit Nikon, aﬁ n d'éviter un accident éventuel pouvant entraîner des blessures graves ou mortelles.

Cette icône indique les précautions à prendre ou les informations devant être lues avant d'utiliser ce produit Nikon, et ce aﬁ n d'éviter d'endommager ce matériel, de vous blesser ou éviter que d'autres personnes ne se blessent.

AVERTISSEMENTS

Débranchez le scanner si vous constatez une anomalie

• Si vous constatez un bruit anormal, une odeur, ou de la fumée provenant du scanner, éteignez-le immédiatement

et débranchez le câble d'alimentation. Une utilisation prolongée dans ces conditions pourrait provoquer un incendie ou vous exposer à une décharge électrique. Attendez que la fumée disparaisse puis faites appel à votre représentant Nikon pour en savoir plus sur le remplacement ou la réparation de l’appareil. NE TENTEZ PAS DE RÉPARER L'APPAREIL VOUS-MÊME : cela pourrait s’avérer extrêmement dangereux.

• En cas de détérioration de l'appareil, éteignez-le immédiatement et débranchez le câble d'alimentation, puis contactez

votre représentant Nikon pour en savoir plus sur le remplacement ou la réparation de l’appareil. Une utilisation prolongée de l'appareil dans ces conditions pourrait provoquer un incendie ou vous exposer à une décharge électrique.

N'utilisez pas le produit en la présence de gaz inﬂ ammables ou de poussière

Le non-respect de cette consigne pourrait provoquer une explosion ou un incendie.

Ne laissez pas des corps étrangers s’inﬁ ltrer dans le scanner

Ne posez pas de vases, de pots de ﬂ eurs, de tasses, de produits cosmétiques, de récipients contenant des produits chimiques ou de l'eau, ni de petits objets métalliques sur le scanner. Dans le cas où des corps étrangers ou de l'eau s’inﬁ ltreraient dans le scanner, débranchez le câble d'alimentation et contactez votre représentant Nikon. Une utilisation prolongée dans de telles conditions pourrait entraîner un incendie, une décharge électrique ou un mauvais fonctionnement de l'appareil.

Ne laissez pas de petits objets à la portée des enfants

Faites très attention à ce que les enfants ne mettent pas à la bouche les petites pièces du scanner. Dans le cas où un enfant avalerait l’un de ces éléments, faites appel immédiatement à un médecin.

Utilisez une alimentation électrique appropriée

Utilisez une alimentation secteur de 50/60 Hz et une tension de 100 V-240V. Le cordon d'alimentation doit être conforme aux normes de sécurité en vigueur dans le pays où il est utilisé. Son isolation doit être de type SVT ou mieux, et son épaisseur doit dépasser 18 AWG.

À des tensions supérieures à 125V À des tensions de 125V ou moins

Utilisez une prise dont la tension est de 250V,

15A (NEMA 6P-15)

Utilisez une prise dont la tension est de 125V, 10A

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Ne manipulez pas l'appareil avec les mains mouillées

Vous risquez sinon de vous exposer à une décharge électrique.

Manipulation du câble d'alimentation et des prises

• N'endommagez pas, ne modiﬁ ez pas, ne tentez pas de tirer ou de plier le câble d'alimentation. Ne le placez pas non

plus sous des objets lourds, ne l’exposez pas à la chaleur ou à des ﬂ ammes. Si l’isolation est endommagée et que les ﬁ ls électriques sont visibles, contactez un représentant Nikon pour en savoir plus sur le remplacement ou la réparation du câble. Le non-respect de ces consignes risque de provoquer un incendie ou de vous exposer à une décharge électrique.

• Ne manipulez pas la prise avec les mains mouillées. Ceci pourrait vous exposer à une décharge électrique.

• Si vous constatez la présence de poussière sur ou près des parties métalliques de la prise, enlevez-la avec un chiffon

sec. Une utilisation prolongée dans de telles conditions pourrait provoquer un incendie.

• Ne manipulez pas le câble d’alimentation ou ne vous approchez pas du scanner pendant les orages. Le non-respect

de cette consigne pourrait vous exposer à une décharge électrique.

CD-ROM

Les CD-ROM contenant le logiciel et les manuels ne doivent pas être insérés dans un lecteur de CD audio. La lecture de CD-ROM sur un équipement audio peut entraîner une perte d’audition ou endommager l’équipement.

AVERTISSEMENTS

Connectez le scanner à une prise de terre

• La prise de courant utilisée pour le branchement du câble d'alimentation doit être une prise de terre. Si ce n'est pas le cas, vous vous exposez à une décharge électrique.

• Ne mettez pas à la masse la prise de courant où elle serait en contact avec un tuyau de gaz ou une conduite d'eau ou encore un système de branchement téléphonique. Cela pourrait provoquer un incendie ou vous exposer à une décharge électrique.

Manipulation du câble d'alimentation et des prises

• Ne placez pas le câble à proximité d'une cuisinière, d’un poêle ou d'un chauffage car ceci pourrait faire fondre l'isolation, provoquant ainsi un incendie ou une décharge électrique.

•

Débranchez le câble d'alimentation en tirant sur la prise, et non sur le câble lui-même. Vous risquez sinon d'endomma-

ger le câble et de provoquer un incendie ou de vous exposer à une décharge électrique.

• Ne branchez pas le câble d'alimentation sur une rallonge ou une rallonge avec connecteur multiple, car cela pourrait provoquer un incendie ou un mauvais fonctionnement.

Débranchez l'équipement lorsque vous ne l’utilisez pas

Eteignez et débranchez le scanner lorsque ne vous ne l'utilisez pas pendant une période prolongée. Le non-respect de cette consigne pourrait provoquer un incendie.

Ne mettez pas les doigts dans l'appareil

A moins qu'il n'en soit indiqué autrement, ne mettez pas les doigts dans l'appareil. Vous risquez sinon de vous blesser.

Débranchez l'appareil avant de procéder à son nettoyage

Par mesure de précaution, éteignez et débranchez le scanner lorsque vous procédez à son nettoyage. Vous risquez sinon de vous blesser.

Ne placez pas des objets lourds sur l'appareil

Les objets ou le matériel pourraient basculer ou tomber, provoquant éventuellement des blessures.

Placez l'appareil sur une surface stable

Sinon, le scanner risque de tomber et par conséquent de s’endommager ou de vous blesser. En cas de rupture d’éléments en verre du scanner, suite à la chute de l’appareil ou à tout autre incident, faites attention de ne pas vous blesser.

N'installez le scanner que selon les instructions de ce manuel

Vous risquez sinon de bloquer les oriﬁ ces de ventilation du scanner, provoquant ainsi une surchauffe et éventuellement un incendie.

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• Les manuels fournis avec votre appareil photo ne peuvent être reproduits, transmis, transcrits, stockés sur un serveur ou traduits quelle que soit la langue, en tout ou en partie, et quels qu’en soient les moyens, sans accord écrit préalable de Nikon.

• Nikon se réserve le droit de modiﬁ er à tout moment et sans avis préalable les caractéristiques du matériel et du logiciel décrites dans ces manuels.

• Nikon ne peut être tenu responsable des dommages provenant de l’utilisation de ce matériel.

• Nous avons apporté le plus grand soin à la rédaction de ces manuels pour qu’ils soient précis et complets. Si, cependant, vous veniez à remarquer des erreurs ou des omissions, nous vous serions reconnaissants de les signaler à votre représentant Nikon (adresse fournie séparément).

Avertissements

Nikon Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747-3064, U.S.A. Tel.: 631-547-4200

A l’attention des utilisateurs canadiens CAUTION

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations.

ATTENTION

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

LS-9000 ED

A l’attention des utilisateurs aux Etats-Unis Déclaration de la FCC (Federal Communications Commission) pour la protection contre les parasites

Cet équipement a été testé et trouvé conforme aux limites déﬁ nies pour les appareils numériques de classe B selon la partie 15 de la réglementation FCC. Ces limites assurent une protection raisonnable contre les interférences dangereuses lorsque l'équipement est utilisé en environnement résidentiel. Cet équipement génère, utilise et peut irradier des radiofréquences qui peuvent, en cas d'une installation et d'une utilisation contraire aux instructions, provoquer des interférences néfastes aux communications radio. Cependant, il n'existe aucune garantie qu'une interférence ne se produira pas dans une installation particulière. Si ce matériel provoque effectivement des interférences préjudiciables à la réception radio ou télévisée, ce que l’on peut déterminer en allumant et en éteignant le matériel, l'utilisateur est vivement encouragé à essayer de corriger ces interférences en ayant recours à une ou plusieurs des mesures suivantes:

• Réorientez ou repositionnez l'antenne de réception.

• Augmentez la distance séparant l'équipement du récepteur.

• Branchez le scanner à une prise reliée à un circuit différent de celui où est connecté le récepteur.

• Consultez le revendeur ou un technicien radio/ télévision spécialisé.

ATTENTION

Modiﬁ cations

Le FCC demande qu’il soit notiﬁ é à l'utilisateur que tout changement ou modiﬁ cation sur cet appareil qui n'aurait pas été expressément approuvé par Nikon Corporation peut annuler tout droit à l'utilisateur d'utiliser l'équipement.

Câbles d’interface

Utilisez les câbles d’interface vendus ou fournis par Nikon pour votre matériel. L'utilisation d'autres câbles peut faire dépasser les limites de la Classe B Partie 15 du règlement FCC.

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Avertissement concernant l’interdiction de copie ou de reproduction

Il est à noter que le simple fait d’être en possession de matériel copié ou reproduit numériquement au moyen d’un scanner, d’un appareil photo numérique ou d’un autre dispositif est répréhensible.

• Articles légalement interdits de copie ou de reproduction

Ne copiez pas, ni ne reproduisez des billets de banque, des pièces, des titres, des bons d’Etat, même si de telles copies ou reproductions sont estampillées « Exemple ».

La copie ou la reproduction de billets de banque, de pièces ou de titres circulant à l’étranger est interdite.

Sauf autorisation exceptionnelle de l'Etat, la copie ou la reproduction de timbres et de cartes postales non compostés émis par l’Etat sont interdites. La copie ou la reproduction de timbres émis par l’Etat et des documents certiﬁ és, stipulés par la loi est interdite.

• Attention à certaines copies et reproductions

L'état a émis des avertissements sur les copies ou les reproductions de titres émis par des sociétés privées (actions, factures, chèques, chèque-cadeau, etc.), les coupons ou titres de transport, à l’exception du minimum de copies nécessaires à fournir pour les besoins de l’entreprise. De même, ne copiez pas, ni ne reproduisez des passeports émis par l’Etat, des permis émis par des organismes publics et des groupes privés, des cartes d’identité et des tickets comme des passes ou des tickets restaurant.

• Conformez-vous aux avis de droit de reproduction

La copie ou la reproduction de travaux créatifs soumis à un droit de reproduction comme les livres, la musique, les peintures, les impressions sur bois, les cartes, les dessins, les ﬁ lms et les photographies est régie par des lois nationales et internationales de copyright. L’utilisation de ce produit à des ﬁ ns de reproduction illégale, ainsi que toute infraction aux lois de copyright sont interdites.

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Table des matières

Mesures de sécurité ....................................................................................................................... i

AVERTISSEMENTS .......................................................................................................................... i

Avertissements ............................................................................................................................... iii

Avant de commencer...................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2

Caractéristiques principales ............................................................................................................ 2

Descriptif du scanner ..................................................................................................................... 3

Précautions à observer .................................................................................................................. 5

Conﬁ guration .................................................................................................................................. 7

Guide de conﬁ guration et de numérisation ................................................................................ 8

Installation de Nikon Scan............................................................................................................. 10

Windows ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Macintosh...................................................................................................................................... 15

Installation du scanner .................................................................................................................. 20

Etape 1 — Choisir un emplacement pour le scanner ........................................................................ 20

Etape 2 — Connecter le câble d’alimentation .................................................................................. 21

Etape 3 —Brancher le câble IEEE 1394 ............................................................................................ 22

Bases de la numérisation................................................................................................................ 23

Etape 1 — Mettre le scanner sous tension..................................................................................... 24

Etape 2 — Insérer le ﬁ lm dans le porte-ﬁ lm .................................................................................. 25

Etape 3 — Ouvrir la fenêtre de numérisation ............................................................................... 30

Etape 4 — Insérer le porte-ﬁ lm ..................................................................................................... 32

Etape 5 — Choisir un type de ﬁ lm et un mode couleur ................................................................ 33

Etape 6 — Créer un aperçu (prévisualiser)..................................................................................... 35

Etape 7 — Effectuer un recadrage ................................................................................................. 37

Etape 8 — Numériser et enregistrer............................................................................................... 39

Etape 9 — Ejecter et quitter ........................................................................................................... 41

Nikon Scan....................................................................................................................................... 43

Fenêtre de numérisation ............................................................................................................... 44

Zone de contrôle............................................................................................................................ 45

Zone d’informations....................................................................................................................... 46

Boutons Aperçu et Numériser......................................................................................................... 46

Onglet du menu Vignette .............................................................................................................. 47

Zone d’aperçu................................................................................................................................ 47

Fenêtre de progression................................................................................................................... 47

Palette d’outils ............................................................................................................................... 48

Porte-ﬁ lms optionnels .................................................................................................................... 51

Porte-diapositive moyen-format FH-869M................................................................................... 53

Insertion des diapositives................................................................................................................ 53

Retrait des diapositives................................................................................................................... 53

Porte-ﬁ lm moyen format + presseur verre FH-869G.................................................................... 54

Insertion du ﬁ lm............................................................................................................................. 54

Retrait du ﬁ lm ................................................................................................................................ 55

Porte-ﬁ lm rotatif moyen format + presseur verre FH-869GR...................................................... 56

Insertion du ﬁ lm............................................................................................................................. 56

Retrait du ﬁ lm ................................................................................................................................ 57

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Porte-ﬁ lm 16 mm FH-816 .............................................................................................................. 58

Insertion du ﬁ lm............................................................................................................................. 58

Retrait du ﬁ lm ................................................................................................................................ 59

Porte-lame pour microscope FH-8G1............................................................................................ 60

Insertion des lames ........................................................................................................................ 60

Retrait des lames............................................................................................................................ 60

Remarques techniques ................................................................................................................... 61

Maintenance .................................................................................................................................. 62

Dépannage..................................................................................................................................... 63

Installation de la carte d’interface IEEE 1394 (Firewire).............................................................. 64

Mise à jour des pilotes IEEE 1394 (Windows 98 SE uniquement)..................................................... 65

Installation de la carte d’interface IEEE 1394 (Firewire)................................................................... 66

Installation des pilotes du périphérique (Windows uniquement) ..................................................... 66

Désinstallation de Nikon Scan....................................................................................................... 70

Windows ....................................................................................................................................... 70

Macintosh...................................................................................................................................... 71

Installation personnalisée (Macintosh uniquement) ................................................................... 73

Vériﬁ cation de l’enregistrement du périphérique (Windows uniquement) .............................. 74

Caractéristiques.............................................................................................................................. 76

SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED (LS-9000 ED)...................................................................................... 76

Porte-ﬁ lms fournis.......................................................................................................................... 77

Porte-ﬁ lms optionnels .................................................................................................................... 78

Index ............................................................................................................................................... 79

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Introduction ............................................................ 2

Descriptif du scanner.............................................. 3

Précautions à observer ........................................... 5

Avant de commencer

Ce chapitre décrit les conventions utilisées dans ce manuel, les noms des différents composants du scanner et les précautions d’emploi.

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Introduction

Merci d'avoir fait l'acquisition du scanner de ﬁ lm Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED. Lisez attentivement ce manuel avant d'utiliser votre matériel et gardez-le toujours à portée de main.

Pour mieux mettre en évidence les informations dont vous pouvez avoir besoin, nous avons utilisé dans ce manuel les symboles et conventions suivants :

Illustrations

La plupart des illustrations de l’interface du scanner sont extraites de Windows XP Professionnel. Lorsque les deux systèmes d’exploitation Windows et Macintosh n’opèrent pas de la même façon, les illustrations sont également extraites de Mac OS X.

Terminologie

Dans ce manuel, le SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED est parfois appelé 9000 ED. Windows XP Edition familiale et Windows XP Professionnel sont réunis sous le nom de Windows XP ; Windows Millénium Edition est appelé Windows Me et Windows 98 Deuxième Edition est appelé Windows 98 SE.

Formation permanente

Dans le cadre de l’engagement de Nikon pour la “Formation permanente” sur ses produits au niveau technique et éducatif, des informations continuellement mises à jour sont disponibles en ligne sur les sites suivants :

• Etats-Unis.: http://www.nikonusa.com/

• Europe: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support

• Asie, Océanie, Moyen- Orient et Afrique: http://www.nikon-asia.com/ Vous trouverez sur ces sites des informations relatives aux derniers produits, des astuces, des réponses aux questions les plus fréquemment posées (FAQ) ainsi que des conseils d’ordre général sur l’imagerie et la photographie numériques. Pour tout renseignement complémentaire, contactez le représentant Nikon de votre pays. Consultez le site suivant pour obtenir les coordonnées de votre ﬁ liale:

http://nikonimaging.com/

Cette icône signale les mesures de précaution dont vous devez avoir connaissance avant d'utiliser votre scanner pour ne pas risquer de l'endommager.

Cette icône signale des astuces, informations supplémentaires qui peuvent s'avérer utiles lors de l'utilisation de votre scanner.

Cette icône signale les notes à lire avant d'utiliser votre scanner.

Cette icône signale que de plus amples informations sont disponibles dans une autre partie de ce manuel ou dans le Guide de démarrage rapide.

Caractéristiques principales

• La technologie Scan Image Enhancer ajuste automatiquement les teintes pour restituer des images parfaitement contrastées.

• La technologie Digital ICE détecte, analyse et élimine automatiquement les rayures et les poussières.

• La technologie Digital ROC restitue numériquement les couleurs altérées des anciens négatifs.

• La technologie Digital GEM permet la gestion automatique du grain, améliorant considéra - blement les images prises avec des ﬁ lms à sensibilité élevée.

• La technologie Digital DEE fait ressortir les détails dans les ombres des vues sous- exposées ou prises en contre-jour. Elle permet également d’augmenter le contraste dans les zones “décolorées” ( hautes lumières) aﬁ n de créer une exposition à l’aspect naturel.

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Descriptif du scanner

Vue avant

Témoin DEL

L’é ta t d u s ca nn er es t indiqué de la manière suivante:

Tém o in D EL

Etat du scanner

Allumé

Aucune opération n’est en cours. Vous pouvez insérer ou retirer des ﬁ lms et adaptateurs.

Clignote (environ 1,5x / s )

Le scanner est en cours de fonctionnement. Ne l’éteignez pas, n’insérez pas ni ne retirez de ﬁ lm ou d’adaptateur.

Clignote

rapidement

(environ

5x/ s)

Erreur matériel ou erreur de communication. Eteignez le scanner, patientez au moins 5s avant de le remettre sous tension.

Commutateur marche-arrêt

Appuyez sur celui-ci pour allumer ou éteindre le scanner.

Bouton d’éjection

Appuyez sur ce bouton pour éjecter les porte-ﬁ lms du scanner.

Fente pour porte-ﬁ lm

Insérez les porte-ﬁ lms destinés à divers types de ﬁ lm dans la fente prévue à cet effet. Un couvercle empêche que la poussière ne s’accumule à l’intérieur du scanner lorsque celui- ci n’est pas utilisé.

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Vue arrière

Connecteur secteur

C’est ici que vous devez insérer l’extrémité femelle du câble d’alimentation secteur.

Connecteur IEEE 1394 (Firewire)

Branchez le câble d’interface IEEE 1394 à cet emplacement.