Minolta DIMAGE SCAN DUAL II AF-2820U User Manual

Dimâge Scan Dual II1E9224-2886-11 H-A006

10SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC/ATCPU:Operating System:Memory:Monitor:Other:IBM PC/AT compatible with an Intel Pentium or later processor orbetter.An Intel

100GLOSSARYRESAMPLE To change the number of pixels in the image. Ifpixels are discarded when shrinking an image, it iscalled resampling down. If new p

Dimâge Scan Dual II 101TROUBLE SHOOTING• Load film into the film holder.• Scanner door opened during setup. Closescanner door.The computer will not st

102SPECIFICATIONSSpecifications are based on the latest information available at the time of printing and aresubject to change without notice.Type: Fi

Dimâge Scan Dual II 103USER TECHNICAL SUPPORTPlease contact your dealer for information regarding installation, USB interfacerecommendations, or appli

104APPENDIX B1. When the “Add New Hardware Wizard”window is displayed, click on [Next>].The window for selecting the way to search fornew drivers i

SOFTWARE-INSTALLATION – WINDOWSDimâge Scan Dual II 1055. Click on [Next>].6. Click on [Finish].

APPENDIX B1061. Connect the Dimâge Scan Dual II to thePC and turn on the power of the DimâgeScan Dual II and the PC.2. Click on “My Computer” on the d

SOFTWARE-INSTALLATION – WINDOWSDimâge Scan Dual II 1078. Make sure that neither “USB Device” nor“Unknown Device” appears as displayedleft and then cli

FOR WINDOWS 2000 USERS108When using the TWAIN_32 driver with Adobe Photoshop LE (supplied with this scanner),scanning may stop halfway through the sca

MINOLTADimâge Scan Dual II 109A Minolta Austria Ges.m.b.HAmalienstr. 59-61, A-1131 Wien, ÖsterreichTel: 01 87868 176Fax: 01 87868 153http://www.minolt

Dimâge Scan Dual II 11SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSHPower PCMac OS 8.5 – 9A minimum of 16 MB application RAM in addition to the requirementsfor the M

Dimâge Scan Dual II 13SCANNER SETUPSCANNER SETUP FLOWCONNECTING THE HARDWAREINSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LEGETTING STARTEDINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

14INSTALLING THE PHOTSHOP LE – WINDOWSThis manual describes how to install Adobe Photoshop LE as the image editing application.The commands, the displ

Dimâge Scan Dual II 15INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE – MACINTOSH1. Insert the Photoshop LE CD-ROM into the CD-ROMdrive.2. Double-click on the installer i

16• The Device Wizard dialog box will appear.INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWSWINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 20001. Turn on the scanner, then turn on the PC.2. St

Dimâge Scan Dual II 17then click on Next.8. Click on Browse to select anotherdestination directory…• An install directory and path can also beentered

1812.Click on Finish.11.Click on Close.10.Click on Next.• Setup will begin.INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS9. Choose either Typical or TWAIN Filesins

Dimâge Scan Dual II 19INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH1. Turn on the Dimâge Scan Dual2, then turn on yourMacintosh.2. Quit any open applications.3.

2Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 AF-2820U is adual format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and, wit

2010.Click on .11.Click on .• The software will be installed ina new folder titled Dimâge ScanDual2.• If Easy Install was chosen, theDimâge Scan Dua

Dimâge Scan Dual II 21Continued on the following pageCONNECTING THE HARDWARE2. Connect one end ( ) of the USBcable to either USB port on the back of t

22CONNECTING THE HARDWARE3. Connect the other end of the USBcable ( ) to the USB porton the computer or the USB Hubterminal.Example:Connect the USB H

Dimâge Scan Dual II23EASY SCAN UTILITYEASY SCAN UTILITY FLOWLaunch the SoftwareSet the PreferencesSaving Easy Scan UtilitySample Index ScanSpecify the

24LAUNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITYWINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 2000MACINTOSHStarting up the utility softwareThe Minolta Easy Scan Utility can be performed by using t

Dimâge Scan Dual II 25LAUNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITYEasy Scan Utility WindowWhile the Minolta Easy Scan Utility software is functioning, thefollowing win

26LOADING THE FILM HOLDERUsing the included 35mm negative and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 canscan mounted or unmounted…• 35mm color n

Dimâge Scan Dual II 27LOADING THE FILM HOLDERLoading the Slide Mount Holder – SH-U1• Do not scan glass mountedslides. Glass mounts bendthe light from

28APS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL)The AD-10 APS Adapter is an optional accessory. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 can not scanAdvanced Photo System film (IX-240 type) wit

Dimâge Scan Dual II 29INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INTO THE SCANNERDuring the start-up time, the indicator lamp will blink. DO NOT insert the film holder

Dimâge Scan Dual II 3FOR PROPER AND SAFE USEPlease read and understand each caution before using this product.To avoid fire or electric shock:• Use on

30INSERTING THE APS ADAPTER1. Open the scanner lid by pushing it down to theAPS mark .2. Be sure that the arrow mark on the APS adapteris facing up a

Dimâge Scan Dual II 31SPECIFY THE FILM TYPE1 Select the film format to be scanned in the Mainwindow.2 Select the film type.• The index tab is selected

321. Perform the auto image correction using the 'AutoImage Correction' button if necessary.• The image correction matching to the image wil

Dimâge Scan Dual II 33SPECIFTY THE JOB TYPE/SAVING1. Click on the Scan button to scan.• When the 'file saving dialog box' appears, select th

Dimâge Scan Dual II 35INDEX SCANSCANNING FLOWSet thePreferencesLaunch theSoftwareLoad the FilmHolderInsert the FilmHolderSpecify the FilmTypePrescan(s

36LAUNCHING THE SOFTWAREThe TWAIN driver allows you to control the software through another application, such as yourimage editing software.Launching

Dimâge Scan Dual II 37LAUNCHING THE SOFTWAREThe plug-in software lets you access the software through Adobe Photoshop.Launching the Plug-in – Macintos

38MAIN WINDOW – NAME OF PARTSFilm Type list boxFilm format list boxIndex Scan buttonPrescan buttonScan buttonNavigation buttonClose buttonStatus barHe

Dimâge Scan Dual II 39Continued on the following page.1. Click on in the Command window.Auto Expose for Slides checkboxClose Driver After Scanning ch

4PACKAGE CONTENTS1. Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual22. 35mm Slide holder (FH-U1) andNegative holder (SH-U1)3. USB cable4. AC power adapter (AC-U1, AC-U2 or A

404. Click on to accept the new preference settings.• Changes to the Preference settings take effect immediately.Index Scan prioritySpeed – Creates a

Dimâge Scan Dual II 412. Select 35mm or APS Cassette from the filmformat drop-down list in the Command window.3. Select the film type from thefilm typ

42INDEX SCAN – NAME OF PARTSIndex scan displays a scan of each image on the film holder in the Index tab. The time requiredfor an index scan depends o

Dimâge Scan Dual II 43Changing the Window SizeChange the size of the Index tab window as desired. Theposition of the frames will change accordingly.1.

44SCANNING THE IMAGE3. Refer to page 46 to save the scanned image(s).• Multiple scans will be saved using the selected file nameand numbered chronolog

Dimâge Scan Dual II 45SCANNING THE IMAGE1. Select the desired frames, then click on , or , .• The selected frames will rotate in 90° increments eith

46SAVING INDEX SCAN IMAGEWhen performing the index scan, all the thumbnail imagesdisplayed in the index window can be saved as an image file.1. Click

Dimâge Scan Dual II 47SAVING INDEX IMAGE FILESome index images displayed in the index tab can be saved asan index file.1. Click on the 'Save Inde

48LOADING INDEX IMAGE FILEThe index file can be displayed in the index tab after readingthe saved index file. The previously displayed preview imagesa

Dimâge Scan Dual II 49PREVIEW SCANSCANNING FLOWSet thePreferencesLaunch theSoftwareLoad the FilmHolderInsert the FilmHolderSpecify the FilmTypePrescan

This section describes the required system andthe names of the parts.OverviewScanner setupEasy Scan UtilityIndex ScanFinal scanPreview scanThe details

50PRESCANThe Prescan tab part – Names of partsPrescanning creates a scan of the image that you can apply and view color, contrast,orientation, and bri

Dimâge Scan Dual II 511. Click on in the Command window.The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan tab.Press Ctrl whenprescanning ( onthe Macint

52ORIENTING THE IMAGEClick on the and buttons to correct the orientation ofyour image before scanning. Changes will be reflected in theprescan image

Dimâge Scan Dual II 53ORIENTING THE IMAGEThe and buttons let you flip the image left to right ortop to bottom before scanning. Changes will be refle

54ORIENTING THE IMAGE2. Click anywhere on the image to zoom in.• The clicked position will be the center of themagnified view in the Prescan tab.• The

Dimâge Scan Dual II 552. Click on and drag the image to thedesired location.Use the grab button to scroll an enlarged image.• can only be selected whe

56AUTO-EXPOSURE LOCKEspecially useful when scanning bracketed exposures, AE (auto exposure) lock lets you scanmultiple images with the same initial ex

Dimâge Scan Dual II 57AE AREA LOCKThe AE area in auto exposure adjusting mode can be changed and the exposure of that areais adjusted automatically.Pe

58FOCUS – POINT AFThe Dimâge Scan Dual2 uses the CCD sensor for autofocus.Autofocus uses the center of the image to determine focus. Normally, this re

Dimâge Scan Dual II 59FOCUS – MANUALUse manual focus on a specific area of the image or to reduce the appearance of grain ingrainy film (such as high-

6TABLE OF CONTENTSFOR PROPER AND SAFE USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3PACKAGE CONTENTS . . . . .

60To enlarge or reduce the size of the cropping frame…To define a new cropping frame…To move the cropping frame…CROPPING THE IMAGEClick on the croppin

Dimâge Scan Dual II 61PRESCAN AND IMAGE CORRECTION1. Click on an image or an image box, then click on. The image will be prescanned, then openedin the

62The RGB information from the pointer position is alwaysdisplayed in the Prescan tab. The information is described inbrightness levels from 0 to 255.

Dimâge Scan Dual II 63IMAGE CORRECTIONIMAGE CORRECTION FLOWSet thePreferencesLaunch theSoftwareLoad the FilmHolderInsert the FilmHolderSpecify the Fil

64IMAGE CORRECTIONThe Image Correction tab part – Names of partsThis scanner gives you three options for correcting the brightness, contrast, and colo

Dimâge Scan Dual II 65AUTO IMAGE CORRECTIONThis function automatically performs the ideal correction for each image.All the corrections performed befo

66TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAMClick on in the Image Correction tab.When the Tone curves/Histogram Correction button is clicked, the Tone Curves and Histogra

Dimâge Scan Dual II 67TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAMChanging the shape of a correction curve changes the outputlevel for each corresponding input level. Changi

68TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAMThe input slide bar has the Input shadow slider, Input gammaslider and Input Highlight slider. The output slide bar has theOutp

Dimâge Scan Dual II 69Setting the White PointTONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM1. Double-click on .• The Point Value Setting dialog box isdisplayed.2. Input the d

Dimâge Scan Dual II 7SCANNING FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49PRESCAN . . .

70TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM1. Click on .• The cursor changes to the gray droppershape.2. Click the point to be changed togray in the image.• The image is

Dimâge Scan Dual II 71BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCEWhen the Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction button is clicked, the Brightness,Contras

721. Drag the each Brightness, Contrast or Colorbalance slider, or input the desired value in thetext box.• The change will be reflected in the presca

Dimâge Scan Dual II 73HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESSWhen the Hue/Saturation/Lightness Correction button is clicked, the Hue, Saturation, LightnessCorrection

74Auto SettingWhen the Auto Setting button is clicked, the saturation of theimage is corrected automatically without changing the hue andlightness.HUE

Dimâge Scan Dual II 75Selecting the Correction ItemThe correction item of the available variation can be selectedfrom the color balance, brightness, c

76VARIATION CORRECTIONColor Balance CorrectionThe 8 images of which brightness and contrast have beencorrected by one-step in horizontal and vertical

Dimâge Scan Dual II 77Saturation CorrectionThe 2 images of which saturation has been corrected on theright and left sides of the center image are disp

78SNAPSHOTWhen the Snapshot button is clicked, the current prescan image is stored in the SnapshotDisplay Area temporarily and displayed as a thumbnai

Dimâge Scan Dual II 79CANCELLING IMAGE CORRECTIONCancelling the Image CorrectionWhen the Undo button is clicked, the current image correctionis cancel

8FULL-SCREEN VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Full-Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80FULL-SCREEN VIEWFull-Screen ViewThis function allows you to display a full screen view of thecorrected image in the Image Correction tab.1. Click on

Dimâge Scan Dual II 81JOB SAVE/JOB LOADSaving an Image Correction Job1. Click on in the Image correction tab.• The Register Image Correction Job dial

82JOB SAVE/JOB LOAD1. Click on in the Image correction tab.• The Selected Image Correction Job dialog box isdisplayed.Loading Image Correction JobThi

Dimâge Scan Dual II 83FINAL SCANFLOWScan settingCreating a jobDeleting a jobJob typeNavigationFinal scan

84SCAN SETTINGSThe scan settings determine your final image’s resolution, dimensions, and file size, as well ashelping determine the image quality.You

Dimâge Scan Dual II 85SCAN SETTINGSImage resolution is the number of pixels per inch (ppi or dpi) that represent your scannedimage. The size of an ima

86SCAN SETTINGS4. Enter the desired output resolution from theoutput resolution drop-down list.• Values can also be entered into the output resolution

Dimâge Scan Dual II 87CREATING/DELETING JOB FILESIn addition to the Job settings included with the software, it ispossible to create and save your own

88SCAN JOB TYPEBefore making the final scan, the scanner needs to know how big the final image will be andthe quality of output that will be used (pri

Dimâge Scan Dual II 89Twain Driver/Plug-in SoftwareScan the film according to the Prescan settings.With the Dimage Scan Dual2 utility software, you ca

Dimâge Scan Dual II 9SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS1. Eject button2. Front door3. Mark of 35 mm Film4. Mark of APS cassette5. Indicator lamp6. Power switch7

90NAVIGATIONThe Navigation window allows you to automate the procedure of scanning. When theNavigation button is clicked in the Main window, the Navig

Dimâge Scan Dual II 91NAVIGATIONNavigation MenuThis menu allows you to select the saved setting for automaticoperation. Not only the saved settings bu

92Saving, Selecting and Deleting a Navigation SettingThis function allows you to save the navigation settings.The above settings can be saved, selecte

Dimâge Scan Dual II 93APPENDIXColor machingScan job file listGlossaryTrouble shootingSpecificationsUser technical support

94The Color Matching in the Preference Dialog Box – Name of partsCOLOR MATCHINGThe function allows you to match the scanner data to the monitor specif

Dimâge Scan Dual II 95COLOR MATCHINGOutput color space setting1. Insert the check mark in the “Color Matching ON” checkbox.1. Insert the check mark in

Ink-Jet Printer A4Full 163 200 818 mm 36.3 24.2 OFF 297.00 198.00 ONA4Half 1156 200 578 mm 36.3 24.2 OFF 210.00 139.00 ONA4Quarter 814 200 407 mm 36.3

Dimâge Scan Dual II 97SCAN JOB FILE LIST – 35MMWeb Page 1023 x 682 716 300 238 pixel 1023 682 OFF 1023 682 ON960 x 640 671 300 223 pixel 960 640 OFF 9

98SCAN JOB FILE LIST – APSColor Laser Printer Max Size_600dpi 2820 600 470 mm 29.9 17.2 OFF 140.00 81.20 ONA4 Eighth_600dpi 2104 600 350 mm 30.0 17.3

Dimâge Scan Dual II 99GLOSSARYBRIGHTNESS The lightness or darkness of the image.CHANNEL The component of an image.Your scanned imagehas three channels