Windows Version
Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual. The Dimâge Scan Dual is a dual format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and, with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter, Advanced Photo System film. This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. To realize all the benefits of your scanner, please read this manual thoroughly. Your scanner has been packaged with the DS Dual twain driver software for Adobe Photoshop™/ Adobe PhotoDeluxe™.
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Please read and understand each caution before using this product. CAUTION To avoid fire or electric shock: • • • • • Only use the voltage specified for this unit. Do not expose this unit to liquids. Do not insert metal objects into this unit. Do not touch the cord or plug if your hands are wet. Unplug this unit when it is not in use. Improper use of the power cord may result in fire or electric shock. • Insert the plug securely into an electrical outlet.
PACKAGE CONTENTS / SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The following contents should be included in this package. 1. Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual 2. 35mm Slide and Negative holders 3. SCSI cable SC-11 4. AC power cord 5. DS Dual installer CD ROM 6. Instruction Manuals (2) 7. Warranty card 8.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE PACKAGE CONTENTS . . . . . . SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCANNER - NAMES OF PARTS 1. Indicator lamp 2. Film slot 3. Film door 4. Power switch 5. SCSI port - DB25 6. Terminator power switch 7. SCSI ID switches 8. SCSI port - SCSI-1 9.
SCANNER SETUP
SETTING THE SCSI ID A SCSI ID is a unique address you assign to each SCSI device connected to your PC. The SCSI ID range of your PC is from 0 to 7. Do not use a SCSI ID for more than one SCSI device. Turn off the PC and all the devices in the SCSI chain down before changing SCSI IDs, connecting, or disconnecting SCSI cables. Hardware damage may occur if this precaution is not followed. Setting the SCSI ID 1. Turn off the PC and all connected SCSI devices. 2. Determine which SCSI IDs are not being used. 3.
CONNECTING THE HARDWARE Connecting the SCSI Cable The SCSI cable SC-11 (DB25-to-SCSI-1) has been packaged with the Dimâge Scan Dual. See your dealer if you require a different SCSI cable. • To meet FCC regulations, the SCSI cables used with this scanner must be equipped with ferrite cores. BEFORE YOU BEGIN… TURN THE COMPUTER AND ALL CONNECTED DEVICES OFF. 1. Place the scanner on a level surface. 2. Plug the SCSI cable SC-11 into the SCSI port on the rear of the PC. 3.
CONNECTING THE HARDWARE If there are other devices in your SCSI chain… 4. Plug the SCSI cable from the next device in your SCSI chain into the open port on the back of the scanner. 5. Plug the power cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.
CONNECTING THE HARDWARE If the Dimâge Scan Dual is the last or only device in your SCSI chain… 4. Turn the terminator power switch (switch 4) to ON. • An external terminator is not necessary with this scanner. Terminating th e SCSI chain helps to suppress el ectronic noise in the SCSI chai n. Not terminatin g the SCSI ch ain can cause slow downs, data errors, crashe s, and other unpredictable errors. 5. Plug the power cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Dimâge Scan Dual for Windows Setup installs the Twain and Twain_32 driver software into the drive and folder you select. Photoshop, PhotoDeluxe, Corel DRAW, or Corel PhotoPaint should be installed before you launch this installer. • The appearance and/or wording of some dialog boxes may vary depending on the version of Windows running on your machine. • The install instructions assume drive D is the CD ROM drive. 1. Turn on the Dimâge Scan Dual, then turn on your PC. 2.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 4. Insert the Dimâge Scan Speed CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 5. Select Run from the Start menu. The Run dialog box will appear. 6. Select D:\ENGLISH\Setup.exe from the Open drop-down list, then click on . • If your CD-ROM drive is not the D drive, replace the D with the appropriate designation for your CD-ROM drive. The installer flash will appear. 7. Click on . Continued on the following page.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE The Welcome dialog box will appear. 8. Click on . The Software License Agreement will appear. 9. After reading the agreement, click on • If you do not agree to the conditions stated in the End-User License Agreement, click on No and the software will not be installed. 12 .
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE The Setup Options dialog box will appear. 10. Select the desired option, then click on . The Select Program Folder dialog box will appear. 11. Click on . • Setup will begin. Continued on the following page.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE The Setup Successful dialog box will appear. 12. Click on . The following dialog box will appear. 13. Click on . Dimage Scan Dual for Window Setup has placed the following files onto your computer. DSDual.ds DSDual.du DSDual.hlp dsd_tw.ini Twain.dll Twain_32.dll Twunk_16.exe Twunk_32.exe readme.txt Please read the Read Me file before proceeding with this manual.
S TA N D A R D O P E R AT I O N SCAN FLOW Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Prescan Select the Output Mode Orient the Image Correct the Brightness, Contrast, and Colour Scan Save
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE The following instructions detail the import procedure for Adobe Photoshop. Refer to the online manual to import images into Adobe PhotoDeluxe. 1. Turn on the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual, then turn on your PC. 2. Launch Adobe Photoshop. 3. Select File > Import > Select Twain_32 Source The Select Source dialog box appears. 4. Select DS_dual, then click on Select 5.
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE The setup screen will appear. The Dimâge Scan Dual’s standard control and preview windows appear after initialization is complete (approx. 2 min.).
STANDARD CONTROL WINDOW – NAMES OF PARTS 18 1. Image use option buttons 8. Exit button 2. Image orientation option buttons 9. Scan button 3. File size 10. Prescan button 4. Saving drive storage capacity 11. Reset button 5. Preference button 12. Relative image size option buttons 6. Help button 13. Image /Paper size list box 7. Status window 14.
PREVIEW WINDOW – NAMES OF PARTS 1. Grab button 9. Full-screen display button 2. Enlarge button 10. Revert to prescan settings button 3. Flip vertical 11. Histogram button 4. Rotate 90° right 12. Curves button 5. Rotate 90° left 13. Variations button 6. Flip horizontal 14. Cropping frame dimensions 7. Reduce button 15. Cropping frame 8. RGB values under cursor 16.
PREFERENCES DIALOG BOX – NAMES OF PARTS 1. Click on . The Preferences dialog box will appear. 20 1. Scanner control option buttons 7. Unit list box 2. Close driver after scan checkbox 8. Output resolution list box 3. Auto expose positive film checkbox 9. Input resolution list box 4. Background colour modify button 10. Help button 5. Preview window size list box 11. Cancel changes button 6. Scratch disk list box 12.
SETTING THE PREFERENCES 2. Click on the Standard option button. 3. Click on this checkbox if you want to use the auto-exposure system when scanning slides. • You will obtain better scans from underexposed slide film when this checkbox is selected. 4. Select the desired preview window size from the drop-down list. 5. Select the saving directory. • The number of options depends on the number of drives connected to your system. 6.
SETTING THE PREFERENCES 7. Click on to change the background colour of the full screen display. • The colour chip displays the background colour currently selected. The Colour Palette dialog box will appear. 8. Click on the desired background colour, then click on . Defining Cus tom Colours 1. Click on Def ine Custom C olours to open the colour fie ld. 2. Click on an d drag the po inter to select custom colour a . 3. Click on an d drag the br ightness slider lighten or dark to en the colour . 4.
LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Using the included 35mm negative and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual can scan mounted or unmounted… • 35mm colour negatives • 35mm colour slides • 35mm black & white negatives • 35mm black & white positives Advanced Photo System negatives and slides can also be scanned using the optional AD-10 APS Adapter. See page 57. Loading the Negative Holder 1. Open the film holder. 2. Place the film in the film holder emulsion side down.
LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Loading the Slide Holder Insert slides into the slide holder emulsion side down. • Brush dust off the the slide before placing it into the film holder. • Slide mounts must be thicker than 1 mm and thinner than 2 mm to fit into the slide holder. • Orient the slides horizontally, not vertically. Do not scan gl ass mounted slides. Glass mounts bend the light from the line scanner, prod ucing bad results.
INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INTO THE SCANNER The notches in the film and slide holders identify the position of the scanning windows. Push the holder in all the way in to scan the last frame on that side of the film holder. Remove, flip, then reinsert the film holder to scan the frames on the other side of the holder. Insert the negative holder into the scanner’s film slot to scan frames 1, 2, or 3. • Frames 1 or 2 with the slide holder. The white should be up rig ht.
SETTING THE FILM TYPE / PRESCAN Setting the type of film you are scanning is necessary to accurately reproduce the image. When 35mm film is being scanned, select colour negative, colour positive, black & white negative, or black & white positive. Refer to pages 54-62 when you are scanning Advanced Photo System film. Select the type of film you are scanning from the film type dropdown list. • The selected film type will be displayed in the film type window.
SELECTING THE USAGE MODE Standard mode has three image usage options to simplify operation of the Dimâge Scan Dual for beginners. Screen Paste Print – Image will be viewed on a monitor (image data base or home page). – Image will be imported into a word processing document. – Image will be printed or modified using Photoshop or PhotoDeluxe. 1. Click on the option button for the desired usage mode. Screen 2. Select the desired image size from the image size drop-down list.
SELECTING THE USAGE MODE Paste 2. Select the word processing document’s paper size from the paper size drop-down list. 3. Click on the landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical) print orientation option button. • Image orientation only affects the orientation of the prescan and scanned images. Set the correct paper orientation in your printer driver and word processing application. 4. Click on the desired image size option button.
