E 9224-2886-11 H-A006 Dimâge Scan Dual II 1
Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 AF-2820U 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. Please read this manual thoroughly to realize all the benefits of your scanner.
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Please read and understand each caution before using this product. WARNING To avoid fire or electric shock: • • • • • Use only within the voltage range specified on the back of unit. Do not expose this unit to liquids. Do not insert metal objects into this unit. Do not touch the AC power adapter unit, cord or plug if your hands are wet. Unplug this unit when it is not in use. Improper use of the AC power adapter cord may result in fire or electric shock.
PACKAGE CONTENTS The following contents should be included in this package 1. Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 2. 35mm Slide holder (FH-U1) and Negative holder (SH-U1) 3. USB cable 4. AC power adapter (AC-U1, AC-U2 or AC-U3) 5. CD ROM for Dimâge Scan Dual II 6. CD ROM for Photoshop LE 7. Warranty card 8. Quick Reference Guide Software Registration Please register this software before using it… Once registered, you will receive technical support, software upgrade and product information.
The details of the contents are described on the following page. ➠ 9 Overview This section describes the required system and the names of the parts. ➠ 13 Scanner setup This section describes how to set up of the scanner. ➠ 23 Easy Scan Utility This section describes how to load the film holder and perform the Minolta Easy Scan Utility. ➠ 35 Index Scan This section describes how to perform the index scan. ➠ 49 Preview scan This section describes how to perform the preview scan.
TABLE OF CONTENTS SCANNER SETUP EASY SCAN UTILITY FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 PACKAGE CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC / AT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS PREVIEW SCAN SCANNING FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 PRESCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 The Prescan tab part – Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 ORIENTING THE IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS FULL-SCREEN VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Full-Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Checking the Correction Result While Lining Up Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 JOB SAVE/JOB LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Saving Image Correction Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS 1. Eject button 5. Indicator lamp 2. Front door 6. Power switch 3. Mark of 35 mm Film 7. USB port 4. Mark of APS cassette 8.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC/AT CPU: IBM PC/AT compatible with an Intel Pentium or later processor or better. An Intel Pentium or later when Windows 98 or Windows 2000 is installed. • Support cannot be provided for custom or home built machines. Operating System: Windows 98, or Windows 2000 Professional. Memory: A minimum of 32 MB RAM. Hard Disk Space: 90 MB of available hard disk space. Interface: USB Port Monitor: XGA (1024 x 768) or better. VGA (640 x 480) can be used.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH CPU: Power PC Operating System: Mac OS 8.5 – 9 Memory: A minimum of 16 MB application RAM in addition to the requirements for the Mac OS and Adobe Photoshop™ Hard Disk Space: 90 MB of available hard disk space. Monitor: 19 inch (1024 x 768) monitor or better. 13 inch (640 x 480) monitor capable of displaying 32,000 colors. Interface: USB port Other: Plug-in is compatible with Photoshop Ver. 3.05, Ver. 4.01, Ver. 5.02 and Ver. 5.5.
SCANNER SETUP SCANNER SETUP FLOW INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE CONNECTING THE HARDWARE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE GETTING STARTED Dimâge Scan Dual II 13
INSTALLING THE PHOTSHOP LE – WINDOWS CAUTION – Before installing • Please remove or disable any antivirus system extensions before launching this installer. These extensions may conflict with the operation of the installer. Replace or re-enable them when the installation is complete. This manual describes how to install Adobe Photoshop LE as the image editing application. The commands, the displays or the operations may differ when using another image editing application.
INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE – MACINTOSH Installing Photoshop LE –- Macintosh 1. Insert the Photoshop LE CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click on the installer icon. • The install program will start. 3. Click on “English” and read “Install” and confirm the content. 4. Perform the installation by following the instructions described in “Install” file. 5. Select the following either one in the install dialog box. • When installing the most typical options, select “Easy”.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS WINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 2000 Dimâge Scan Dual2 for Windows Setup installs the Twain and Twain_32 driver software into the drive and folder you select. • The appearance and/or wording of some dialog boxes may vary depending on the version of Windows running on your machine. • These installation instructions assume drive D is the CD-ROM drive. 1. Turn on the scanner, then turn on the PC. 2. Start the Windows operating system.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS 4. Select Run from the Start menu. The Run dialog box will appear. 5. Select D:\Driver\English\Setup.exe from the Open drop-down list, then click on OK. • 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. 6. Click on Next. The Software License Agreement will appear. 7. After reading the agreement, click on Yes.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS The Setup Type dialog box will appear. 9. Choose either Typical or TWAIN Files install, then click on Next. The Select Program Folder dialog box will appear. 10. Click on Next. • Setup will begin. The Setup Successful dialog box will appear. 11. Click on Close. 12. Click on Finish.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH Please remove or disable any antivirus system extensions before launching this installer. These extensions may conflict with the operation of this installer. Replace or re-enable them when installation is complete. Hold the shift key down during startup to disable the extensions. 1. Turn on the Dimâge Scan Dual2, then turn on your Macintosh. 2. Quit any open applications. 3. Insert the Dimâge Scan Dual2 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • will appear on the desktop. 4.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH The following dialog box will appear. Install type pulldown menu Install location pulldown menu Name and icon of the selected install drive or folder. 9. Select the install drive (or folder) and type from the pulldown menus. • You can also click on drive. 10. Click on to select an install . The following message appears when the installer is finished. 11. Click on . • The software will be installed in a new folder titled Dimâge Scan Dual2.
CONNECTING THE HARDWARE Connecting the AC power adapter and the USB Cable. This scanner has been packaged with the USB cable and AC power adapter. 1. Plug the AC power adapter cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet. 2. Connect one end ( ) of the USB cable to either USB port on the back of the scanner.
CONNECTING THE HARDWARE 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable ( ) to the USB port on the computer or the USB Hub terminal. When connect ing the Dual2 with th e USB hub terminal, be sure to connect to the closest termin al to the computer.
EASY SCAN UTILITY EASY SCAN UTILITY FLOW Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Sample Index Scan Specify the Job Type Saving Easy Scan Utility Dimâge Scan Dual II 23
LAUNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITY WINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 2000 Starting up the utility software The Minolta Easy Scan Utility can be performed by using the utility software. 1. After performing steps 1 and 2 on page 36, select Start > Program (P) > Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 ver.1.0 > EasyScan. • The software starts up and the Easy Scan Utility window will appear. MACINTOSH Starting up the utility software The Minolta Easy Scan Utility can be performed by using the utility software. 1.
LAUNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITY Easy Scan Utility Window While the Minolta Easy Scan Utility software is functioning, the following window is displayed.
LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Using the included 35mm negative and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 can scan mounted or unmounted… • 35mm color negatives • 35mm color slides • 35mm black & white negatives • 35mm black & white positives APS (Advanced Photo System) negatives and slides can also be scanned using the optional AD-10 APS Adapter. See page 28. Loading the 35 mm Negative Film Holder – FH-U1 1.
LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Loading the Slide Mount Holder – SH-U1 1. Insert slides into the slide mount holder emulsion side up. • 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 mount holder. • Orient the slides horizontally, not vertically. • Do not scan glass mounte d slides. Glass mounts bend the light from the line scanner, prod ucing bad results.
APS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL) The AD-10 APS Adapter is an optional accessory. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 can not scan Advanced Photo System film (IX-240 type) without the AD-10 APS Adapter. Names of Parts Film-chamber door Film-chamber release Scanner contacts* * Do not touch Loading the APS Adapter 1. Slide the film-chamber release as shown. • The film-chamber door will open. 2. Insert the film cassette into the film chamber with the VEI on top. • Only load cassettes with the mark current. 3.
INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INTO THE SCANNER During the start-up time, the indicator lamp will blink. DO NOT insert the film holder into the film slot until the indicator lamp is steady. Scanning with the FH-U1 35 mm film or SH-U1 slide film holder 1. Open the scanner lid by pushing it down to the 35 mm mark . 2. Be sure that the white arrow mark on the 35 mm film or slide film holder is facing up and then insert the 35 mm film or slide filme holder into the scanner up to the arrow mark.
INSERTING THE APS ADAPTER 1. Open the scanner lid by pushing it down to the APS mark . 2. Be sure that the arrow mark on the APS adapter is facing up and then insert the APS holder into the scanner until the holder stops.
SPECIFY THE FILM TYPE Selecting the film type 1 Select the film format to be scanned in the Main window. 2 Select the film type. • The index tab is selected and the index window will appear.
EASY INDEX SCAN 1. Select whether the index scan should be perform or not. • When Perform the index scan' is selected, the index scan starts. When 'Not Perform the index scan' is selected, the window changes to the scan window. Setting the usage 1. Select the image usage setting from the radio button list displayed in the scan window. Image Correction 1. Perform the auto image correction using the 'Auto Image Correction' button if necessary.
SPECIFTY THE JOB TYPE/SAVING 1. Click on the Scan button to scan. • When the 'file saving dialog box' appears, select the file format and save the scan.
INDEX SCAN SCANNING FLOW Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Index Scan Prescan (see page 49) Changing the window size Selecting frames Rotating the index frames Reversing frame order Saving the index scan image Image Correction (see page 63) Saving the index image file Loading the index image file Scan and Save (see page 83) Dimâge Scan Dual II 35
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE The TWAIN driver allows you to control the software through another application, such as your image editing software. Launching the TWAIN Driver – Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop LE as the host application. Commands may vary among applications. 1. Open the host application. 2. Select File > Import > Select TWAIN_32 Source… The Select Source dialog box appears. 3. Select DS_Dual2 1.0, then click on Select. 4. Select File > Import > TWAIN_32.
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE The plug-in software lets you access the software through Adobe Photoshop. Launching the Plug-in – Macintosh 1. Launch Adobe Photoshop. 2. Photoshop LE, 4.0.1 and newer: Select File > Import > DS_Dual2 Plug-in. Photoshop 3.0.5: Select File > Acquire > DS_Dual2 Plug-in The software is ready for use when the Main window appears (page 38). Use the utility software, as a stand alone application, when you just want to scan the photographic image and store.
MAIN WINDOW – NAME OF PARTS MAIN window Command Window part (see below) Tab part • Index (see page 42) • Prescan (see page 50) • Image Correction (see page 64) Scan Setting part (see page 84) The Command window part – Name of parts Film Type list box Close button Film format list box Status bar Index Scan button Help button ( Prescan button Preferences button Scan button Eject button Navigation button 38 on Macintosh)
SETTING THE PREFERENCES 1. Click on in the Command window. The Preference Dialog Box – Name of parts Color Matching settings (See page 94) 2. Set the preferences as desired. Auto Expose for Slides checkbox Select this checkbox when scanning underexposed slides. Scan AF checkbox Select this checkbox to use the auto focus function when performing the index scan, preview scan and AF scan. Close Driver After Scanning checkbox Closes the scanner's driver software after the scan is complete.
SETTING THE PREFERENCES Index Scan priority Speed – Creates a thumbnail representation of each frame on the roll. Quality – Thumbnail and Prescan images are created for each frame on the roll. • Double-clicking on the index image opens the ready-made prescan image. 3. When scanning APS, set the Preferences as desired in the APS settings part. • De-select the Close Driver After Scanning checkbox when scanning multiple images at the same time.
SETTING THE FILM TYPE 1. Insert the holder into the scanner. 2. Select 35mm or APS Cassette from the film format drop-down list in the Command window. 3. Select the film type from the film type drop-down list.
INDEX SCAN – NAME OF PARTS Index scan displays a scan of each image on the film holder in the Index tab. The time required for an index scan depends on the performance of your computer. If you don’t want to index scan the entire roll, select the frame number of the image you want to scan from the index print provided by your photofinisher. Click on the appropriate image box in the index tab to select an image for prescanning or scanning.
INDEX SCAN Index scan 1. Click on in the Command window. • All frames on the film folder will be scanned and appear in the Index tab. • To cancel th e index scan, press the esc ape key ( -• Command an d period for th e Macintosh) u ntil the Cance lli ng Index Scan m essage box appears. • The comple ted index sca ns will appear in the Index tab. • Frames tha t have not be en index scanne d can still be selected for p rescanning a nd scanning.
SCANNING THE IMAGE Selecting Frames 1. Click on an image to select it for scanning. • Selected images are surrounded by a dark gray frame. • Press the control key ( key for the Macintosh) while clicking to select additional frames for scanning. • Press the control key ( key for the Macintosh) while clicking to deselect an image. CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK • Press the shift key while clicking to select all the frames between the current frame and the last frame selected. 2.
SCANNING THE IMAGE Rotating the Index Frames Rotate index frames so they appear in the Index scan tab window with the proper orientation. 1. Select the desired frames, then click on , or , . • The selected frames will rotate in 90° increments either clockwise or counter-clockwise or flip vertically or horizontally. • Rotating the index frame will not affect the Prescan or Scan. Reversing Frame order Some cameras are reverse-winding, so the last frame is exposed at the beginning of the roll.
SAVING INDEX SCAN IMAGE When performing the index scan, all the thumbnail images displayed in the index window can be saved as an image file. 1. Click on the 'Save Index Image' button in the Main window. • The standard file save dialog box for each operating system will appear. [Windows®] • For Windows®, the file can be saved in the Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or JPEG format. [Macintosh] • For Macintosh, the file can be saved in the PICT or JPEG format. 2.
SAVING INDEX IMAGE FILE Some index images displayed in the index tab can be saved as an index file. 1. Click on the 'Save Index' button in the Main window. • The standard file save dialog box for each operating system will appear. [Windows®] • For Windows®, the file can be saved in the Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or JPEG format. [Macintosh] • For Macintosh, the file can be saved in the PICT or JPEG format. 2. Enter the desired file name, select the file destination and then click on Save.
LOADING INDEX IMAGE FILE The index file can be displayed in the index tab after reading the saved index file. The previously displayed preview images are erased. 1. Click on the 'Read Saved Index' button in the Main window. • The standard file open dialog box for each operating system will appear. [Windows®] • For Windows®, the file can be saved in the Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or JPEG format. [Macintosh] • For Macintosh, the file can be saved in the PICT or JPEG format. 2.
PREVIEW SCAN SCANNING FLOW Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Index Scan (see page 37) Specify the Film Type Image Correction (see page 63) Prescan Rotate Flip Full screen view Magnifying or Reducing the view ScrollSetting AE-lock Cancelling AElock AE area lock Focus – Point AF (auto focus) Focus – Manual Auto crpping Cropping Format C, H and P (APS only) RGB/CMY information Displaying frame number Scan and Save (see page 83) Dimâge Scan Dual II 49
PRESCAN Prescanning creates a scan of the image that you can apply and view color, contrast, orientation, and brightness corrections before clicking on the Scan button. This ensures that final scan will be the best it can be. Click on the Prescan tab in the Main window.
