Thank you for purchasing the Minolta QuickScan 35 Plus for Windows. The QuickScan 35 Plus QS-2800 makes it possible for you to scan color and black & white, negative and positive 35mm films using your personal computer.
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WARNING RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK Do not use voltage other than what is indicated. RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK Do not place a container of water or other liquid on the product. If water or other liquid gets inside the product, it may cause a short resulting in fire or electric shock. Immediately unplug the unit, discontinue use, and contact a Minolta Service Facility. RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK Do not insert small metal objects into the product.
WARNING RISK OF FIRE This product must have sufficient ventilation while in use. If the ventilation ducts are blocked, the temperature of the interior may become hot to the extent that fire will occur. Do not perform the following: • Place the product on its side or upside down. • Place the product in a closet, on a shelf, or any area without sufficient ventilation. • Place the product on a carpet or mattress. • Cover the product.
TABLE OF CONTENTS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT.................................................................4 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE.........................................................................5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Package Contents ...............................................................................................9 System Requirements.........................................................................................9 HARDWARE Names of Parts ......................................
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Package Contents The following contents should be included in this package. • QuickScan 35 Plus • SCSI cable SC-6 (High density half 50 pin-full 50 pin) • Power cord • 35mm film holder • SCSI terminator ST-2 • QuickScan 35 Control for Windows • Instruction Manual • Warranty card System Requirements To use the QuickScan 35 Plus with your PC, you will need the following: • A PC with a 486 CPU or better. • Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or newer. • A minimum of 8 MB of RAM is required.
HARDWARE 10 QuickScan 35
NAMES OF PARTS Scanner Front Back SCSI port Film slot Focus dial Indicator lamp Power switch SCSI ID dial AC inlet Terminator power switch Bottom QuickScan35 11
SETTING THE SCSI ID NUMBER The QuickScan 35 Plus communicates with your PC through a SCSI (pronounced "Scuzzy") connection. As with all SCSI devices, you will need to set a unique SCSI ID for the QuickScan 35 Plus. The SCSI ID range of your PC is from 0 to 7. SCSI ID 7 is usually reserved for the SCSI board. The QuickScan's SCSI ID is set to 5 when the unit is shipped. If no other device connected to your computer is using this ID, there is no need to change the SCSI ID number.
CONNECTING THE SCANNER Before starting, turn the computer and all connected devices OFF. If the QuickScan 35 Plus is the only or last item in the SCSI chain Terminator If the QuickScan 35 Plus will be the last or only device in your SCSI chain, plug the supplied terminator into an open SCSI port on the back of the QuickScan 35 Plus. Either SCSI port can be used, there is no dedicated IN or OUT port.
Connecting the SCSI Cable Your QuickScan 35 Plus scanner comes equipped with the SC-6 SCSI cable. If you require a different connector to link the QuickScan 35 Plus to your SCSI chain, see your dealer for the appropriate SCSI connector. 1. Plug the 50 pin half pitch end of the SC-6 SCSI cable into the open SCSI port on the rear panel of your QuickScan 35 Plus. • Either SCSI port can be used, there is no dedicated IN or OUT port. 2.
3. Plug the power cord into the scanner's AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.
If the QuickScan 35 Plus is in the middle of the SCSI chain You may require a different connector to link the QuickScan 35 Plus to your SCSI chain, see your dealer for the appropriate SCSI connectors. Before starting, turn the computer and all connected devices OFF. 1. Plug the 50 pin half pitch end of the SCSI cable into the open SCSI port on the rear panel of your QuickScan 35 Plus, then plug the other end of the SCSI cable into the SCSI port on the rear of the PC, or the next device in the SCSI chain.
3. Plug the power cord into the scanner's AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.
SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE FOR THE QUICKSCAN 35 PLUS Before opening the envelope containing the QuickScan 35 Plus software, read the End User License Agreement on page 4. Two pieces of software are included on the QuickScan disks: TWAIN driver software The TWAIN driver software lets you acquire images scanned by the QuickScan 35 Plus directly into your imaging application software. The TWAIN driver software is on the disk marked TWAIN Driver for Windows.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Installing the Software with Windows 3.1 1. Startup the PC and open the Program manager. 2. Insert the floppy marked QS35 Control for Windows into the PC. 3. Select Run... from the File menu. 4. Type A:\SETUP and click on OK. • If your 3.5" disk drive is drive B, type B:\SETUP. • The dialog box "Setup Initializing" will appear. • The Install Directory dialog box will appear next.
5. Enter the install directory and click on OK. • The default install directory is C:\QS35. If you want to change the directory, click on Browse.... 6. When the install is complete, the "Install Successful" dialog box will appear. Click on OK.
Installing the Software with Windows '95 1. Startup the PC and open the Program manager. 2. Insert the floppy marked QS35 Control for Windows into the PC. 3. Select Run... from the Start button pulldown menu. 4. Type A:\SETUP and click on OK. • If your 3.5" disk drive is drive B, type B:\SETUP • The dialog box "Setup Initializing" will appear. • The Install Directory dialog box will appear next.
5. Enter the install directory and click on OK. • The default install directory is C:\QS35. If you want to change the directory, click on Browse.... 6. When the install is complete, the "Install Successful" dialog box will appear. Click on OK.
CONTROL PANEL & DIALOG BOXES Control Panel 1 2 3 4 20 21 Cropping Frame 5 6 7 9 8 10 11 12 13 18 14 15 16 1. Preference button 2. Eject button 3. Save button 4. Load button 5. Film Type pop-up menu 6. Rotate button 7. Flip button 8. Color correction button 9. Focus button 10. Scan mode pop-up menu 24 QuickScan 35 17 19 11. Scan pitch pop-up menu 12. Pixel box 13. Reset button 14. PreScan button 15. Cancel button 16. Scan button 17. Disc space indicator 18. File size indicator 19.
Preference Dialog Box Click on the preference button to display the preference dialog box. Here, you can select the desired color correction mode and turn the Auto Brightness and Auto Eject functions on and off. 1. Standard Mode check box In standard mode, the color balance, black level, and brightness are adjusted with slider bars. 2. Professional Mode check box In professional mode, the curves dialogue box and histogram dialogue box give you precise image correction capability. 3.
Histogram Dialog Box The histogram dialog box graphically displays the RGB levels of the image area inside the cropping frame. From here, you can control the minimum and maximum input and output levels for each color channel. 1 4 2 5 3 6 7 8 9 11 10 1. Output Histogram The output histograms display the frequency of occurrence of each color level (0-255) for the image in the cropping frame. 2.
SCAN FLOW CHART Insert Film 1 Place film in the film holder emulsion side down. Insert the film holder to the scanner as indicated on the holder. Specify Film Type 2 Select the type of film you are scanning in the Film Type pop-up menu. Preview 3 Click on PreScan to preview your image. 4 Focus, flip, crop, or rotate the image if necessary. Frame the area you want to scan using the cropping frame. Click and hold the Zoom Preview button to view the scanning area only.
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE TWAIN Driver • This manual has been written using Adobe Photoshop 3.0 as the example imaging application. However, any imaging application capable of using TWAIN sources can be used with the QuickScan 35. 1. Turn on the QuickScan 35 Plus, then turn on your PC. 2. Launch the photo application software. 3. Choose Acquire from the File menu and choose Select TWAIN Source....
4. From the Sources menu, select QuickScan 35. 5. Select TWAIN... from Acquire in the File menu. 6. The following dialog box will appear. Click on OK.
The QuickScan 35 Plus dialog box and preview window appear after setup.
QS Utility 1. Turn on the QuickScan 35 Plus, then turn on your PC. 2. Double-click on the QS Utility icon. 3. The software will launch automatically.
Interface can not be Confirmed If the computer cannot confirm interface because the QuickScan 35 Plus power is off or there is a problem with the SCSI connection or the SCSI ID number, the following dialog box will appear. Correct the problem and click on OK. If the scanner detects that film is loaded, the following dialog box will appear. Click on OK and remove the film. If you switch to the utility software after using the TWAIN driver or vice versa, you will have to reinitialize the scanner.
LOADING THE FILM The QuickScan 35 Plus can scan 35mm color and black & white, positive and negative film. Mounted film and film strips can be scanned. Loading Film Strips Film strips must be placed in the film holder before insertion into the scanner. The film holder will only accept film strips up to 6 frames long. 1. Open the film holder. 2. Place the film on the film holder with the emulsion side down. 3. Align the frame you want to scan within the scanning window. 4. Snap the film holder closed.
When scanning frames 4 through 6, place the filmstrip into the film holder with the image upside down. The preview image will be upside down; click on the Rotate button to correct the image.
Inserting the Film Holder into the Scanner Insert the film holder into the scanner film slot with the white lettering facing left. Slide the film holder in until resistance is met. The white line on the film holder should be aligned with the front of the film slot. Be careful not to scratch the film not protected by the film holder.
Loading Mounted Slides Mounted slides can be inserted as is. The front and back surfaces of the slide are different. The front, or base, has a glossy surface and the back, or emulsion, has a matte surface. Load the slide into the scanner narrow end first with the emulsion side facing to the right. Insert vertical images into the scanner horizontally. Click on the Rotate button to return the image to a vertical orientation after prescan. Clean the slide before loading it into the scanner.
SETTING THE PREFERENCES In the preference dialog box, you can select the desired color correction mode and turn the auto brightness and auto eject functions on and off. Color Correction Modes Standard Mode In standard mode, the color balance, black level, and brightness are adjusted with slider bars. Professional Mode In professional mode, the curves dialogue box and histogram dialogue boxes give you precise image correction capability.
• The selected functions will be set after you click on OK. • The color correction button in the control panel window will change according to the color correction mode you have selected. Standard Mode Professional Mode Select your preferences before scanning. If the color correction mode is changed or auto brightness is selected after the image is prescanned, the preview image will disappear and you will need to prescan again.
SPECIFYING THE FILM TYPE Specifying the type of film you are scanning is necessary to accurately reproduce the image. There are four types of film to choose from: • Color Negative • Color Positive • Black & white negative • Black & white positive Select the type of film you are scanning in the Film Type pop-up menu.
PRESCAN Click on PreScan to preview the image. The preview image will appear in the preview window. • Grab the title bar to move the QuickScan 35 Plus dialog box to any convenient location on the screen. Do not insert another mount or anything metallic into the film slot while scanning or preview scanning film in slide mounts. A scanning error or breakdown may occur.
FOCUS AND FRAMING Manual Focus Focusing is not normally necessary with the QuickScan 35 Plus, however it is recommended when your final image will be large, the film strip is curled, or a paper slide mount is warped. 1. Click on the focus button. The curser will change to the focus icon. 2. Position the focus icon over the area you want to focus and click the mouse button. • The focus indicator window will appear. 3.
Rotate The image orientation button lets you specify the correct orientation of your image before scanning. Horizontal orientation is the default position. Click on the image orientation button to rotate the picture 90° clockwise. The preview image will reflect this change. • To change the rotation to counter-clockwise, press and hold the option key while you click on the image orientation button.
Cropping and Zoom Preview The cropping frame surrounds the image area that will be scanned. Click on a corner of the cropping frame to enlarge or reduce the size frame proportionally. Click on the sides to expand or reduce the height or width of the cropping frame. To move the cropping frame to another position, click on the inside of the cropping frame (the cursor will change to a hand) and drag the cropping frame until it surrounds the area you want to scan.
Flip The flip button lets you reverse the image before scanning. The default position is the image viewed from the film base side. Click on the flip button to flip the image left-to-right horizontally. The preview image will reflect this change.
SELECTING THE SCAN MODE The QuickScan 35 Plus lets you select from three convenient scan modes: Quick Mode Quick mode is the fast and easy way to make a scan. You select the scan pitch to determine output size (see Scan Pitch and Resolution on page 48). Pixel Mode In this mode you select the number pixels in the image and the scanning area. Pixel mode is convenient when your final output device will be a monitor.
Quick Mode 1. Select Quick Mode from the Scan Mode pop-up window. 2. Select a scan pitch from the Scan Pitch pop-up menu. • The lower the scan pitch number the greater the resolution. See "Scan Pitch And Resolution" on page 48. • The number of pixels (W x H) will change to compensate for the changes in scan pitch.
3. Click on and drag the cropping handles until the cropping frame surrounds the image area you want to scan. • The number of pixels will change to compensate for the changes in scan pitch, but the final output size will not change. • Click on Reset to return all settings to their default position. • The pixel size of the image can also be entered directly. The cropping frame will change to reflect the dimensions entered.
SCAN PITCH AND RESOLUTION The scan pitch determines how data is acquired from the original image. For example, a scan pitch of 1 means one piece of data is 'picked up' by each element of the CCD. When the scan pitch is small, the image quality will be better, but the file size will be larger. The relationship between number of pixels (at the maximum crop size) and the scan pitch is illustrated below. • A scan pitch of 24 can not be selected in the Quick mode.
Pixel Mode Pixel Mode lets you specify the final size of the image you are scanning. This is helpful when you want to make sure the image fills the display it will be viewed on. For example, to fill the screen on a VGA monitor, the image size would need to be 640 by 480 pixels. 1. Select Pixel Mode from the scan mode pop-up window. 2. Enter the width and height in the size box. • You will notice a change in the size of the cropping frame. 3. Click on Lock to lock the file size.
4. Click on the inside of the cropping frame (the cursor will change to a hand) and drag it until the cropping frame surrounds the image area you want to scan. • If you change the size of the cropping frame, the scan pitch will change to compensate for the changes in the scanning area. If the file size is not locked, the number of pixels will change to compensate for the changes in the scanning area. • Click on Reset to return all settings to their default position.
Print Mode In Print Mode, you can specify the output dimensions and resolution of your final image. • The output resolution set in Print Mode is also valid for Standard and Pixel modes. 1. Select Print Mode from the scan mode pop-up menu. 2. Enter the desired output resolution. • The QuickScan 35 Plus is capable of scanning resolutions from 36 - 1200 dpi. If a resolution outside of this range is entered, a resolution of either 36 or 1200 will be set.
3. Enter the final image size (Width and Height) in the Image Size Box or use the cropping frame. • Use the Units pop-up menu to change the units of measure. Size can be entered in inches, centimeters, points, or picas. 4. Click on the Lock check box to lock your final image size. • Changing the scan pitch will not affect the standard mode settings unless the scanners limits have been breached. If breached, the image dimensions will change to compensate.
RESOLUTION, RESIZING, AND RESAMPLING Image resolution is the number of pixels per inch (ppi or dpi) that represent your scanned image. Image size (width x height) and image resolution determine your file size. The greater the dpi, the larger your file size will be. Larger files sizes do take longer to print and scan than smaller file sizes. The general rule for image resolution when scanning for quality is "bigger is better".
BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, & COLOR BALANCE The Minolta QuickScan 35 Plus gives you both Standard and Professional options to adjust your image before scanning. The Standard mode is intuitive and ideal for hobbyists. The Professional mode gives you all the image information and tools necessary to control the output quality of your scan. STANDARD CORRECTION MODE 1. Before scanning, click on the Standard check box in the preference dialog box. 2. Click on the Color Correction button in the control panel.
PROFESSIONAL CORRECTION MODE 1. Before scanning, click on the Professional check box in the preference dialog box. 2. Click on the Color Correction button in the data panel. • The Curves and Histogram dialog boxes will appear. HINT: Correcting the brightness and contrast first may eliminate the need for color corrections. • Click on the color correction button to close both the Curves and Histogram dialog boxes.
Curves Dialog Box Using the curves dialog box, any point along the tone curve can be adjusted for all color tones (Master) or for the individual RGB channels. Changing the shape of the tone curve, changes the output level for each corresponding input level. Pulling up on the tone curve increases the output level, making the image lighter and the color more red, green, or blue. Pulling down on the curves decreases the output level, making the image darker and the color less red, green, or blue. 1.
Saving Tone Curve Settings 1. Click on Save in the curves dialog box. • The standard Windows Save dialog box will appear. Loading Tone Curve Settings 1. Click on Load in the curves dialog box. • The standard Windows Load dialog box will appear. The Tone Curve files for black and white and color film are not interchangeable. Settings saved for color images can not be used for a black and white scan. Settings saved for black and white images can not be used for a color scan.
Histogram Dialog Box The histograms represent the frequency of occurrence of the 256 levels of brightness for each of the color channels that make up your scanned image. Level 0 is the minimum brightness. Level 255 is maximum brightness. The midtones fall in between. If the bar above a level is long, many pixels in the image have that brightness value. If the bar is short, few pixels in the image have that output brightness value.
Saving Histogram Settings 1. Click on Save in the Histogram dialog box. • The standard Windows Save dialog box will appear. Loading Histogram Settings 1. Click on Load in the Histogram dialog box. • The standard Windows Load dialog box will appear. The Tone Curve files for black and white and color film are not interchangeable. Settings saved for color images can not be used for a black and white scan. Settings saved for black and white images can not be used for a color scan.
SAVE AND LOAD The Save and Load buttons let you save and load the current scanner settings. Saved settings are useful when scanning a series of images taken under similar photographic conditions. Saving 1. Click on Save in the QuickScan's control panel. • The standard Windows Save dialog box will appear. Loading 1. Click on Load in the QuickScan's control panel. • The standard Windows Load dialog box will appear.
SCANNING & SAVING Scanning the Image When you have finished making all the adjustments to the image, you are ready to scan the film. Click on Scan. The control panel disappears and scanning begins. • If you are using the TWAIN driver software, the image will appear in your imaging application's main window when the scan is complete. • If you are using the Utility software, the Windows Save dialog box will appear so you can save the image data.
Saving the File If you are using the TWAIN driver software: Select Save As... from the File menu. • The Save As dialog box will appear. Enter the file name and the location to save the file to, then click on Save. If you are using the Utility software: The Windows Save dialog box will appear after the image is scanned. Enter the file name and choose the location to save the file, then click on Save. • Images scanned and saved using the QS Utility are saved in a PICT2 format.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Q After connecting the QuickScan 35, Windows does not operate correctly. A Turn the power switch OFF, check the SCSI ID and connections. A Disconnect only the QuickScan 35. Check the other SCSI devices with the Windows ASPI check command. Q During Preview Scan or Scan, the QuickScan stops. A Check the System Requirements on page 9. A Turn the power switch OFF, check the SCSI ID and connections. A Disconnect only the QuickScan 35.
USER TECHNICAL SUPPORT For questions regarding installation, SCSI interface recommendations, and application compatibility, please contact your dealer or contact us toll free. Technical Support 1-800-808-4888 Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 (EST) Minolta Corporation 101 Williams Dr. Ramsey, NJ 07446 (201) 825-4000 IMPORTANT When calling Minolta Technical Support, please have the following information ready. 1.
