User's Manual

General Information:
ALL Trays: Load slides with the SHINY side facing the right side of the tray, this will result in a backwards
scanned image, but due to the hardware design this is necessary to obtain the best scan quality.
Supported Slide Trays:
Braun Paximat S (White tray) and PIE Dark gray tray (bundled) designed for thicker cardboard
mounted slides 2 - 3.2mm thickness.
Paximat Compact Magazine (Black tray) for mounted slides up to 2mm thickness, plastic and thin
cardboard mounts.
CS Magazine for CS/CS2-mounted slides (European design
Universal Magazine DIN 108 (open top design) for slides up to 3.0mm thickness
KLM Magazine for slides up to 2mm thickness
NO OTHER BRANDS OF TRAYS OR CAROUSELS SUPPORTED
Glass slides that are attached to glass frames may cause complications due to the hard edges and
thickness, nothing thicker than 3mm can be scanned.
Metal slides: Cardboard slides mounted into metal frames, not supported, they MUST be un-mounted
Loading slide(s) into the magazine(s)
Gray Magazine or Paximat S Magazine (white)
a. Locate the numbering sequence text on the top of the slide
maga zine indicating the slide order. The numbers should be facing
up and starting from the left.
b. Hold the slide right side up, facing forward so the image
is NOT reversed. Rotate the slide as illustrated below (180 deg)
and Insert each slide, one at a time, into the magazine slots.
Essentially they will be inserted upside down and backwards, they will require flipping
in an image editing program
Numbering
WARNING: Load slides into the magazine properly and make sure the slide mounts are in good condition.
Improperly inserted slides or slides with distorted/damaged slide mounts may cause the scanner
to jam and potentially damage both the slide and the scanner.
4
Paximat Magazine
#2
on the slides
in this drawing represents the emulsion