User manual

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartet
ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro
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To set up a negative scan manually
1 • Check what kind of film the original is on (you may need this later).
2 • If the original is a 35-mm negative, cover the sprocket holes with red repro tape or any
other kind of opaque or dark-colored tape.
3 • Place the original in the scanner:
4 • From ColorQuartet’s Scan menu, choose Preview Setup.
5 • In the Preview Setup window:
6 • Click on Preview.
7 •
When the preview scan appears on screen – see page 236.
• face up.
• top end near the center of the left-hand edge of the glass plate.
• Choose Transmission.
• Choose Color or Gray Scale, depending on the kind of output you
want.
• Choose a preview Size (the smaller the original, the larger you may
want to set the preview size).
• Activate Negative.
• Choose a unit of measurement (mm or inches).
• Drag the corners of the frame in the grid area to make the frame
cover the whole area (Macintosh: you can also do this by double-
clicking in the crop area).