Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DuoScan f40 AGFA
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a b DuoScan f40 Ow ner’s Guide Prefac e This chapter gives you general inform ation about DuoSc an f40. Chapter 1: Preparing the Sc anner This chapter shows you how to prepare y our DuoScan f 40 for ins tallation. Chapter 2: Installing the Scanner This c hapter shows you how to set up y our DuoScan f40 f or the Apple Macintosh and PC.
Trademark s 2 Trademarks Agfa and the Agf a rhom bus are tradem ar ks of Agf a-Gevaert AG . DuoScan f40, F otoLook , ColorT une and T winplate are tradem ark s of Agf a-Gevaer t N.V. Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop and the Ac robat logo are tradem ar ks of Adobe Systems , Incorporated.
Contents 3 Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................ ....................... 4 Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner ...........................................
Preface 4 Preface DuoScan f40 c an scan ref lective and trans parent originals, eac h on an independent scan bed. T he scanner us es the T winplate scanning technology, allowing y ou to prepare transparent originals while scanning ref lective originals and vice versa.
Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 5 Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner This chapter ass ists you in preparing your DuoScan f40 for installation. You will find instructions for: ! Unpack ing the Scanner .
Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 6 Unpacking the Scanner 1 Open the pack ing box and tak e out all the item s car efully. 2 Check each item to m ake s ure that there is no vis ual defec t. If som ething is mis sing, contact your dealer or Agf a service r epresentative.
Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 7 Locking the Scanner If you need to transport the scanner over long distances , you should first lock your scanner. T his will protect the scanner 's optical as sem bly from possible dam age. 1 Switch on y our sc anner.
Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 8 Taking a Closer Look You can now take a closer look at the sc anner, so that you become f am iliar with its parts. T he figure illust rates the locations of the dif ferent par ts of your DuoScan f40. 1. reflec tive glass plate 2.
Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 9 The f ollowing figure illustrates the location of the differ ent parts at the rear of your scanner. 1234 1. Power input 2. USB port 3. FireW ire ports 4. Unused connector The f ollowing figure illustrates the location of the differ ent parts of the transparenc y plate.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 10 Chapter 2: Installing the Scanner This chapter shows you how to set up y our DuoScan f40 with your Apple Macintosh or PC.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 11 Minimum Hardw are and Softw are Requirements ! For the Apple Macintos h: Minimu m r equirem ents: " A Power PC™ process or. " 32 MB of RAM if virtual m em ory is switched on, 64 MB RAM if virtual m em or y is switched off.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 12 Env ironmental Requirements # Place the scanner on a horizontal, flat surf ace. # To ens ure proper ventilation, allow a m inim um of 10 cm (4 inc hes) f ree spac e around each side of the sc anner and a m inim um of 15 cm (6 inc hes) at the rear of the sc anner.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 13 Cleaning Your Scanner # In order to m aintain the quality of y our scanned im ages , regularly clean both glass plates (the reflec tive glass plate and the univers al transparenc y plate). # Before c leaning, switch off the power to the scanner and unplug the c able.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 14 Installation of the Softw are Fore m ore inf orm ation, refer to the Getting Started m anual. Installation for the A pple Macintosh Caution : Before ins talling the scanner software, you have to install the additional OCR and im age editing software.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 15 Connecting your scanner using the FireWire cable W hen FireW ire is supported, it m eans you can connect devic es using the FireW ire cable and the FireW ire ports at the rear of y our com puter or device.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 16 Connecting your scanner using the USB cable USB is hot-plugable: you can connect or dis connect the USB cable at any time ( without shutting down y our com puter). 1 Connect one end of your USB cable to the USB port on your scanner.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 17 Testing the Scanner and the Connecti on You are now ready to check if the s canner is oper ating properly and if the devices are c orrec tly connected to your Macintosh. 1 Verify if the USB or FireW ir e cable is proper ly connected to your Macintosh.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 18 Installation for the PC This section shows you how to set up y our DuoScan f40 with your PC. You can find inform ation on connecting the sc anner to your PC and instructions f or testing the s canner and the connec tion.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 19 Connecting the Scanner to Your PC # Using the FireW ire c able W hen your PC is running W indows 98 SE, W indows ME or W indows 2000, and when a FireW ire c ard (IEEE 1394, OHCI c om pliant) is installed in your PC, y ou can use the inc luded FireW ire cable to c onnect the DuoScan f 40 to your PC.
Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 20 Connecting your scanner using the USB cable 1 Make s ure you connected the power cord to the scanner and s witched on the scanner as described in “ Tes ting the Scanner and the Connection ”. 2 Connect one end of your USB cable to the USB port on your scanner.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 21 Chapter 3: Placing Originals This c hapter shows you how to scan with y our DuoScan f40. ! Placing Reflec tive Originals ! Placing T ransparent O riginals ! Usin.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 22 Placing Reflectiv e Originals You can place a reflec tive original directly on the scanner’s reflec tive glass plate.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 23 Placing Transparent Originals W hen you scan transparent originals , y ou use the univers al transparenc y plate or the batch slide holder fr ame, which you put into the transparency tray of the sc anner.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 24 Using the Universal Transparency Plate Caution : W hen you use the universal transparenc y plate, you alw ay s have to attach your transparent or iginals with the single slide holders or with adhesive tape. Otherwise you might loose them in the s canner.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 25 Using the Single Slide Holders You put y our or iginals in a single s lide holder to m ake s ure that the original lies flat on the glass plate and to avoid overexposur e near the edges. T here are three s izes of single slide holder s: 35 mm , 6 x 6 cm , and 4 x 5 inch.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 26 Using the Batch Sli de Holders Batch slide holders are used in order to increase the pr oductivity of the scanner. T he concept of the batch slide holders is developed so that a var iety of c ombinations are poss ible.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 27 35 mm framed batch slide holder This holder can hold a m axim um of s ixteen pre-m ounted s lides at the tim e. Once loaded, you put the holder into the transpar ency tray . 1 Put y our original f ace down in the 35 m m fram ed batch s lide holder.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 28 35 mm strip slide holder Two strips of six slides can be m ounted into the holder which is then m ounted into the transpar ency tray. 1 Put y our str ip with originals face down in the 35 m m strip s lide holder.
Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 29 " Note: If your originals are not proper ly positioned, you can still adjust the s trip by sliding the closed lid in the requir ed direction. 4 Put the batch slide holder into the batc h slide holder f ram e.
Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing 30 Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix explains s om e com m on problem s you may come ac ross when starting up or using y our DuoScan f 40. The pow er indicator fails to light up. # Verify the power connection to the scanner.
Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing 31 Using the FireWire/USB connection, FotoLook does not recognize the scanner ( MACINTOSH only). # To verif y if the correct inter face type is selected: 1 Open the Agfa F otoLook f older at the top level of your hard disk .
Appendix B: Technic al Inform ati on 32 Appendix B: Technical Information This appendix provides s om e technical inf orm ation about your DuoScan f40.
Appendix B: Technic al Inform ati on 33 Power consum ption: <39 W Dimens ions: 395 mm ( 15.5 inch) x 160 m m (6 .3 inch) x 570 mm ( 22.4 inch) (W x H x L) W eight: 11.
Appendix C: DuoScan f 40 Regulation Com plianc e 34 Appendix C: DuoScan f40 Regulation Compliance ! Safety Regulations ! UL Safety Statement ! TÜV: W ichtige Sicherheits hinweise ! Electrom agnetic Com patibility ! Federal Com m unications Com m iss ion Radio Frequency Interference Statem ent.
Appendix C: DuoScan f 40 Regulation Com plianc e 35 Safety Regulations DuoScan f40 has been designed to com ply wi th: # VDE 0805 # IEC 950, EN 60950 (GS approved) # UL 1950 # CSA c22.2 No. 950-M89 DuoScan f40 als o com plies with CE regulations and c arries the CE m ark .
Appendix C: DuoScan f 40 Regulation Com plianc e 36 Electromagnetic Compatibility DuoScan f40 is designed to com ply with: # Emis sion: EN55022, Class B # Imm unity: IEC 801-2; IEC801-3; IEC 801-4 # 47 CFR, part 15, subpart B, c lass B Federal Communi cations Commissi on Radio Frequency Interference Statement.
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