Quick Start Guide | Better Light 7 guide

Quick Start Guide

1. Connect the camera insert to the control unit

Plug the male end of the insert connector into the DB-25 socket on the camera control unit into the (marked as “DB-25 Insert Connector” in the connector identiﬁcation image on page 8). Make sure the plug is ﬁrmly seated in the socket before securing it to the connector with the two connector screws.

Connect or disconnect this cable ONLY when the camera power is turned OFF.

Mate the female end of the cable with the DB-

25 plug on the insert, again making sure the connectors are ﬁrmly seated before tightening the secur- ing screws. Do not allow this cable to run alongside “noisy” cables such as computer, HMI lamp cabling or electric power cords, or the image data may be compromised.

• NEVER connect anything except the insert to the DB-25 connector on the control unit.

• Do not use cable extenders to create a longer cable, as power losses and data corruption will occur. In addition to the 5 meter (15 feet) cable supplied with the camera, an 8 meter (25 feet) cable is available from Better Light.

•We recommend that you secure the cables to the control unit (with straps, velcro, tape, etc.) to avoid accidental falls which could destroy the hard drive.

2.Connect the control unit to the host computer

The camera control unit has a single USB-2 con- nector, which should be connected to your comput- er’s USB 2 port.

Although the USB controller will work with USB 1.1 ports, with all software functions avail- able, prescan speeds will be limited and ﬁle retrievals will be very slow. USB 2 is the pre- ferred connection method.

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Better Light 7 manual Quick Start Guide, Connect the camera insert to the control unit

Contents

Large Format Digital Scanning Camera System Revision D March Acknowledgements Page Page Contents Lock Crop Ratio Locking Both Saving a High Bit Depth Image Audio Focusing Aid Multiple Color FocusingAltering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect Limit Line Exporting Notes Automatically Opening the Image Lighting Hardware Setup Software OperationLine Time Parts List Connector Identiﬁcation Installing and Conﬁguring the ViewFinder Software Getting Started Macintosh Memory RequirementsSystem Requirements PC PC version of the software is required Connect the control unit to the host computer Quick Start GuideConnect the camera insert to the control unit Mate the female end of the cable with the DB Turn on the digital camera Connect the AC power to the control unitInstall the viewing overlay on the camera’s ground glass Turn on the host computer Install the infrared blocking ﬁlter Mm thick Tungsten infrared blocking ﬁlter Put the insert into the camera Select the image capture settingsCompose and focus the image Start the ViewFinder software Transfer the ﬁle to the computer PrescanTake the picture View the ﬁnal image Prescanning Making a Prescan Fast Prescans Cropped Prescans Super View Prescans Color Managed Prescans Canceling a PrescanSaving and Viewing Prescans Rulers Guides Image Capture Settings ResolutionPage Line Time ISO Capture Mode Exposure Lock Scanning to the Camera Disk Canceling a ScanScanning Naming the Image Automatically Naming Images Adding Notes to Your Picture RGB Data Values, EV Units Exposure EvaluationDigital Spot Metering Determining Relative Exposure Static Spot Meter Tool Setting the Spot Meter Size Histogram Judging Overall and Spot Exposures Static Spot Meter Location Readings Hand Tool Tool BarMagnify Tool Measure Tool Mac only Panorama Tool ToneZones Tool Page Crop Mask Tool Grid ToolPage Scan Area & Cropping Tab PanelsSize Panel Size of the cropped area may still be adjusted while Diﬀerent unit. Example 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm at 300 pixels per Lock Crop Ratio To set a speciﬁc shape for crop rectangle Clicking up or down buttons of Scan Area Lock File Size To specify an exact ﬁle size Faster Scans for Free Seconds Scan direction Color Panel Establishing Neutral Color Balance Saving Color Balances Altering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect Changing Existing Color BalancesDeleting Color Balances Reverting to a Previous Color Balance Tagging Images with ICC Proﬁles Tone Panel Tone Curve Selections Saving a High Bit Depth Image Brightness/Contrast Tone Curve Adjustments Manual Tone Curve Adjustments Negative Curves Limit LineSpot Meter Reference Points Bit Tone Curves Selecting an Output Tone Scale Setting the EV Scale ReferenceTone Curve Histogram Saving Tone Curves Deleting Tone Curves Focus Panel Large Focus Display Selecting a Focus Site Reading the Focus Displays and Adjusting Focus Audio Focusing Aid Mac only Multiple Color Focusing Infrared Focus Image File Management and Retrieval ViewFinder File Manager Exporting Notes Sorting Image FilesAdding more Notes to Your Pictures Automatically Saving Files to a Folder Automatically Opening the Image Retrieving Image Files Selecting the Retrieval Tone Curve USB controller only Deleting Image Files Hard Drive Storage Capacity Menus File Menu Edit Menu Display Menu Camera Menu Diagnostics Capture ModeClean/Park Opens the Clean/Park window to expose the CCD for cleaning After highlighting the desired folder, click User PreferencesAutomatically Retrieving Images Saving Files Right of the Save scan folder label Automatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Automatically Save PrescansAuto Naming Auto-rotate Retrieved Files Mask Grid Guides ISO Increment Selection Using SoundsBaseline ISO Setting Time Lapse Pano SettingsUse this feature, the factory settings are adequate Crop Cleaning the CCD Cover Glass Appendix a Manipulating Exposure Exposure AdjustmentsAppendix B Line Time Lens Aperture Color Balance SensitivityTone Curves Lighting Line Time Settings Appendix C Model 4000E-HS Resolution SelectionsAppendix D Model 6000-HS, 6000E-HS Super 6K-HS Super 8K-HS Appendix E Status IndicatorsPower Status Panoramic Adapter Hardware SetupAppendix F Scene PanoramaPage Rollout Panorama Object Panorama Hardware is assembled just as it is for a Rollout panorama Camera reported error No Room Error MessagesCamera reported error Not Ready Camera reported error Conversion Error Scsi Errors Comm returned error Camera reported error Value ErrorCamera reported error Math Error Other Errors Unknown Error Camera Timed Out