Before YOU Begin | Konica Minolta AF-2840 specs

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Thank you for purchasing this Minolta product. Please take the time to read through this instruc- tion manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new scanner.

This manual contains information regarding products introduced before October, 2002. To obtain information for products released after this date, contact a Minolta service facility listed on the back cover of this manual.

This product is designed to work with accessories manufactured and distributed by Minolta. Using accessories or equipment not endorsed by Minolta may result in unsatisfactory performance or damage to the product and its accessories.

This instruction manual does not provide instruction in the basic operation of the personal com- puters, or the basic operation of Windows or Macintosh operating systems; refer to the manuals supplied with the computer.

The examples in this manual use Windows software. The appearance of the screens may differ from the examples when using Macintosh or other Windows operating systems.

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Konica Minolta AF-2840 instruction manual Before YOU Begin

Contents

AV-A209 Tone-curve corrections Selective-color paletteColor Examples Before YOU Begin Table of Contents Page Table of Contents Page For Proper and Safe USE Page System Requirements Package contents Polish IBM PC/AT compatible computers Installation Before installing the utility softwareInstalling the utility software Windows Page Installing the utility software Macintosh Page Macintosh Installing Adobe Photoshop ElementsLaunching the scanner utility from Photoshop Elements Windows Names of parts Connecting the USB cable Before scanner setup Turning off the scanner Connecting the AC adapterDisconnecting the scanner Turning on the scanner Handling film Where is the emulsion?Film formats Loading the film Loading mounted slides Using the FH-U1 and SH-U1 film holders Using the APS Adapter AD-10 sold separatelyLoading a film holder into the scanner Ejecting a film holder Easy Scan Utility Launching the Easy Scan Utility Using the Easy Scan Utility Canceling an index scan, prescan, or final scan Macintosh Page Pixel Polish button Auto Dust Brush button BMP File types Image processing p Dimage Scan Dual III UtilityBasic scanning p Advanced scanning p Dimage Scan Dual III Utility Basic Scanning Launching the DiMAGE Scan Dual III UtilityLaunching the utility from an image-processing application Selecting the film format and type Main window and index scan tab Index scan Canceling the index scan Making an index scanSelecting index thumbnails Flip and rotate images Fit-to-window button Main window and prescan tab Prescan Auto cropping Making a prescanGrab tool Magnifying tool CHP button APS film Manual croppingPrescanning the cropped area Auto Dust Brush Removing the effect of dust Main window and Pixel Polish tab Pixel Polish Correcting images automaticallyPage Making the final scan using Jobs Quitting the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility Dimage Scan Dual III Utility Advanced Scanning Setting scanner preferencesPage Exposure-control tab Loading exposure settings Saving exposure settings Reverse frame order More index scan functions Saving the index images Saving an index fileLoading an index file Autoexposure control More prescan functions AE lock AE area selection Point AF Autofocus Focusing the scanner More prescan functions Manual focus Scan setting window Inputting scan settings manually About resolution and output size Scan setting examples Deleting a Job Saving scan settings as a Job Custom Wizard Page Color matching Setting the output color spacePage Scanner color profiles Setting the monitor ICC profile Output Color Space Monitor RGB Color matching recommendations Image processing tools Main window and image-correction tabDimage Scan Dual III Utility Image Processing Guide to image processing tool Tools and functions EffectsImage processing glossary Tracking image corrections Snapshot button Undoing and redoing image corrections Saving image corrections Comparing pre and post correction images Complementary colors Loading image-correction Jobs Variation palette Brightness, contrast, and color balance palette Tone curve and histogram corrections Tone curve and histogram palette Using tone curves Drawing tone curves by freehand Bringing out detail in the shadows Short guide to tone curve corrections Correcting color Increasing image contrast Histogram corrections Tone curve / histogram auto setting White, gray, and black point corrections Selective-color palette Setting the white and black-point values Unsharp mask Hue, saturation, and lightness palette JOB File Lists 35mm film APS film Installed Files and Folders Mac OS Mac OS 8.6 Solution Troubleshooting and Technical Support Pixel Polish and Mac OS Checking Scanner Installation Windows Technical support Warranty and product registration RAM Technical Specifications Primary RGB and secondary CMY colors Complementary colorsAN Introduction to Color Complementary colors p HSB color model pHue corrections Universal Copyright Convention AV-A209