Nikon COOLSCAN V ED User Manual download pdf (Page 2)

After conﬁ rming that the power switch is in the off position, connect the

power cable as shown and plug the scanner into a general-purpose house-

hold outlet.

This side of the guide describes how to connect the scanner to the computer and

scan images using Nikon Scan. Be sure to complete the steps on the other side of

this guide before proceeding.

Connect the USB cable as shown.

The type of ﬁ lm that can be scanned depends on the adapter used. This guide

describes how to scan strips of 35-mm ﬁ lm using the SA-21 strip-ﬁ lm adapter. The

SA-21 can be used to scan developed 35-mm ﬁ lm in strips of two to six frames. An

MA-21 slide-mount adapter is also provided for scanning 35-mm slides. See the

User’s Manual for details.

35-mm ﬁ lm in strips of

two to six frames

SA-21 strip-ﬁ lm adapter

Select Neg

(Color)

Click the Preview button to preview the selected frame in the preview area.

Select the frames to be scanned.

Click the ﬁ lm-type menu and choose a ﬁ lm type

that matches the ﬁ lm being scanned. To scan

color negatives, select Neg (Color).

Click the Scan button to scan the image. When

scanning is complete, the image will be opened

in an image window. The image in the image

window will reﬂ ect any rotations, ﬂ ips, and

other modiﬁ cations made in the scan window.

Windows Macintosh

To save the image, select Save from the File

menu. A “Save As” dialog will be displayed;

navigate to the desired location, choose a name

and ﬁ le type, and click Save.

Hold the edges of the ﬁ lm lightly between thumb and foreﬁ nger with the

reﬂ ective base up and the matte emulsion surface down.

Insert the ﬁ lm in the adapter ﬁ lm slot.

The ﬁ lm will be fed into the adapter automatically after being inserted a

short distance.

Release the ﬁ lm when the feed mechanism activates. Do not pull or

push on the ﬁ lm or otherwise interfere with the feed mechanism.

Important

Film slot

Insert ﬁ lm with the reﬂ ective

base up

The scan window may remain open “on top” of the image window.

Drag the scan window to move it out of the way of the image win-

dow.

Note

Click the (eject) button in the scan window to eject the ﬁ lm from the

SA-21 (for more information on ejecting ﬁ lm from other adapters, see the

User’s Manual).

Eject button

Select Exit (Windows) or Quit (Mac OS 9) from the File menu. In Mac OS X,

select Quit Nikon Scan 4 from the Nikon Scan 4 menu.

After checking that the scanner status LED is not blinking, press the power

switch to turn the scanner off.

Status LED

Power switch

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Slide the SA-21 into the adapter slot.

When the adapter is fully inserted, the

status LED will blink while the scanner is

calibrated. Wait for the status LED to glow

steadily.

Remove the MA-21.

Click the triangle next to the “Layout Tools” palette in Tool Palette 1. The

“Layout Tools” palette will be displayed.

• Rotate or ﬂ ip the image in the preview area

If the preview image is not in the desired orientation, rotate or ﬂ ip the im-

age by clicking the

, , or button.

Rotate image 90° counter-

clockwise

Rotate image 90° clock-

wise

Flip image horizontally Flip image vertically

• Select the area to be scanned

To select the por tion of the image that will be scanned (called the “crop”),

click the Crop Tool (

) in the “Layout Tools” palette and drag the mouse

over the image.

For information on the other image enhancement tools in Tool Palette 1, see

pages 30–76 of the Nikon Scan Reference Manual (on CD).

The “Layout Tools” palette can be used to:

The Progress Window

The “Progress” window shows the progress of

preview and scan operations. Click Stop to can-

cel the current operation.

Note

Connect the ﬂ at connector to the computer and the square connector to the

scanner. Align the connectors to match the areas circled in the illustration

below. Using the wrong connector or attempting to insert the connectors in

another orientation could not only damage the connector, but also the scan-

ner or computer.

Windows

If a shortcut was created at installation, double-click

the shortcut (

) created on the desktop.

Nikon Scan can also be started by

clicking the Start

button and selecting Nikon Scan 4

Nikon Scan 4 from

the Programs menu.

Macintosh

Nikon Scan can be started by clicking the Nikon Scan icon

( )

in the Dock (Mac OS X)

or double-clicking the Nikon Scan alias

( )

on the desktop (Mac OS 9). Note that

these options are only available if Nikon Scan was added to the Dock or an alias was

created during installation.

Nikon Scan can also be started by

locating the folder in which Nikon Scan was

installed and opening the Nikon Software : Nikon Scan 4 folder. Double-click the

Nikon Scan 4 icon (

). Under Mac OS X, the “Nikon Software” folder will be in the

“Ap plications” folder on the start-up disk. Under Mac OS 9, the default install loca-

tion is in the “Applications (Mac OS 9)” folder on the start-up disk.

The scan window will open.

When the Scanner Is Not in Use

To prevent dust from accumulating inside the scanner, leave the SA-21

or MA-21 in the adapter slot when the scanner is not in use.

Important

Scanning

Computer

Flat connector

Computer

USB terminal

Scanner

Scanner USB

terminal

Square

connector

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A “Digital Signature Not Found” dialog will be displayed the ﬁ rst

time the scanner is connected and turned on. Click Yes to register

the scanner with Windows.

Note

Nikon View

(

Nikon View 6 or later

)

If Nikon View is installed on the computer, selecting Show Nikon Browser from

the Nikon Scan Tools menu will start the Nikon Browser component of Nikon View.

Nikon View can be used to view scanned images either as thumbnails or at full size

and to edit and print images after scanning. For more information, see the Nikon

View Reference Manual (available in pdf format on the Nikon View Reference man-

ual CD) or Nikon View’s on-line help.

Nikon View

Select Show Nikon

Browser from the Nikon

Scan Tools menu

Nikon View can be installed from

the Nikon View 6 CD. Before you

can install Nikon View 6, you must

uninstall any earlier versions of

Nikon View.

To register your copy of Nikon View, open the “Product Registration”

panel in the “Install Center” window and click the Product Registra-

tion button (Internet connection required)

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Click to display

thumbnails

Thumbnail area

Selected thumbnail

Click to hide thumbnails

Drag to enlarge

thumbnail area

Thumbnail

drawer tab

Click the thumb-

nail drawer tab.

The thumbnail drawer will open. The

frames in the ﬁ lm are identiﬁ ed by frame

number. To view each frame as a small

“thumbnail” preview, click the

button.

A thumbnail will be created for

each frame. Click a frame to select

it for preview at a larger size in the

scan window preview area.

Tip: Specifying Output Size and Resolution

When an image is displayed in the preview area, the “Crop” palette in Tool Palette 1

can be used to specify the size and resolution at which the image will be scanned

(for details, see pages 36–40 of the Nikon Scan Reference Manual on the Nikon Scan

Reference Manual / Easy Scanning Guide CD). For example, to scan an image so that

it can be printed within the margins of A4 (21.0 × 29.7 cm) or letter-sized (8.5˝ × 11˝)

paper using a typical inkjet printer, adjust settings as follows:printing:



Click to open the “Crop”

palette.



Conﬁ rm that pixels/inch

is selected in the resolu-

tions units menu and en-

ter an output resolution

of 360.



Choose Keep this crop.



Choose Centimeters or Inches

from the output units menu.



Enter a value for either Height

or Width that will ﬁ t on A4 or

letter-sized paper. The other

value will automatically be

adjusted to maintain the cur-

rent crop.

Scan window

Tool Palette 1

Progress window

The borders of the crop are indicated by

a dotted line. The size of the crop can

be changed by dragging its borders. To

change the position of the crop, place the

cursor inside the selected area and drag it

to a new location.

* Not available in some areas.

USB 2.0

For information on USB 2.0, see page 22 of the User’s Manual.

Note

Mac OS 9

Before using Nikon Scan under Mac OS 9, be sure to read the section

on recommended memory allocations on page 139 of the Nikon Scan

Reference Manual (on CD).

Important

Status LED

Power switch

After making sure that the computer is run-

ning, turn the scanner on

. The status LED

will blink

. Wait until the status LED glows

steadily.

Temporary Storage (Windows Only)

A message may be displayed stating that the folder selected for tem-

porary storage is not available. Click OK to use the default folder.

Note

Step

Connect the scanner

Step

Insert ﬁ lm

Step

Ready ﬁ lm

Step

Insert the adapter

Step

Scan

Step

Start Nikon Scan

Step

Eject the ﬁ lm and

turn the scanner off

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