HEIDELBERG Nexscan F 4100 Instruction Manual

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Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 - Operation
Nexscan F 4100/F 4200
Operation
Edition September 2000
Order No. 05573483

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Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 – Operation I
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Before you start ...
Notes on Technical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII
Designated Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII
Other Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII
About This Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX
Conventions Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
Influence of Magnetic Fields on the Monitors . . . . . X
Any Comments on this Documentation? . . . . . . . . . XI
HEIDELBERG Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII
1 Unpacking and Installing
Dear Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Scope of Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Unpacking and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
2 Connecting
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Connecting the Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 to the
workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Connecting the Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 to the power
supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Switching on the Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Installing the Newcolor Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Installing the LinoColor Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Installing Calibration Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
3 Product Description
General view Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Product and Performance Features of the
Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Overall configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

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Scanning principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Pilot Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Scanning Progress Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Universal tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Mounting Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Scanning Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Scanning Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Illumination of originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
4 Working with the Nexscan F 4100/F 4200
Operating Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Preparation for Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Preparing the Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Positioning the Originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
On the Glass Plate in the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
On the Universal Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Securing the Originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Inserting the Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Close Scanner Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Scanning Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Scanning Three-Dimensional Objects . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Placing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Selecting Reflection Scanning Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Selecting the Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Mounting with Oil, Film Cleaner or Gel . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Mounting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Mounting Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Light optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Special scanner functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Reloading the Scanner Software (for Newcolor) . . . 4–15
Performing a Basic Level Adjustment (for Newcolor) 4–17

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Performing a Basic Level Adjustment (for Linocolor) 4–19
Resetting the Scanner (for Linocolor) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–21
Updating the Scanner (for Linocolor) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–23
Working with the Slide Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–25
5 Accessories
Passepartouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Slide Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Register Pin Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Register Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Copix Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
6 Service and Maintenance
Notes on Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Fluorescent Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Lamp Change for Reflection Scanning . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Lamp Change for Transparency Scanning . . . . . . . 6–5
Lamp Change for the Illumination of Originals . . . 6–7
Replacing the Glass Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Cleaning the Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Removing Dust in the Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Cleaning the Glass Surface/Universal Tray . . . . . 6–11
Checking the Cleanliness of the Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Cleaning Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Dry Finger Prints; Adhesive Tape Residue, Smudges
(Except for Acetone Rings, Refer to Cleaning with
Acetone). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14
Streaks, Damp Areas, Fresh Finger Prints . . . . . . . . 6–15
Dust (To Be Removed Directly Before Scanning) . . . 6–15
Stains That Could Not Be Removed Following The
Previous Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16
Cleaning Originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–17
Checking the Cleanliness of the Original . . . . . . . . . 6–17

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Preparing the Originals for Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–17
Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–19
Dry Finger Prints; Adhesive Tape Residue,
Dry Smudges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–19
Dust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–20
Stains That Could Not Be Removed By Dabbing And
Cleaning With Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–21
Dust That Could Not Be Removed Following The
Normal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–21
General Remarks on Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–22
7 Technical Data and Accessories
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Minimum Configuration for the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Minimum Configuration for the Power Macintosh 7–4
Scanner System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Scanner Signal Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Type of Original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Light Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Device Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Mechanical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Emission of Noise
(Radio Interference and Noise Voltage) . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Interference Immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8
Radio Interference Suppression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8
Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8

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Disposal of the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9
Pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Dismantling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–11
Pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Materials/Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–14
Dismantling 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–15
Dismantling 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–16
Dismantling 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–17
EU Declaration of Conformity
Safety Labels
8 Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
“Central Call Desk“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Problem Report for Customers and Service
Technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Index

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Before you start ...
Notes on Technical Safety
The device corresponds to the safety regulations
listed in Standards, in the Technical Data and
Accessories chapter.
Designated Use
The Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 is a flatbed scanner
and should only be used for this purpose in
accordance with the Operating Instructions. Do
not place any objects or liquids on the unit.
The ventilation outlets must be kept clear at all
times.
General
Environmental conditions must be observed when
setting up the Nexscan F 4100/F 4200.
Warning: Unauthorized opening of the unit's
housing and improper repairs not expressly
described in the operating instructions can lead to
considerable danger for the user.
Servicing work may only be performed by
authorized specialist personnel. The respective
accident prevention regulations must be observed
at all times.
Non-observance of accident prevention
regulations can lead to the loss of accident
insurance cover.
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Prerequisites
We assume that you are familiar with the basic
functions of Windows NT®and/or Apple®
Macintosh®.
Other Documentation
You will find further information in the following
documentation:
For Newcolor/Newcopix:
0Printed documentation:
- Newcolor Workflow
- Newcolor Installation
- Newcopix User's Guide/Reference
- Newcopix Installation
0Online Helps (Reference)
For Linocolor:
0Printed documentation:
- Linocolor Installation
- Linocolor Introduction (incl. Color Images)
- Linocolor User's Guide
- Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 Copix Operation
0After installing LinoColor, you will find further
documentation in the documentation folder on
your computer, such as:
- Linocolor Reference
- GeoAssistant Application
(only available with GeoAssistant)
- JobAssistant User's Guide
0LinoColor Help
0JobAssistant Help

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About This Documentation
This documentation should be kept safely for
future use until the device is disposed of.
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following typographical conventions are used
in this manual:
0References to other manuals, chapters and
sections are colored in blue (on the screen) and
are underlined.
Example:
See Abschnitt Conventions Used in This
Manual.
0Italics are used to indicate menus, names of
functions, hardware conditions, switch
settings, and system messages.
Example:
Move the switch to off.
0Menus, functions and sub-functions are
separated with by ">".
Example:
Choose File > Open...
0A plus sign is used to indicate that several keys
have to be pressed at the same time.
Example:
Press Alt+A.
0“V" in front of a word denotes that you will find
further explanations of this word in the
glossary.

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Important Information
Important information in the text is marked by
symbols which indicate the following:
Warning: Contains information that must be taken
into consideration to protect the user from injury.
Attention: Contains information that must be
taken into consideration to prevent damage to
hardware or software.
Note: Contains important general or
supplementary information about a specific topic.
Prerequisites: This text contains requirements
which must be fulfilled before the steps which
follow can be performed.
Influence of Magnetic Fields on the Monitors
Strong magnetic fields may influence your
monitor screen (for example, they might make the
edges of the screen unsteady or images flicker).
This could be caused by the 50 Hz magnetic field
coming from the power cables routed along your
floors or in the wall.
The following corrective measures are
recommended taking into account the safety
regulations for working at monitors in offices:
0place the monitor at a different location
0shield the source (e.g. shield the cable duct)
0change the routing of the power supply cable
0shield the monitor by means of a metal cover
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and Service Technicians.
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HEIDELBERG Online
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Do you want to improve your workflows?
Pay us a visit at our Internet home page. You will
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1 Unpacking and Installing
Dear Customer
With the Nexscan F 4100/F 4200 you have
purchased a high-quality and fast CCD color line
scanner.
To make sure that you are always completely
satisfied with the performance of the device,
please observe the following unpacking and
installation instructions, once you have removed
the cardboard box or foil.
Power connection
Read the chapter on unpacking and installing be-
fore you connect the device to the power source.
Scope of Delivery
The scope of delivery for your Nexscan F 4100/
F 4200 comprises the following parts:
01 SCSI cable
03 Power cable
01CalibrationCD
01 Universal tray
01 Mounting rail
01 Flat screwdriver
01 Documentation
01 Base aperture
02 Fluorescent tubes
01 Passepartout – basic set
01 Slide tray

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Unpacking and Installing
When setting up the Nexscan F 4100/F 4200, the
notes in both this chapter and in chapter 2 in
these Operating Instructions must be observed.
Note: Do not install the device in the vicinity of air-
conditioning systems and protect it from moisture
and direct sunlight.
So far you have proceeded according to the
unpacking instructions stuck to the outside of the
box. You have taken this documentation out of the
accessories box.
Further unpacking and installation procedure:
1. Removing the plastic foil
Remove the plastic foil that surrounds
the scanner.
2. Cutting open the box
Cut open the four lower corners of the
cardboard box.
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3. Removing parts of the box
Remove all cardboard box parts under
the scanner. A second person is requi-
red to slightly raise the scanner for this
purpose.
4. Pushing the scanner to the installation
site
Push or pull the scanner to the site
where it will be taken into operation.
However, allow approx. 1 m gap to the
wall as cables still need to be connected
later and the back panel must be scre-
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Note: Take the length of the SCSI cable
between scanner and computer into
account when positioning the scanner.
5. Removing the back panel
Unscrew the four screws at the back of
the device with a flat screwdriver and
remove the back panel.
You will need the CD with the ICC profi-
les, which is attached to the back panel,
later on when installing the software.
Attention: When loosening transport
safety devices: Work carefully!
0Ensure that you do not support yours-
elf on the fluorescent tubes in the bot-
tom of the device and that no parts fall
onto the fluorescent tubes.
0Do not touch the stray light foil above
in the scanner.
Note: All transport safety devices to be
removed are identified with a red mar-
king (adhesive label).
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6. At the rear in the device, use a flat
screwdriver to remove the 2 vertical
slotted screws (not the double seams
screws!) to the upper left in the back
panel cutout.
7. Remove the 2 screws at the front, inside
the device, connecting the device hou-
sing and the scanning unit (accessible
from the rear only).
8. Removing the shipping restraint brak-
ket
Unscrew the three screws on the ship-
ping restraint at the back of the device
and remove it.

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9. Removing the shipping restraint brak-
ket
A similar safeguard must now be remo-
ved at the front of the device. The three
screws must be unscrewed in the same
fashion.
10. Open the scanner lid
11. Remove the air-cushion foil and the silk
paper
12. Removing the transport safety washer
Remove the slotted screw with a flat
screwdriver and remove the transport
safety washer.
Replace the screw and use it to secure
the clamp.