Kodak RFS 3570 User manual

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User’s Manual
KODAK Professional
RFS 3570 Film Scanner
© Eastman Kodak Company, 1997.
This manual and the accompanying software are protected by United States and international
copyright laws. You may make one backup copy of the enclosed software and one copy of this
manual. Do not make additional copies of the software or copies of the manual or electronically
transmit them in any form whatsoever, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission
of Eastman Kodak Company.

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Important Safeguards and
Precautions
WARNING: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose unit to rain
or moisture.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER. NO USER-
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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Read Instructions — Read all the safety and operating instructions
before operating the unit.
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Retain Instructions and Packing Materials — Retain the safety and
operating instructions for future reference. Retain the packing case for
use if the equipment must be shipped.
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Heed Warnings — Heed all warnings on the equipment and in the
operating instructions.
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Follow Instructions — Follow all operating and use instructions.
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Controls — Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operat-
ing instructions.

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Cleaning — Unplug the unit before cleaning. Clean only the outside
cabinet with a damp cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol
cleaners.
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Attachments — Do not use attachments that are not recommended.
The use of such attachments may cause hazards and serious damage
to the equipment.
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WARNING: Water and Moisture — Do not use the equipment near
water — for example, near a sink, or in a wet room or basement, etc.
Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture and do not immerse the
equipment in water or other liquids; contact Kodak for servicing if this
occurs.
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Dust — Excessive dust levels may damage internal parts. Be certain to
cover the scanner with the supplied dust cover whenever the scanner
is off. Because dust can build up in the scanner and affect image
quality, we recommend that you follow the procedure at the begin-
ning of each work session that is described at the end of “Appendix
C — Trouleshooting.” Doing so will help to ensure that you remove
dust buildup before scanning.
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Power Sources — You should operate the unit only from the type of
power source indicated on the back of the unit. If you are not sure of
the type of power supply that will be used, consult a dealer or local
power company.
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Replaceable Fuse — There is one replaceable fuse in the unit. Be sure
that the fuse meets the power requirements listed on the fuse-rating
label on the unit.
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Grounding — The unit is equipped with a three-wire grounding-type
plug with a third (grounding) pin. The three-wire plug will fit into a
grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable
to insert the plug into an outlet, contact an electrician to replace the
obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type
plug.

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Power-Cord Protection — Route power-supply cords so that they are
not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed on or against
them; pay particular attention to cords at plugs, receptacles, and the
point where they leave the unit.
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Operating Range — If the Scanner has been stored or transported
outside its operating ambient temperature range (refer to
“Appendix J — Specifications”), allow it to return to within its operat-
ing range before turning it on.
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Lightning — For added protection of the equipment during a lightning
storm, or any time when you will leave the equipment unattended
and unused for long periods of time, unplug the unit from the power
outlet. This will protect the equipment from damage caused by
lightning or power-line surges.
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Overloading — Do not overload power outlets and extension cords;
this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.
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Object or Liquid Entry — Never push foreign objects of any kind into
the equipment openings. Never spill liquid of any kind on the equip-
ment; contact Kodak for servicing if this occurs.
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Servicing — Do not attempt to service the unit yourself, except to
change the fuse (see instructions in “Appendix E — Replacing the
Fuse”). Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous
voltage or other hazards.
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Damage Requiring Service — Unplug the unit from the wall outlet
and refer all servicing to the manufacturer under the following condi-
tions. (Refer to “Appendix B — Warranty” for additional information.)
– When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged (send cord
only). Power cords are available as a spare part; refer to
“Appendix I — Optional Equipment & Spare Parts List.”
– If liquid has been spilled or if objects have fallen into the equip-
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– If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water.
– If the unit does not operate normally according to the operating
instructions.
– If the unit has been dropped or the housing has been damaged.
– When the equipment exhibits a distinct change in performance.
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Accessories — Do not place the unit on an unstable cart, stand,
bracket, or table. It can fall, causing serious injury to persons and
serious damage to the unit. Use only with a stable cart, stand, bracket,
or table.
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Handling — Handle the equipment with care; do not drop the equip-
ment.
CAUTION: To prevent fire or shock hazard, use only the recom-
mended accessories or attachments.
Electromagnetic Emissions
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer-
ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or
her own expense.
This equipment conforms with the requirements of European Standard
EN55022 with respect to radio interference for a Class A device.

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Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques
dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A
prescrites dans le règlement sur le broullage radioélectrique édicté par le
Ministère des Communications du Canada.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regula-
tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.

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Technical Assistance
Refer to the following sources for assistance if you have questions as you
work with the Scanner.
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If you encounter difficulties with hardware, with scanned images or
with product performance, refer to “Appendix C — Troubleshooting.”
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If you notice circular shaped objects in scanned images — like water
spots or bubbles — be certain that you follow the procedure at the
beginning of each work session that is described at the end of “Ap-
pendix C — Troubleshooting.” Doing so will help to ensure that you
remove dust buildup before scanning.
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If a message appears on the computer screen that you do not under-
stand, refer to “Appendix D — Messages from KODAK Drivers.”
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If you need other assistance from this manual, refer to the “Contents”
and the “Index.”
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If you are unable to find answers from this manual, contact your
dealer.
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If you are a customer in the United States and you are unable to find
answers to your questions using this manual or from you dealer, call
Kodak at 1-800-CD-KODAK.
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If you are a customer in Canada and you are unable to find answers to
your questions using this manual or from your dealer, call Kodak at 1-
800-465-6325.
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If you are a customer outside the United States or Canada and you are
unable to find answers to your questions using this manual, contact
your local Kodak representative for technical assistance.

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Contents
1Introduction 1-1
2Before You Begin — Macintosh Computer 2-1
Required Hardware 2-2
Computer 2-2
Monitor 2-2
Display Card 2-2
Required Software 2-3
Optional Printers 2-4
3Installation
(Hardware and Software) — Macintosh Computer 3-1
Installing the Scanner Hardware 3-2
Connecting the Scanner to a Power Source 3-2
Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 3-3
If No External SCSI Devices Are Connected 3-5
If External SCSI Devices Are Connected 3-9
Setting the Scanner SCSI Identification Number 3-19
Installing the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software (Macintosh) 3-21

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4Loading the Film and Slide Holders — Macintosh Computer 4-1
Loading 35 mm Film and Slides 4-2
Loading 35 mm Film into the 35 mm Film Holder 4-2
Loading 35 mm Slides into the Slide Holder 4-3
Loading 35 mm Film and Slide Holders into the Scanner 4-4
Loading Film Sizes Other Than 35 mm 4-8
Loading Film into the Film Holder 4-8
Loading Film Holders (Other Than 35 mm Sizes) into the Scanner 4-10
5Using the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software —
Macintosh Computer 5-1
Displaying the KODAK Driver Window 5-3
Producing Scanned Images 5-5
Loading the Film Holder 5-5
Operating the KODAK Driver 5-6
Set the Film Type 5-6
Set the Film Size 5-6
PreScan the Image (and Calibrate the Scanner) 5-6
Change the Magnification Adjustment 5-12
PreScan the Image Again 5-14
Select the Image 5-15
Set Auto Balance 5-16
Rotate the Image 5-16
Sharpen the Image 5-16
Set the Image to Black and White 5-17
Focus the Image 5-17
Change Color Levels 5-18
Change Brightness 5-19

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Change Contrast 5-20
Choose the Resolution 5-20
“Crop” the Image 5-21
Scan the Image into Photoshop 5-21
Scan Additional Images 5-23
Turning Off the Scanner 5-24
Reference: Buttons and Indicators 5-25
6Before You Begin — PC 6-1
Required Hardware 6-2
Computer 6-2
Display 6-2
Display Card (Graphics Adapter) 6-2
SCSI Interface 6-2
Required Software 6-3
Optional Printers 6-4
7Installation
(Hardware and Software) — PC 7-1
Installing the Scanner Hardware 7-2
Connecting the Scanner to a Power Source 7-2
Installing a SCSI Host Adapter 7-3
For Qualified Technical Personnel Only 7-3
Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 7-4
If No External SCSI Devices Are Connected 7-5
If External SCSI Devices Are Connected 7-9
Setting the Scanner SCSI Identification Number 7-19
KODAK TWAIN Driver 7-21
Installing TWAIN Compliant KODAK Driver 7-22

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8Loading the Film and Slide Holders — PC 8-1
Loading 35 mm Film and Slides 8-2
Loading 35 mm Film into the 35 mm Film Holder 8-2
Loading 35 mm Slides into the Slide Holder 8-3
Loading 35 mm Film and Slide Holders into the Scanner 8-4
Loading Film Sizes Other Than 35 mm 8-8
Loading Film into the Film Holder 8-8
Loading Film Holders (Other Than 35 mm Sizes) into the Scanner 8-10
9Using KODAK Driver with Windows Applications — PC 9-1
Using a KODAK Driver for TWAIN Compliant PC Applications 9-3
Adobe Photoshop 2.5 and 3.0 for Windows 9-4
Producing Scanned Images 9-6
Loading the Film Holder 9-6
Operating the KODAK Driver 9-7
Set the Film Type 9-7
Set the Film Size 9-7
PreScan the Image (and Calibrate the Scanner) 9-7
Change the Magnification Adjustment 9-13
PreScan the Image Again 9-15
Select the Image 9-15
Set Auto Balance 9-16
Rotate the Image 9-17
Sharpen the Image 9-17
Set the Image to Black and White 9-17
Focus the Image 9-17
Change Color Levels 9-19
Change Brightness 9-20

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Change Contrast 9-20
Choose the Resolution 9-20
“Crop” the Image 9-21
Scan the Image 9-22
Scan Additional Images 9-23
Turning Off the Scanner 9-24
Reference: Buttons and Indicators 9-25
10 Appendices 10-1
Appendix A — Software License Agreement A-1
Appendix B — Warranty B-1
Appendix C — Troubleshooting C-1
Appendix D — Messages from KODAK Drivers D-1
Appendix E — Replacing the Fuse E-1
Appendix F — Updating the KODAK Driver F-1
Appendix G — Repacking Instructions G-1
Appendix H — Problem Report Form H-1
Appendix I — Optional Equipment & Spare Parts List I-1
Appendix J — Specifications J-1
Appendix K — Glossary K-1
11 Index 11-1

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Introduction
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Introduction
The KODAK Professional RFS 3570 Film Scanner combines high resolu-
tion, high speed, and scanning of a variety of film formats from 35 mm to
70 mm (RFS “3570”), in one easy-to-operate desktop scanner.
Once you’ve scanned the image (color negative, color transparency, or
black-and-white negative) you can view it as a color or monochrome
image.
The Scanner works by flashing a filtered (red, green, blue) strobe through
your image against a Charge Coupled Device (CCD). The Scanner pro-
vides 6 million pixels per scan — crisp images of 3072 pixels wide by
2048 pixels high.

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The features of the Scanner include:
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Fast scanning speed.
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Quick and easy loading of film—no position adjustments are required.
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User-selectable autofocus.
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High quality analog-to-digital conversion with 12 bits per RGB color.
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Automatic color balance with manual fine-tuning.
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User-selectable image sharpening.
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Ultra-fast image preview.
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Support for a variety of film sizes from 35 mm to 70 mm.
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Support for a large variety of film types.
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A variety of scanning resolutions.
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Automatic calibration.
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Magnification adjustments that allow you to optimize the area of the
imager used for your scan.
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A KODAK Driver plug-in for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh Com-
puter).
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A KODAK TWAIN Driver that provides access to the Scanner for the
growing number of TWAIN compliant PC applications (PC only).
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Support for SCSI host adapters including ASPI Windows host adapters
such as those from Adaptec, Inc. running EZ-SCSI 4.01 or later
(PC only).
If your computer has a video card that supports 24-bit color, the image is
displayed in full color (16.8 million colors) on your monitor. If your video
card supports only 8-bit color, the image is displayed in 256 dithered
colors. If you are using a black-and-white system, the image displays in
black-and-white. Regardless of the monitor you use, the quality of the
scan (in 24-bit color) is not affected. In all cases the best possible image
supported by your hardware is displayed on your monitor.

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The KODAK Drivers are used to capture images from the scanned film
(negative or positive), and open that image data in a window in your
supported image editing software. You can then edit images and save
them as files on your computer hard disk.
NOTE: You may be able to use the Scanner on other computer platforms or with
additional operating systems, using drivers prepared by companies other than
Kodak, or by developing your own driver. Contact Kodak for information.

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Before You Begin — Macintosh Computer
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Before You Begin —
Macintosh Computer
NOTE: Before you continue, complete and submit the enclosed Warranty Regis-
tration card. You should also read “Appendix A — Software License Agreement”
and “Appendix B — Warranty.”
Check the following lists to ensure that you have the appropriate hardware
and software.

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Required Hardware
Computer
Apple Macintosh Computer that: supports 32-Bit QuickDraw software;
has at least 8 megabytes (MB) random access memory (RAM) installed (32
MB RAM or more is recommended for fastest scan times); has 80 MB of
free space on its hard disk. Adobe Photoshop requires three to five times
the size of the scanned image file in combined hard disk space and RAM.
NOTE: Adobe Photoshop 3.0, when run on a Power Macintosh, needs a mini-
mum of 16 MB of RAM (including at least 11 MB of RAM in addition to the
memory used by the operating system), and recommends 24 MB of RAM.
Monitor
Apple Macintosh or compatible monitor, 13” or greater (with a minimum
640 x 480 pixel screen size). A high-quality color monitor displays the
best image. (The quality of the scan is not affected by the monitor in use.)
Display Card
Use the appropriate display card for the monitor to be used; we recom-
mend an 8-bit or, preferably, 24-bit video display card. (The built-in video
capability supplied with some Macintosh Computers may be sufficient.)