Microtek LightLid 35 User manual

Copyright © 2001 Microtek International, Inc. http://www.microtek.com
I49-00 200 A, May 2001
Microtek LightLidTM 35
Installing and Getting Started
The LightLid 35 is a bonus accessory
included with your Microtek scanner. It gives
you the versatility to scan 35mm slides on
your flatbed scanner.
Microtek recommends the use of this
accessory to scan slides for on-screen display
purposes or where high resolution is not
critical. For high-quality print reproduction,
we recommend purchasing a dedicated slide
scanner or a Microtek scanner with built-in
film-scanning features.
Please note: Scanning of color negatives may vary, depending on the quality of your
film original.
Insert slide front side up
Grip prong for securing slide
AB
A. Installing the LightLid 35
1. Unpack the LightLid 35.
2. Remove the scanner lid.
3. Connect the LightLid 35 to your scanner. To do this:
Connect the 15-pin connector (A in diagram) of your
LightLid 35 to the accessory port (B) at the back panel
of your scanner.
B. Operating the LightLid 35
1. Mount the 35mm slide or filmstrip on the LightLid 35.
A. Mounting a slide:
Turn the LightLid 35 over. Insert the
35mm slide front side up into the
recessed area at the center of the
LightLid. Secure the slide by gripping it
with the grip prong provided at the
connector side of the recessed area.
For added stability, you may wish to
secure the slide with a piece of
adhesive tape.

B. Mounting filmstrips:
Turn the LightLid 35 over. Insert the
35mm filmstrip front side up along the
recessed area, with one perforated side
of the filmstrip tucked under the mylar
sheets. For added stability, secure the
other perforated side of the filmstrip
with a piece of adhesive tape.
2. Place the LightLid 35 (with the secured filmstrip or slide to be scanned) on the glass
surface of the scanner. The LightLid 35 can be placed either horizontally or
vertically on the scanner surface, as shown below.
Filmstrip front side up
Mylar
sheets
Horizontal
Vertical
3. Select your Scan Material and start scanning.
Launch the ScanWizard 5 scanning software in stand-alone mode or from your
image-editing software, then select your scan material and start scanning. For details
on how to do this, see other documentation included in your scanner package.
ScanWizard 5 has two modes — Standard and Advanced — and each mode has its
own way of selecting the scan material and scanning. Each mode of operation is
shown below.
• Standard Mode: In the Preview
window, click on the Original
button, and choose Positive Film or
Negative Film, depending on the
material you are scanning. When you
are ready to scan, click on the Scan
To button, and select where the
scanned image will be sent (to image
or OCR editing application, to disk, to
printer, or to e-mail or website
program). For more details, see your
ScanWizard 5 documentation.
• Advanced Mode: In the Preview
window, click on the Scan Material
icon, and choose Positive Film or
Negative Film, depending on the
material you are scanning. When you
are ready to scan, click on the Scan
to button, and select where the
scanned image will be sent (to image
or OCR editing application, to disk, to
printer, or to e-mail or website
program ). For more details, see your
ScanWizard 5 documentation.
Scan
Material icon
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ScanWizard 5 - Standard Mode
Set Scaling
here to
100%
ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Mode
Set Scaling here to 100%
Set Resolution here to 600 dpi
Click the Purpose button to
select your Resolution value.
When the drop-down menu
appears, select Custom, and
type 600 at the dpi box, as
shown below.
C. Getting the best results
To obtain the best results when scanning with the LightLid 35, set the scan Resolution
to a minimum 600 dpi and the Scaling to 100%. Refer to the diagrams below for more
information on how to set these values in ScanWizard 5 Standard and Advanced Modes.
Microtek LightLid 5 Installing and Getting Started

Using the LightLid 35 Calibrator
The LightLid 35 Calibrator is a program designed for calibrating your LightLid 35 to
ensure that it captures colors accurately when scanning slides and filmstrips. Although
calibration is an optional step, it is helpful towards optimizing your scanned image.
A. o install the LightLid 35 Calibrator on Windows:
1. Place your Microtek software CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Installer
screen comes up, click Exit.
2. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
3. Locate your CD-ROM drive icon, and right-click on it to bring up the Context
menu.
4. Choose Open, then double-click the LL35 Calibrator folder to open it.
5. Double-click the setup.exe icon to install the Calibrator. Follow the on-screen
instructions until installation is complete.
B. o install the LightLid 35 Calibrator on Macintosh systems:
1. Place your Microtek software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open the folder LL35 Calibrator, and double-click on the Installer icon.
Follow the on-screen instructions until installation is complete.
C. Launch the LightLid 35 Calibrator.
Make sure that ScanWizard 5 is already installed on your system and that your scanner
is powered up. Launch the Calibrator from your desktop (PC or Macintosh).
Alternatively, you can launch the Calibrator from the ScanWizard 5 folder (PC) or from
the LighLid 35 Calibrator folder (Macintosh).
Follow the on-screen instructions as shown in the Calibrator window below (sample
taken from Windows version, which is identical to the Macintosh except for the Title
bar).
Click the Calibrate button
to start calibration
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