Pacific Image Electronics ImageBox MF User manual

ImageBox MF Quick Reference
PLEASE NOTE: When the USB cable is connected the scanning functions are all disabled, you can
only transfer files when connected via USB.
The ImageBox MF has 2 modes in the menu options
Pressing the OK button on the scanner changes between these 2 modes
To cycle through these menu options use the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys on the OK button once the
menu bar appears
Press 1 (once) you see the Scan Mode menu choices
Default is Scan mode, the icon on the upper left of the LCD display shows a scanner with a film strip
sticking out of the top
Scan mode menu selections
Select Film/Photo Sizes

Select Brightness Adjustments
Magic Touch
Not Available when scanning Photographs, if you have selected 120 films the option is ON or OFF
Tools icon referenced below
Press 2 (twice) changes to - Preview Mode – Arrow in the center is preview mode indicator
Press 3 (thrice) - Preview Mode Menu Options
Scan Preview - This allows you to cycle through the images scanned on the card by using the left and
right arrow keys
Slide Show – Plays the images on the card in a slideshow fashion, either directly on the LCD, or when
connecting the unit to a TV
Edit - Rotate / Delete – Rotate Only applies to slideshow viewing, will not save the file rotated, Delete
removes the files permanently from the card

Preview – Defines the number of image thumbnails viewable on the LCD screen at one time in Preview
mode
» 1x1 - 1 single image
» 2x2 - 2 rows of 2 images
» 3x3 - 3 rows of 3 images
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Tools – Scanner Settings configuration – Same options in both Scan / Preview Modes
Film Crop – Auto / OFF - Off will scan the entire glass window area
LCD display – Adjust Brightness of the screen
Display (TV) settings (NTSC = USA, PAL = Other countries - when connected to TV),
Quality – JPEG Quality of compression - S. Fine provides the best quality, others decrease file sizes
Size – Refers to the MegaPixels used in the scan 9M is the maximum Optical capability of the unit
Size: 12M / 9M / 5M / 1M
Mega Pixels in use 12M is an interpolated setting
Interpolation information
An image size can be changed in several ways. Consider doubling the size of the following image: The easiest
way of doubling its size is nearest-neighbor interpolation, replacing every pixel with four pixels of the same color:
The resulting image is larger than the original, and preserves all the original detail, but can have undesirable
jaggedness.
Linear (or bilinear, in two dimensions) interpolation is typically better than the nearest-neighbor system for
changing the size of an image, but causes some undesirable softening of details and can still be somewhat
jagged. Better scaling methods include bicubic interpolation (example below) and Lanczos resampling.
Q. View (Quick View) - 1 Sec / 2 Sec / 3 Sec / Off
This is how long the image will appear briefly on the screen after the scan completes
Interval - (Slide show display): 2 Sec / 3 Sec / 5 Sec / 10 Sec
This is for the Slide show timing, How many seconds each slide image will appear before advancing.

SS Effects - Slide Show Effects when watching image previews either on LCD display or TV how the
images will be displayed
Effect #1 - Images Swipe to the left
Effect #2 - Images Expand from the center
Effect #3 - Entire image shift to the right
Effect #4 - Swipes from upper left to lower left corner
Effect #5 - Blur then replace
Power save (duration) – Time before LCD/Scanner powers off
Language – Choose your preferred Language settings
Format – Formats the SD card erasing all previous data on the card
Reset - (Restores ALL settings back to Factory Default)
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Steps to Scan Photo / 120 Film
1. Slide the switch on the front of the scanner so that the words PHOTO/120 FILM are visible
2. Lift scanner lid, place photo face down on scanner glass.
Do not remove white cover from the inside of the lid when scanning photos.
3. Position photo towards the arrow on the scanning bed area.
4. Close scanner lid.
5. Enter the Image Size:
a. Press OK button to display scanning options menu icons.
b. Press the right arrow once to choose photo size settings.
c. Press the Up/Down arrows to highlight the desired size,

d. Then press OK. The preview (LCD) display will indicate the area of the photo that will be
scanned with a yellow frame based on the size you selected 4x6, 3x5 etc.
6. Press SCAN button (diagram 4), green LED will flash and “CAPTURING” will be displayed on the
preview screen.
Scanning of the photo is now complete.
Scan 35mm Format
To scan 35mm media flip the switch on the front so the word Film is visible
Refer to manual for Film/Slide placement and orientation
In Scan mode select your film type
a. Press OK button to display scanning options menu icons.
b. Press the Up/Down arrows to highlight the desired film type
Color POS Slides
Color NEG for Negative film strips
B&W POS for Black and White slides
B&W NEG for Black and White Negative film strips
Insert the Film / Slide holder – As directed in the manual
Press SCAN button green LED will flash and “CAPTURING” will be displayed on the preview screen.
Scanning of the Film / Slide is now complete.
FILE TRANSFER
To transfer files to a computer, connect the unit directly via the supplied USB cable, or remove the card
and use your own media card reader
Connect the box direct, once connected the scanner will appear as a removable hard drive allowing for
the transfer of the files from the card to the computer.
Windows PC - It will appear under “Computer “ as a removable drive letter

MAC – It will appear either on the Desktop as “No Name” drive
or under - Apple menu – Go – Home on the left side of the screen look
for “No Name” a removable drive (it will only be no name if the SD card
had not been previously formatted and named on the computer)
Open the drive and in the folder within will be your scanned image files for
transfer.