Reflecta CyberView X5 MF User manual

CyberView X5 MF
User’s Manual

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) STATEMENT
This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference w
ill not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from which the receiver is connected to.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Warning :
Use only shielded signal cables to connect I/O devices to this equipment.
You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void
your authority to operate the equipment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started
Quick Installation Guide (QIG)
Installing Software and Driver
Installing Hardware
Inserting 35mm Slides
Inserting 35mm Film strips
Additional Features
One Button Scan (PC ONLY Feature)
How to Scan Film and Slides
STEP 1 - Acquire Driver
STEP 2- Select Film Type
STEP 3 - Optional Prescan
STEP 4 - Set Scan Settings
STEP 5 - Set Scan Preferences
STEP 6 - Scan
STEP 7 - Exit 16
User Interface
I Main Window Area
II Preview Window Area
III Active Frame Setting Area
IV Thumbnail Panel Area
Technical Support
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GETTING STARTED
Check the package content before getting started.
For Quick Installation please refer to Quick Installation Guide. (Ref. Pg. 11)
Important! Save the original box, receipt and packing material for future shipping needs.
Package Contents
• Film Scanner.
• Power Adapter
Warning! Using any other power adapter may severely damage the scanner and will void the
product warranty.
• USB 2.0 Cable.
• SilverFast SE Scanning software CD
GENERAL GUIDANCE:
• Only use the supplied USB-Cable. Connect the computer to the scanner directly using the USB 2.0 cable.
• Do not use a Hub or extension cable, or USB cables over 6ft long
Only use the USB ports on the rear of desktop computers.
• If there are any other devices (multifunction device, printers, scanners, web- cam) connected to the computer
through USB disconnect them, this does not apply to Wi-Fi connected devices
• A minimum of 1 GB RAM (Windows/Mac) is required.

Operating Ambient Temperature Range
50º to 104ºF (10º to 40ºC)
Note: Do not turn on the scanner unless it is within this range. If the
scanner has been stored or transported outside of this range, allow it to
return to within this range before turning it on.
Operating Ambient Humidity Range 15% to 76% relative humidity
(non-condensing)
Note: If the scanner is stored or to be transported in cold temperature
and then brought into a warm / humid environment condensation
may occur.

QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE
INSTALLING SOFTWARE AND DRIVER
Installing Scanner Driver
NOTE: Make sure the scanner is NOT connected to the computer during the Cyber- View X 5.0 driver installation.
a. Download the CyberView X scanning software from the website Download Drivers Click Here
b. PC – Open the download location Double click the ”CyberView” icon to open the zipped file
c. Click on the CyberView X_Windows installer to begin the installation, follow the onscreen prompts
MAC – Download the driver from the above link, then click on the CyberViewX_Mac file in the downloads folder
this will create a CyberView removable drive icon on the desktop, Open your Applications folder next open the
CyberView drive and drag the CyberView icon into he Applications folder to install it.
Please Note: When installing your new scanner onto a Windows system that already has another USB Scanning
device CONNECTED
EXAMPLE: Flatbed scanner or All-in-one Scan/Copier/Printer device, it may be necessary to power off or if there is
no on/off switch disconnect the other scanner from the USB port for the Film scanner to work properly,

Installing Hardware a. Connect the slide scanner to a power source.
1. Locate the power switch on the lower left t side back of the scanner. Make sure the scanner is TURNED
OFF.
2. Plug the AC adapter into an AC power source FIRST before plugging it into the scanner.
3. Attach the USB cable to the computer using the standard USB adapter end. Attach the U shaped USB
adapter end of the cable to back panel of the scanner.

Attention Before Scanning…Make sure there is no filmstrip inside scanner before you insert the slide and
there is no slide inside scanner before you insert the filmstrip.
Please note the slide and filmstrip cannot be put into the scanner at the same time.
Mounted Slides
1. Insert the slide into the slot on the front of the unit, with the dull (emulsion)side facing up
This will result in backwards scans, however to achieve the best quality this is how they need to be placed
2. Set Scan settings and preferences See Page
Note: Some slide mounts are thin and will require you to apply gentle pressure to the edge of the mount after
insertion for it to register in the scanner, you will know it is detected by the Preview bar in the user interface,
the icons will illuminate in color
No Slide detected Slide is detected
(tool bar greyed out)

Inserting Filmstrips
1. Insert the filmstrip with emulsion side up from the left film entrance.
2. Scanner will auto load and position the first frame in the center of the viewing window, if the first frame is
not at the correct position, please move it by clicking “FORWARD“ or “REVERSE“ button and you can also move
it via the fine tuning function in CyberView interface. See Page 24
3. See Scanning options on page
You can load the film easily by holding around the 3rd frame of the filmstrip

Additional features
Buttons on the scanner
Eject - Ejects the Film strip
Reverse - Reverses the strip one frame
Forward - Advances the film one frame
Scan - See One Button Scanning below
One Button Scan (PC ONLY)
1. FIRST you must Open the CyberView software (see page 11 to acquire the CyberView driver
program)
2. Configure Scan Settings (see Page)
3. Select the Scan to directory, file format (TIF or JPG, once configured, Press the scanner button)
to begin scanning.
NOTE: If you do not open CyberView FIRST, the scan button will not function.

HOW TO SCAN
STEP 1 – Turn on the scanner Wait for the flashing light to come on steady indicating the hardware is
ready to use.
Acquire Driver
(For PC User) Open CyberView from Start – All Programs –CyberView or desktop icon
(For MAC User)
Open Macintosh Hard drive – Applications –CyberView X.app or from the Apple menu Go – Applications –
CyberView X.app
STEP 2 – Select Film Type
Select the film type to be scanned – Positive , Negative or B&W (Black and White).
STEP 3 – Optional Prescan (To be used if you wish to pre-edit the images before final scan
Select the “Prescan Current Frame“ to Prescan the slide currently loaded into the scanner or “Prescan All..“ to
Prescan an entire negative strip

HOW TO SCAN…cont.
STEP 4 – Set Scan Parameters
Notice: Higher scanning resolutions result in greater scanning time and hard disk space requirements.
a. Resolution
The default scanning resolution is 1000dpi, additional resolution options are listed below.
b. Color Depth
Choose between 8 and 16bit. A higher color depth setting will result in a larger range of colors in the final
scanned image.
The Film Scanner color depth is 48 bit true color. The scanning software has the capability of selecting 8 bit
color mode or 16 bit color mode when scanning, This will produce 24 or 48 bit color images, 8 bits or 16 bits
per Red, Green and Blue color channels.
Example:
8 bit mode = 8 Red, 8 Green, and 8 Blue for a total of 24 bit color
16 bit mode = 16 Red, 16 Green, and 16 Blue for a total of 48 bit color’’
Scan Mode –Fast, Normal mode produces a scan in JPEG format while Quality produces a non-compressed,
“loss-less”TIFF image.
Scanning
Resolution
Color
Depth (by
RGB
channel)
Color
Mode File Size TIFF
(no compres-
sion)
300dpi 8 bit 24-bit ~350Kb
600dpi 8 bit 24-bit ~1MB
1800dpi 8 bit 24-bit ~12MB
3600dpi 8 bit 24-bit ~52MB
7200dpi 8 bit 48-bit ~208MB

Set Scan Preferences
Select Scan - Preference - Film Type - Scan Setting or click the Settings icon on the
main user interface
This opens the main settings window

Scan Setting

Advanced settings

Default Scan Area

Scan
Measuring the films density
Calibrating
Scanning
Prescan – Prescan Current or Prescan ALL (strip 3 -40 frames)
Scan - Scan-
Scan Current Frame: Scan current image in the viewing window
Scan selected: images chosen from strip
(if you performed an optional Prescan) Example 1 & 3 selected
Scan ALL: scan all frames in the strip 3-40 frames
Prescanned images appear here, NOTE: Scanned images
DO NOT appear in the CyberView window

USER INTERFACE

There are four major parts of the CyberView X 5 user interface:
I. Main Window Area [Fixed Windows]
II. Preview Window Area [Fixed Window]
III. Active Frame Setting Area [Floating Window]
I. Main Window Area [Fixed Windows]
Menu Commands - Scan
Prescan - Prescan Current Frame: Pre-scan the existing slide.
Scan - Scan Current Frame - Scan Selected to File - Scan All
Menu Commands - Preview (overview)
Zoom, Rotate & Flip features.
Preference - See Scan Setting (See Page 13)
Exit
Closes the CyberView X5 user interface.

Menu Commands - Image Adjustment
a. Image Adjustment
1. Variations: Generates different views of image with options to make changes to highlights, mid-tones, etc.