Hasselblad 949 - Manual

Feeder Diagram A C D F B E G Figure 1: Features of the Slide Feeder Magazine drawer clasp : holds the drawer closed; to open the drawer, pull here and swing down. Slide holder supports : support the slide holder and guide it into the scanner. Magazine drawer with magazine and slides mounted : this i...

Slide Original Holder Diagram A CD E F B Figure 2: Slide original holder features Loading tab : This tab must face into the scanner. A magnet inside the scanner grabs the holder here. White calibration slot : Before each scan, the scanner makes a white calibration through this opening. Tension sprin...

Mounting and Unmounting the Slide Feeder The procedures for both mounting and unmounting the Feeder to/ from your scanner require that you use the software-guided procedure described below, which ensures that the mechanical pars of the scanner and Feeder are correctly aligned for each step. Always u...

1 Unmounting the Slide Feeder To unmount the feeder, you must always use the software-guided procedure below to ensure that the scanner drum and the magazine drawer are positioned correctly before detaching. Turn on the scanner and launch the FlexColor software.Select Maintenance > Feeder from th...

1 Loading Slides Depending on your work load and preferred working method, you might decide to load slides directly into the Feeder, or to work using two (or more) magazines, filling one magazine while the other one is being scanned. Loading Directly into the Feeder Open the magazine drawer by grasp...

1 Remove any slides that you have already scanned. Then, starting at the front/top of the magazine, load new slides in the order in which you would like to scan them. When standing in front of the scanner, position each slide with the top pointing up and with any text showing forward (not in mirror ...

Scanning with the Slide Feeder Batch Scanning with 3f The Slide Feeder is intended as a tool for scanning large number of slides in a production environment. For this application, we strongly recommend the 3f workflow for maximum efficiency and flexibility. The 3f image-file format preserves your fu...

As you work with the 3f images in the light table, you can load each image into FlexColor to make settings and then save the settings back in the history for the 3f image. When you have finished making settings for an entire batch, you can then batch-process all images to save them as TIFF or JPEG f...

Troubleshooting Below are a few common problems and how to solve them. Problem: I am not able to mount the Feeder to my scanner.Solution: First, make sure you are using the latest version of FlexColor. Then, use the software-guided procedure for mounting the Feeder as described in “Mounting the Feed...

0 Aligning the Feeder The Feeder is pre-adjusted to align perfectly with most individual scanners. However, some scanners may have a drum that is aligned slightly outside of the tolerance range of the Feeder. If the slide original holder is not being drawn correctly into the scanner, then you may ne...

Preventive Maintenance All Flextight scanners should be serviced every 25,000 scans or every 12 months, whichever comes first. If a Feeder is mounted, the recommended number of scans is 15,000 provided that the feeder is mounted for all scans. Please note that previews are also counted as scans. New...

Technical Information Specifications Scanner supported Flextight 949 Scanner footprint with feeder 36 x 42 cm Weight 3.1 kg Maximum batch 50 slides Original types 35 mm slides Scan software FlexColor 4.0.2 or later Computer OS Mac OS X 10.2.1 (or later) Windows 2000 (or later) (See FlexColor data sh...