Nikon 9000ED - Manual

ii Do not handle with wet hands Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock. Handling the power cable and plug • Do not damage, modify, or forcibly tug or bend the power cable, place it under heavy objects, or expose it to heat or fl ame. Should the insulation be damaged and wi...

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iv Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be punishable by law. • Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not c...

1 Introduction ............................................................ 2 Parts of the Scanner ............................................... 3 Precautions for Use................................................. 5 Before You Begin This chapter describes the conventions used in this manual, the...

2 Introduction Introduction Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED fi lm scanner. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy when using the product. To make it easier to fi nd the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: Illustration...

3 Parts of the Scanner Parts of the Scanner Front View 1 Status LED Scanner status is indicated as follows: Status LED Scanner status On No operations in progress. Film holders can be inserted or re -moved. Blinks (about 1.5 × /s) Scanner busy. Do not turn scanner off or insert or remove fi lm holde...

4 Rear View 5 AC connector The female end of the AC power cable plugs into this connector. 6 IEEE 1394 (Firewire) connector The IEEE 1394 interface cable connects here. 6 5

5 Precautions for Use Precautions for Use Observe the following precautions to ensure that the scanner always produces the best pos -sible results. Check the status LED • Do not turn the scanner off or insert or remove fi lm holders while the status LED is blinking.• Do not use other IEEE 1394 (Fire...

8 Install software ( 10 –19 ) Imaging applica - tion (e.g., Adobe Photoshop) CD -ROM C D -R O M C D -R OM CD -R O M C D -R O M Nikon View CD -ROM C D -R O M C D -R OM CD -R O M C D -R O M Nikon Scan 4 Computer Setup and Scanning Guide Setup and Scanning Guide This fi gure outlines the steps involved...

9 Insert fi lm ( 32) FH - 835S ( 26 –27) 35 - mm fi lm FH - 835M ( 28) 35 - mm slides FH - 869S ( 28 –29) Medium format fi lm Electron microscope fi lm Organize images Images that have been saved to disk can be viewed and orga -nized in Nikon View. See the Nikon View Reference Manual (on CD) for mor...

10 Installing Nikon Scan Installing Nikon Scan Nikon Scan software (provided) is required to control the scanner. The installation instructions that follow are divided into Windows and Macintosh sections. Windows Turn the computer on and wait for Windows to start up. Before continuing with installat...

14 Viewing the Easy Scanning Guide (Windows) Insert the Nikon Scan 4 Reference Manual / Easy Scanning Guide CD and double - click the easy_ guide.exe icon. The Macromedia Flash Player will start and a language selection screen will be displayed; click the appropriate link to view the guide in the de...

15 Macintosh Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. Before continuing with installation, make sure that:• The scanner is NOT connected • No other applications (including anti - virus software) are running• The computer satisfi es the following system requirements: CPU Power PC G3 or later...

20 Installing the Scanner Installing the Scanner Step 1 — Choose a Location Choose a fl at, stable location close to the computer. Installing the Scanner Do NOT install the scanner where other objects would block its vents or where it would be exposed to:• direct or refl ected sunlight• condensation...

21 Step 2 — Connect the Power Cable 1 Make sure the power switch is in the “off” position On position 2 Connect the power cable Connect the power cable as shown and plug the scanner into a general - purpose house -hold outlet. Shape of plug varies with country or region of purchase Off position

22 Step 3 — Connect the IEEE 1394 Cable 1 Make sure that the scanner is off 2 Connect the IEEE 1394 cable Connect the supplied IEEE 1394 cable as shown below. Connect the scanner directly to the computer; do not connect the cable via an IEEE 1394 hub or adapter. Connecting the IEEE 1394 Cable Connec...

23 Step 1 — Turn the Scanner On .............................. 24 Step 2 — Place Film in the Holder ......................... 25 Step 3 — Open the Scan Window ......................... 30 Step 4 — Insert the Holder .................................... 32 Step 5 — Choose a Film Type and Color Model ....

24 Windows 98 SE If the dialog shown at right appears the fi rst time the scanner is connected and turned on, the IEEE 1394 driver update has not been completed. Update the IEEE 1394 drivers as described in “Updat-ing the IEEE 1394 Drivers (Windows 98 SE Only): The ‘Insert Disk’ Dialog” ( 65). Windo...

25 Step 2 — Place Film in the Holder Step 2 — Place Film in the Holder The fi lm holders provided with the scanner can be used to scan 35 - mm fi lm, 35 - mm slides, medium -format fi lm, and 59 × 82 mm electron microscope fi lm. 1 Choose a holder Choose a holder appropriate to the type of fi lm. Ca...

26 2 Place fi lm in the holder FH - 835S Holder for 35 - mm Film The FH - 835S can be used with one or two strips of 35 - mm fi lm. Each strip can be up to six frames long. 2.1 Open the holder Insert your fi ngers through the holes in the bottom half of the holder and undo the latches, then open the...

27 2.3 Insert masking sheets When scanning a single strip or strips of different lengths, place the fi lm at the left end of the holder and cover any open apertures with the supplied masking sheets, cutting the sheet to the appropriate length if necessary. When scanning a single strip, place the fi ...

29 2 Flatten the fi lm Place your fi ngers on the grips and slide them gently outwards. Do not use force. To prevent the fi lm from sliding out of position, press the holder cover lightly before sliding the grips. 3 Latch the movable base Slide the latch in the direction shown. Scanning Curled Film ...

30 Step 3 — Open the Scan Window Step 3 — Open the Scan Window The scanner is controlled from the Nikon Scan scan window. 1 Choose the application in which pictures will be displayed After scanning, pictures can be displayed either in Nikon Scan or in a third - party applica -tion such as Adobe Phot...

31 The scan window will open. “Nikon Scan Is Unable to Find Any Active Devices” If the message shown at right is displayed when the scan window opens, check that the scanner is connected and turned on and that the status LED is not fl ashing. If the scanner is connected to a Win -dows computer, chec...

32 Step 4 — Insert the Holder Step 4 — Insert the Holder 1 Check the status LED Make sure that the status LED is glowing steadily. Do not insert fi lm holders while the status LED is blinking. 2 Find the arrow on the front of the holder The front each holder is marked with an embossed arrow showing ...

33 1 Control area ( 45) Contains frequently used scanning and pre -view controls. 2 Information panel ( 46) Lists information on current settings. 3 Preview button ( 46) Click to view selected frames in the preview area, where they can be enhanced using the tools in the Tool Chest. 4 Scan button ( 4...

34 1 Choose the fi lm type Click the fi lm -type menu in the scan win -dow control area and choose a fi lm type that matches the fi lm being scanned. Option Positive Use with Use with most makes of posi -tive slides and reversal fi lm. These fi lms have a black base, and the image in each frame appe...

35 Step 6 — Preview Step 6 — Preview 1 Open the thumbnail drawer Click the thumbnail drawer tab. Thumbnail drawer tab 2 Display thumbnails To view the frames in the thumbnail drawer as small “thumbnail” previews, click the button. The scanner will scan the fi lm to generate thumbnails and display th...

36 4 Click the Preview button A preview will be displayed in the preview area. Preview button Rotating and Flipping Images The Layout Tools palette in the Tool Chest ( 48) contains buttons for rotating and fl ipping images. Button Rotate image 90 ° clockwise Flip image horizontally Flip image vertic...

37 2 Select the Crop Tool Step 7 — Select a Crop Step 7 — Select a Crop To scan only part of an image into the host application, use the Crop Tool in the Layout Tools palette to select the desired area. This selection is referred to as a “crop.” 1 Open the Layout Tools palette Click the triangle nex...

39 Step 8 — Scan and Save Step 8 — Scan and Save 1 Click the Scan button Click the Scan button to begin scanning the crop selected in the preview area. Progress is shown in the progress win -dow ( 47). Batch Scans If multiple frames are selected in the thumbnail drawer ( 35), clicking the Scan butto...

40 2 Select the save command To save the image in the active window, select Save or Save As… from the File menu in the host application ( 30). If Nikon Scan is being used as a “stand -alone” application under Windows, the image in the active window can also be saved by clicking the (“Save”) button i...

41 Step 9 — Eject and Exit Step 9 — Eject and Exit 1 Eject the holder Press the eject button on the front of the scanner or click the eject button in the control area of the scan window. Ejec-tion is complete when the status LED has stopped blinking. Removing Holders Wait until ejection is complete ...

42 5 Remove the fi lm FH - 835S Holder for 35 - mm Film Insert your fi ngers into the holes in the lower portion of the holder and undo the latches. Open the holder and use the cutouts to pick the fi lm up by its edges. If the edges of the fi lm are not accessible, tilt the holder to slide the fi lm...

43 The Scan Window ................................................. 44 The Tool Chest....................................................... 48 Nikon Scan This chapter provides a brief overview of the Nikon Scan software that controls the scanner. For more informa -tion, see the Nikon Scan Referenc...

44 The Scan Window The Scan Window The parts of the scan window are identifi ed below. Control area ( 45) Progress window ( 47) Preview area ( 47) Thumbnail drawer tab ( 47) Scan button ( 46) Preview button ( 46) Information panel ( 46)

45 1 Eject button Ejects the holder from the scanner. 2 Autofocus button Click to focus the scanner. Control - click (Windows) or option - click (Macintosh) to select a new focus point. 3 Autoexposure button When this button is clicked, the scanner analyzes the current image and adjusts exposure for...

46 The Information Panel 1 Orientation Shows the orientation of the image in the preview area, refl ecting any fl ips or rota -tions that have been performed. 2 Dimensions / fi le size Lists the width and height of the current selection (in pixels) and the size of the fi le that would be produced if...

47 The Thumbnail Drawer Tab Click this tab to open the thumbnail drawer. If multiple frames are selected, the selected images can be scanned in a single batch. This is called a “batch scan.” The Progress Window The progress of preview and scan operations is shown in this window. The current task (ac...

48 The Tool Chest The Tool Chest To display or hide the Tool Chest, click the Tools button in the control area of the scan window. For more information, see the Nikon Scan Reference Manual (on CD). Select the portion of the image that will be scanned, choose a focus point, or rotate and fl ip images...

50 10 Scan Image Enhancer Perform automatic brightness, color, and contrast adjustment. 11 Scanner Extras Control features specifi c to the type of scan -ner currently connected.• Multi Sample Scanning Use this feature to reduce noise. • Scan Bit Depth Choose a bit depth of sixteen or eight bits. 8 ...

51 FH - 869M Holder for Medium - Format Slides............................. 53 FH - 869G Glass - Covered Holder for Medium - Format Film....... 54 FH - 869GR Rotating Holder for Medium - Format Film .............. 56 FH - 816 Holder for 16 - mm Film .....................................................

53 Removing Slides Slide the mounts out from under the clips that hold them in place. Do Not Use Force Do not use force when removing slides. Fail -ure to observe this precaution could damage the clips. Do not lift the slides up until fully removed from the clips. FH - 869M Holder for Medium - Forma...

54 Inserting Film 1 Open the holder Slide the latch in the direction shown and open the holder. FH - 869G Glass - Covered Holder for Medium - Format Film FH - 869G Glass - Covered Holder for Medium - Format Film The FH - 869G is used to scan medium -format fi lm (120 /220, 2¼ or Brownie) and 59 × 82...

55 2 Insert fi lm Place fi lm base up ( 26) between the guides with the left end of the fi lm at the fi lm line. If a masking sheet is used, the start of the fi rst exposure should be aligned with the inner edge of the masking sheet. Additional fi lm strips can be placed in the holder as space permi...

56 Inserting Film 1 Open the holder Slide the latch in the direction shown and open the holder. FH - 869GR Rotating Holder for Medium - Format Film FH - 869GR Rotating Holder for Medium - Format Film The FH - 869GR is used to scan medium -format fi lm (120 /220, 2¼ or Brownie), 59 × 82 mm electron -...

58 2 Insert fi lm Place fi lm in the holder base up ( 26). Align the fi rst frame in each strip with an aperture at the left end of the holder. Use Only One Type of Film Do not place negatives in the holder with positive fi lm. 41 42 43 44 45 • • • • 21 22 23 24 25 • 1 2 3 4 5 • • • FH - 816 Holder ...

61 Maintenance ..................................................................... 62 Troubleshooting................................................................ 63 Installing the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Interface Board........ 64 Uninstalling Nikon Scan .............................................

62 Maintenance Maintenance Storage When the scanner is not in use, eject the fi lm holder and turn the scanner off. If the device will not be used for a prolonged period, unplug the scanner and store it in a well - ventilated area where the temperature is between –10 °C (14 °F) and +50 °C (+122 °F) ...

63 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If the scanner fails to function as expected, check the problems described below before con -sulting the original retailer or Nikon service representative. For more information on solving the problems listed here, refer to the page numbers in the rightmost column. ...

64 Problem Possible cause Computer does not recognize scanner (continued) • Other IEEE 1394 devices are connected and turned on Disconnect the other devices. If the scanner is connected via a hub, adapter, or extension cable, disconnect the scanner and reconnect it directly to the computer. If this ...

65 Updating the IEEE 1394 Drivers (Windows 98 SE Only) Users of Windows 98 SE must update the IEEE 1394 drivers provided with Windows before they can use the scanner. This update is required regardless of whether an IEEE 1394 interface is already installed or the user is installing an IEEE 1394 inte...

66 Installing the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Interface Board 1 Turn the computer off Turn the computer off and disconnect all cables. 2 Insert the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) interface board Insert the supplied IEEE 1394 (Firewire) board as shown. For information on the location of the PCI slots and on install -...

70 Uninstalling Nikon Scan Uninstalling Nikon Scan Before Nikon Scan can be reinstalled or a new version installed, the existing version must be removed from the computer (uninstalled). The instructions that follow are divided into Win -dows and Macintosh sections. Export Settings Before uninstallin...

73 Custom Install (Macintosh Only) Custom Install (Macintosh Only) The Macintosh version of Nikon Scan offers a custom install option that can be used to install selected program components as described below. 1 Display the “Nikon Scan Installer” dialog After quitting any applications that may be ru...

74 Checking Device Registration (Windows Only) Checking Device Registration (Windows Only) The fi rst time the scanner is connected and turned on following installation of Nikon Scan, Windows will “register” the scanner with the Device Manager. If the computer fails to detect the scanner or the scan...

77 * Times for positive fi lm scanned at input resolution of 4000 dpi (2000 dpi when FH - 869S is used with Digital DEE) and bit depth of 16 bits (CMS on) using Nikon Scan 4 on Pentium 4 3.06 GHz FSB 533 MHz computer with 1 GB R AM, Windows XP Professional, IEEE 1394 interface, and 1024 × 768 displa...

78 Optional Film Holders FH - 869M 120/220 M OUNTED F ILM H OLDER Size and weight 130 × 320 × 17 mm / 5.1˝ × 12.6˝ × 0.7 ˝ (W × H × D), 170 g / 6.0 oz. (approx.) Film One 6 × 4.5 or 6 × 6 slide and one 6 × 7, 6 × 8, or 6 × 9 slide FH - 8G1 M EDICAL H OLDER Size and weight 130 × 345 × 17 mm / 5.1˝ × ...

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