Before you begin, Before you begin -3 – Kodak 6B7198 User Manual

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Introduction and Overview

May 2002

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Before You Begin

It is important that you know when to calibrate and when to focus the scanner. The
table below is a guideline for calibrating and focusing. Focusing can occur as
infrequently as when a different film format is scanned or as frequently as every
scan.

* The need to calibrate partially depends on whether you are using stored
calibrations and the length of time the calibrations are stored (usually about 3
hours)

You can manipulate scanned images using a program such as the Kodak
Professional
Digital Print Production Software (DP2) or the Kodak Professional
HR 500 TWAIN Data Source before sending the images to your digital printer.

Action or Condition

Need to

Calibrate?

Need to

Focus?

Changing the magnification

Yes*

Yes

Replacing the lamp

Yes

No

Changing the balance filter position from negative
to positive or from positive to negative

Yes

Yes

The scanner has not been calibrated at least twice
during the first half of a production shift

Yes*

No

Cleaning the light bar

Yes

No

Replacing the balance filters or the IR filter

Yes

No

Changing the film holder size without changing the
magnification

Yes*

Operator

Preference

Scanning slides and aperture cards

No

Operator

Preference

Changing from scanning a long roll to scanning a
cut negative

Yes

Yes

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