Nikon Super Coolscan LS-5000 - Coolscan V - Manual (Page 34)

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35-mm slides (one slide at a time) MA-21 slide mount adapter
35-mm fi lm in strips of two to six frames SA-21 strip fi lm adapter
Step 2 — Insert an Adapter Step 2 — Insert an Adapter
The adapters provided with the SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED and COOLSCAN V ED can be
used to scan 35-mm fi lm mounted as individual slides or in strips of two to six frames.
1 Choose an adapter
To scan Choose
2 Check the status LED
Make sure that the status LED is glowing steadily. Do
not insert adapters or fi lm while the status LED is blink-
ing.
3 Insert the adapter
Slide the adapter into the adapter slot. When the adapter is fully inserted, the status LED
will blink for about 30 seconds (5000 ED) or 20 seconds (COOLSCAN V ED).
SA-21 strip
fi lm adapter
MA-21 slide
mount adapter
SA-21 strip fi lm
adapter MA-21 slide mount
adapter
Removing Adapters
Before removing adapters from the scanner, eject the fi lm or slide ( 38) and check that the status LED
has stopped blinking. Remove adapters as shown.
Optional Holders and Adapters
Optional adapters and fi lm holders are available for a variety of fi lm, including single-frame strips of 35-
mm fi lm, APS (IX-240) fi lm cartridges, glass microscope slides, and rolls of developed 35-mm fi lm up to
forty frames in length (5000 ED only). See “Optional Holders and Adapters” (
48).