AGFA 1200 manual

a a a a b b b b Arcus 1200 Owner's Guide ! Prefac e This chapter giv es you g eneral inform ation ab out Arc us 1200. ! Chapter 1: Prepar ing the Sc anner This chapter sho ws you how to prepar e your Arc us 1200 f or insta llation. ! Chapter 2: I nstall ing the Sc anner This c hapter sho ws you how to set up your Ar cus 1 200 for the Apple Mac[...]

Trademarks 2 Trademarks Agfa, th e Agfa r hombus and Mult iPlate ar e trad emark s of Agf a-Gevaer t AG. Arcus 120 0, FotoLo ok and ColorT une are tr adem arks of Agfa-G evaert N.V. Adaptec a nd AS PI are tradem ark s of Adaptec. Adobe Ac robat an d the Ac robat logo are tradem arks of Adobe S ystem s, Incor porated. Intel is a regist ered tr adem [...]

Contents 3 Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................ ....................... 5 Chapter 1: Pr eparing the S canner ............................................................................................... ... 6 Unpack ing the Scann er ..............[...]

Contents 4 Appendix A: Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... ... 41 Appendix B: T echnical Information .............................................................................................. 43 Appendix C: Arcus 1200 Regul ation Compliance ........................[...]

Preface 5 Preface Arcus 1 200  can scan r eflecti ve an d transpar ent ori ginals. Beca use of its Mult iPlate™ s ystem , it is possible to prepar e trans parent ori ginals while scan ning ref lectiv e originals and vice vers a. This means a consider able inc reas e in pro ductivi ty. Arcus 120 0's im age qu ality m akes it perfec tly sui[...]

Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner 6 Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner This chapter ass ists you in pr eparing your Arc us 1200 f or i nstallat ion. You will f ind instr uctio ns f or: ! Unpack ing the Sc anner ! Unlock ing the Sc anner ! Autolock ! Unlock ing the T ransparenc y Un it (TPU) ! Taking a C loser Lo ok ! The Dif ferent Par ts of Your Scan[...]

Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner 7 Unpacking the Scanner 1 Open the p ack ing box a nd take out a ll the items caref ully. 2 Check each item to m ake sure that ther e is no visual defec t. 3 Check with your p ack ing list if som ething is m issing. If som ething is mis sing, contact your dea ler or Agf a serv ice re present ative. 4 Remove the plas[...]

Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner 8 The T PU is unlock ed. Taking a Closer Look Now that you have taken the s canner o ut of th e box, you can tak e a closer look , so that you becom e fam iliar with its parts .[...]

Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner 9 The Different Part s of Your Scanner The f igure illustr ates the loca tions of the dif ferent par ts of your Ar cus 120 0. 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. TPU unlock ing scr ew 2. TPU 3. rul ers 4. rem ovable tra y (glass p late/ba tch slide holder f ram e) 5. stand-b y switch 6. power indicator 7. progress indic ator 8. indi[...]

Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner 10 2 1 3 4 1 35 mm fram ed and 4 x 5 inc h batch s lide holder 2 35 mm strip and 6 x 9 cm batch slide holder 3 batch sl ide holder fram e 4 small pl astic h older to m ak e 6 x 9 cm univers al (6 x 7 cm or 6 x 6 cm ) The f ollowing f igure ill ustrates th e locat ion of the diff erent parts at the r ear of your scan[...]

Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner 11 Working with Tray s and a Flexible Te mplate Tra y s A lock ing s y stem is ins talled for s afety reasons , to pro tect the s canner 's optic al ass em bly and its electron ic com ponents f rom possible dam age a nd dust. Two tra y s are deliver ed with your scann er: 1. glass plate 2. batch slide holder fr[...]

Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner 12 Connecting the Transparency Unit (TPU) To sc an negativ es, transp arencies or slides you have to us e the T PU on your Arcus 1200: • Connect the TPU cabl e to your scanner as sho wn in the figure below.[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 13 Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner This chapter sho ws you how to set up your Ar cus 1 200 wit h your App le Maci ntosh or W indows PC. You will f ind i nform ation abo ut: ! Minim um Hardware and Sof tware Requ irem ents ! Enviro nm ental Requir em ents ! Precaut ions ! Cleaning Your Scanner ! SCSI De vices ! [...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 14 Minimum Hardware and Softw are Requirements # For the Apple Macintos h: $ A Power Macint osh ™ $ 32 MB of RA M if virtu al mem or y is s witched on, 64 M B RAM if virtua l m emor y is s witche d off $ A 17 inch color m onitor (24 bit c olor d ispla y recomm ended) $ Syst em ™ 8.1 or Mac OS 9 o peratin g sys[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 15 Environmental Requirements # Place the scanner on a hor izo ntal, flat surf ace. # To ens ure proper ventila tion, a llow a minim um of 10 cm ( 4 inches) free s pace around each side of th e scanner and a m inim um of 15 cm (6 inches) at the rear of the s canner. # Make s ure that no vibrat ions or sh ock s occ[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 16 Cleaning Your Scanner # In order to m ainta in the qualit y of your scanned im ages, regular ly clean the gl ass pla te. # Before c leaning, s witch off the scanner b y unplug ging th e power c ord. # Use a dam p cloth an d a m ild det ergent or a lcohol t o clean t he surf ace of the glas s plate. # W hen you [...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 17 Which SC SI Inte rface C ard Arcus 120 0 requ ires a SC SI int erf ace to work with your Macintos h. If your Maci ntosh does not h ave a SCSI interf ace car d or built-i n int erfac e, contact your dea ler. Adaptec ™ products are rec omm ended to us e together with your Arcus 1200. " Note: If you use an [...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 18 -or- If SCSI ID number 2 is alr ead y assigned, you nee d to set th e scanner t o a fr ee SCSI ID number . $ Make s ure that your scanner is s witched of f. $ Decide on an unassi gned SCSI ID num ber. $ Use the SC SI ID s witch at th e rear of the sc anner to set the desir ed SCS I ID: $ Press – to decreas e [...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 19 If your Arcus 120 0 is the o nly ext ernal SC SI dev ice to be connected to you r Apple Macintosh: 1 Place the term inator on th e 50-pin connec tor of the sc anner. 2 Snap the d iam ond shaped wir e clips into the clip brac kets to s ecure th e connec tion. 3 Connect the 50-pin end of the SCSI cab le to the f [...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 20 If your Arcus 120 0 will be connected to your A pple M acintosh together with other external SCSI dev ices: If y ou ins tall t he scan ner at the end of your SC SI chai n 1 Remove or switch off the terminator from the last device in the SCSI cha in. 2 Connect the 50-pin end of the SCSI cab le to th e connec tor[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 21 If your s canner is th e first extern al device o f you r SCSI chain 1 Connect the 50-pin end of the SCSI cab le to th e connec tor of th e next device in the SCSI chain. 2 Snap the d iam ond shaped wir e clips into the clip brac kets to s ecure th e connec tion. 3 Connect the 25-pin end of the SCSI cab le to t[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 22 If you inst all the sc anner b etw een two other extern al SCSI dev ices 1 Disconnect the SC SI cable f rom one of these t wo SCS I devices . 2 Connect the free end of this SCSI cab le to the s canner. 3 Connect the 50-pin end of the SCSI cab le (the o ne supp lied with your scanner) to the oth er adjacent SC S[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 23 Testing the Scanner and the Connection You are n ow read y to chec k if the sc anner is oper atin g properl y and if the dev ices are c orrect ly connecte d to your Mac intosh . Caution : Check if the sc anner is proper ly unlock ed. 1 Connect the power c ord to the sc anner. " Note: Mak e sure tha t you a[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 24 Installation for Windo ws This section sho ws you how to se t up your Arcus 1 200 wit h your W indo ws PC. You c an f ind inform ation on which SC SI int erfac e card to us e, instr uctions for c onnectin g the s canner to your PC and instr uctions f or testin g the s canner an d the c onnecti on. Installati on[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 25 $ Make s ure that your scanner is s witched of f and t hat it is disconnec ted f rom your computer . $ To decr ease the SC SI ID num ber : push -. $ To inc rease the SC SI ID number : push +. 4 Close the SCSI ID utilit y. Connecting the Scanner Before you connec t the scan ner to your PC, m ak e sure that your [...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 26 If your PC has a 2 5-pin con nector an d you r Arcus 12 00 is the o nly e xternal SC SI d evice to be connect ed to you r PC: " Note: If your config urat ion also c onsis ts of int erna l SCSI de vices and if your SC SI co ntroller does not d isable t erm ination aut om aticall y, do not for get to dis abl[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 27 If your PC has a 2 5-pin connector and your Arcus 1200 w ill be connected to your PC toget her wit h oth er external SC SI d evices: If y ou ins tall t he scan ner at the end of your SC SI chai n: 1 Set the sc anner to an unused SCSI ID n umber between 0 and 6. For m ore inf ormation, cons ult Choos ing a SC SI[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 28 If your s canner is th e first extern al device o f you r SCSI chain 1 Set the sc anner to an unused SCSI ID n umber between 0 and 6. For m ore inf ormation, cons ult Choos ing a SC SI ID Num ber . 2 Connect the 50-pin end of the SCSI cab le to th e connec tor of th e next device in the SCSI chain. 3 Snap the d[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 29 If you inst all the sc anner b etw een two other extern al SCSI dev ices 1 Set the sc anner to an unused SCSI ID n umber between 0 and 6. For m ore inf ormation, s ee Choos ing a SCS I ID Num ber . 2 Disconnect your SC SI ca ble from one of these two SCS I devic es. 3 Connect the free end of this SCSI cab le to[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 30 If your PC has a 5 0-pin con nector an d you r Arcus 12 00 is the o nly e xternal SC SI d evice to be connect ed to you r PC: " Note: If your config urat ion also c onsis ts of int erna l SCSI de vices and if your SC SI co ntroller does not d isable t erm ination aut om aticall y, do not for get to dis abl[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 31 If your PC has a 5 0-pin connector and your Arcus 1200 w ill be connected to your PC toget her wit h oth er external SC SI d evices: If y ou ins tall t he scan ner at the end of your SC SI chai n 1 Set the sc anner to an unused SCSI ID n umber between 0 and 6. For m ore inf ormation, s ee Choos ing a SCS I ID N[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 32 If your s canner is th e first extern al device o f you r SCSI chain 1 Set the sc anner to an unused SCSI ID n umber between 0 and 6. For m ore inf ormation, s ee Choos ing a SCS I ID Num ber . 2 Connect the 25-pin end of the SCSI cab le to th e connec tor of th e next device in the SCSI chain. " Note: If [...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 33 If you inst all the sc anner b etw een two other extern al SCSI dev ices 1 Set the sc anner to an unused SCSI ID n umber between 0 and 6. For m ore inf ormation, s ee Choos ing a SCS I ID Num ber . 2 Disconnect the SC SI cable f rom one of these t wo SCS I devices . 3 Connect the free end of this SCSI cab le to[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Sc anner 34 " Note: Mak e sure tha t you ar e using t he correct p ower cor d for the voltage i n your area. Double-c heck whether the v oltage indicat ed on th e back panel of the scann er corres ponds with the volta ge in your area. If not, contact your dealer or Agfa servic e representa tive. 2 Check if the SC SI c[...]

Chapter 3: Placing Origi nals 35 Chapter 3: Placing Originals This chapter sho ws you how to scan with your Arc us 1200. ! Changing Remova ble T ra y s ! Placing Ref lective Origina ls ! Placing T rans parent O rigina ls ! Using the G lass P late an d the Flex ible T em plate ! Using the Batch S lide Holders[...]

Chapter 3: Placing Origi nals 36 Changing Removable Trays Your Arc us 120 0 contai ns a rem ovable glass p late as we ll as a r em ovable ba tch slid e holder fram e. This par agraph exp lains h ow to r em ove this gl ass pla te. " Note: The b atch sl ide hold er f rame, whic h you c an use to s can trans parenc ies, ca n be rem oved in the s [...]

Chapter 3: Placing Origi nals 37 " Note: Optic al perf ormanc e of a CCD sc anner is a lways best near t he m iddle of the scan area. Ho wever, t he spec ified sc an qu ality is guaran teed f or the ent ire sc an area. 3 Close the T PU of th e scanner. " Note: The rem ovab le TPU m ak es it possible to scan f rom book s and maga zines. W [...]

Chapter 3: Placing Origi nals 38 Placing Transparent Originals W hen you scan tr ansparent orig inals, th ere ar e two poss ibilit ies: # You can us e the gl ass pla te and t he flexi ble tem plate; # You can us e the batc h sli de holder s. T he batch sli de holder s fit in to the b atch slide hold er fram e which you insert i n the sc anner. Usin[...]

Chapter 3: Placing Origi nals 39 2 Put the batch slid e hold er with the or ig inals in the batch s lide holder f ram e with the Agf a logo at the top. 3 Insert the batch s lide holder fram e in the scan ner. " Note: Befor e you put the batch slide holder f ram e in your scanner , close th e TPU an d rem ove the glass plate f rom the s canner.[...]

Chapter 3: Placing Origi nals 40 35 mm strip ( 1) and 6 x 9 cm ( 2) batch sl ide holde r One strip of m aximum 6 negativ es and 2 s lides can be m ounted into th e holder which is the n mounted int o the b atch sl ide ho lder f rame. 1 Put your strip with the orig inals or your s lides f ace down i n the b atch slide holder . P Q R S Z 2 Close the [...]

Appendix A: Troubleshooting 41 Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix ex plains s om e comm on problem s you may com e acros s when star ting u p or using your Arcus 1200. The power indicator fails to light up. # Verif y the power co nnect ion to the s canner . If y ou hav e confir med that th ere is power to t he scan ner it is lik ely tha t th[...]

Appendix A: Troubleshooting 42 The scanner softw are cannot find the scann er. After ope ning th e Scan d ialog box , a m ess age appears tel ling that no scan ner is connect ed, although th e scann er is c onnecte d. # Check the Installa tion proc edure, to se e if you f ollow ed the ins tructio ns. Pa y special attenti on to the sett ing of the S[...]

Appendix B: Technical Information 43 Appendix B: Technical Information This appendix pr ovides som e techn ical inf orm ation about your Ar cus 1 200. T echnical s pec ificati ons are subjec t to chan ge with out not ice. Scanner type : Flatbed co lor CCD s canner CCD: 10,600 elem ents, color t ype Optical re solutio n : 2,400 pp i vert ical x 1 ,2[...]

Appendix B: Technical Information 44 Lamp warm up time: Approx imatel y 15 seconds 180 seco nds to r each fina l im age qualit y Power supply: 100 V to 24 0 V, 47- 63 Hz Power consumption: <35 W Dimensions: - length: 555 mm - width: 386 mm - height: 187 mm - weight: 10 kg Acoustic noise: Max. 50dB in worst con dition Interface: SCSI-2 int erface[...]

Appendix C: Arcus 1200 Regulation Com pliance 45 Appendix C: Arcus 120 0 Regulation Compliance ! Sa fety Re gula tio ns ! Electrom agnet ic Com patibilit y[...]

Appendix C: Arcus 1200 Regulation Com pliance 46 Safety Regulations Arcus 120 0 has been des igned to c om ply with: # VDE 0805 # IEC 950, EN 60950 ( GS appr oved) # UL 1950-D3 # CSA c22.2 No. 950- M89 Arcus 120 0 also c om plies with C E regulati ons and c arries t he CE m ark . UL Safety Statement Instru ctio ns for powe r suppl y cord sel ection[...]

Appendix C: Arcus 1200 Regulation Com pliance 47 Electromagnetic Compatibility Arcus 120 0 is d esigned to com ply wit h: # Emis sion: EN 55022, Clas s B # Immunit y: IEC 801-2; IEC801-3; IEC 801-4 # FCC Docum ent 20718, part 15, s ubpart B, class B Federal Communicati ons Commissi on Radio Frequency Interference Statem ent. This equipm ent has bee[...]