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Introduction and Overview
May 2002 1-3
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
Ye s Ye s
The scanner has not been calibrated at least twice
during the first half of a production shift
Ye s * N o
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
Ye s Ye s