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Table of contents Quick Scanning Guide iii 1 Installation System requirements 1-2 Installing the software 1-3 Technical Support 1-4 Registration card 1-4 2 Scanning Starting up the software 2-1 Inserting originals for scanning 2-2 Choosing initial settings 2-3 Making a preview scan 2-5 Adjusting settings based on the preview 2-7 Making a final scan 2-11 The Scan to Disk option 2-11 i 3 Advanced scanning settings When to use advanced features 3-2 Image adjustment: the basics 3-2 Automated features 3-6 Exposure adjustment 3-8 Setting a white, black and gray point 3-9 Adjusting brightness, contrast, and midtone (gamma) 3-11 Adjusting the tonescale curve 3-13 Adjusting color saturation 3-14 Adjusting sharpness 3-15 Saving and reusing your settings 3-17 Plug-in preferences 3-18 4 Troubleshooting Tips on correcting images 4-3 Hardware and software problems 4-7 Polaroid Offices and Service Centers 4-9 Appendix A: Glossary A-1 License Agreements L-1 Index I-1 ii Quick Scanning Guide See page Use this guide as a quick reference for scanning. –– 1 Connect your scanner to your computer (see your scanner hardware manual). Turn on the scanner, then your computer. 1-3 2 Install the SprintScan software, then restart your computer as instructed. 2-1 3 Open your Adobe Photoshop or compatible application. 2-1 4 Open the SprintScan plug-in by choosing File, Acquire. 2-2 5 Insert your original. Place a mounted slide in the top access slot, or place an unmounted slide or filmstrip negative into the filmstrip carrier and insert the carrier into the side access slot from the right. 2-3 6 Choose a film type from the Film pop-up menu. 2-3 7 Choose Color or Grayscale from the Type pop-up menu. 2-4 8 If necessary, change orientation to match your original by choosing Portrait, Landscape or SuperSlide from the View pop-up menu. 2-5 9 Click the Preview button. Your original will be m…