Calibrating the scanner
eFlextightX5scannerrequirestwotypesofcalibrationeFlextightX1only
requiresone:
•Bothscannersrequirefocuscalibration.Focuscalibrationadjuststhepositioning
ofthescanners’opticsforeachzoomlevel.Ifyourscansappearunfocusedorare
slightlythewrongsize,thenyoumayneedtomakeanewfocuscalibrationtoadjust
thezoommechanism.efocuscalibrationisstoredinthescannersashPROM,so
itisretainedwhenyoumovethescannertoanewcomputer.SeeFocus Calibration
onpage12formoreinformation.
•Whitecalibrationisonlyrequiredforreectivescans(itisdoneautomaticallyfor
transparencies).Duringcalibration,thescannerscansawhitetargettoestablishthe
whitepointalongthefulllengthofthescannersCCD.SeeWhite Calibration for
Reectivesonpage13formoreinformation.
BothofthecalibrationproceduresaresimpleandareinitiatedfromtheFlexColor
program.
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