Thank you for purchasing the Nikon LS-2000 SuperCoolscan
and/or Coolscan III. 
We are sure that it will give you many hours of reliable 
and productive use. Please read the following important 
information, which was not included in the manual.

Nikon Scan 2.2 is designed to support the LS-2000 and 
Coolscan III only.

1. Nikon Scan 2.2

1.1. Scanner Firmware Version
This version of Nikon Scan requires Version 1.1 or 
greater firmware to be installed in the scanner. The 
firmware version is displayed in the title bar of the 
main dialog. If the firmware version is older than 1.1, 
please update the firmware by using the Firmware Update 
Software, located in the "Firmware" folder on the Nikon
Scan 2.2 CD-ROM. Please read the "Readme.txt" and 
"Manual.pdf" files prior to updating the firmware.

1.2. About using Nikon Scan 2.2 with the Windows NT-ASPI Layer
Nikon Scan 2.2 requires 32 bit ASPI support. As delivered, 
Microsoft Windows NT 4 does not include the ASPI 32 driver
files. The EZ-SCSI Lite Installer disk, included 
with the PC version of the LS-2000, will install these drivers. 
Please run the EZ-SCSI Installer ( located on the yellow 
floppy disk) before attempting to install your scanner. 
Please note that during 1997/98 there have been a number 
of updates to both the ASPI 32 layer and the SCSI Card drives 
used by Windows NT. To assure smooth operation of all SCSI products, 
please visit the Adaptec Support site (http://www.adaptec.com) and 
obtain the most current versions of the ASPI32 layer ( the 
installer is called "Aspi32.exe"). Some third party SCSI
controllers cannot be used in Windows NT.  We suggest you use 
the Adaptec controller that is included with your scanner, 
or any SCSI controller on the compatibility list included with 
your documentation.

1.3. Scan speed
Scan speed will vary, depending upon the computer system 
environment. Turning off the Nikon Color Management System 
(CMS) and/or Surface Defect Correction may 
decrease scan times. When you turn CMS off, you will need to 
restart Nikon Scan 2.2.

1.4. Using the Strip film adapter and the IX240 Film adapter
1.4.1. Working with multiple thumbnails
The strip film and IX240 Film adapters allow you to browse 
your film as thumbnails. Additionally, selecting multiple 
thumbnails by pressing the Ctrl key and  clicking on each 
thumbnail in turn, allows batch scans of the selected frames 
to be performed. In this case, if you wish to set individual 
color adjustments and crops for each image, please select each 
thumbnail individually, making the required selections for color 
adjustments, prior to selecting multiple images for scanning.

1.4.2. Frame Boundary

When using the IX240 Film adapter or the Strip Film adapter, 
Nikon Scan will automatically detect the edges of each frame. 
If, however, the Film Type setting is incorrect (e.g. Positive 
Film Type selected for a strip of negative images), this auto 
detect operation may not work properly. Make sure that 
the Film Type is set correctly prior to performing any scans.
Additionally, the thumbnail scan is an important step in aligning 
multiple frames for preview and main scans, so you should try 
to perform at least one thumbnail scan prior to doing any preview 
scans or main scans. If you cannot perform a thumbnail scan (it 
can be quite memory-intensive), you should try a preview scan. 
However, dark image film or certain content types can cause problems 
with edge detection. In this case, the thumbnail scan may give incorrect 
thumbnails. If the image appears to be offset, use the "Adjust 
Boundary Offset" controls, located within the "Extras" tab, to change 
the scan offset. Continue to take preview scans until you are satisfied 
with the result.

1.4.3 Differences between thumbnail images and preview images 
when using the strip film adapter.

There is a slight difference between thumbnail images and previewed/scanned 
images when using the strip film adapter.
Basically, thumbnails show a bit more of the top and bottom of the image than 
do previewed/scanned images. This is only a slight difference, and there 
should be little or no consequences to your use of the scanner.

1.5 Auto Saved Batch Scan
For Auto Saved Batch scans, you should use the Nikon Scan Application; 
but not the Nikon Scan TWAIN source and  turn off "acquire batch scans 
directly to disk" in the "Misc" tab of the preferences dialog. You 
should confirm that there is enough disk space to save images.

1.6. 12-bit scanning
For the LS-2000, 3rd party applications must support 16 bit/channel to 
acquire 12 bits images when using the Nikon scan TWAIN source. We 
have tested 12-bit scanning on the following applications:
	Photoshop 4.0
	Photoshop 5.0

1.7. Auto focus and prescan
If the "Perform Autoexposure Before Preview", "Perform Autoexposure 
Before Main Scan" and/or "Perform Autofocus Before Scan" checkboxes, 
located within the "Misc" tab of the "Preferences" dialog, are checked, an 
autofocus and/or autoexposure (prescan densitometry test) will be made 
immediately prior to making a scan. Once these operations have been 
performed, they should not need to be repeated, as long as the film is not 
removed from the scanner. You may also perform these tasks manually by 
using the "Autofocus" and "Autoexposure" icon buttons in the main control 
dialog.

2. Nikon Color Management System (CMS)
The Nikon Color Management System is a new feature included in 
the Nikon Scan 2.2 Scanner Control Software. It is designed to 
improve the color accuracy between the image as seen on the 
original film and the resulting images on your monitor and your 
printer.

2.1. Exchanging image data between Nikon Scan 2.2 and 
     other applications
The Nikon Scan 2.2 application always displays images using 
the monitor profile and gamma settings. These are external 
to the saved image data, so third-party applications 
that open images saved from the Nikon Scan 2.2 application 
may not display them in exactly the same manner as the 
Nikon Scan 2.2 application. Each application has a 
specific way of adjusting monitor gamma. Please refer to the 
third party vendors for assistance in making these 
adjustments. It may be helpful to have images open in Nikon 
Scan and your third party application at the same time to 
make matching easier.

2.2. Custom ICC Profiles for Monitors and CMYK Output Devices
Nikon Scan 2.2 supports version 3.4 of the International 
Color Consortium (ICC) profile format. Nikon Scan 2.2 uses 
a generic profile for monitors, and a generic profile for CMYK 
output devices. Customized profiles provided by manufacturers 
of calibrated displays and/or output devices may improve 
color accuracy. Contact the vendor of your display(s) 
and/or output device(s) to see if they will provide these 
customized profiles. PLEASE NOTE: Incorrect profiles can 
introduce serious problems to the Nikon Scan 2.2 application. 
Nikon Inc. will only support the provided generic profiles.

2.3. NKLS2000LS30.icm
 An ICC profile named NKLS2000LS30.icm has been installed in 
the Color directory, within your System directory.
This profile has been provided so that third-party 
applications (such as Adobe Photoshop) may calibrate 
their image data to match that scanned by Nikon Scan 2.2. 
This profile is not used by Nikon Scan 2.2,; but the 
application must be set up in the following manner in 
order to calibrate output using this profile:

Use the Preferences dialog to perform the following:

If you are using the Nikon Scan 2.2 Application:
1. In the "Color Management" tab, turn off the "Use 
   Nikon Color Management System" checkbox.
2.  In the "Gamma" tab, set the Preview Gamma to 
    a value of 2.2.
3.  Quit the application and restart it.

If you are using the Nikon Scan 2.2 TWAIN Source:
1.  In the "Color Management" tab, turn off the "Use 
    Nikon Color Management System" checkbox.
2.  In the "Gamma" tab, set the Preview Gamma to a 
    value of 2.2.
3.  In the "Gamma" tab, check the "Use Preview 
    Gamma" checkbox.
4.  Quit the application and restart it.

3. Using Kodak Kodachrome film
Kodachrome Slide Film uses a unique dye. Because of this, 
it will respond to scanning in a manner different from all 
other slide films, including Ektachrome and Fujichrome. 
This unique dye may affect the color reproduction of images 
scanned from Kodachrome originals. In addition, Surface Defect 
Correction will be affected when using Kodachrome film.

4. Known problems
4.1. Saving Images in the  HSL Colorspace is not supported
The HSL color space is not supported by any standard image file 
formats, so you will not be able to save images that are in HSL. 
You must convert to RGB, sRGB, Grayscale or CMYK in order to 
save the image.

4.2. Setting the standard output resolution
When you select standard output resolutions in the "Scan size" tab, 
the value will be properly set as to the desired output resolution, 
however the list will always display "Custom".
 
4.3. Quitting the Nikon Scan application by clicking on the close 
box while scanning Closing the Nikon Scan application by clicking 
in the close box while a scan is in progress may cause the 
application to experience problems. It may not start again. In 
this case, either use the Task Manager to force the application 
to exit or restart Windows.
 
4.4. Connecting scanners
Nikon Scan is designed to work with one scanner at a time. 
If you have multiple scanners attached, you should ensure that 
only one scan window is open during any given scanning operation. 
Use the "Device" tab in the preferences dialog to change the scanner.

4.5 batch scan stops on errors
Nikon Scan TWAIN source will stop batch scan on errors, though 
you trun off "batch scan stops on errors" on "Misc" tab.


5. New features in Nikon Scan Version 2.2

5.1 Keyboard navigation is now supported. Use the Tab Key to switch 
between fields and/or controls, use the Space Key to activate the 
control (press button or open popup menu) and the arrow keys to select 
items in a popup menu or change the value of a slider.

The function keys control the tabs in the following manner:

F4: Opens the Thumbnails Tab
F5: Opens the Areas Tab
F6: Opens the Curves Tab
F7: Opens the Basic Color Controls Tab
F8: Opens the Extra Parameters Tab
F9: Closes the current tab

6. Notice for users of Nikon Scan 2.1
Nikon Scan 2.2 overwrites previous installations of Nikon Scan 2.1 
and converts Nikon Scan 2.1 files to the new version. Don't 
install Nikon Scan 2.2 if you still wish to use Nikon Scan 2.1.

7. Component Versions
The following files are included in Nikon Scan Version 2.2;

       Nikon Scan.exe			2.2.0.3000
       Nikon Scan.ds			2.2.0.3000
       LS2000.md3			1.2.0.3008
       AltImage.DLL			1.0.0.3009
       SDCLW32.DLL			1.0.0.3005
       NKD_SCSI.DLL			1.0.0.3006
       FdUtility.exe			1.0.0.3000
       CML2.DLL				2.1.0.7

       NKLS2000LS30.icm			1.0.0.3001
       NKLS2000_8P.icm			1.0.0.3003
       NKLS2000_8N.icm			1.0.0.3005
       NKLS2000LS30_P.icm		1.0.0.3003
       NKLS2000LS30_N.icm		1.0.0.3005
       NKsRGB.icm			1.0.0.3002
       NKSWOP_CMYK.icm			1001f
       NKLch.icm			1001f
       NKMonitor_Win.icm		1.0.0.3001
       NKLS2000_8N_SDC.icm		1.0.0.3005
       NKLS2000_8P_SDC.icm		1.0.0.3003
       NKLS2000LS30_N_SDC.icm		1.0.0.3005
       NKLS2000LS30_P_SDC.icm		1.0.0.3003

Nov.19.1998