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 2.5 is designed to support the LS-2000 and Coolscan 
III only.

1. Nikon Scan 2.5

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 
2.5 CD-ROM. Please read the "Readme.txt" and "Manual.pdf" files 
prior to updating the firmware.

1.2. About using Nikon Scan 2.5 with the Windows NT-ASPI Layer
Nikon Scan 2.5 requires 32 bit ASPI support. As delivered, 
Microsoft Windows NT 4 does not include the ASPI 32 driver files. 
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 2.5.

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. 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

1.6. 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. 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.

3. Known problems
3.1. 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".
 
3.2. 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.
 
3.3. 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.

3.4 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.

4. Component Versions
The following files are included in Nikon Scan Version 2.5;

       	Nikon Scan.exe			2.5.0.3006
       	Nikon Scan.ds			2.5.0.3006
       	LS2000.md3			1.5.0.3005
       	Altitude.DLL			2.0.0.3008
       	SDCLW32.DLL			1.0.0.3005
       	NKD_SCSI.DLL			1.0.0.3007
       	FdUtility.exe			1.0.0.3000
       	CML2.DLL			2.1.1.3
	StdFilter.dll			1.0.0.3001
	Strato.dll			1.0.0.3009

       	NKLS2000LS30.icm		2.5.1.1001
       	NkMonitor_Win.icm		1.0.0.3001
       	NKsRGB.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKApple.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKCMatch.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKNTSC.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKBruce.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKAdobe.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKCIE.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKWide.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKApple_CPS.icm			1.0.0.3001
	%_NKWide_CPS.icm		2.5.0.1001
	NKCMYK.icm			1.0.0.3001
	NKLS2000LS30_N.icm		2.5.0.1000
	NKLS2000LS30_N_SDC.icm		2.5.0.1000
	NKLS2000LS30_P.icm		2.5.0.1001
	NKLS2000LS30_P_SDC.icm		2.5.0.1001
	NKLS2000_8N.icm			2.5.0.1000
	NKLS2000_8P.icm			2.5.0.1001

August.5.1999