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Here's a dropbox link to download the pdf of the Topaz 2 / 2+ Operating Manual. I also have it available in German, if anyone out there needs it, just ask.
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Thanks Thad, I'll probably be paying you to come visit your slice of Heaven next time. Could have stayed a week no problem...love that wood stove and the night sky surrounded by mountains...just...

I've noticed this trend sweeping the Globe...it's the popularity of drum scanners. Just wanted to post a little blurb about it. I've not been on this Forum in well over a year. I thought I'd come...

Hi John,
Ahem...well sir, I'm just now reading your post a year and a half later. I've not been active on this Forum for a long time because my offers for assistance resembled advertising, and were...

Great Blog Georgl! I'm in Germany too...in Kiel (birthplace of the Tango)...would enjoy the chance to meet sometime.
Karl

I could certainly help you with all issues / questions related to the Tango. However, each time I post something on here, the Administrator/MODERATOR has deemed it a 'sales pitch' and NOT in the...

Well, unfortunately I've been to New Delhi, and while I was there I worked on Hell Scanners that were built in 1983...that's pretty close to thirty years old. There are plenty of printing presses...

There are a number of different flatbed and drum scanners carrying the Heidelberg or Linotype-Hell nameplate. If you will kindly contact me off-forum with the model number, I would be happy to tell...

Hi Toby,
Gar kein Problem...ich bin Amerikaner, aber ich kann auch Deutsch.
Karl

Hi Toby,
I'm the Karl that Jim Beck mentions further up in this thread. I know these scanners as well as anyone (and I'm still a long way from retirement).

It's paramount to lock the head and...

Well I carry both if you are interested in a fully refurbished Heidelberg. It's not of much use for me to post anything on here because it always disappears right after I post it with no private...

I agree with Lenny and can totally recommend Richard Kenward too. He has two Heidelberg Primescans. I visited his place back in February and he's a perfectionist in everything he does! Nothing...

The Heidelberg Nexscan is my favorite flatbed. It has a 5080 dpi optical res and there's no mirror in the light path. It's a larger free-standing machine which allows the lens and the 8000 pixel...

The Chinese will continue to manufacture Stone and sell it at an amazing price, but in the process they will use up an awful lot of energy and pollute the air and water without a single second...

Hi everyone...I have a customer near San Diego (Cardiff-by-the-Sea), Headline Graphics, who is downsizing his operation and he's just offered me two S3800 scanners for free if I'll pick them up...

I have a client in Oregon who upgraded to a Tango. He purchased it from Hudson Grafik and I was there to do the installation. While there I saw that he has two ColorGetter Eagle Premier scanners in...

Hi...just wanted to let you know I have high-end drum and flatbed scanners available with delivery, installation, and training included. I only sell Heidelberg brand and these machines have not been...

Hey...I already replied to you offline, but thought others might like to know the answer to your questions...easiest way to tell a regular Tango from an XL is to open the hood, remove the drum and...

Hello LF Group,
As a hardware specialist on the Tango, Primescan, and all other Heidelberg high-end scanners, I can assure you there was never a model with a fixed aperture. Going back to the...

Dale...by the way...my U.S. phone number is 404-849-4570. Just let me know when you get the bulbs in.
Thanks,
Karl

Hi Allen,
If only I had reason to be in Montreal on this trip too...I would be happy to do a PM for you at the same rate. I've got you on my "when in area" list. Meanwhile if you have any errors...

Hello to the guys at SEE,
I can help you with that. In fact I was in there about five years ago looking at a RIP50 problem. Hope things are going well over there. I recommend you order two new...

Hello fellow scanner fans,
Mr. Birke made an inquiry regarding this from Berlin...and therefore we would like to clarify that shipping of USED drums is included ONLY within the 48 Continental United...

Hello...Yes, I have a large collection of Heidelberg / Linotype-Hell scanning drums for the Tango or Tango XL, all three Primescan models, or the five models found in the DC3000 family of drum...

Hi Allen,
It's not too bad to try going into the optical section on a Topaz yourself. You have to remove the large silver cover in the back, then look towards the middle of the machine (where the...

High End Scanners are pretty much out of development since 5 or 6 years now. Consider the legacy of the late Dr. Rudolf Hell. When his scanner product line reached the end of a very long R&D span...

The Topaz is a remarkable product and I'm sure you will be quite pleased with it. The 6000 pixel CCD version is the first generation and they don't have much resale value anymore. An easy way to...

Drum scanning is easy to do and comparatively inexpensive (roughly 10% to 20% of their cost when new). For instance the Linocolor software running an S3300 or S3400 from Linotype-Hell / Heidelberg...

You certainly are getting a lot of good info back on scanning here. As someone who has been around high end scanners since the early 80's, it is amazing to me how this whole scanning thing has...