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From: Ken Weitzel on 18 Sep 2006 17:39 Harry Stottle wrote: >>>> "Pat Durkin" <clovers(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message >>>> news:e82dnWJgNY18dpPYnZ2dnUVZ_rCdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >>>>> I bought a 4490 a few months ago, brought it home and plugged it in, >>>>> made some scans of 35mm slides, examined the slides and found >>>>> everything to be in order. >>>>> >>>>> Fast forward to 9/18/06 --- I turned on the 4490 again today and >>>>> loaded 4 slides in the appropriate holder, poked the button to >>>>> "scan" without changing any of the settings (Home mode) and this >>>>> time the preview shows the device's logic has not recognized the >>>>> slides and apparently interpreted them as one big reflective >>>>> picture >>>>> instead, show it shows me a preview pic of 4 white slide holders >>>>> against a black background (the lamp in the cover never came on). >>>>> >>>>> What's up wid dis? >>>>> >>>> Cable to the lid not plugged in? >>> I checked. Seems pretty secure. No luck. >>> > > If not solved yet, have you accidentally set the lid lock to the lock > position? Hi... Another possibility, if I may? Given that the slide holders are white, (not black) I suspect the reflective lamp is on, so would bet that somehow the type has been switched from positive transparency to one of the others... perhaps the default "photograph" Take care. Ken
From: tomm42 on 19 Sep 2006 09:26 Pat Durkin wrote: > I bought a 4490 a few months ago, brought it home and plugged it in, made > some scans of 35mm slides, examined the slides and found everything to be in > order. > > Fast forward to 9/18/06 --- I turned on the 4490 again today and loaded 4 > slides in the appropriate holder, poked the button to "scan" without > changing any of the settings (Home mode) and this time the preview shows the > device's logic has not recognized the slides and apparently interpreted them > as one big reflective picture instead, show it shows me a preview pic of 4 > white slide holders against a black background (the lamp in the cover never > came on). > > What's up wid dis? > > Pat Pat Get off home mode, go to professional mode. Make sure the transparency option is checked, run it from the twain driver, or from within Photoshop (or whatever editor you have). The auto settings are worthless, but Epson Scan Pro does a nice job. If you are running from home mode and it is using the reflective setting, make sure you are on transparency, also make sure the transparency adapter cord is plugged in (as everyone else has said). Tom
From: tom on 19 Sep 2006 21:18
Let me state the obvious...is the "padding" on the lid removed? From what you describe, sounds like it might have gotten installed. (do NOT ask how I know about this <wide grin>) Tom |