Epson Perfection 1670: scanner works, but no image sent to PC
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From: ThumperStrauss on 16 Jul 2006 15:34 I have reinstalled XP (with SP2) but I am still having a problem with my Epson Perfection 1670 scanner. The scanner responds to commands using the scanner wizard or Twain thingy within Photoshop. But it doesn't show (in preview or regular scan mode) what is on my scan bed. Again, the scanner sensor thingy moves back and forth in exactly the correct way. But the image never makes it to my PC. I'm using the latest drivers from the Epson site. Anyway ideas why the image isn't being transfered?
From: tomm42 on 17 Jul 2006 09:49 ThumperStrauss(a)hotmail.com wrote: > I have reinstalled XP (with SP2) but I am still having a problem with > my Epson Perfection 1670 scanner. > > The scanner responds to commands using the scanner wizard or Twain > thingy within Photoshop. But it doesn't show (in preview or regular > scan mode) what is on my scan bed. > > Again, the scanner sensor thingy moves back and forth in exactly the > correct way. But the image never makes it to my PC. > > I'm using the latest drivers from the Epson site. Anyway ideas why the > image isn't being transfered? Any error messages? A similar thing happened to my Expesion 1600, it was the mother board on the scanner (RIP). I was getting a periodic USB error too. Could also be the led tubes or sensors are out. Tom
From: ThumperStrauss@hotmail.com on 17 Jul 2006 20:00 > Any error messages? A similar thing happened to my Expesion 1600, it > was the mother board on the scanner (RIP). I was getting a periodic USB > error too. Could also be the led tubes or sensors are out. No error messages. It goes through the motions perfectly. But the image on the screen is always white.
From: Ken Weitzel on 17 Jul 2006 22:50 ThumperStrauss(a)hotmail.com wrote: >> Any error messages? A similar thing happened to my Expesion 1600, it >> was the mother board on the scanner (RIP). I was getting a periodic USB >> error too. Could also be the led tubes or sensors are out. > > No error messages. It goes through the motions perfectly. But the image > on the screen is always white. > Hi thumper... Been a long time; can't remember the features of the 1600, so please forgive me if I describe a feature that the 1600 doesn't have... With respect, it's not possible that you're trying to scan a transparency in document mode, or vice-versa, is it? Not trying to scan a transparency with the cover in place? Haven't somehow accidentally mis-adjusted software controls so that the whole thing is "whited-out"? Haven't import selected wiatwain rather than the epson twain? (I can't wia to work, though it refuses to try rather than try improperly, but...) Take care. Ken
From: ThumperStrauss@hotmail.com on 23 Jul 2006 11:23
Hi Ken. Thanks for the suggestions. I reinstalled XP and reinstalled the Epson scanner installation CD. I restarts the computer. I plugged in the scanner. The system tray bubble said the scanner was ready. I used the Epson control panel to scan. Again, same problem where nothing appears as scanned on the scanner bed. All the settings are set up for standard photos (not slides, not reverse, etc.) I plugged the USB cable into another USB port. Same deal. Using Photoshop, I also tried importing with: Epson Perfection 1670 WIA-Epson Perfection 1670 But neither displays what's on the scanner bed. The resulting image scan produced a white image. The weird part is that the scanner works and can be controlled by the software. Could there be a mechanical problem with the eye of the scanner? The weird part is that this problem only happend when I reinstalled by XP last month. (I've since re-re-installed XP.) > Hi thumper... > > Been a long time; can't remember the features of the 1600, so please > forgive me if I describe a feature that the 1600 doesn't have... > > With respect, it's not possible that you're trying to scan > a transparency in document mode, or vice-versa, is it? > > Not trying to scan a transparency with the cover in place? > > Haven't somehow accidentally mis-adjusted software controls so > that the whole thing is "whited-out"? > > Haven't import selected wiatwain rather than the epson twain? > (I can't wia to work, though it refuses to try rather than try > improperly, but...) > > Take care. > > Ken |