[HUG] Re: OT: Epson flatbed scanners (in particular Epson 4490)

I was going to mention this possibilty.  My 1200U, 2450 and 4990 Epsons all
mentioned this quite clearly in the instruction manual.


On 9/24/07, Francesco Gallarotti <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Ok finally we figured it out... there are three small holes on the top
> of the frame to mount the negative / positive films to be scanned.
> They must be used by the scanner to figure something about the
> registration of the whole film holder. If for any reason the holes are
> covered during the preview, the scanner will produce garbage results. So
> BE CAREFUL to always leave those holes uncovered for perfect quality.
>
> Now how hard would have been for Epson to put an arrow next to those
> holes with a message alerting not to cover them? Talk about NOT user
> friendly!
>
> Francesco
>
>

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