This is what I love about computers. These supposedly logical beasts,
which will not allow you to misplace a comma, or use an incorrect letter
casing, seem to be able to reconfigure themselves, without being asked.
I don't claim to be a USB interface programmer, or even a knowledgeable
user of the product, but I do not recall reading anywhere that turning
off a USB device while the computer was on was supposed to either reboot
or turn off my computer system.
Something is obviously really messed up here, and it would seem to point
ot either the Minolta hardware, or the drivers and software. Of course,
as we all know too well, it could have to do with the pH of the soil in
the houseplant next to the computer also.
Oh, I love this technology.
I'm guessing the green and magenta scans are indicating the scanner
software is misinterpreting what film type is in the scanner. The green
would likely be the scanner reading a neg but not adding the corrections
for the dye masking layers, and the magenta might be the scanner trying
to scan a neg as a positive??
Have you noticed the problem appears after use of a certain other
peripheral or software program?
If this is the only real problem your system is manifesting, I'd tell
Minolta to figure out how to fix it or send you a new scanner.
Art
Ramesh Kumar_C wrote:
> Hi Art
> When "holder error" came for the FIRST TIME, I rebooted PC and I did
> NOT get the
> "holder error" so continued scanning; but the resulting scans were Megenta,
> Green ..
>
> Then I reinstalled the software and everything was fine for few scans.
>
> Normally I scan 10 films a day and I get this "holder error" once. To
> correct this,
> some time I need to reinstall the software and sometime I need to just
> reboot it.
>
> It is difficult to relate both the errors.Bad scans problem came after FIRST
> "holder error".
> and it never came again. After this, I have got "holder error" few times but
> not bad scans.
>
> Switching-off of the scanner reboots the OS, this has been very
> consistent problem and now my PC seems to have two controls:-).
>
>
>
> Bye
> Ramesh
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: artistic@mail.ampsc.com [mailto:artistic@mail.ampsc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 12:20 AM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: filmscanners: Re: Minolta Scan Dual Problems
>
>
> Hi Ramesh,
>
> When you reinstalled the software and it worked for six films, did the color
> scan normally, or did it still become very green or magenta?
>
> After it failed the second time, did it then scan green or magenta?
>
> I'm trying to determine if the holder not set problem and the very off-color
> scans are both occurring at the same time, or if they are independent
> problems.
>
> Art
>
> Ramesh Kumar_C wrote:
>
> Hi
> My 2-weeks old Minolta Dimage Scan Dula II has following problem.
>
> "HOLDER NOT SET PROPERLY ERROR = 36" message box comes.
> After getting this error anything of the following may happen
> a) When I switch off the scanner, my PC gets rebooted.
> b) Normally I will not be able scan but if I am able to scan, scans will be
> completely GREEN or MEGANTA
>
> To get over this error I need to reinstall the minolta software.
> But after scanning another 6 films again I will get same error.
>
> Environment: I am running Win 2k & Minolta "Easy Scan Utility"
>
>
> Any help will be welcome.
>
> Thanks
> Ramesh
>
>
>
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