Loading and Setting Film on the Scanner

35 mm film strips
Medium Format
4 x 5 inches film
35 mm slides

You can scan slides and film strip in the 4 x 9 inches (102 x 230 mm) scanning area of the integrated TPU.

Caution:

Hold the film at its edges, or else use gloves. Touching the film surface with bare hands can leave fingerprints or other traces on the film.

Note:

If you plan to scan transparent materials from the EPSON Smart Panel application or EPSON Photo Print utility, refer to the respective documentation for details.

Wipe the inside of the integrated TPU and the scanner's document table before scanning transparencies.

Make sure the scanner is turned off.

Make sure the integrated TPU connector is connected to the scanner's option interface connector.

Open the integrated TPU and remove the reflective document mat. Hold the top of the document mat and then slide it up gently.

Turn on the scanner.

Load the transparency into the film holder and position it on the scanner's document table. See the appropriate section below for details on each of the following types of transparencies.

Note:

The base side of the film is the side which the film maker's name and film ID numbers are shown.

Set the film correctly in the film holder and position the film holder properly on the document table.

Do not press the glass of the document table with too much force.

Close the integrated TPU.

Note:

Make sure the integrated TPU is completely closed; otherwise you cannot obtain proper colored images.

A newton ring (ring-shaped stripes pattern) may appear in the scanned image. To remove the newton ring, set the film with the base side facing up.

35 mm film strips

Slide the edge of the strip in the 35 mm film holder, base side facing down. Then place it so that all of the frame is positioned inside the film holder opening.

Set the cover on the film and press until you hear a clicking sound.

Note:

Press around the entire perimeter of the cover to make sure it is secured.

Place the film holder on the document table so that it is aligned with the upper right-hand corner of the document table.

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Medium Format

With the base side facing down, place the film on the 120/220 (6 x 9cm) size film holder with the entire frame positioned inside the film holder opening.

Set the cover on the film and press until you hear a clicking sound.

Note:

Press around the entire perimeter of the cover to make sure it is secured.

Place the film holder on the document table so that it is aligned with the upper right-hand corner of the document table.

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4 x 5 inches film

With the base side facing down, place the film on the 4 x 5 inches film holder with the entire frame positioned inside the film holder opening.

Set the cover on the film and press until you hear a clicking sound.

Note:

Press around the entire perimeter of the cover to make sure it is secured.

Place the film holder on the document table so that it is aligned the upper right-hand corner of the document table.

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35 mm slides

Place the film holder on the document table so that it is aligned the upper right-hand corner of the document table.

Place slides in the 35 mm slides holder, as shown below.

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