Need help with Minolta 5400 V1......

[TRIODEROB]

So I picked up a used 5400 off of ebay and cant get it to work.

using Vuescan I get a small window stating to remove the tray before calibrating.

I click the window and then thats it- Vuescan tells me there is no scanner !

the scanners green light keeps flashing when it should be solid.

I can see that my computer got the scanner driver in the device manager from vuescan.

and on top of that I can not find anywhere to download the dimage software off the net which will work with 64 bit windows 7.

can anyone help me ???

 

[Bruno Gracia]

You've to put the Scan button and after this, insert the negatives holder.

 

[XFer]

The procedure I currently use with Vuescan is:

1. Turn on the scanner
2. Wait a few minutes (the fluorescent light source must heat up to get stable)
3. Launch Vuescan
4. Click OK to have it pre-calibrate the scanner
5. Wait until the light stops flashing
6. Do the final calibration with Vuescan->Scanner->Calibrate
7. Now you can insert the holder and scan

At point 5, if the light won't stop flashing after Calibrate, you may have an exhausted lamp. 🙁

Fernando