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Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

John — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:06:05 GMT

... I've found that with my MkII, on occasion, the caddy must be nudged slightly left or right to allow the loading gear to grab. Otherwise it chatters and

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Carl Ramsey — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:36:50 GMT

I've been concerned about running my Minolta 5400 and my Nikon scanners under the newer PC operating systems. I tried loading the last Minolta drivers under

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

camraman58-groups@... — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:20:33 GMT

From: rue_mignet To: minoltadimagescanelite@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, 5 August, 2009 4:47:21 PM Subject:

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

rue_mignet — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:47:47 GMT

Thanks, that's interesting. Does VuesScan support the ICE function though? I think that's important to have. Stephen

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

Pickles, Martin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:40:49 GMT

I can second Luke's advice. I use Vuescan in preference to the Minolta software MartinP Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear, but

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

rue_mignet — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:02:07 GMT

Hi John - I was looking at that scanner too. Unless you can pay big money for a Nikon scanner that seems to be the only alternative now. Stephen

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

rue_mignet — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:58:19 GMT

My problem was different - the gear was OK but was just permanently rotating in the eject direction. You can imagine the result when trying to insert a

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

John Schexnaydre — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:41:30 GMT

My scanner did the same thing. It's a lnown issue that the little plactic gear that pulls/pushes the holder, is soft and wears out much too quick. I sent it to

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

Luke Matthews — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:40:49 GMT

You have to have the software running before it will accept the film holder. try using vuescan software on free trial if you haven't got it (if you're still

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

grabeef — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:40:30 GMT

... Hi Stephen, I had a similar problem a couple of years ago. I opened it up but could not find anything obvious so sent it out to be repaired. As far as I

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

rue_mignet — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:38:22 GMT

See my last post! Don't know why, but it worked! Thanks Stephen

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

r6usfs — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:38:51 GMT

Stephen, This does not sound good. When the scanner makes that kind of noise, it means the gears have failed, and my photo guru (who originally recommended

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

rue_mignet — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:06:11 GMT

Many thanks. I did try that, and in the end went for the make-or-break solution of taking it apart and putting it back togther again. Despite that maltreatment

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

denton.malcolm — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:25:58 GMT

Stephen.... In the past when I've had problems I found re-installation of the software sorted them out,so there may be no harm in you trying - who knows you

Re: 5400 film holder stuck on Eject

Pickles, Martin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:45:15 GMT

Sorry can't really help, but have attached a page from the manual, just in case you have not got one Good luck MartinP Originality is the fine art of