> Has anyone else had this problem? Having owned three separate models > and used several individual scanners at each grade, I have *never* > owned an Imacon scanner that did not eventually have this problem. The > 848 we have now was great for about a year but the banding is gradually > starting to occur and it gets worse with time. We have tried various > system/cable combinations and it is not a data transfer issue.
I've got an Imacon Photo which is just over a year old, though I got a 2 year warranty due to reliability problems when I bought it. I went through 4 machines before I got one which worked, and this one has exactly the problem that you describe too. It's been worsening to the point where I can't bear the hassle of switching it on and have been forking out for lab scans again. I find the only thing that clears the problem is a complete shut down of everything, reload the software, restore factory settings in the maintenance menu. It's then ok again for a few scans only. If you leave it unfixed it rapidly deteriorates to the point that you eventually get a 'scan' that consists of nothing but pretty coloured lines. And then it crashes. This week I've been on to Studio Workshop who suggested updating to Flexcolour 3.6.6 (I've been on 3.6.2 and I've yet to try the new version), but in the past the suggested updates have made no difference. I also know that at the time I was buying mine, a colleague also went through several machines before giving up with them. I'm at the point of tackling the issue of a long term non-working machine, as it looks like Imacon have got a serious reliability problem. Shame, because when it works it's fantastic. Jo =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
