You Can't Select Optional Equipment (Film Adapter); Scanning Problems; Image Is Dark, With Little Or No Detail - Epson PERFECTION 1240U Reference Manual

Note:
If the EPSON Scanners Driver Disk is requested during the
EPSON TWAIN reinstallation, insert the Scanner Software CD in
the CD-ROM drive. Be sure to specify the correct drive letter, the
EPSON folder, the folder of your preferred language, and the Win98
(for Windows 98 users) or Win2000 (for Windows 2000 users)
folder as the location.
You can't select optional equipment (Film
Adapter).
Make sure the optional equipment is installed correctly. See
"Installing the Film Adapter" on page 5-3.

Scanning Problems

Image is dark, with little or no detail.

❏ Calibrate the screen as described in "Calibrating Your Screen"
on page 4-2.
❏ Change the Destination setting. Select Screen/Web as the
"Destination" on page 3-13. Selecting a printer may cause on-
screen colors to be different from the colors of the original,
however colors will be reproduced correctly when it is
printed.
You cannot scan an image or you only get a few
dots for the scanned image.
❏ Make sure a document is placed on the document table of the
scanner.
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