Hello Louie,

Friday, September 07, 2001, 4:34:59 PM, you wrote:

L> i'm having a problem wiht a Umax Astra 1220p scanner
L> it appears to be running normally, but the image it produces is
L> just solid black. when i run Test32.exe, it comes back with "scan
L> successfull"

Well, the first thing I'd check is if the scanner light is coming on
and staying on throughout the scan.

I'd also check to see if there is a reflective/transmissive toggle. If
the scanner is set up to scan a transparency or negative and you're
trying to scan a piece of paper, you'd get solid black output.

Another thing: Any contrast/brightness controls in the software?

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Mike Whalen

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