filmscanners: Epson 860

[Bigboy9955]

Hey Rob
Finally Installed my new scan dual II and Epson 860.  
--Scanner seems fine except for very dark scans that are seemingly properly
exposed slides.  With the SDII software when I hit over-expose or lighten, it
seems to fall into line with what I "think" I took a picture of.
--Also, I am getting red banding on the 860 with my first sample print out of
the box without calling tech support or reading the book.
--Any quick ideas??

The banding seems to be a bigger problem.  I have both devices hooked up to
USB ports on my pc (no hub).

any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Ed