Epson XP-830 Scanning photographic negatives

[talkingcats]

Hi,

I wish to scan some old photographic negatives in the scanner in my XP-830. Unfortunately the user manual ignores this topic. The "professional mode" in the Epson Scan app does allow you to choose a Document Type = "film" but unfortunately for me it stays greyed out and cannot be selected. I am running Windows 10 Pro 1809

Of course I've already searched on the web and could find nothing that is specific to my printer/scanner, though clearly other Epson scanners do have this functionality.

Has anyone successfully used the Epson XP-830 to scan photographic negatives and if you did, how did you do it?

Many thanks

 

[talkingcats]

Ah, my bad. According to the Epson support page in response to a user query.

"Your Epson All-In-One is unable to scan film/transparencies. The reason for this is that the unit does not have an integrated Transparency Unit (TPU) in the lid. An optional TPU/Film Adapter accessory is not available for this product"

Bugger

https://www.epson.co.uk/viewcon/corporatesite/products/mainunits/faq/1067/15974

 

[talkingcats]

Ah, my bad. According to the Epson support page in response to a user query.

"Your Epson All-In-One is unable to scan film/transparencies. The reason for this is that the unit does not have an integrated Transparency Unit (TPU) in the lid. An optional TPU/Film Adapter accessory is not available for this product"

https://www.epson.co.uk/viewcon/corporatesite/products/mainunits/faq/1067/15974