Tetenal Colortec E-6 Manual De Instrucciones página 8

Results Possible causes
Slides too dark Under-exposure
Temperature of the first developer
too low
Prewarming of the processor resp.
tank has been omitted
First developing time too short
Agitation at the developing too slow
Max. density Contamination of the colour deve-
green loper resp. first developer with the
stabilizing bath
D-max too light, Contamination of the first developer
appear ance with colour developer (refer to mi-
from red dish- xing instruction)
brown to green,
de pend ing on
the contamina-
tion ratio.
Uneven colour Insufficient or uneven agitation
areas, streaks
and stripes
No constant temperature of the
developing equipment
Overlapping insert (for Colenta)
Colour fog, Not clean developing tank or mixing
wrong colours vessels
Contamination of one developer
with another
Drying spots on Too hard tap water when preparing
the dry film the stabilizing bath
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Measure
Check camera resp. exposure
Lengthen first development time
by 15 to 30 s
Clean developing kit and spirals
immediately after stabilizing
Refer to the hint given under mixing
instruction
Fill in first developer quickly, begin
agitation at once
Use insert with fewer vanes
Mix tap water with distilled or deminera-
lized water in the proportion 1:2
In addition use a soft film wiper