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<p>Oh, I just figured out how to set it to E6 7-step. All I need to do is to hold the "start" button, turn on the machine, follow through the setup procedure until it shows E6, then select 7S, and it's all set!!</p>

<p>I'll try it tomorrow on the driveway (If it doesn't rain / 'cos I spilled water all over the kitchen this evening =.=" ) to see if I could get everything right.</p>

<p>Thanks. Let me seek help from apug too.</p>

<p>Well, as I tried the unit this evening, the chemicals (actually water) ran without a problem. Once I got it started, step by step, no mistake.</p>

<p>Thank you Peter. I noticed Alex's Phototherm when I was doing research on Phototherm earlier. It seems that he hasn't been active on Flickr for 2 months. Anyway, I've just sent him a email and hope he'll help me.</p>

<p>Of course, I still hope somebody here could give me some ideas.</p>

<p>Happy Good Friday!!</p>

<p>I'm a serious amateur photographer living in Long Island, New York. I've bought a used Phototherm SSK-4, it just arrived this morning. I haven't bought any chemistry yet because both B&H and Adorama are closed for the holidays for over a week (How nice is it if somebody works there!!). I tried the processor out with water today and encountered several problems.</p>

<p>1. Many times it can't detect the processing drum. But if I select "FLUSH", then "DRAIN", it then runs normally and I can select E6, C41... afterwards. Does anybody know why? The drum is securely locked in place. Do I have to drain it everytime before processing films?</p>

<p>2. When I turn on the machine, I can select "E6 4S", "C41", "B&W", and so on... But I can't figure out how to choose E6 7-step. Only the "PLUS" and "START" buttons are responding. The purpose of buying this machine is mainly for E6. Can anybody help me on this?</p>

<p>I've read the instruction manual several times and still can't figure that out. And since I work normal hours (9 ~ 5:30), I can't make a phone call to phototherm with the machine in front of me while I'm at home and phototherm's techician is at the office. Can somebody help me?</p>