diff --git a/script/MultiRegionScan.py b/script/MultiRegionScan.py
index dc5565e9..4eecbd4a 100644
--- a/script/MultiRegionScan.py
+++ b/script/MultiRegionScan.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def check_region(region):
         region['cis'] = False
         print("region {0}: setting default cis = {1}".format(region['name'], region['cis']))
     if 'slit' not in region:
-        region['slit'] = ExitSlit.read()
+        region['slit'] = ExitSlit.take(100)
         print("region {0}: setting default slit = {1}".format(region['name'], region['slit']))
         
 class SpectrumReader(ReadonlyRegisterBase, ReadonlyRegisterArray):
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ class SpectrumReader(ReadonlyRegisterBase, ReadonlyRegisterArray):
         except KeyError:
             ephot = Eph.take(100)
 
-        print("done set ephot")
-        
         if isinstance(ephot, float) and ephot > 0.:
             try:
                 if self.region['cis']:
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ class SpectrumReader(ReadonlyRegisterBase, ReadonlyRegisterArray):
             except AttributeError:
                 self.ephot_start = ephot
 
-        print("done read ephot")
         elo = self.region['elo'] + edelta
         ehi = self.region['ehi'] + edelta
 
@@ -167,25 +164,25 @@ class SpectrumReader(ReadonlyRegisterBase, ReadonlyRegisterArray):
             append_dataset(self.channel_begin_dataset_name, elo)
             append_dataset(self.channel_end_dataset_name, ehi)
             append_dataset(self.step_energy_dataset_name, self.region['estep'])
-        print("done ekin")
+
         try:
             Scienta.setPassEnergy(int(self.region['epass']))
             append_dataset(self.pass_energy_dataset_name, self.region['epass'])
         except KeyError:
             pass
-        print("done epass")
+
         try:
             Scienta.stepTime.write(self.region['tstep'])
             append_dataset(self.step_time_dataset_name, self.region['tstep'])
         except KeyError:
             pass
-        print("done tstep")
+
         try:
             Scienta.setIterations(self.region['iter'])
             append_dataset(self.iterations_dataset_name, self.region['iter'])
         except KeyError:
             pass
-        print("done iter")
+
         try:
             ExitSlit.move(self.region['slit'])
             append_dataset(self.slit_dataset_name, self.region['slit'])