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Scan Quality Problems

You See Only a Few Dots in Your Scanned Image
A Line or Line of Dots Always Appears in Your Scanned Images
Straight Lines in Your Image Come Out Crooked
Your Image Is Distorted or Blurred
Your Scanned Image Is Too Dark
Ripple Patterns Appear in Your Scanned Image
Characters Are Not Recognized Well When Converted into Editable Text (OCR)
Scanned Colors Differ From the Original Colors
The edges of your original are not scanned
You See Only a Few Dots in Your Scanned Image
When scanning with the BW or Black & White setting, change the Threshold setting in the EPSON Scan window.
A Line or Line of Dots Always Appears in Your Scanned Images
The glass surface inside the scanner may need cleaning. See
If you still have the problem, the glass surface inside the scanner may be scratched.
If you scan a plastic card with a shiny surface, a line may appear.
You may need to perform a calibration. See
Straight Lines in Your Image Come Out Crooked
Make sure the document lies perfectly straight in the input slot.
Your Image Is Distorted or Blurred
Make sure your document is not wrinkled or warped.
Make sure you do not move the document or your scanner while scanning.
Make sure the scanner is placed on a flat, stable surface.
Select the Unsharp Mask check box in the EPSON Scan window.
Cleaning Inside the
Calibrating the Scanner for details.
Scanner.
Contact Epson.
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