Kodak i5000 series User Manual page 66

Problem
Image quality is poor or has degraded
"False" paper jams or multifeeds
are occurring
Long documents are not feeding or are
jamming
Scanner is running slow
Documents are skewed during
scanning
Scanner pauses excessively during
scanning
Roller marks or streaks appear on
documents after scanning
Vertical lines appear on the image
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Make sure that the scanner and imaging guides are clean. Refer to
Chapter 5, Maintenance.
• Make sure that the transport area is clean.
• Select a different Document Handling setting. See the Scanning
Setup Guide for the ISIS Driver or TWAIN Datasource for more
information.
• Adjust the Multifeed Sensitivity setting.
• Make sure the input elevator and output tray extenders are pulled out
to provide support for long documents or use the optional document
extenders.
• Make sure the Maximum Document Length is set high enough. See the
Scanning Setup Guide for the ISIS Driver or TWAIN Datasource for
more information.
• Set a lower output resolution or an alternate output format.
• Your PC may not meet the minimum requirements for the scanner See
Appendix A.
• Some image processing functions may reduce scanner speed.
• Resolution (dpi) setting may be set too high.
• Compression setting may not be set high enough.
• Your virus software may be scanning all TIFF or JPEG files.
• Ensure you are scanning to a local drive.
Make sure that:
• the input elevator side guides are adjusted to fit the documents being
fed.
• documents are being fed perpendicular to the feed module.
• all staples and paper clips have been removed from the documents.
• the feed module, separation roller, and drive rollers are clean.
• the scanner cover is firmly closed.
Make sure that:
• the host computer meets minimum requirements for scanning. See
Appendix A.
• there is enough free space on the hard disk drive.
• all other applications are closed.
• you are using a USB 2.0 connection.
You can also try changing the scanning options (compression,
resolution, output format, etc.) in your scanning application.
Clean the feed module, separation roller and tires. Refer to Chapter 5,
Maintenance.
• Clean the imaging guides. Refer to Chapter 5, Maintenance.
• Enable the Streak Filter option in your scanning application or
increase the aggressiveness.
Possible Solution
A-61670 December 2010