Characters Are Blurred; An Image Of The Reverse Side Of The Original Appears In The Scanned Image; Moire (Cross-Hatch) Patterns Appear In The Scanned Image; Scanning Area Or Direction Is Not Correct - Epson All in One Printer User Manual

User's Guide
❏ Do not press too hard on the original or the document cover when you are placing the originals on the scanner
glass. Uneven colors, smears, or dots may appear when the original or the document cover are pressed too hard.
❏ Remove dust from the original.
❏ Scan at a higher resolution.
❏ Adjust the image in EPSON Scan, and then scan. See the EPSON Scan help for details.
Related Information
"Cleaning the Scanner Glass" on page 67
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Characters Are Blurred

❏ In Home Mode or Office Mode in EPSON Scan, select Image Option as the Image Adjustments setting, and
then select Text Enhancement.
❏ In Professional Mode in EPSON Scan, select Document as the Auto Exposure Type in the Original settings.
❏ Adjust the threshold settings in EPSON Scan.
❏ Home Mode
Select Black & White as the Image Type setting, click Brightness, and then adjust the threshold.
❏ Office Mode
Select Black & White as the Image Type setting, and then adjust the threshold.
❏ Professional Mode
Select Black & White as the Image Type setting, and then adjust the threshold setting.
❏ Scan at a higher resolution.
An Image of the Reverse Side of the Original Appears in the
Scanned Image
❏ For a thin original, place the original on the scanner glass and then place a piece of black paper over it.
❏ Make the appropriate document type settings in EPSON Scan.
❏ In Home or Office Mode in EPSON Scan, select Image Option as the Image Adjustments setting, and then
select Text Enhancement.

Moire (Cross-Hatch) Patterns Appear in the Scanned Image

❏ Place the original at a slightly different angle.
❏ Select Descreening in any mode other than Full Auto Mode in EPSON Scan.
❏ Change the resolution setting in EPSON Scan.

Scanning Area or Direction Is Not Correct

❏ When placing the originals on the scanner glass, align the corner of the original with the corner indicated by a
symbol on the frame of the scanner glass. If the edges of the scanned image are cropped off, move the original
slightly away from the corner.
Solving Problems
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