Partial document or photo copies

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

Check document placement

Make sure the document or photo is loaded facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner.

Check paper size

Make sure the paper size being used matches the size you selected.

Check Original Size setting

Make sure that the Original Size setting is Automatic or the size of the original document that you are copying.

Scan troubleshooting

“Scanner does not respond” on page 88

“Scan was not successful” on page 89

“Scanning takes too long or freezes the computer” on page 89

“Poor scanned image quality” on page 89

“Partial document or photo scans” on page 90

“Cannot scan to a computer over a network” on page 90

Scanner does not respond

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

Check messages

If an error message is displayed, see “Error messages” on page 94.

Check power

If the light is not on, see “Power button is not lit” on page 78.

Check printer default and pause settings

1Click:

In Windows XP (default Start menu): Start Œ Printers and Faxes.

In Windows XP (Classic Start menu): Start Œ Settings Œ Printers and Faxes.

In Windows Vista (default Start menu): Œ Control Panel Œ Printers (under Hardware and Sound).

In Windows Vista (Classic Start menu): Œ Settings Œ Printers.

2Double-click the print queue device.

3Click Printer.

Make sure no check mark appears next to Pause Printing.

If a check mark does appear next to Set As Default Printer, you must select the print queue device for each file you want to print.

Removing and reinstalling the software

For more information, see “Removing and reinstalling the software” on page 100.

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