5.Troubleshooting When Using the Scanner Function

This chapter describes likely causes of and possible solutions for scanner function problems.

When Scanning Is Not Done As Expected

This section describes causes and remedies when scan results are not as expected.

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

The scanned image is

The exposure glass, scanning

Clean these parts. See p.97 “Main-

dirty.

glass, exposure glass cover, ADF

taining Your Machine”.

 

or ARDF is dirty.

 

 

 

 

The image is distorted

The original was moved during

Do not move the original during

or out of position.

scanning.

scanning.

 

 

 

The image is distorted

The original was not pressed flat

Make sure that the original is

or out of position.

against the exposure glass.

pressed flat against the exposure

 

 

glass.

 

 

 

The scanned image is

The original was placed upside

Place the original in the correct

upside down.

down.

orientation. See “Placing Origi-

 

 

nals”, Copy Reference.

 

 

 

No image results from

The original was placed with the

When the original is placed direct-

scanning.

front and back reversed.

ly on the exposure glass, the side

 

 

to be scanned must face down.

 

 

When the original is fed via the

 

 

ADF or ARDF, the side to be

 

 

scanned must face up. See “Plac-

 

 

ing Originals”, Copy Reference.

 

 

 

The scanned image

If you scan originals using func-

Scanning at a higher resolution

contains white spaces.

tions other than the network

may reduce the margins.

 

TWAIN scanner function, certain

 

 

paper size and resolution settings

 

 

may produce scanned images

 

 

that are larger than the specified

 

 

size because of margins being

 

 

added to the sides.

 

 

 

 

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