Epson CX5600 User Guide - Page 84

Black&White, Threshold, Unsharp Mask, Auto Exposure, Resolution, Brightness, Histogram

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Scan Area Not Adjustable in Thumbnail Preview Image Consists of a Few Dots Only • Make sure the document is placed on the document table with the side to be scanned facing down. • When scanning with the Black&White setting in Home or Professional Mode, adjust the Threshold setting. Line of Dots Appears in All Scanned Images If a dotted line appears in the image, clean the scanner glass with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth (paper towels are not recommended), or use a small amount of glass cleaner on a soft cloth, if necessary. Don't spray glass cleaner directly on the glass. Straight Lines in Image Appear Crooked Make sure the document lies perfectly straight on the document table. Image Is Distorted or Blurry • Make sure the document lies flat on the document table. Also make sure your document is not wrinkled or warped. • Make sure you do not move the document or the Epson Stylus CX5600 Series while scanning. • Make sure the Epson Stylus CX5600 Series is placed on a flat, stable surface. • Select Unsharp Mask in Epson Scan's Professional Mode. • Adjust the Auto Exposure setting in Epson Scan's Professional Mode. • Increase the Resolution setting in Epson Scan's Home or Professional Mode. Image Colors Are Patchy at the Edges If your document is very thick or warped at the edges, cover the edges with paper to block external light as you scan. Image Is Too Dark • Adjust the Auto Exposure setting in Epson Scan's Professional Mode. • Check the Brightness setting in Epson Scan's Home or Professional Mode, or adjust brightness using the Histogram in Professional Mode (see Epson Scan Help). • Check the brightness and contrast settings of your computer monitor. Back of Original Image Appears in Scanned Image If your original is printed on thin paper, images on the back may be visible to the Epson Stylus CX5600 Series and appear in your scanned image. Try scanning the original with a piece of black paper placed on the back of it. Ripple Patterns Appear in Image A rippled pattern (called a moiré) may appear in a scanned image of a printed document. It is caused by interference from the differing pitches in the scanner's screen and the halftone screen in your original. To reduce this effect: 84

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Scan Area Not Adjustable in Thumbnail Preview
Image Consists of a Few Dots Only
Make sure the document is placed on the document table
with the side to be scanned facing
down.
When scanning with the
Black&White
setting in Home
or Professional
Mode, adjust the
Threshold
setting.
Line of Dots Appears in All Scanned Images
If a dotted line appears in the image, clean the scanner glass
with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth (paper
towels are not recommended), or use a small amount of glass cleaner on a soft cloth, if necessary.
Don’t spray glass cleaner directly on the glass.
Straight Lines in Image Appear Crooked
Make sure the document lies perfectly straight on the document table
.
Image Is Distorted or Blurry
Make sure the document lies flat on the document table
. Also make sure your document is not
wrinkled or warped.
Make sure you do not move the document or the Epson Stylus CX5600 Series while scanning.
Make sure the Epson Stylus CX5600 Series is placed on a flat, stable surface.
Select
Unsharp Mask
in Epson Scan’s Professional
Mode.
Adjust the
Auto Exposure
setting in Epson Scan’s Professional
Mode.
Increase the
Resolution
setting in Epson Scan’s Home
or Professional
Mode.
Image Colors Are Patchy at the Edges
If your document is very thick or warped at the edges, cover the edges with paper to block
external light as you scan.
Image Is Too Dark
Adjust the
Auto Exposure
setting in Epson Scan’s Professional
Mode.
Check the
Brightness
setting in Epson Scan’s Home
or Professional
Mode, or adjust
brightness using the
Histogram
in Professional Mode (see Epson Scan Help).
Check the brightness and contrast settings of your computer monitor.
Back of Original Image Appears in Scanned Image
If your original is printed on thin paper, images on the back may be visible to the Epson Stylus
CX5600 Series and appear in your scanned image. Try scanning the original with a piece of black
paper placed on the back of it.
Ripple Patterns Appear in Image
A rippled pattern (called a moiré) may appear in a scanned image of a printed document. It is
caused by interference from the differing pitches in the scanner’s screen and the halftone screen in
your original. To reduce this effect: