
Troubleshooting
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Colors in the scanned
image are dark.
The settings are not appropriate for the
type of document being scanned.
Adjust the scanning settings.
For Windows
®
: see
For Macintosh: see
Calibration needs to be performed.
Perform the calibration.
• To perform the calibration using the control pan-
el, see
Calibration using the control panel
• For Windows
®
: to perform the calibration using
software, see
Calibration using software (for
• For Macintosh: to perform the calibration using
software, see
Calibration using software (for
OCR feature does not
work.
The scanner resolution is too low.
Increase the scanner resolution.
For Windows
®
: use
PaperPort™ 12SE
to increase
the resolution.
For Macintosh: use
Presto! PageManager 9
to in-
crease the resolution.
(Windows
®
users)
Nuance PaperPort™ 12SE has not
been installed on your computer.
Make sure you have installed Nuance PaperPort™
12SE from the supplied DVD-ROM.
(Macintosh users)
Presto! PageManager has not been in-
stalled on your computer.
Make sure you have installed Presto! PageMan-
ager from the supplied DVD-ROM.
The scanned image is
skewed (slanted).
The scanner’s Document Guide are not
adjusted to fit the width of the docu-
ment.
Adjust the Document Guide to fit the width of the
document.
White vertical lines or
white stripes appear
on the scanned image.
The scanner is under direct sunlight.
• Move the scanner indoors or to a place without
sunlight to avoid the direct sunlight.
• Change the scanner’s direction.
A light source is near the scanner.
• Move the scanner far away from the light source.
• Change the scanner’s direction.
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