Epson EcoTank ET-2550 - 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

❏ Remove dust from the original.
❏ Make the appropriate document type settings.
❏ Scan at a higher resolution.
❏ Adjust the image in EPSON Scan, and then scan. See the EPSON Scan help for details.
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& “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 72
Characters Are Blurred
❏ In Home Mode or Oce 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.
❏ Oce 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 Home Mode or Oce 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
dierent
angle.
❏ Select Descreening in any mode other than Full Auto Mode in EPSON Scan.
❏ Change the resolution setting.
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
o,
move the original
slightly away from the corner.
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