Epson FF-680W - Straight Lines Appear When Scanning from ADF; Offset Appears in the Background of Images; Scanned Image or Text Is Blurred

❏ Wait until the status light stops ashing indicating that the scanner is ready to scan.
❏ If you are using any TWAIN-compliant applications, make sure that the correct scanner is selected as the
scanner or source setting.
Related Information
& “Installing Your Applications” on page 133
Straight Lines Appear when Scanning from ADF
❏ Clean the ADF.
Straight lines may appear in the image when trash or dirt gets into the ADF.
❏ Remove any trash or dirt that adheres to the original.
Related Information
& “Cleaning Inside the Scanner” on page 102
Oset Appears in the Background of Images
Images on the back of the original may appear in the scanned image.
❏ When Auto, Color, or Grayscale is selected as the Image Type.
❏ Check that Remove Background is selected.
Click
Settings in Epson ScanSmart, Review Scans or on the Select Action window, and then click the
Scanner Settings tab > Scan Settings button > Advanced Settings tab on the Epson Scan 2 window >
Remove Background.
❏ Check that Text Enhancement is selected.
Click
Settings in Epson ScanSmart, Review Scans or on the Select Action window > Scanner Settings
tab > Scan Settings button > Advanced Settings tab in Epson Scan 2 window > Text Enhancement.
❏ When Black & White is selected as the Image Type.
❏ Check that Text Enhancement is selected.
Click
Settings in Epson ScanSmart, Review Scans or on the Select Action window, and then click the
Scanner Settings tab > Scan Settings button > Advanced Settings tab on the Epson Scan 2 window > Te x t
Enhancement.
Depending on the condition of your scanned image, click Settings and try setting a lower level for Edge
Enhancement or a higher level for Noise Reduction Level.
Scanned Image or Text is Blurred
You can adjust the appearance of the scanned image or text by increasing the resolution or adjusting the image
quality.
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