Epson Perfection 1240U - Part of the Image Is Distorted or Blurred; Edges of the Document Are Not Scanned; Colors Are Patchy or Distorted at the Edges of the Image; The Image Is Faint or out of Focus

Maintenance and Troubleshooting
6-11
❏ Make sure you do not accidentally move the document
during scanning.
❏ Make sure the scanner is on a flat, stable surface.
Part of the image is distorted or blurred.
Make sure the document is uniformly flat against the document
table.Adocumentthatiswrinkledorwarpedmaynotscanwell.
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Caution:
Do not place heavy objects on the document table.
Edges of the document are not scanned.
Positionthedocumentsothattheareayouwanttoscanisatleast
5 mm from the edge guides of the document table.
Colors are patchy or distorted at the edges of the
image.
❏ A document that is very thick or warped at the edges can
cause discoloration. Cover the edges of the document with
paper to block outside light.
❏ Make sure the document is flat against the document table.
The image is faint or out of focus.
❏ Make sure the document is flat against the document table.
❏ Adjust your software’s Exposure setting. See “Image
Controls” on page 3-19.