Epson Perfection V600 PHOTO - Ripple Patterns Appear in Your Scanned Image; Characters Are Not Recognized Well When Converted into Editable Text (OCR)

Ripple Patterns Appear in Your Scanned Image
A ripple or cross-hatch pattern (called 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.
Original image Descreening applied
❏ Select the Descreening check box in Office Mode, Home Mode, or Professional Mode. In
Professional Mode, select an appropriate Screen Ruling for the Descreening and deselect the
Unsharp Mask setting. See “Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings” on page 61 for
instructions.
❏ Select a lower resolution setting. See “Selecting the Scan Resolution” on page 51 for instructions.
Note:
You cannot remove ripple patterns when you are scanning film or monochrome images, or scanning
using a resolution higher than 600 dpi.
Characters Are Not Recognized Well When Converted into Editable Text (OCR)
❏ Make sure the document lies perfectly straight on the document table.
❏ In Office Mode or Home Mode, select the Text Enhancement check box.
❏ Adjust the Threshold setting.
Office Mode or Home Mode: Select Black&White as the Image Type setting. Then try adjusting
the Threshold setting. See “Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text” on page 129 for
instructions.
Perfection V600 Photo User’s Guide
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