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Quality of scanned text or lines is unsatisfactory – Ricoh fi-8040 Desktop Scanner User Manual

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Quality of Scanned Text or Lines Is Unsatisfactory

Check the following points

Are the glass and rollers inside the ADF clean? (page 229)

Is the resolution appropriate? (page 229)

Did you configure the settings in the scanner driver to scan in grayscale or color mode?
(page 229)

Is there any foreign matter (such as dust or paper dust) on the document? (page 229)

Also refer to "Image Output" in the help for the scanner driver and take measures
accordingly.
If the problem still persists, check each item in

Before You Contact the Scanner Service

Provider (page 248)

first, then contact the distributor/dealer where you purchased this

product. Refer to the contact information in the Contact List if supplied with this product, or
refer to the contact information in the Contact for Inquiries section if provided in Safety
Precautions supplied with this product, and then make an inquiry.

Are the glass and rollers inside the ADF clean?

Solution

Clean the dirty parts.
For details, refer to

Daily Care (page 150)

.

Is the resolution appropriate?

Solution

Specify a higher resolution in the scanner driver.

Did you configure the settings in the scanner driver to scan in grayscale or color mode?

Solution

Configure the settings in the scanner driver to scan in black & white mode.
When you scan in grayscale or in color mode, the scanned image may not become sharp and
clear.

Is there any foreign matter (such as dust or paper dust) on the document?

Solution

Remove any foreign matter off the document.
Foreign matter may get on the glass that is inside the ADF, and cause the image to appear
dirty.

Troubleshooting

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