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Part of the image did not scan or text is missing, Text cannot be edited – HP 9100 series User Manual

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Check the computer bidirectional communication setting on your computer

• See the documentation that came with your computer to change the basic input/output

system (BIOS) settings. The recommended bidirectional setting for the parallel port is
ECP. USB is always bidirectional communication.

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Check the direct connection type for Windows computers

• If your all-in-one is connected directly to a computer running Windows, it is

recommended that you use a USB connection to ensure optimal scanning
performance.

Part of the image did not scan or text is missing

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Check the original

• Make sure that you loaded the original correctly. See

Loading the originals

for more

information.

• The original might be too long. If the page exceeds the maximum length, the scanner

stops. (Copies can be longer than scans.) See

Supported media sizes

for more

information.

CAUTION

Do not try to pull the original from the ADF; you might damage the scanner or your original.
See

Clearing jams in the ADF

for instructions.

• The original might be too small. The original might be jammed. See

Supported media

sizes

and

Clearing jams

for more information.

• Colored backgrounds can cause images in the foreground to blend into the

background. Try adjusting the settings before you scan the original, or try enhancing
the image after you scan the original.

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Check the settings

• Make sure that the input media size is large enough for the original that you are

scanning.

• If you are using the HP photo and imaging software (direct connection), the default

settings in the HP photo and imaging software might be set to automatically perform a
specific task other than the one that you are attempting. See the onscreen Help for the
HP photo and imaging software for instructions about changing the properties.

Text cannot be edited

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Check the settings

• Make sure that the OCR software is set to edit text.

• When you scan the original, make sure that you select a document type that creates

editable text. If text is classified as a graphic, it is not converted to text.

• Your OCR program might be linked to a word-processing program that does not

perform OCR tasks. See the product software Help for more information about linking
programs.

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Check the originals

• For OCR, the original must be loaded into the ADF with the top forward and face-up. If

you are using the flatbed scanner, place the original face-down on the flatbed scanner
with the top-left corner of the document located in the lower-right corner of the scanner
glass.

• The OCR program might not recognize text that is tightly spaced. For example, if the

text that the OCR program converts has missing or combined characters, “rn” might
appear as “m.”

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