User's Guide Scanner GT-2500
Table Of Contents
- Copyright and Trademarks
- Contents
- Safety Instructions
- Overview of Your Scanner Features
- Guide to the Scanner Parts
- Placing Originals on the Scanner
- Scanning Using the Automatic Document Feeder
- Scanning Using the Document Table
- Using the Scanner Features
- Using the Optional Network Image Express Card
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Reading the Scanner Lights
- Scanner Problems
- Scanning Software Problems
- Scan Quality Problems
- The Edges of Your Document Are Not Scanned
- You See Only a Few Dots in Your Scanned Image
- A Line of Dots Always Appears in Your Scanned Images
- Straight Lines in Your Image Come Out Crooked
- Your Image is Distorted or Blurred
- Colors Are Patchy or Distorted at the Edges of Your Image
- Your Scanned Image is Too Dark
- An Image on the Back of Your Original Appears in Your Scanned Image
- Ripple Patterns Appear in Your Scanned Image
- Characters Are Not Recognized Well When Converted into Editable Text (OCR)
- Scanned Colors Differ from the Original Colors
- Automatic Document Feeder Problems
- Optional Network Image Express Card Problems
- Uninstalling Your Scanning Software
- Where To Get Help
- Technical Specifications
- Index
158 Troubleshooting
Characters Are Not Recognized Well When
Converted into Editable Text (OCR)
❏ Make sure the document lies perfectly straight on the
document table. Align the vertical and horizontal lines with
the scales at the top and side of the document table.
❏ In Office or Home Mode, select Black&White as the Image
Type setting. Then try adjusting the Threshold setting.
In Professional Mode, select None for the B&W Option
setting. Then try adjusting the Threshold setting.
See "Converting Scanned Documents into Editable Text" on
page 109 for instructions.
❏ Check your OCR software manual to see if there are any
settings you can adjust in your OCR software.
Scanned Colors Differ from the Original Colors
❏ Change the Image Type setting in EPSON Scan. Select
different combinations of this setting and the others
mentioned below.
If you are scanning with the ADF, see "Selecting Basic
Settings" on page 49 for instructions.
If you are scanning from the document table, see "Selecting
Basic Settings" on page 79 for instructions.
❏ Change the Display Gamma setting to match your output
device, such as a monitor or printer, in the EPSON Scan
Configuration window. See EPSON Scan Help for details.