Scan Quality Problems - Epson stylus CX4100 series User Manual

Your printout is grainy.
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Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up. It's usually brighter or whiter.
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Try using a higher quality paper or select a higher Quality Option or Print
Quality setting. See Printing in Windows or Printing with Macintosh OS X.
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Select
Photo RPM
Remember that this setting increases print time.
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Run the Print Head Alignment utility.
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You may need to increase the image resolution or print it in a smaller size; see
your software documentation.

Scan Quality Problems

You see only a few dots in your scanned image.
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Make sure the document is placed on the document table with the side to be
scanned facing down. See Placing Originals for Scanning for details.
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When scanning with the
change the
for instructions.
A line of dots always appears in your scanned images.
If a dotted line appears in the image, clean the scanner glass with a soft, dry, lint-free
cloth (paper towels are not recommended), or use a small amount of glass cleaner on a
soft cloth, if necessary. Don't spray glass cleaner directly on the glass. See Cleaning
the Stylus CX for details.
Straight lines in your image come out crooked.
Make sure the document lies perfectly straight on the document table.
Your image is distorted or blurred.
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Make sure the document lies flat on the document table. Also make sure your
document is not wrinkled or warped.
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Make sure you do not move the document or the Stylus CX while scanning.
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for Quality Type (Windows) or Print Quality (Macintosh).
Black&White
setting. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings
Threshold
setting in Home or Professional Mode,