What causes a line on my scanner?

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What causes a vertical line on all my scans? It is not on the glass, I have cleaned it and I have reinstalled the software.

-- Gwen Atchley (gatchley@sun-spot.com), August 19, 1999

Answers

Take the top off and clean the mirror or optics, there's probably a big dust particle or something in there. I had the same problem.

-- Bill Cota (bcota@thegrid.net), August 20, 1999.

Gwen:

Yes, a line across all your scans usually indicates a dust particle located on the glass. If you are using an HP PhotoSmart, this is a very common problem. Use the air bulb to blow air over the scanner optics to correct the problem.

Good luck...

-- Jeffrey Sevier (jsevier@one.net), August 21, 1999.


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