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TextBridge Professional Edition User's Guide
Use and maintain your scanner properly
How you use and maintain your scanner can make a difference in
the quality of document recognition. Follow these tips:
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Know your scanner. Read and understand all documentation
that came with your scanner.
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Maintain the scanner. Keep your scanner clean and dust-free.
Keep your scanner’s glass platen (flatbed) free of dirt or marks
that might be captured during scanning.
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Load the scanner correctly. Make sure your document is not
scanned at an angle. This can make character recognition more
difficult.
When using the document feeder, make sure paper guides are
aligned properly for the pages you are scanning (Figure 6–1).
If you are using the flatbed, make sure the page image is flush
against the platen, and is straight.
Sometimes the actual image is skewed relative to the paper it is
printed on. Correct for this as much as possible before scanning.
Adjust guides to fit document
and minimize page skew
Figure 6–1. Page placement in the scanner
