[bksvol-discuss] Re: Strange scanning problem
- From: "Jenny Wood" <mellow.yellow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:57:21 -0600
Hi Paula,
I may just do that. And, if I find out anything useful, I will most
certainly share it with the list.
Thanks!
Jenny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:40 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Strange scanning problem
> Hi, Jenny,
>
> If you are unable to pinpoint the problem, you may want to e-mail
K1000
> Tech Support. Perhaps they can help you figure out what's going on. If you
> find out anything, please share what you learn with the list. My favorite
> part about this list is learning from other volunteers.
>
> Best wishes,
> Paula
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jenny Wood" <mellow.yellow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:48 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Strange scanning problem
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This is kind of a long shot, but I thought I would post to the list to
> find
> > out if anyone else has come across a similar problem as the one I have
> been
> > struggling with the past few days. First of all, I am using windows
2000
> > with the Kurzweil 1000 software package, and have a Microtech scanner.
I
> > have been working on scanning a novel now for a week or more, and
managed
> to
> > get through more than half of the book with very few errors or
> corrections.
> > However, it seems within the past few days, the quality has become
> extremely
> > poor. I have tried cleaning the scanner bed several times, and had my
> > sighted husband verify that there were still no obvious scratches or
> smudges
> > I missed. The quality of the print in the book itself has also not
> changed.
> > In fact, I tried rescanning a page from the beginning of the book, and
> still
> > came up with very poor quality. It seems that lots of random text is
left
> > out completely, while other words are butchered badly. Rebooting and
> > shutting everything down completely doesn't seem to have helped either.
I
> > have also unplugged the scanner several times to reset it manually, but
no
> > change. I have tried both version 7 and 9 of the Kurzweil packages, and
> > both seem to experience the same problem. Everything will scan
> beautifully
> > for the first one to two-hundred pages, then the quality degrades
> > dramatically. Is there possibly some sort of cache of stored pages
> Kurzweil
> > keeps somewhere that I could try clearing? I have not yet tried
updating
> > the drivers for the scanner, but will have a look this weekend to see if
> > there is anything more recent available. The scanner is only about a
year
> > and-a-half old. Could a bad USB cable or flakey A.C. adapter cause this
> > type of problem? Any suggestions or advice would be greatly
appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Jenny
> >
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