https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/PIXMA-TR8620-Color-and-Contrast-are-Off-on-Scanned-Drawings/m-p/399875#M60975 <P>I currently own a Canon TR8620 (a PIXMA apparently) and I'm trying to scan some drawings to the computer, but the color and contrast are off. The darker colors appear close to black. I know it's the printer because I've tried scanning it and uploading it to my drive and it still looks the same. And there doesn't appear to be a way to change the color settings from the printer itself.&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="20221230_115540.jpg" style="width: 4032px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38449iD00484711B6E50A6/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="20221230_115540.jpg" alt="20221230_115540.jpg" /></span></P><P>This is the initial drawing.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="SCN1672418206879_221230_120004.jpg" style="width: 1080px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38448i842E253A879942AF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="SCN1672418206879_221230_120004.jpg" alt="SCN1672418206879_221230_120004.jpg" /></span>And this is how its looked when it's scanned.</P><P>Is there a way to fix this issue, or am I just S.O.L.?</P> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:06:18 GMT realDavidRagin 2023-01-03T14:06:18Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/PIXMA-TR8620-Color-and-Contrast-are-Off-on-Scanned-Drawings/m-p/399875#M60975 <P>I currently own a Canon TR8620 (a PIXMA apparently) and I'm trying to scan some drawings to the computer, but the color and contrast are off. The darker colors appear close to black. I know it's the printer because I've tried scanning it and uploading it to my drive and it still looks the same. And there doesn't appear to be a way to change the color settings from the printer itself.&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="20221230_115540.jpg" style="width: 4032px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38449iD00484711B6E50A6/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="20221230_115540.jpg" alt="20221230_115540.jpg" /></span></P><P>This is the initial drawing.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="SCN1672418206879_221230_120004.jpg" style="width: 1080px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38448i842E253A879942AF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="SCN1672418206879_221230_120004.jpg" alt="SCN1672418206879_221230_120004.jpg" /></span>And this is how its looked when it's scanned.</P><P>Is there a way to fix this issue, or am I just S.O.L.?</P> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:06:18 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/PIXMA-TR8620-Color-and-Contrast-are-Off-on-Scanned-Drawings/m-p/399875#M60975 realDavidRagin 2023-01-03T14:06:18Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/PIXMA-TR8620-Color-and-Contrast-are-Off-on-Scanned-Drawings/m-p/400351#M61089 <P>Hi,</P> <P>You can try using the ScanGear option in IJ Scan Utility. Please click <A href="https://ij.manual.canon/ij/webmanual/ScanGear/W/MFP/20.0/EN/SG/Top.html" target="_self">HERE</A> for more information about using ScanGear.&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>Did this answer your question? Please click the Accept as Solution button so that others may find the answer as well.</SPAN></P> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:47:17 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/PIXMA-TR8620-Color-and-Contrast-are-Off-on-Scanned-Drawings/m-p/400351#M61089 ArthurJ 2023-01-03T18:47:17Z