Poor Scan Quality

[xsnerg]

I just set up my PIXMA TR4520 and I'm disappointed with the scan quality. A white page scans as grey, and I haven't found any way of adjusting the brightness. Any suggestions?

[Stephen]

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[xsnerg]

Further to this request for assistance:

I just set up my PIXMA TR4520 and I'm disappointed with the scan quality. A white page scans as grey, and I haven't found any way of adjusting the brightness. Any suggestions?

I am on a MAC, OS 10.15.4 and the printer is connected wirelessly. There are no error messages--just unacceptable quality scanning.

I look forward to information that would help me resolve this problem. Otherwise I will return it.

[Darius]

Hi xsnerg.

Check the TR4520's scanning bed and ensure the packaging has been removed; many of our scanners and multifunction printers ship with a clear, protective plastic film on the scanning area that needs to be removed before scanning or copying.

Once you've confirmed the packaging has been removed, try scanning using the ScanGear interface; this requires the IJ Scan Utility to have been installed from the disc (or from the IJ Setup Website). 

Alternatively, you may try scanning using Apple's Image Capture software; refer to Apple's support for directions on using Image Capture.

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