The Document Is Damaged.

Causes and solutions for damage to a document that occurs when using the ScanSnap are explained in this section.
Cause

The issue may be caused by the following:

  • A document that can be damaged easily such as a photograph was scanned.

  • The rollers or glass inside the ScanSnap are dirty.

Solution

  • When scanning documents that can be damaged easily

    You can protect documents that can be damaged easily such as photographs by using the Carrier Sheet.

    Place one sheet at a time in the Carrier Sheet to scan.

    HINT

    The [Scan] button flashes in blue by holding down the [Scan] button for 3 seconds or longer. If you use the Carrier Sheet to scan a document when the button is flashing, the scanned image of the document is output into the size of the document.

  • When the rollers or glass inside the ScanSnap are dirty

    Clean the inside of the ScanSnap.

    For details, refer to Cleaning the Inside of the ScanSnap in ScanSnap Cloud Operation.