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Scanner problem: gray background

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From: shanen@VERT (Shanen)
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Subject: Scanner problem: gray background
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by: Shanen - Thu, 20 Jul 2023 01:01 UTC

Hi all,

I still have an HP 2620 All in One printer that I use mainly for its scanner
under GNU/Linux. Recently, the scans started to have a heavy grey background
which consumes a lot of ink when printing.

I was able to resolve this issue by increasing the brightness in Simple
Scan's preferences, but another Smart Tank All in One printer didn't need
such an adjustment.

So I'm wondering what may have caused this. Have you experienced something
similar? Could it be that the lamp is starting to die? If so, would changing
it be a good idea?

Thanks in advance.

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by: Shanen - Sun, 23 Jul 2023 03:23 UTC

-=> Shanen wrote to All <=-

Sh> @MSGID: <64B7FB29.17949.dove-hlp@vert.synchro.net>
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Sh> I still have an HP 2620 All in One printer that I use mainly for its
Sh> scanner under GNU/Linux. Recently, the scans started to have a heavy
Sh> grey background which consumes a lot of ink when printing.(...)

Sh> So I'm wondering what may have caused this. Have you experienced
Sh> something similar? Could it be that the lamp is starting to die? If so,
Sh> would changing it be a good idea?

I gave a phone call to HP, and they advised me to use the copy function,
since it's an all in one printer. And there was no gray background on the
copy, so at least it's clear it's not a hardware problem. What caused it is
still a mystery (maybe the fact that I added a "smart tank" printer), but
it can be solved by a simple preference modification.

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