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NOTE: If you are using HP Photosmart Essential, the Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) software might not be installed on your computer. To install
the OCR software, you must re-insert the software disk and select OCR under the
Custom installation options.
Cause: The scan document settings were not set to the correct optical character
recognition (OCR) language. The OCR language tells the software how to interpret
the characters it sees in the original image. If the OCR language does not match the
language in the original, the scanned text might be incomprehensible.
The scan feature does not work
Try the following solutions to resolve the issue. Solutions are listed in order, with the most
likely solution first. If the first solution does not solve the problem, continue trying the
remaining solutions until the issue is resolved.
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Solution 1: Turn on the computer
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Solution 2: Check the cables
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Solution 3: Install or reinstall the HP Photosmart Software
Solution 1: Turn on the computer
Solution: Turn on the computer.
Cause: The computer was turned off.
If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.
Solution 2: Check the cables
Solution: Check the cables that connect the product to your computer.If the product
is connected to the computer through a wireless connection, make sure that the
connection is active and the product is turned on.
Cause: The product was not connected to the computer.
If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.
Solution 3: Install or reinstall the HP Photosmart Software
Solution: Install or reinstall the software that came with the product.
Cause: The software that came with the product was not installed or was not
running.
Copy troubleshooting
Use this section to solve these copy problems:
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Nothing happens when I try to copy
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Parts of the original do not appear or are cut off
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Troubleshooting