Sharp MX5111 Scanning Issues

[youfster]

Hi everyone!

Another day, another fun encounter with the old Printer

Yesterday I tried to scan a document, and all that i got in return was a purple, fuzzy image. Not sure what the issue is, but I'm suspecting an LED isn't functioning during the scan.

I did observe the printer whilst scanning and I can see the led white light scan across the document, but not entirely sure what else to look out for.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[copiertec]

could be the ccd unit.

[mloudy]

Try a 2 - 2 scan through the ADF and see if you get one good side and one bad side.

[mojorolla]

If the exposure setting is set to Auto, set it to something else. Have seen Sharps do odd things with auto exposure enabled. As suggested, a 2>2 scan is a good test and a scan from ADF and platen to compare results. If you want to get techy, enter service mode and check the gain readings of the CCD. A failing CCD unit will generally be double digits.