Epson 2580 Perfection Photo Scanner  "darken scan" Questions

i have an epson 2580 it now produces somewhat i have an epson 2580 it now produces somewhat darkened scans i do not know if this was tied in with new drivers needed for vista is this unit worth ...

...scratched/damaged, as images have darker lines in the scan direction (not completely black, just darkened). How can this be repaired (if at all)? The staples cannot reach the sensors. They could ...

...scan color and greyscale pictures correctly, then it sounds like your scanner is going bad. As for the scans you've already done, you can darken the text by taking it into a photo editor, such as ...

...to do it shouldn be a software problem It must be software setting. Try auto setting, else slightly darken output. You can also revers the same image and try out S. Mohan Not sure what you mean by ...