Fix Scanner Splitting Single Document Into Multiple Pages Mid-Scan

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thread_id: spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/dvvYf2FByUI · 7 msgs · first 2024-03-25 · participants: Tech ATech BTech CTech D

Tech A 2024-03-25 20:07

Guys,any idea why this is happening? The scanner stops in the middle of the scanning, and then continues, but that part goes to another page

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The image shows four scanned documents, appearing to be **Anthem** and **Empire** insurance cards or benefit documents. Red annotations (circles and arrows) highlight what appears to be a **member ID or policy number field** on the top documents, pointing down to corresponding **label or barcode sections** on the bottom documents. The bottom-left document contains partially legible text including what appears to be a name field reading "**DRAGUIGNA**" and associated ID numbers, while the bottom-right shows a dark printed label strip; however, the resolution is too low to capture specific alphanumeric values reliably.

Tech B 2024-03-25 20:19

maybe the sensor that detects end of page is malfunctioning? do you have the auto detection of pages enabled on it?

Tech A 2024-03-25 20:19

Tried with auto detection, autodetection long page, legal size,max size

Tech A 2024-03-25 20:20

I supposed same thing, but not sure 🫤

Tech A 2024-03-25 20:20

looks like the scanner is not "recognizing" the pictures in the page

Tech C 2024-03-25 20:21

isnt it scanning 2 sided?

Tech D 2024-03-25 20:37

if it' in grayscale try changing to black and white, or reverse. also pre-define page size

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title: "Fix Scanner Splitting Single Document Into Multiple Pages Mid-Scan"
category: procedures
tags: ["scanner", "page-detection", "troubleshooting"]
source_thread_id: "spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/dvvYf2FByUI"
source_space: "spaces/AAAA05BdS6s"
generated_at: "2026-04-22T05:28:27"
participants: ["Tech A", "Tech B", "Tech C", "Tech D"]
---

# Fix Scanner Splitting Single Document Into Multiple Pages Mid-Scan

## Problem
Scanner stops mid-scan and continues scanning the remainder of a single document as a separate page. This results in one document being split into multiple scanned pages. The issue occurs regardless of page detection settings - auto detection, auto detection long page, legal size, and max size all produce the same splitting behavior. The scanner appears to not properly recognize content boundaries within the document.

## Resolution
1. Change color mode from grayscale to black and white (or reverse if already in black and white)
2. Pre-define the page size instead of using auto-detection settings
3. Check if duplex (two-sided) scanning is enabled and disable if not needed
4. If the issue persists, the page detection sensor may be malfunctioning and require hardware service

The page detection sensor malfunction is the most likely root cause when software settings adjustments don't resolve the splitting behavior.

## References
- Source discussion: `spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/dvvYf2FByUI`
- Attachments: ![image.png](../attachments/dvvYf2FByUI.dvvYf2FByUI/image.png) — The image shows four scanned documents, appearing to be **Anthem** and **Empire** insurance cards or benefit documents. Red annotations (circles and arrows) highlight what appears to be a **member ID or policy number field** on the top documents, pointing down to corresponding **label or barcode sections** on the bottom documents. The bottom-left document contains partially legible text including what appears to be a name field reading "**DRAGUIGNA**" and associated ID numbers, while the bottom-right shows a dark printed label strip; however, the resolution is too low to capture specific alphanumeric values reliably.

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