OCR returns messy code

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December 17, 2018
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Hi, I am using Adobe Acrobat to OCR a pdf file. But after the OCR operation, what returned are just messy codes rather than normal English text.

This is a screenshot of the pdf file. From the shadow besides letters I can infer that it is an image (right?).

But this is what OCR returns:

This is a page of the pdf I am working on (I don't know how to attach a file with a question, so I have to use DropBox): Dropbox - Pages from Ray Tracing From The Ground Up - Copy.pdf

So how to fix it? Thank you for your help.

Some info:

- Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

- Windows 10 64 bit

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jane-e

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Hi

Please give all of your steps with the settings you used. The settings make a difference, as does the quality of the original scan. Screen shots of your settings would be helpful.

~ Jane