Scanning: The image size is too big. Please reduce the image height, width, resolution, scaling or output type.

Question

Good Day.
I have recently discovered an issue with scanning.  I have tried scanning straight from the printer, through image capture, and through preview.  All yeilding the same results since they are essentailly kicking off the same scanning applet.  I can scan a jpeg formatted file as long as I applet is in the "Hide Details" mode.  If I click on the "Show Details" button, which I need to do to scan to PDF, I immediately receive an error stating: The image size is too big. Please reduce the image height, width, resolution, scaling or output type.
I'm currently using an HP C5180 printer.   The most recently installed software was Adobe Digital Editions (I installed this to read an on-line e-book).  Not sure if there is any correlation.    Thanks for any help.
Mac details are:
  Model Name:          MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:          MacBookPro8,1
  Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
  Processor Speed:          2.3 GHz
  Number of Processors:          1
  Total Number of Cores:          2
  L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
  L3 Cache:          3 MB
  Memory:          8 GB
  Boot ROM Version:          MBP81.0047.B27
Printer access log:
  Source:          /var/log/cups/access_log
  Size:          174 bytes
  Last Modified:          11/21/12 10:09 PM
  Recent Contents:          localhost - - [21/Nov/2012:22:09:16 -0500] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 61628 CUPS-Get-PPDs -
localhost - - [21/Nov/2012:22:09:20 -0500] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 61628 CUPS-Get-PPDs -
Image Capture Support:
  Image Capture Support:
  Path:          /Library/Image Capture/Support/Hewlett-Packard/Devices/HPAiOScan.bundle/Contents/Info.plist
  Version:          2.3.0
  Path:          /Library/Image Capture/Support/Hewlett-Packard/Devices/HPAiOScan.bundle/Contents/Resources/Dev iceInfo.plist
  Version:          2.3.0
Photosmart C5100 series:
  Status:          Idle
  Print Server:          Local
  Driver Version:          4.0.0
  Default:          Yes
  Shared:          No
  URI:          dnssd://Photosmart%20C5100%20series%20%5B960B9E%5D._pdl-datastream._tcp.lo cal./?bidi
  PPD:          HP Photosmart C5100 series
  PPD File Version:          4.0.0
  PostScript Version:          (3011.104) 0
  CUPS Version:          1.6svn (cups-327)
  Scanning support:          Yes
  Scanning app (bundleID path):          -
  Scanning app version:          -
  Scanner UUID:          CC8DD435-CC8D-D435-CC8D-D435CC8DD435
  Printer Commands:          ReportLevels
  CUPS filters:
Inkjet:
  Path:          /Library/Printers/hp/cups/Inkjet.driver/Contents/MacOS/Inkjet
  Permissions:          rwxr-xr-x
  Version:          4.0.0
commandtohp:
  Path:          /Library/Printers/hp/cups/filters/commandtohp.filter/Contents/MacOS/comman dtohp
  Permissions:          rwxr-xr-x
  Version:          2.1.1
  Fax support:          No
  Printer utility:          /Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/HP Utility.app
  Printer utility version:          5.9.1
  PDEs:
PDE.plugin:
  Sandbox compliant:          Yes

Answer 1

Hello Sig
The scanner works with a Windows computer, which proves the device is functional at a cursory level. The drivers are now distributed by Apple and this is an Apple computer. There is no scanning software provided by HP. HP's answer is that Mountain Lion takes care of all of this.  I anticipate that some setting or driver was somehow tweaked since the scanner had been working with Mountain Lion until a few days ago.  The device in question is an Apple product. So, I'm pretty confident that I'm in the right place.
Regards