A:AnswerHP has manufacturing plants in a number of different countries, so a particular printer from any model line could be from any of those countries. It's impossible to say where a particular printer was made without looking at the box for that information
A:AnswerIt sounds like there may be an issue with the scanner. The best solution would be to contact the HP support team so they can troubleshoot it to see if it's a physical problem or something that needs to be adjusted