Handling the Original Document
This section describes how to load the original document on the Platen Glass.
Original Document Requirements
The original documents you load on the Platen Glass for copying or scanning must meet these requirements:
Document type | z Paper documents |
| z Photographs |
| z Books |
Size (W x L) | Max. 8.5 x 11.7 inches / 216 x 297 mm |
Thickness | Max. 0.6 inches / 15 mm |
Loading Original Documents
Load originals to copy or scan on the Platen Glass.
Note
Make sure any glue, ink, correction fluid, or the like on the original document is completely dry before loading it on the Platen Glass.
1 Load the original document on the Platen | (1) | |
Glass. |
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(1) Lift the Document Cover. |
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Note |
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If the Document Cover comes off, see “The |
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Document Cover Comes Off” on page 58 and |
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attach it. |
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(2) Load the original with the side to be copied/ | (2) | |
scanned facing down on the Platen Glass. | ||
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Place the original in landscape orientation and |
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align the upper corner of it with the alignment |
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mark as shown in the figure on the right. |
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Important
zDo not place any objects weighing more than 4.4 lb / 2 kg on the Platen Glass.
zDo not press or put weight on the original with pressure exceeding 4.4 lb / 2 kg. Doing so may cause the scanner to malfunction or the Platen Glass to break.
Note
The machine cannot scan the shaded area in the figure | (A) |
on the right. |
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(A) 0.04 inches / 1 mm
2 Gently close the Document Cover.
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