Canon MX300 Handling the Original Document, (1), (2), Thickness, Size (W x L), Document type, „Loading Original Documents, „Original Document Requirements

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, scanning, or faxing 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. 0.39 inches / 10 mm

„Loading Original Documents

Load originals to copy, scan, or fax 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.
(1) Lift the Document Cover.
(2) Load the original with the side to be copied,
scanned, or faxed facing down on the Platen
Glass.
Place the original in landscape orientation and
align the upper corner of it with the alignment
mark as shown in the figure on the right.	(2)

Important

zDo not place any objects weighing more than 4.4 lb / 2.2 kg on the Platen Glass.

zDo not press or put weight on the original with pressure exceeding 4.4 lb / 2.2 kg. Doing so may cause the scanner to malfunction or the Platen Glass to break.

Note

zThe machine cannot scan the shaded area in the figure below.

(A)

(A) 0.04 inches / 1 mm

zWhen copying, the area you can scan depends on the printable area of the media. See “Printing Area” in the User’s Guide on-screen manual.

2 Gently close the Document Cover.

8Before Using the Machine