Handling the Original Document

This section describes how to load the original document on the Platen Glass or the ADF.

„Original Document Requirements

The original documents you load on the Platen Glass or the ADF for copying, scanning, or faxing must meet these requirements:

 

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Document type

z Paper documents

Multipage documents of the same size,

 

z Photographs

thickness, and weight

 

 

 

z Books

 

 

z Documents that are not

 

 

suitable for the ADF

 

Size (W x L)

Max. 8.5 x 11.7 inches / 216

Max. 8.5 x 14.0 inches / 216 x 356 mm

 

x 297 mm

Min. 5.8 x 5.8 inches / 148 x 148 mm

 

 

 

Quantity

1 sheet

z Max. 30 pages of A4- or Letter-sized sheets

 

 

(20 lb / 75 gsm paper), up to 0.16 inches / 4

 

 

mm in height

 

 

z Max. 5 pages of Legal-sized sheets (20 lb /

 

 

75 gsm paper), up to 0.04 inches / 1 mm in

 

 

height

 

 

z 1 sheet for sizes other than these

 

 

 

Thickness

Max. 0.39 inches / 10 mm

0.002 to 0.005 inches / 0.06 to 0.13 mm

Weight

13 to 24 lb / 50 to 90 gsm

„Loading Original Documents

Load originals to copy, scan, or fax on the Platen Glass or the ADF.

Note

zMake sure any glue, ink, correction fluid, or the like on the original document is completely dry before loading it on the Platen Glass or the ADF.

However, do not load glued originals in the ADF even if the glue is dry, as this may cause paper jams.

zRemove all staples, paper clips, and the like before feeding the document.

zLoad Legal-size documents in the ADF.

zDo not load the following types of documents in the ADF. They will jam.

Wrinkled or creased paper

Curled paper

Torn paper

Paper with holes

Glued paper

Carbon paper or carbon-backed paper

Surface treated paper

Onion skin or thin paper

Photograph or thick paper

8Before Using the Machine