3.2Scanning Different Document Types

The table below summarizes the types of documents that can be scanned on this scanner.

HINT

Media

Paper commonly used in offices,

Post card, Business card

 

 

 

Weight

52 g/m2 to 127 g/m2 (14 lb to 28 lb)

 

Legal

(8.5 in. ⋅ 14 in.)

 

A4

(210 mm ⋅ 297 mm)

 

Letter

(8.5 in. ⋅ 11 in.)

 

B5

(182 mm ⋅ 257 mm)

 

A5

(148 mm ⋅ 210 mm)

Size

B6

(128 mm ⋅ 182 mm)

 

A6

(105 mm ⋅ 148 mm)

 

Post card

(100 mm ⋅ 148 mm)

 

Business card

(55 mm ⋅ 90 mm)

 

Custom

Width: 50.8 to 216 mm (2 to 8.5 in.)

 

 

Length: 50.8 to 360 mm (2 to 14.17 in.)

 

 

 

Do not use the following documents:

•Documents with paper clips or staples

•Documents on which the ink is still wet

•Documents larger than Legal (width: 8.5 in., length: 14 in.)

•Documents smaller than 2 (width) x 2 (length) inches

•Materials other than paper such as fabric, metal foil, or transparencies

•Documents thinner than 52 g/m2 (14 lb) and thicker than 127 g/m2 (28 lb)

•Carbon paper

•Photosensitive paper

The following documents may not be scanned successfully:

•Documents of non-uniform thickness (e.g. envelopes, etc.)

•Wrinkled or curled documents

•Folded or torn documents

•Tracing paper

•Coated paper

•Perforated or punched documents

•Documents that are not square or rectangular

•Documents of non-uniform width

•Carbonless paper

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