3.2 Paper Size of Documents to be Scanned

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•Documents hand-written with a pencil may be smeared during a scan. It is recommended that the Carrier Sheet be used.

If such documents are scanned without using the Carrier Sheet, the rollers of the ScanSnap get dirty and multi-feeding may be caused. In the case where you scan such documents without using Carrier Sheet, clean the rollers as often as possible. For details, refer to "8.2 Cleaning the Scanner Exterior" (page 231).

•Carbonless paper contains chemical substances that may damage the Pad ASSY and/or rollers such as the pick roller. When scanning documents of carbonless paper, keep in mind the following:

-Clean the Pad ASSY and rollers as frequently as possible.

-The service life of the ScanSnap may be shorter than you use woodfree paper.

•The pad and/or rollers of the ScanSnap could be damaged if photographs or sheets of paper affixed to the document come into contact with the pad and/or rollers during scanning.

Do not scan the following types of documents:

•Documents with paper clips and/or staples (Remove clips and staples to scan these documents.)

•Documents before ink goes dry (Scan documents after the ink goes dry)

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

•Documents folded in half larger than 216 x 297 mm (W x L) (8.5 x 11.7 in.)

•Materials other than paper such as the fabric, metal foil, transparency, or plastic card.

If you scan the following types of documents without using the Carrier Sheet, the documents may be damaged or scanned incorrectly.

It is recommended that the documents be inserted inside the Carrier Sheet when you scan the documents described below with the ScanSnap.

•Documents smaller than 2 (width) x 2 (length) in.

•Documents thinner than 52 g/m2 (14 lb) and thicker than 127 g/m2 (34 lb)

•Documents of nonuniform thickness (e.g. envelopes and paper sheets with other paper sheets affixed)

•Wrinkled or curled documents

•Folded or torn documents

•Tracing paper

•Coated paper

•Photographs (printing paper)

•Perforated or punched documents

•Documents of not-square shaped paper

•Documents including different widths

•Carbonless paper

•Thermal paper

•Carbon paper

•Documents with photographs or sticky notes affixed

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