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Section 4 BASIC OPERATION

1. Basic copying procedure

1. Warm-up
Turn the main switch ON ( | ). At the end of warm-up, Ready to copy.
will appear in the message display.
NOTE
If a Memory Copy Board is installed in your copier, and you set the
original that you want to copy and press the Start key while the copier
is still warming up, copying will begin as soon as warm-up is
completed.
2. Setting an original
Set the original that you want to copy at the left-rear corner of the
platen as shown in the illustration and align it with the original size
indicator lines.
based on the left rear position.
NOTE
See Setting originals in the SRDF on page 8-2 for instructions on
how to set originals in your document feeder.
3. Selecting the color mode
Press the Full Color key, the A.C.S. key or the Black&White key, as
appropriate, until the message for that desired mode appears.
Color (full color mode): Press the Full Color key and 4C Mode
[4-COL.] will appear in the message display. Select this mode when
you want to make full color copies.
ACS (Auto Color Selection mode): Press the A.C.S. key and ACS
will appear in the message display. The copier will automatically
detect whether the original is color or monochrome (B/W) and the
corresponding copy will be made: full color for color originals and
black and white copies for monochrome originals.
Monochrome (black and white mode): Press the Black&White key and
BW Mode [B/W] will appear in the message display. Select this
mode when you want to make black and white copies.
NOTES
If the mono-color mode is selected, the currently selected color for
that mode will be displayed: CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW,
RED, GREEN or BLUE. (See 1. Mono-color mode on
page 5-1.)
It is also possible for you to make other adjustments to color
copying.
Gloss mode (See page 5-2.)
One-touch image quality adjustment (See page 5-3.)
Adjusting the color balance (See page 5-4.)
Adjusting the color hue (See page 5-5.)
Adjusting the sharpness (See page 5-7.)
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