2. Getting Started

Placing Originals

This section describes the types of originals you can set and how to place them.

About Originals

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This section describes the types of originals that can be placed and the parts of the original that are unscannable.

Recommended size of originals

This section describes the recommended size of the original.

Exposure glass

Up to 216 mm (8.5") in width, up to 297 mm (11.7") in length

ADF

Paper size: 140 to 216 mm (51/2" to 81/2") in width, 140 to 356 mm (51/2" to 14") in length

Paper weight: 64 to 90 g/m2 (17 to 24 lb.)

Only 1 sheet of an original can be placed on the exposure glass at a time.

Up to 35 sheets of an original can be placed in the ADF at once (when using paper weighing 80 g/m2, 20 lb.).

Types of originals not supported by the Auto Document Feeder

If placed in the ADF, the following types of original might be damaged or become jammed, or result in gray or black lines appearing on prints:

Originals larger or heavier than recommended

Stapled or clipped originals

Perforated or torn originals

Curled, folded, or creased originals

Pasted originals

Originals with any kind of coating, such as thermal fax paper, art paper, aluminum foil, carbon paper, or conductive paper

Originals with perforated lines

Originals with indexes, tags, or other projecting parts

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