Skipping Blank Pages When Printing

The machine can detect blank pages when scanning, and print all the pages except blank pages.

Press <Options> on the Copy Basic Features screen. Copy Basic Features Screen

Press <Skip Blank Pages>.

Select the color of the originals to skip.

To skip blank originals regardless of their color, select <All Colors>. To skip blank originals only in white, select <White Only>.

If a setting other than <Auto (Color/B&W)> is set in <Select Color>, the same operations as <All Colors> is performed even if you select <White Only>.

Press <Adjust Recog. Level>, set the accuracy to detect blank paper, and then press <OK>.

Pressing <+> makes the detection accuracy higher.

Press <OK>

<Close>.

Press

(Start).

Copying starts.


If the size of the original is smaller than the scan size setting, it may not be skipped correctly.


To check the number of pages that have been printed, follow the procedures below: (Status Monitor) <Copy/Print> <Job Log> select a document <Details> check the number displayed for <Original Pages>. The status screen and report display the number including blank paper. Checking the Status of Copies/Prints The copy counter is not incremented for blank paper that is saved. However, the scan counter is incremented for those pages. If you are configuring settings in <Scan and Store>, read <Skip Blank Pages> as <Skip Blank Originals> in this section.

To check the number of pages that have been printed, follow the procedures below:

(Status Monitor)

select a document

check the number displayed for <Original Pages>.

The status screen and report display the number including blank paper. Checking the Status of Copies/Prints

The copy counter is not incremented for blank paper that is saved. However, the scan counter is incremented for those pages.

If you are configuring settings in <Scan and Store>, read <Skip Blank Pages> as <Skip Blank Originals> in this section.