Placing Originals

Place your originals on the platen glass or in the feeder. For originals such as books and thick/thin paper which cannot be loaded in the feeder, place the original on the platen glass. If you want to scan 2-sided originals or continue to scan several sheets of originals, place them in the feeder. For information on loadable sizes, etc., see Feeder.

Use originals that are completely dry

When placing originals, make sure that any glue, ink, or correction fluid on the originals has completely dried.

To avoid paper jams

Do not place the following types of originals in the feeder as this may cause paper jams:

Wrinkled or creased paper

Carbon paper or carbon-backed paper

Curled or rolled paper

Coated paper

Torn originals

Originals with large holes

Onion skin or thin paper

Stapled or clipped originals

Paper printed by a thermal transfer printer

Transparencies

Originals with notes attached

Originals pasted together

Originals placed in a clear file


To scan originals more accurately Originals placed in the feeder are scanned while being fed into the machine. On the other hand, originals placed on the platen glass remain in a fixed position while they are scanned. To ensure more accurate scanning results, placing originals on the platen glass is recommended. To scan tracing paper or transparencies To scan transparent originals (for example, tracing paper or transparencies), place them on the platen glass and cover them with plain white paper.

To scan originals more accurately

Originals placed in the feeder are scanned while being fed into the machine. On the other hand, originals placed on the platen glass remain in a fixed position while they are scanned. To ensure more accurate scanning results, placing originals on the platen glass is recommended.

To scan tracing paper or transparencies

To scan transparent originals (for example, tracing paper or transparencies), place them on the platen glass and cover them with plain white paper.

Placing Originals on the Platen Glass

Placing Originals in the Feeder

Orientation of the original when copying

When performing a copy operation, pay attention to the orientation of the original to be placed. Place the original in the feeder with the side to copy face up or on the platen glass with the side to copy face down, as shown in the figure below.

For A4 portrait layout originals

	Feeder		Platen glass

For A3 portrait layout originals

	Feeder		Platen glass

For A4 landscape layout originals

	Feeder		Platen glass

For A3 landscape layout originals

	Feeder		Platen glass


This section describes how to load preprinted paper when performing one-sided copying/printing. When performing two-sided copying/printing using preprinted paper, load paper by interpreting that the indications in this section referring to the facing of the paper mean the opposite. Set <Image Orientation Priority> and <Speed Priority for Copying from Feeder> to <Off> in advance. <Image Orientation Priority>

This section describes how to load preprinted paper when performing one-sided copying/printing. When performing two-sided copying/printing using preprinted paper, load paper by interpreting that the indications in this section referring to the facing of the paper mean the opposite.

Set <Image Orientation Priority> and <Speed Priority for Copying from Feeder> to <Off> in advance. <Image Orientation Priority>

Placing Originals on the Platen Glass

Open the feeder.

If you place an original for which the opening of the feeder is insufficient, the size of the original may not be properly detected.

Place the original face down on the platen glass.

Align the corner of the original with the top-left corner of the platen glass.

When copying 2-sided original, place the original so that the top and the bottom are properly positioned, as shown in the illustration below.

Gently close the feeder.

The original is ready for scanning.

When scanning is complete, remove the original from the platen glass.


When closing the feeder, take care that your eyes are not exposed to light emitted through the platen glass.


If a thick original such as a book or magazine is placed on the platen glass, do not press down hard on the feeder.

Placing Originals in the Feeder


Do not place items in the original output tray, as doing so may cause damage to your originals.

Spread the slide guides apart.

Move the slide guides outward until they are slightly farther apart than the actual width of the original.

When placing large-sized originals, pull out the original supply tray extension and original output tray extension to prevent them from dropping over the edge of the feeder.

Fan the original stack and align the edges.

Fan the original stack in small batches, and align the edges by lightly tapping the stack on a flat surface a few times.

Place the originals face up and as far into the feeder as they will go.

When insertion depth is sufficient, the Original Set Indicator lights up.

Originals are ready for scanning.

Make sure that the original stack does not exceed the load limit lines (

). If you place originals that exceed the limit, they may not be scanned or may cause a paper jam.

Always smooth out any folds in your originals before placing them into the feeder. If the original is folded, an error screen may be displayed because the size of originals cannot be detected correctly.

Thin originals may become creased, if used in a high temperature or high humidity environment.

When copying 2-sided original, place the original so that the top and the bottom are properly positioned, as shown in the illustration below.

You can place different sized originals and scan them all at once.
Copying Different Size Originals Together (Different Size Originals)
Sending/Saving Different Size Originals Together (Different Size Originals)

Align the slide guides against the edges of the original.

Move the slide guides inward until they are aligned securely against the edges of the original.

Originals are ready for scanning.

Align the slide guides securely against the edges of the original

Slide guides that are too loose or too tight can cause misfeeds or paper jam.

While originals are being scanned

Do not add or remove originals.

When scanning is complete

Remove the scanned originals from the original output tray to prevent paper jams. If originals are remained, the original output indicator blinks when you place originals for another job in the feeder.

When scanning long strip originals

If you scan long originals (which have a length of up to 630 mm), support the originals by hand when scanning and outputting paper.

When placing thin paper originals

It may be difficult to place thin paper originals. In this case, lightly bend the paper while placing it.

Make sure that you do not push too hard when placing the original. The original may not be fed correctly, or may cause a paper jam.

When you place thin A3 or A4R originals into the feeder, lift up the original retainer to prevent scanned originals from creasing.

When repeatedly scanning the same original

It is recommended that you do not repeatedly scan the same original more than five times (this varies depending on paper quality). The original may fold or become wrinkled, or become difficult to send.

Color original scan range

When a color original is scanned with a setting made for automatic color discrimination, it may be identified as a black-and-white document if it contains color portions only in the gray areas as shown in the following figure.

	1-sided originals	2-sided originals
		Front side	Back side
Paper feed direction

: 10 mm

: 17 mm

To scan originals as color document, set the machine to Full Color mode.