Documents for Scanning

(1) Paper Size

The following paper sizes can be scanned:

ADF	Maximum (width × length) A4 portrait (210 × 297 mm/8.3 × 11.7 in.) Legal (8.5 × 14 in.) Long page (216 × 863 mm/8.5 × 34 in., 216 × 5,588 mm/8.5 × 220 in.) (*1) Minimum (width × length) 50.8 × 50.8 mm/2 × 2 in.

*1:	Depending on the application or the scan settings on the scanner driver, there may be insufficient memory to perform scanning. When a long page is scanned, a maximum length of 5,588 mm (220 in.) can be scanned with a scanning resolution of 200 dpi or lower.

(2) Paper Type

The following paper types are recommended:

• Wood-free paper
• Wood-containing paper
• PPC paper (recycled)
• Plastic card

When using paper types other than the above, before scanning the paper that you want, perform a test scan to check whether or not the paper can be scanned.

(3) Paper Weight (Thickness)

The following paper weights can be used:

• 40 to 209 g/m² (11 to 56.1 lb)
• For A8 size, 127 to 209 g/m² (34 to 56.1 lb)
• For plastic cards, 0.76 mm or less (embossed cards can be used)

(4) Precautions

The following types of documents may not be scanned successfully:

• Documents of non-uniform thickness, such as envelopes and documents with attachments
• Wrinkled or curled documents

• Folded or torn documents
• Tracing paper
• Coated paper
• Carbon paper
• Photosensitive paper
• Perforated documents
• Documents that are not square or rectangular
• Thin paper
• Photographs (photographic paper)

The following types of documents must not be scanned:

• Paper-clipped or stapled documents
• Documents on which the ink is still wet
• Documents smaller than 50.8 × 50.8 mm/ 2 × 2 in.
• Documents wider than 216 mm (8.5 in.)
• Documents other than paper/plastic card such as fabric, metal foil and OHP film
• Important documents which must not be damaged

An error may occur when there are punched holes in the shaded area in the following figure.

Area Not to Be Perforated