Documents for Scanning

(1) Paper Size

The following paper sizes can be scanned:

ADF	Maximum A3 portrait (297 × 420 mm/11.7 × 16.5 in.) 12 × 17 inch Long page (304.8 × 863 mm/12 × 34 in., 304.8 × 5,588 mm/12 × 220 in.) (*1) Minimum 50.8 × 69 mm/2 × 2.7 in.

*1:	Depending on the application or the scan setting of the scanner driver, the memory may be insufficient to perform scanning. Long page scanning supports documents with a length up to 5,588 mm (220 in.) with a 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 a paper type 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:

• 27 to 413 g/m² (7.2 to 110.6 lb)
• For A8 size, 128 to 209 g/m² (34.3 to 56.1 lb)
• For plastic cards, 1.4 mm or less

(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 × 69 mm (2 × 2.7 in.)
• Documents wider than 304.8 mm (12 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.

Fig. 1