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Before placing items in the scanner, follow these guidelines for
selecting and preparing them to prevent damage to the items and the
scanner.
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The scanner glass can scan the widest range of items, including:
● Paper items
● News clippings, receipts, and business cards
● Items on all weights of media, including media lighter than 60 g/m
2
(16 lb) or heavier than 105 g/m
2
(28 lb)
● Gum-backed paper
● Multipart forms with carbon pages
● Old or worn photographs or documents
● Items containing tears, perforations, punch holes, wrinkles, or curls
● Flatter, three-dimensional items such as pages in books, fabric,
and paper with texture
CAUTION Avoid placing items with sharp edges in the scanner.
Doing so can damage the scanner.
Before placing an item on the scanner glass, make sure the item is free
of wet glue, correction fluid, or other contaminating substances.
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The HP ScanJet automatic document feeder (ADF), which is a fast,
convenient way to scan multiple-page items, is included with some
scanner models, or it can be ordered. The ADF accepts items that
meet the following specifications:
● Items on standard Letter-, A4-, and Legal-size paper
● Items consisting of up to 50 unbound pages
● Items ranging in size from 148.5 by 210 mm (5.8 by 8.3 inches) to
215.9 by 355.6 mm (8.5 by 14 inches)
● Items ranging in weight from 60 to 105 g/m
2
(16 to 28 lb)
● Items that are square or rectangular and in good condition (not
fragile or worn)
● Items that are free of tears, perforations, or punch holes
● Items that are free of wet glue, correction fluid, and ink
Avoid multipart forms with carbon pages, transparencies, magazine
pages, gum-backed pages, and light “onionskin” pages.
Before placing an item in the ADF, prepare the item by doing the
following:
● Remove curls or wrinkles.
● Remove staples, paper clips, paper sticky notes, and any other
materials from items.
If your item does not meet these guidelines or you cannot prepare it as
stated, use the scanner glass.