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33 _Loading originals and print media
loading originals and print media
This chapter introduces you to how to load originals and print media into your machine.
This chapter includes:
• Loading originals
• Selecting print media
• Loading paper
• Setting the paper size and type
LOADING ORIGINALS
You can use the scanner glass or DADF to load an original for copying,
scanning, and sending a fax.
On the scanner glass
Make sure that no originals are in the DADF. If an original is detected in the
DADF, the machine gives it priority over the original on the scanner glass.
To get the best scan quality, especially for colored or gray-scaled images,
use the scanner glass.
1. Lift and open the scanner lid.
2. Place the original face down on the scanner glass and align it with the
registration guide at the top left corner of the glass.
3. Close the scanner lid.
In the DADF
Using the DADF, you can load up to 100 sheets of paper (75 g/m
2
, 20 lb) for
one job.
When you use the DADF:
• Do not load paper smaller than 174 x 128 mm (5.6 x 5.8 inches) or
larger than 218 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches).
• Do not attempt to load the following types of paper:
- carbon-paper or carbon-backed paper
- coated paper
- onion skin or thin paper
- wrinkled or creased paper
- curled or rolled paper
- torn paper
• Remove all staples and paper clips before loading.
• Make sure any glue, ink, or correction fluid on the paper is completely
dry before loading.
• Do not load originals that include different sizes or weights of paper.
• Do not load booklets, pamphlets, transparencies, or documents having
other unusual characteristics.
To load an original into the DADF:
1. Load the original face up into the DADF. Make sure that the bottom of
the original stack matches the paper size marked on the document input
tray.
• Leaving the scanner lid open while copying may affect copy quality
and toner consumption.
• Dust on the scanner glass may cause black spots on the printout.
Always keep it clean. (See "Cleaning the scan unit" on page 95.)
• If you are copying a page from a book or magazine, lift the scanner
lid until its hinges are caught by the stopper and then close the lid.
If the book or magazine is thicker than 30 mm, start copying with
the lid open.