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Copying Documents

This section describes the procedure to copy a document of A4 or Letter size on plain paper.

For the operation, see the notes and operation procedure described in the reference page.

You need to prepare:

Originals to copy. See Originals You Can Load.

Paper for printing. See Media Types You Can Use.

Prepare for copying.

(1) Turn on the power.

See Operation Panel.

(2) Load paper.

See Loading Plain Paper / Photo Paper.

Here we load A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Rear Tray.

(3) Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.

(4) Load an original on the Platen Glass.

See Loading Originals.

Load the original WITH THE SIDE TO COPY FACING DOWN and align it with the alignment mark as shown below.

Then close the Document Cover gently.

Note

For details on the types and conditions of the original which can be copied, and how to load the original, see Loading Originals.

Characters and lines written with a light colored pen or highlight pen may not be copied properly.

Start copying.

(1) Press the [+] button repeatedly to specify the number of copies (max. 20 copies).

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To make 1 to 9 copies or 20 copies

Display the desired number of copies on the LED.

Each time you press the [+] button, the number on the LED increases by one. When F appears, the number of copies is set to "20". Press the [+] button again to return to "1".

To make 10 to 19 copies

(1) Display F on the LED.

(2) Load only the desired number of sheets to copy.

(2) Press the Paper button repeatedly to select the page size and media type.

The Paper lamp indicates the selected page size and media type.

Here we select A4 or 8.5" x 11" Plain Paper.

Note

You can select the following page sizes and media types.

- A4 or 8.5" x 11" Plain Paper

- A4 or 8.5" x 11" Photo Paper

- 10 x 15 cm or 4" x 6" Photo Paper

You can switch the size of paper loaded in the Rear Tray between A4 and 8.5" x 11" (Letter) regardless of the size indicated on the Operation Panel.

See Switching the Page Size between A4 and 8.5" x 11" (Letter).

When the Fit-to-Page copy function is enabled, you can copy the original in the size automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the selected page size. In this case, the original is copied with borders on the plain paper and without borders on the photo paper.

Cancel the Fit-to-Page copy function to copy the original in the same size.

See Fit-to-Page Copying.

(3) Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying.

The machine starts copying.

While copying is in progress, the number on the LED flashes and decreases by one to indicate the remaining number of copies to be made.

Remove the original on the Platen Glass after copying is completed.

To make 10 to 19 copies

The paper-out error will occur ("E, 0, 2" will appear on the LED) when all of the loaded paper runs out. Press the Stop/Reset button to release the error.

Note

You can set the print quality to "Fast" (speed priority) only when A4 or Letter-sized plain paper is selected for the page size and media type.

To set the print quality to "Fast" (speed priority)

1. Press and hold down the Color or Black button for 2 or more seconds in (3) of step 2.

The LED flashes once.

* When you press the Color or Black button for less than 2 seconds, the machine starts copying in the print quality "Standard".

2. Release the button.

The machine starts copying.

When the print quality is set to "Fast", print speed is given priority over quality. To give priority to quality, press the Color or Black button for less than 2 seconds to copy in the print quality "Standard".

Important

Do not open the Document Cover or move the loaded original until copying is completed.

Note

To cancel copying, press the Stop/Reset button.

Switching the Page Size between A4 and 8.5" x 11" (Letter)

You can switch the size of paper loaded in the Rear Tray between A4 and 8.5" x 11" (Letter).

This setting is useful if you usually load Letter-sized paper in the Rear Tray regardless of the page size indication "A4" on the Operation Panel, or vice versa.

Press the (Maintenance) button repeatedly until d appears.

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Press the Black button to select A4, or the Color button to select 8.5" x 11" (Letter).

Note

When you switch the page size to A4 or 8.5" x 11" (Letter), load paper of the selected size regardless of the size indicated on the Operation Panel.

- When the page size is set to A4, load A4 plain paper or photo paper.

- When the page size is set to 8.5" x 11" (Letter), load Letter-sized plain paper or photo paper.