This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for copying documents.
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Supported optional devices and features may differ according to your model. Please check your model name. (See Features by Models). |
This is the normal and usual procedure for copying your originals.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Load originals face up into the document feeder, or place a single original face down on the scanner glass.
(See On the scanner glass or In the document feeder).
If necessary, adjust the settings for each copy such as Changing the settings for each copy).
, , and more (SeeEnter the number of copies using the arrow or number keypad, if necessary.
Press
on the control panel to begin copying.
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To cancel the current copy job, press on the control panel. |
Your machine provides default settings for copying so that you can quickly and easily make a copy. However, if you want to change the options for each copy, use the copy function buttons on the control panel.
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If you press while setting the copy options, all of the options you have set for the current copy job will be canceled and return to their default status after the machine completes the copy in progress. |
If you have an original containing faint marking and dark images, you can adjust the brightness to make a copy that is easier to read.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until the contrast mode you want appears and press
.: Works well with dark print.
: Works well with darker print.
: Works well with standard typed or printed originals.
: Works well with light print.
: Works well with lighter print or faint pencil markings.
Press
to return to ready mode.The original type setting is used to improve the copy quality by selecting the document type for the current copy job.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until the image mode you want appears and press
.: Use for originals containing mostly text.
: Use for originals with mixed text and photographs.
: Use when the originals are photographs.
Press
to return to ready mode.You can reduce or enlarge the size of a copied image from 25% to 400% when you copy original documents from the scanner glass, or from 25% to 100% from the ADF.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until the size setting you want appears and press
.Press
to return to ready mode.Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow or numeric keypad to enter the copy size you want. Pressing and holding the left/right arrow allows you to quickly scroll to the number you want.
Press
to save the selection.Press
to return to ready mode.
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When you make a reduced copy, black lines may appear at the bottom of your copy. |
The copy options, including darkness, original type, copy size, collation and number of copies, can be set to those most frequently used. When you copy a document, the default settings are used unless they have been changed by using the corresponding buttons on the control panel.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until the setup option you want appears and press
.Press the left/right arrow until the setting you want appears and press
.Repeat steps 5 through 6, as needed.
Press
to return to ready mode.
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While you are setting copy options, pressing cancels the changed settings and restores the defaults. |
You can use the following copy features:
Your machine can print 2-sided originals on one sheet of A4-, Letter-, Legal-, Folio-, Executive-, B5, A5, or A6-sized paper.
The machine prints one side of the original on the upper half of the paper and the other side on the lower half without reducing the size of the original. This feature is helpful for copying a small-sized item, such as a business card.
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Press
on the control panel.appears on the display.
Place the front side of an original facing down on the scanner glass where arrows indicate as shown, and close the scanner lid.
Press
on the control panel.Your machine begins scanning the front side and shows
.Turn the original over and place it on the scanner glass, where arrows indicate as shown then, close the scanner lid.
Press
on the control panel to begin copying.
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The machine reduces the size of the original images and prints 2 or 4 pages onto one sheet of paper.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
or appears and press .When
appears, press .Press
on the control panel to begin copying.
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You cannot adjust the copy size using for the feature. |
Your original will be divided into 9 portions. You can paste the printed pages together to make one poster-sized document.
This copy feature is available only when you place originals on the scanner glass.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press
to return to ready mode.Press
on the control panel to begin copying.
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Your original is divided into 9 portions. Each portion is scanned and printed one by one in the following order: ![]() |
The machine prints multiple original images on a single page. The number of images is automatically determined by the original image and the paper size.
This copy feature is available only when you place originals on the scanner glass.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .When
appears, press .Press
on the control panel to begin copying.
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You cannot adjust the copy size using for the feature. |
This feature is helpful when copying originals containing color in the background, as in newspapers or catalogs.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until the binding option you want appears.
: Disables this feature.
: Optimizes the background.
: The higher the number is, the more vivid the background is.
: The higher the number is, the lighter the background is.
Press
to save the selection.Press
to return to ready mode.You can set the machine to sort the copy job. For example, if you make 2 copies of a 3 page original, one complete 3 page document will print followed by a second complete document.
Press (Copy) on
the control panel.
Place originals, face up, in the document feeder. Or you can use the scanner glass with a single original document face down and closed the scanner lid.
Press
and enter the number of copies using the left/right arrow or numeric keypad.Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .: Prints output in sets to match the sequence of originals.
: Prints output sorted into stacks of individual pages.
Press
to return to ready mode.Press
to begin copying.One complete document will print followed by the second complete document.
You can set the time the machine waits before it restores the default copy settings, if you do not start copying after changing them on the control panel.
Press
on the control panel.Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until
appears and press .Press the left/right arrow until the time setting you want appears.
Selecting
means that the machine does not restore the default settings until you press to begin copying, or to cancel.Press
to save the selection.Press
to return to ready mode.