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Specifications for Originals Using the Carrier Sheet

The optional Carrier Sheet is a sheet designed to transport originals through the scanner. You can scan originals that are larger than A4/Letter size, important documents or photos which must not damaged, thin paper, irregular shaped originals, and so on.

The following provides a list of originals that can be scanned using the Carrier Sheet.

Type of Original

Size

Thickness

Loading Capacity of the Carrier Sheet

Originals that cannot be loaded directly into the scanner

A3*1

A4

B4*1

Letter

Legal*1

B5

A5

B6

A6

A8

Custom size:

  • Width: up to 431.8 mm (17 in.) *2

  • Length: up to 297 mm (11.7 in.) *3

0.3 mm (0.01 in.) or less

(Excluding the thickness of the Carrier Sheet)

1 sheet

*1 Fold in half to place.

*2 Originals that are wider than 215.9 mm (8.5 in.) need to be folded in half.

*3 The leading edge of the original must be placed at the binding part of the Carrier Sheet when scanning an original approximately 297 mm (11.7 in.) long. Otherwise, the length of the scanned image may be longer than intended as the scanner scans to the end of the Carrier Sheet when you select Auto Detect as the Document Size setting in the application.

When Scanning Using a Carrier Sheet (Check the Position of the Scanner)

When scanning using a Carrier Sheet, scan in the straight path position.