Documents Requirements

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Platen Glass ADF
Type Plain paper
Thick documents
Photographs
Small documents (e.g., index cards)
Special types of paper (e.g., tracing paper*1, transparencies*1, etc.)
Book (Height: Maximum 1" (24 mm))
Plain paper (Multi-page documents of the same size, thickness and weight or one-page documents.)
Size (W x L) Maximum 8 1/2" x 11 5/8"
(Maximum 216 mm x 297 mm)
Maximum 8 1/2" x 14" (Maximum 216 x 356 mm)
Minimum 4 1/8" x 5 7/8" (Minimum 105 x 148.5 mm)
Weight Maximum 4.4 lb (2 kg) 11 to 28 lb (40 to 105 g/m2)
Quantity 1 sheet D460
Maximum 50 sheets*2
(Maximum 10 sheets for LGL documents)*2
D440
Maximum 35 sheets*2
(Maximum 10 sheets for LGL documents)*2

*1 When copying transparent documents such as tracing paper or transparencies, use a piece of plain white paper to cover the document after placing it face-down on the platen glass.
*2 21 lb (80 g/m2) paper

  • Do not place the document on the platen glass or in the ADF until the glue, ink or correction fluid on the document is completely dry.
  • To prevent originals jams in the ADF, do not use any of the following:
  • Wrinkled or creased paper
  • Carbon paper or carbon-backed paper
  • Curled or rolled paper
  • Coated paper
  • Torn paper
  • Onion skin or thin paper
  • Documents with staples or paper clips attached
  • Paper printed with a thermal transfer printer
  • Transparencies