Canon Imageclass D550 User Guide

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Chapter
2
  Document and Paper Handling  
  
Document Requirements  2-2
Scanning Range  2-3
Copy 2-3
Scan   2-3
Placing Documents  2-4
Placing Documents on the Platen Glass  2-4
Loading Document in the Feeder  2-4
Paper Requirements 2-6
Paper Size  2-6
Paper Type  2-7
Printable Range 2-8
Loading Paper  2-9
In the Paper Cassette  2-9
In the Multi-Purpose Tray   2-11
Precautions when Loading Paper  2-12
Paper Loading Capacity  2-12
Paper Loading Orientation  2-13
When printing paper with a letterhead...

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Document and Paper Handling
Platen glassFeeder
Document type• Plain paper
• Heavy paper
• Photograph
•  Small documents (e.g., index cards)
•  Special types of paper (e.g., tracing paper, transparencies, etc.) 
*1
•  Booklet (Up to 3/4” (20 mm) thickness) Plain paper
(Multi-page documents of the same size, thickness and 
weight/onepage documents)
Size (W x L) Maximum 8 1/2” x 11 3/4” (215.9 mm x 297 mm) Maximum 8 1/2” x 14” (216 mm x 356 mm)
Minimum 5 1/2” x 5” (140 mm x 127 mm)
Weight Maximum 4.4 lb...

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Document and Paper Handling
   Scanning  Range 
 Ensure your document’s text and graphics fall within the area specified in the following diagram. 
 * Note that the margin widths listed below are rough standards and there may be slight variations in actual use. 
 * The loading orientation of documents is as follows.    
 
-  Platen glass: With the document facing down 
 
-  Feeder: With the document loaded in the document feeder tray 
  
 Copy 
Platen Glass Feeder
1/4 in.
(5 mm) 1/4 in.
(5 mm)
1/4...

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Document and Paper Handling
 This section describes placing the documents on the platen 
glass or loading them in the feeder. 
 Placing Documents on the Platen Glass 
 1  Open the feeder. 
      
 2  Place a document face down. 
  
    
 3  Align the document with the appropriate paper 
size marks. 
 If your document does not match any of the paper size marks, align 
the center of your document with the arrow mark. 
     
A4B4A5
A5
B4A4  
 4  Close the feeder gently. 
 The machine is ready to scan...

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Document and Paper Handling
 3  Fan the document stack and align the edges of the pages. 
     
Thoroughly fan in
small batches Align the edges on a 
flat surface a few ti
mes
 
 4  Neatly place the documents face up. 
•   Load the document under the load limit guides (A). 
•   Ensure that the paper stack does not exceed the load limit marks 
(B). 
     
(A)
(B)  
 5  Align the document guides to fit the width of the 
document. 
 The machine is ready to scan the document. 
       
  
  IMPORTANT 
 Up...

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Document and Paper Handling
 Paper  Size 
 The available paper sizes are as follows.    
  



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Document and Paper Handling
 Paper  Type 
 The available paper types are as follows. 
Paper TypePrinter Driver Setting Paper Source
Paper Capacity 
(Paper Cassette) Paper Capacity
(Multi-purpose Tray)
Plain paper *116 to 21 lb Bond (60 to 80 g/m²) [Plain Paper]
[Plain Paper L]*2250 sheets
1 sheet
21 to 24 lb Bond (80 to 90 g/m²) 170 sheets
Heavy paper 24 to 28 lb Bond (90 to 105 g/m²)
[Heavy Paper 1]170 sheets 1 sheet
28 to 32 lb Bond (105 to 120 g/m²) 100 sheets 1 sheet
45 to 60 lb Cover (120 to 163...

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Document and Paper Handling
 The shaded area indicates the approximate printable area of A4 paper. Note that the margin widths listed below are rough 
standards and there may be slight variations in actual use.    
 
1/4 in.
(5 mm) 1/4 in.
(5 mm) 1/4 in.
(5 mm)
1/4 in.
(5 mm)  
   Printable  Range 
 

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Document and Paper Handling
 This section describes how to load paper in the paper cassette 
and the multi-purpose tray. 
  NOTE 
   If you use paper of a different size or type 
   The default paper size/type is set to  and  in the setting menu. If you use a different paper 
size or paper type, you need to change the paper settings. 
 
 “Setting a Paper Size and Type” (àP.2-14) 
  
  
   In  the  Paper  Cassette 
   
 Before loading paper in the paper cassette, see  “Precautions 
when Loading...

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Document and Paper Handling
 (3)  Loosen any stiff corners of the envelopes and flatten curls as shown in the figure. 
             
 (4)  Align the edges of the envelopes on a flat surface. 
    
        
 (5)  Gently load the envelopes into the paper cassette with the print 
side face up, until the edge of the envelope stack meets the 
back of the paper cassette. 
  
 4  Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper. 
         
   5  Adjust the paper guide to the length of the paper....