Canon printer imageCLASS MF6550 User Manual

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Document Handling
●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.
●Remove all fasteners (staples, paper clips, etc.) before loading the document in the 
ADF.
●To prevent document 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...

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Document Handling
Scanning Area
Make sure your document’s text and graphics fall within the shaded area in the 
following diagram. Note that the margin widths listed are approximate and there 
may be slight variations in actual use.
1/8
(2 mm)1/8
(2 mm)1/8 (2 mm) 1/8 (2 mm) 

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Document Handling
Loading Documents
On the Platen Glass
1Lift up the platen glass cover.
2Place your document face down.
3Align 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. 

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Document Handling
4Gently lower the platen glass cover.
The document is ready for scanning.
CAUTION
–When closing the platen glass cover, be careful not to get your fingers caught, as this 
may result in personal injury.
–Do not press down the platen glass cover forcefully, as this may damage the platen glass 
and cause personal injury.
NOTE
Remove the document from the platen glass when scanning is complete. 

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Document Handling
In the ADF
1Fan the document stack and even the edges.
2Adjust the slide guides to the width of the documents. 

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Document Handling
3Neatly place the documents face up in the document feeder tray.
The document is ready for scanning.
NOTE
– Do not add or remove documents while they are being scanned.
– When scanning is complete, remove the documents from the document delivery tray to avoid 
paper jams.
– Avoid using ADF to scan the same document more than 30 times. When scanned repeatedly, 
documents can become folded or torn, which may cause paper jams.
– If the feeder rollers are soiled from scanning a document...

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Document Handling 

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Print Media
Print Media
Paper Requirements
({: available –: not available)
Paper cassette Multi-purpose tray
Size (W x L) Legal, Letter 3 × 5 to Legal (8 
1/2 × 14)
(76 × 127 to 216 × 356 mm)
Weight 18 to 24 lb bond
(64 to 90 g/m
2)16 to 32 lb bond 
(56 to 128 g/m2)
Quantity Max. 500 sheets 
*1Max. 100 sheets *1
Type Plain *2{{
Color 
*2{{
Recycled 
*2{{
Heavy 1 
*3{{
Heavy 2 
*4–{
Heavy 3 
*5–{
Bond 
*6{{
3hole punch paper 
*7{{
Transparency 
*8–{
Labels –{
Envelopes –{ 

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*1 22 lb bond (80 g/m2) paper*2 From 18 to 22 lb bond (64 to 80 g/m2)*3 From 22 to 24 lb bond (81 to 90 g/m2)*4 From 24 to 28 lb bond (91 to 105 g/m2)*5 From 28 to 32 lb bond (106 to 128 g/m2)*6 20 lb bond (75 g/m2)*7 LTR size only*8 Use only LTR transparencies made especially for this machine.
NOTE
The default paper size is LTR. If you use a different paper size, you must change the paper size settings. 
(See “Setting Paper Type and Size,” on p. 3-8.) 

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Printable Area
The shaded area indicates the approximate printable area of LTR paper.
1/8 (3.6 mm)1/8 (2.7 mm)
1/8 (2.9 mm)
1/4 (4.7 mm)