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1. 3 Specifications for Originals
1. 3. 1 Original Standards
(1) The width of original must range from 8.5” to 36” (210mm to 914.4mm).
(2) The length of original must range 8.5” (210mm) to 25,000mm
(3) The thickness of original must range from 0.05mm to 0.65mm. (Old Scanner)
(4) The thickness of original must range from 0.05mm to 0.25mm. (New Scanner)
(5) The shape of original must be square, and it must be standard sized.
(6) The type of original must belong to any of the followings.
Plain paper
Coated paper (High or middle class plain paper is coated with the paint.)
Tracing paper
Pansy Trace Paper (Both sides of the film is sandwiched between Tracing paper.)
Film
Newspaper
Cardboard paper
1. 3. 2 Special Documents
The following kinds of originals are “special”. It is possible to scan them, but the image quality
and feed reliability are not guaranteed.
(1) The type of original is acceptable, but the thickness and type may not be:
Booklets
Original with a Hanger
Cut and Pasted originals
(2) These original may not damage the scanner, but these types are NOT recommended:
following ones.
Cloth
Aluminium Kent Paper
1. 3. 3 “Do Not Scan” Originals
It is impossible to use the following types of originals because they are likely to damage the
scanner.
(1) Metal originals (The Scan Glass may damage)
(2) Slippery originals which is difficult to transport
(3) Irregularly shaped originals (Not square in shape)
(4) Extremely curled originals (Diameter of curl is less than 50mm)
(5) Extremely creased originals
(6) Torn originals