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Unscannable and Unprintable Areas
The measurements in the table below show the maximum unscannable and unprintable areas from the edges of the most commonly-used paper sizes. These measurements may vary depending on the paper size or settings in the application you are using.
Do not attempt to scan, copy, or print in these areas. Any content included in such areas will not be reflected in the output.
| Usage | Document Size | Top (1) Bottom (3) | Left (2) Right (4) |
|---|
| Fax (Sending) | Letter, Legal | 3.0 mm | 4.0 mm |
| A4 | 3.0 mm | (ADF) 1.0 mm (Scanner Glass) 3.0 mm |
| Copy *1 | Letter, Legal | 4.0 mm | 4.0 mm |
| A4 | 4.0 mm | 3.0 mm |
| Scan | Letter | (ADF) 3.0 mm (Scanner Glass) 3.0 mm *2 | (ADF) 3.0 mm (Scanner Glass) 3.0 mm *2 |
| A4 | (ADF) 3.0 mm (Scanner Glass) 3.0 mm *2 | (ADF) 3.0 mm (Scanner Glass) 3.0 mm *2 |
| Legal | (ADF) 3.0 mm (Scanner Glass) 3.0 mm *2 | (ADF) 3.0 mm (Scanner Glass) 3.0 mm *2 |
| | Letter, Legal | 4.2 mm | 4.2 mm |
| A4 | 4.2 mm | 4.2 mm |
*1
A 1 in 1 copy and 100% document size copy
*2
This number is adjustable to 0 mm depending on your model. If the number is set to 0 mm, a black shadow may appear around the edges on the scanned image.
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