Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)Learn how to place items on the platen or ADF (Auto Document Feeder) of your scanner or printer. Placeitems correctly according to the type of item to be scanned. Otherwise, items may not be scanned correctly.ImportantDo not place objects on the document cover. When you open the document cover, the objects mayfall into your scanner or printer, resulting in malfunction.Close the document cover when scanning.Do not touch the operation panel buttons or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) when opening/closing thedocument cover. May result in unintended operation.Placing Items (Platen)Placing Documents (ADF (Auto Document Feeder))Placing Items (Platen)Place items as described below to scan by detecting the item type or size automatically.ImportantWhen scanning by specifying the paper size in IJ Scan Utility or ScanGear (scanner driver), align anupper corner of the item with the corner at the arrow (alignment mark) of the platen.Photos that have been cut to various shapes and items smaller than 1.2 inches (3 cm) square cannotbe cropped accurately when scanning.Reflective disc labels may not be scanned as expected.For Photos, Postcards, Business Cards, orBD/DVD/CDFor Magazines, Newspapers, or DocumentsPlacing a Single ItemPlace the item face-down on the platen, with 0.4inch (1 cm) or more space between the edges(diagonally striped area) of the platen and the item.Portions placed on the diagonally striped areacannot be scanned.ImportantLarge items (such as A4 size photos) thatcannot be placed away from the edges/arrow(alignment mark) of the platen may be savedas PDF files. To save in a format other thanPDF, scan by specifying the data format.Place the item face-down on the platen and alignan upper corner of the item with the corner at thearrow (alignment mark) of the platen. Portionsplaced on the diagonally striped area cannot bescanned.ImportantRefer to "Loading Originals" for your modelfrom Home of the Online Manual for details onthe portions in which documents cannot bescanned.