3-10Chapter 3 Basic Operation3. Document Feeding MethodsTwo document feeding methods are available: Continuous Feeding, which feeds documents automatically from the document trayby the pickup roller; and Manual Feeding, which requires manually feeding one document at a time for transport by the feed roller,while the pickup roller is disabled.Selecting the Document Feeding MethodContinuous Feeding is the default feeding method, butManual Feeding can be enabled by selecting Manual Feedingas the Feeding Option for the ISIS/TWAIN driver, or bypressing the Separation Off key on the control panel.Continuous Manual Feeding Mode is also provided as a wayto scan a batch of document pages that cannot beautomatically transported.Continuous FeedingWith Continuous Feeding, documents loaded in theDocument Feed Tray are picked up automatically by thepickup roller and transported by the feed roller, while theretard roller separates each page to avoid double feeding.Manual FeedingThe Separation Off key lights and the Document FeedTray rises so that documents can be fed manually one at atime.In the Manual Feeding mode, you must insert eachdocument page far enough to be pulled in by the feed roller(because the pickup roller is disabled).IMPORTANT• Because pages are not separated by the retard roller duringmanual feeding, a paper jam will occur if multiple pages areloaded together.• To scan bound multi-page documents such as invoicebooklets, place the bound edge against the feed inlet and scanusing manual feeding.Hint• The [Separation Off] key is linked to the [Manual Feeding]Feed Option setting of the ISIS/TWAIN driver.• When the [Separation Off] key on the control panel is pressedor the [Manual Feeding] Feed Option is selected, the[Separation Off] key lights and the Document Feed Tray rises.PickupRollerRetardRollerFeedRollerSeparation Off Key