Document type, Supported document types, Scan area – Canon imageCLASS MF5960dn User Manual
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Handling
Supported Document Types
Platen Glass
Feeder
Type
• Plain paper
• Heavy paper
• Photograph
• Small documents (for example, index cards)
• Special types of paper (for example, tracing paper,
transparencies, etc.)*
1
• Booklet (Up to 7/8” (20 mm) thickness)
Plain paper
(Multi-page documents of the same size, thickness and
weight/one-page documents)
Size (W x L)
Up to 8 1/2” x 11 5/8” (216 mm x 297 mm)
Maximum size: 8 1/2” x 14” (215.9 mm x 355.6 mm)
Minimum size: 5 1/2” x 5” (139.7 mm x 128 mm)
Weight
Up to 4.4 lb (2 kg)
1-sided scanning (1 page): 13 to 28 lb Bond (50 to 105g/m²)
2-sided scanning: 17 to 28 lb Bond (64 to 105 g/m²)
Paper Capacity
1 sheet
Up to 50 sheets (Letter)*
2
Up to 30 sheets (Legal)*
2
*1
To copy transparent documents (for example, tracing paper or transparencies), make sure to place the documents face down on the platen glass
and cover them with plain white paper.
*2
22 lb Bond (80 g/m²)
IMPORTANT
To place your document
Make sure any glue, ink, or correction fluid on the document is completely dry before placing it on the platen glass or into the feeder.
To prevent paper jams in the feeder
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
• Stapled or clipped documents
• Paper printed by a thermal transfer printer
• Transparencies
Document Type
Scan Area
Make sure that your scan area fits within the shaded area, as shown in the illustrations on the following page.
*	 Note	that	the	margins	indicated	in	the	illustrations	are	for	your	reference.	Actual	margins	can	vary.
*	 Refer	to	the	following	document	loading	orientation.
•	 Platen	glass:	With	the	document	face	down
•	 Feeder:	With	the	document	loaded	in	the	document	feeder	tray
Copy
Platen Glass
Feeder
9/32"
(7 mm)
9/32"
(7 mm)
9/32"
(7 mm)
9/32"
(7 mm)
9/32"
(7 mm)
9/32"
(7 mm)
9/32"
(7 mm)
9/32"
(7 mm)
* See “Printable Area” (
→P. 2-8) if you would like to know the practical printable area.