Basic copying

Basic copy

  1. Select (copy) on the control panel.

    Or select Copy > Basic Copy on the touch screen.

  2. Place a single document face down on the document glass, or load the documents face up into the document feeder (see Loading originals).

  3. If you want to customize the copy settings including Reduce/Enlarge, Darkness, Contrast, Original Type and more by using the control panel buttons (see Changing the settings for each copy).

  4. Enter the number of copies using the arrow or number keypad, if necessary.

  5. Press Start.

[Note]

If you need to cancel the copying job during the operation, press (Stop/Clear) and the copying will stop.

Changing the settings for each copy

Your machine provides default settings for copying so that you can quickly and easily make a copy. However, if you want to change the options for each copy, use the copy function buttons on the control panel.

[Note]
  • If you press (Stop/Clear) while setting the copy options, all of the options you have set for the current copy job will be canceled and returned to their default status. Or, they will automatically return to their default status after the machine completes the copy in progress.

  • Accessing menus may differ from model to model (see Accessing the menu).

  • It may be necessary to press OK to navigate to lower-level menus for some models.

Darkness

If you have an original containing faint marking and dark images, you can adjust the brightness to make a copy that is easier to read.

  1. Select (copy) > (Menu) > Copy Feature > Darkness on the control panel.

    Or select Copy > Basic Copy > (settings) >Darkness on the touch screen.

  2. Select the option you want and press OK.

    For example, the Light+5 being the lightest, and the Dark+5 being the darkest.

  3. Press (Stop/Clear) to return to ready mode.

Contrast

Set this parameter to adjust the contrast between light and dark.

  1. Select (copy) > (Menu) > Copy Feature > Contrast on the control panel.

    Or select Copy > Basic Copy > (settings) > Contrast on the touch screen.

  2. Select the option you want and press OK.

    For example, the Light+5 being the lightest, and the Dark+5 being the darkest.

  3. Press (Stop/Clear) to return to ready mode.

Original Type

The original type setting is used to improve the copy quality by selecting the document type for the current copy job.

  1. Select (copy) > (Menu) > Copy Feature > Original Type on the control panel.

    Or select Copy > Basic Copy > (settings) > Original Type on the touch screen.

  2. Select the option you want and press OK.

    • Text: Use for originals containing mostly text.

    • Text/Photo: Use for originals with mixed text and photographs.

      [Note]

      If texts in the printout is blurry, select Text to get the clear texts.

    • Photo: Use when the originals are photographs.

  3. Press (Stop/Clear) to return to ready mode.

Reduced or enlarged copy

You can reduce or enlarge the size of a copied image from 25% to 400% when you copy original documents from the scanner glass.

To select from the predefined copy sizes
  1. Select (copy) > (Menu) > Copy Feature > Reduce/Enlarge on the control panel.

    Or select Copy > Custom Copy > (settings) > Reduce/Enlarge on the touch screen.

  2. Select the option you want and press OK.

  3. Press (Stop/Clear) to return to ready mode.

To scale the copy by directly entering the scale rate
  1. Select (copy) > (Menu) > Copy Feature > Reduce/Enlarge > Custom on the control panel.

    Or select Copy > Custom Copy > (settings) > Reduce/Enlarge > Other on the touch screen.

  2. Enter the copy size you want using the numeric keypad.

  3. Press OK to save the selection.

  4. Press (Stop/Clear) to return to ready mode.

[Note]

When you make a reduced copy, black lines may appear at the bottom of your copy.

ID card copying

Your machine can print 2-sided originals on one sheet.

The machine prints one side of the original on the upper half of the paper and the other side on the lower half without reducing the size of the original. This feature is helpful for copying a small-sized item such as business card.

[Note]

The original must be placed on the scanner glass to use this feature.

  1. Press ID Copy on the control panel.

    Or select Copy > ID Copy on the touch screen.

  2. Place the front side of an original facing down on the scanner glass where arrows indicate as shown. Then, close the scanner lid.

  3. Place Front Side and Press [Start] appears on the display.

  4. Press Start.

    Your machine begins scanning the front side and shows Place Back Side and Press [Start].

  5. Turn the original over and place it on the scanner glass where arrows indicate as shown. Then, close the scanner lid.

  6. Press Start.

[Note]
  • If you do not press the Start button, only the front side will be copied.

  • If the original is larger than the printable area, some portions may not be printed.