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3.2 Scanning Different Document Types
ScanSnap S500M Operator's Guide 29
Basic Scanner Operations
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3.2 Scanning Different Document Types
The table below shows the types of documents that you can scan with ScanSnap.
Target
Paper commonly used in offices,
Post cards, Business cards
Weight
52 g/m
2
to 127 g/m
2
(14 lb to 34 lb)
Size
Letter
Legal
A4
A5
A6
B5(JIS)
B6(JIS)
Post card
Business card
Custom
(8.5 x 11 in (216 x 279.4 mm))
(8.5 x 14 in (216 x 355.6 mm))
)
(210 mm
× 297 mm)
(148 mm
× 210 mm)
(105 mm
× 148 mm)
(182 mm
× 257 mm)
(128 mm
× 182 mm)
(100 mm
× 148 mm)
(90 mm
× 55 mm, 55 mm × 90 mm)
Width: 50.8 to 216 mm (2 to 8.5 in)
Length: 50.8 to 360 mm (2 to 14.17 in)
HINT
Do not scan the following documents:
• Documents with paper clips or staples
• Documents on which the ink is still wet
• Documents larger than Legal size (width: 8.5 in., length: 14 in.)
• Documents smaller than 2 (width) x 2 (length) in.
• Materials other than paper such as fabric, metal foil, or transparencies
• Documents thinner than 52 g/m
2
(14 lb) and thicker than 127 g/m
2
(34 lb)
• Carbon paper
• Photosensitive paper
The following documents may not be scanned successfully:
• Documents of uneven thickness (e.g. envelopes, etc.)
• Severely wrinkled or curled documents
• Folded or torn documents
• Tracing paper
• Coated paper
• Photo (Photo printing paper)
• Perforated or punched documents
• Documents that are not square or rectangular
• Documents of uneven width
• Carbonless paper