6-6 M3099EX/EH OEM Manual
Main scanning direction
Reading
reference
Grounding color
(white) or drop-out
color area
3
Subscanning direction
As Figure 6.4 shows, the top 3-mm part of the read area on each
surface should be left blank (grounding color) by specifying a drop-
out color. If the drop-out color cannot be specified, select “Photo”
for the document type (line drawing or photograph).
For details of the drop-out color, see next Section.
Grounding Color
Area
Figure 6.4 Grounding color area