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Recommended Original Sizes and Weights

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This section describes the sizes and weights of originals that can be placed, and missing image area.

The following regular original sizes are detected automatically:

(mainly Europe)

Original size	Original weight
A0–A4 Maximum width that can be fed: 960 mm Maximum size: Width 914 mm × Length 15000 mm Minimum size: Width 210 mm × Length 210 mm (including B1 JIS^1, B1 ISO^2, 625 × 880 mm, 440 × 625 mm)	64–190 g/m² (17–51 lb.) and 0.090–0.2 mm thick originals

Original size

Original weight

A0–A4

Maximum width that can be fed: 960 mm

Maximum size: Width 914 mm × Length 15000 mm

Minimum size: Width 210 mm × Length 210 mm

(including B1 JIS^*1, B1 ISO^*2, 625 × 880 mm, 440 × 625 mm)

64–190 g/m² (17–51 lb.) and 0.090–0.2 mm thick originals

*1 JIS: Japanese Industrial Standard

*2 ISO: International Organization for Standardization

(mainly North America)

Original size	Original weight
Engineering E (34 × 44)–A (8¹/₂ × 11) Architecture E (36 × 48)–A (9 × 12) Other 8¹/₂ × 12, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₂ × 14, 11 × 14, 11 × 15, 12 × 14¹/₂, 21 × 30, 30 × 42 Maximum width that can be fed: 37.8 inches Maximum size: Width 36.0 inches × Length 590.5 inches Minimum size: Width 8.3 inches × Length 8.3 inches	64–190 g/m² (17–51 lb.) and 0.004–0.008 inches thick originals

Original size

Original weight

Engineering
E (34 × 44)–A (8¹/₂ × 11)
Architecture
E (36 × 48)–A (9 × 12)
Other
8¹/₂ × 12, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₂ × 14, 11 × 14, 11 × 15, 12 × 14¹/₂, 21 × 30, 30 × 42

Maximum width that can be fed: 37.8 inches

Maximum size: Width 36.0 inches × Length 590.5 inches

Minimum size: Width 8.3 inches × Length 8.3 inches

64–190 g/m² (17–51 lb.) and 0.004–0.008 inches thick originals

If the originals are curled, use the carrier sheet or flatten the originals so that both their leading and trailing edges fit within the range shown below:

Illustration of curled originals

Front curl: R 50 mm (2.0 inches) or more
Back curl: R 50 mm (2.0 inches) or more
Height: 20 mm (0.8 inches) or less
Original feed direction