User GuideIM 550/600 series

Making Enlarged or Reduced Copies

You can enlarge or reduce the original when copying with the following methods:

  • Enlarging or reducing at a specified reduction ratio or into a specified size (Zoom/Reduce/Enlarge/Size Magnification)

  • Enlarging or reducing according to the paper size (Auto Reduce/Enlarge)

  • Reducing slightly (Create Margin)

Specifying a Copy Ratio or Size

1Press [Copy] on the Home screen.

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2Place the original.

Placing an Original on the Scanner

The base point of reduce/enlarge is different for the exposure glass and Auto Document Feeder (ADF) as shown in the following table:

Setting position

Base point

Enlarge

Reduce

Exposure glass

Enlarged or reduced from the top left.

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Auto Document Feeder (ADF)

Enlarged or reduced from the bottom left

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When you set a 2-sided original in the ADF, the top right corner of the original will be the base point for the enlargement/reduction of the reverse side. To enlarge or reduce from the same point, set the original on the exposure glass and perform 2-sided copy.

3Press [Copy Ratio] and select a copy ratio or size.

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To specify a copy ratio or size other than the displayed setting, press [Others] and perform the following procedure.

Specifying a copy ratio (Zoom/Reduce/Enlarge)

Enter a value or select the copy ratio.

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Specifying a size (Size Magnification)

Press [Specify Copy Size] and enter the length of the original and copied image.

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4Press [Start].

Note

  • You can change the copy ratio options that appear when you press [Copy Ratio] on the Copy screen. You can also change the enlargement and reduction ratios that appear when you press [Copy Ratio][Others] on the Copy screen.

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Enlarging or Reducing According to the Paper Size

The original is enlarged or reduced to fit on the specified paper size (Scale to Paper Size)

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1Press [Copy] on the Home screen.

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3On the Copy screen, press [Original Size].

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If the key is not displayed, select it from [Original Setting].

4Specify the original size.

5On the Copy screen, press [Copy Ratio] and [Fit to Paper Size].

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6Select the tray loaded with the paper to use.

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When the orientations of the original and paper in the paper tray do not match, the machine rotates the copied image automatically. To reduce an original of A4 (81/2 × 11) size to A5 (51/2 × 81/2) size, for example, you can select either A5 (51/2 × 81/2)Landscape or A5 (51/2 × 81/2)Portrait.

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7Press [Start].

Reducing Slightly to Increase the Margins

The original is reduced to 93% in size and printed in the center of the paper. This setting is useful when you want to increase margins on a copy or to copy an original in full size onto paper of the same size without the edges being slightly cropped.

1Press [Copy] on the Home screen.

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3On the Copy screen, press [Create Margin].

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[Create Margin] is not displayed in the default setting. Change the setting in the following setting items to display the key.

4Press [Start].

Note

  • You can change the copy ratio of [Create Margin] to a value other than 93%.