Customizing copy settings

Copying to a different size

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.
  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Copy > the select button > Copy from > select the size of the original document

  4. Navigate to:

    Copy to > the select button > select a new size for the copy > select the number of copies or enter a number on the keypad > the submit button

    Note: If you want to copy another document, then place it on the scanner glass, press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Scan the Next Page, and then press the select button.
  5. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Finish the Job, and then press the select button.

Making copies using paper from a selected tray

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.
  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Copy > the select button > Copy from > select the size of the original document

  4. Navigate to:

    Copy to > the select button > select the tray containing the paper size and type you want to use > the select button > select the number of copies or enter a number on the keypad > the submit button

  5. If there are no trays that contain the paper size and type you want to use, then do the following:

    1. Navigate to:

      Copy to > the select button > Manual Feeder > the select button > select the paper size > the select button > select the paper type > the select button

    2. Load the size and type of paper into the multipurpose feeder, and then press the submit button.

    3. Note: If you want to copy another document, then place it on the scanner glass, press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Scan the Next Page, and then press the select button.
  6. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Finish the Job, and then press the select button.

Reducing or enlarging copies

Copies can be scaled from 25% to 400% of the original document size.

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.
  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Copy > the select button > Scale > adjust the scale setting > select the number of copies or enter a number on the keypad > the submit button

    Note: If you want to copy another document, then place it on the scanner glass, press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Scan the Next Page, and then press the select button.
  4. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Finish the Job, and then press the select button.

Making a copy lighter or darker

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.
  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Copy > the select button > Darkness > adjust the darkness setting > select the number of copies or enter a number on the keypad > the submit button

    Note: If you want to copy another document, then place it on the scanner glass, press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Scan the Next Page, and then press the select button.
  4. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Finish the Job, and then press the select button.

Adjusting copy quality

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.
  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Copy > the select button > Content Type > select the content type of the original document

  4. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to one of the following:

    • Text—The content of the original document is mostly text or line art.

    • Text/Photo—The original document is a mixture of text and graphics or photos.

    • Photo—The original document is mostly a photo or an image.

    • Graphics—The original document is mostly business-type graphics, such as pie charts, bar charts, and animations.

  5. Press the up or down arrow button until Content Source appears, and then press the left or right arrow button to scroll to one of the following:

    • Color Laser—The original document was printed using a color laser printer.

    • Inkjet—The original document was printed using an inkjet printer.

    • Magazine—The original document is from a magazine.

    • Press—The original document is from an offset press.

    • Black/White Laser—The original document was printed using a mono laser printer.

    • Photo/Film—The original document is a photo from a film.

    • Newspaper—The original document is from a newspaper.

    • Other—The original document was printed using an alternate or unknown printer.

  6. Select the number of copies or enter a number on the keypad, and then press the submit button.

    Note: If you want to copy another document, then place it on the scanner glass, press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Scan the Next Page, and then press the select button.
  7. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Finish the Job, and then press the select button.

Collating copies

If you print multiple copies of a document, then you can choose to print each copy as a set (collated) or to print the copies as groups of pages (not collated).

Collated

Not collated

collated copies touch screen button
copies not collated touch screen button

To select a Collate setting:

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.
  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Copy > the select button > Collate > select the collate setting you want > select the number of copies or enter a number on the keypad > the submit button

    Note: If you want to copy another document, then place it on the scanner glass, press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Scan the Next Page, and then press the select button.
  4. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Finish the Job, and then press the select button.

Placing separator sheets between copies

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.
  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Copy > the select button > Separator Sheets

  4. Select Between Copies, Between Jobs, Between Pages, or Off.

  5. Select the number of copies or enter a number on the keypad, and then press the submit button.

    Note: If you want to copy another document, then place it on the scanner glass, press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Scan the Next Page, and then press the select button.
  6. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Finish the Job, and then press the select button.

Copying multiple pages onto a single sheet

To save paper, you can copy either two or four consecutive pages of a multiple-page document onto a single sheet of paper.

Notes:

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.
  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Copy > the select button > Paper Saver > select the setting that you want

  4. Select Off, 2-up Portrait, 2-up Landscape, 4-up Portrait, or 4-up Landscape.

  5. Select the number of copies or enter a number on the keypad, and then press the submit button.

    Note: If you want to copy another document, then place it on the scanner glass, press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Scan the Next Page, and then press the select button.
  6. Press the left or right arrow button to scroll to Finish the Job, and then press the select button.