## Copying

This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for copying documents.

This chapter includes:

- Basic copying

- Changing the settings for each copy

- ID card copying

When printing a fluorescent color, due to the property of the scanner, the result may differ from the original.

## Basic copying

The following is the normal procedure for copying your originals.

1. Place a single original face down on the scanner glass (See Loading originals).

2. Enter the number of copies using the +/- buttons if necessary.

   You can copy an original up to 99 pages at a time.

   - If you press +/- buttons short, the number of one’s place appeared on the display increases or decreases one by one.

   - If you press +/- buttons long, the number of ten’s place appeared on the display increases or decreases one by one.

3. If you want to customize the copy settings including Darkness, Original Type and more by using the Printer Settings Utility (See Changing the settings for each copy).

4. Press Start button to begin copying.

If you need to cancel the copying job during the operation, press Stop/Clear button and the copying will stop.

## Changing the settings for each copy

Your machine provides default settings for copying so that you can quickly and easily make a copy. However, if you want to change the options for each copy, use the Printer Settings Utility.

If you press Stop/Clear button on the control panel while setting the copy options, all of the options you have set for the current copy job will be canceled and returned to their default status. Or, they will automatically return to their default status after the machine completes the copy in progress.

### Original Type

The original type setting is used to improve the copy quality by selecting the document type for the current copy job.

1. Double-click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar (or Notification Area in Linux). You can also click Smart Panel on the status bar in Mac OS X. Or, if you are a Windows user, you can launch it from the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Lenovo > your printer driver name > Smart Panel.

2. Click Printer Settings.

3. Click Copy > Original Type. Select the appropriate value from the drop-down list, and then click Apply.

   - Text: Use for originals containing mostly text.

   - Text/Photo: Use for originals with mixed text and photographs.

   - Photo: Use when the originals are photographs.

### Darkness

If you have an original containing faint marking and dark images, you can adjust the brightness to make a copy that is easier to read.

1. Double-click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar (or Notification Area in Linux). You can also click Smart Panel on the status bar in Mac OS X. Or, if you are a Windows user, you can launch it from the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Lenovo > your printer driver name > Smart Panel.

2. Click Printer Setting.

3. Click Copy > Darkness. Select the appropriate value from the drop-down list, and then click Apply.

   - Lightest: Works well with lightest print.

   - Light: Works well with light print.

   - Normal: Works well with standard typed or printed originals.

   - Dark: Works well with dark print.

   - Darkest: Works well with darkest print.

### Erasing background images

You can set the machine to print an image without its background. This copy feature removes the background color and can be helpful when copying an original containing color in the background such as a newspaper or a catalog.

1. Double-click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar (or Notification Area in Linux). You can also click Smart Panel on the Status bar in Mac OS X. Or, if you are a Windows user, you can launch it from the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Lenovo > your printer driver name > Smart Panel.

2. Click Printer Setting.

3. Click Copy > Auto Suppress Background. Select the appropriate value from the drop-down list, and then click Apply.

   - Off: Does not use this feature.

   - Auto: Optimizes the background.

### Setting the copy scan size

1. Double-click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar (or Notification Area in Linux). You can also click Smart Panel on the status bar in Mac OS X. Or, if you are a Windows user, you can launch it from the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Lenovo > your printer driver name > Smart Panel.

2. Click Printer Setting.

3. Click Copy > Copy Scan Size. Select the appropriate value from the drop-down list, and then click Apply.

## ID card copying

Your machine can print 2-sided originals on one sheet.

The machine prints one side of the original on the upper half of the paper and the other side on the lower half without reducing the size of the original. This feature is helpful for copying a small-sized item such as business card.

The original must be placed on the scanner glass to use this feature.

1. Place the front side of an original facing down on the scanner glass where arrows indicate as shown. Then, close the scanner lid.

2. Press Double side ID Copies button on the control panel.

   Then, the Front LED on the control panel lights on.

3. Press Start button on the control panel. Your machine begins scanning the front side of an original.

   When scanning the front side of an original is finished the Back LED on the control panel lights on.

4. Turn the original over and place it on the scanner glass where arrows indicate as shown. Then, close the scanner lid.

5. Press Start button on the control panel to begin scanning the back side of an original.

6. The machine prints both sides of an original without reducing its size.

- If you do not press Start button, only the front side will be copied.

- If the original is larger than the printable area, some portions may not be printed.

- If you press Stop/Clear button, the copy job is canceled.

## Billings Copying

1. Select Printer Setting from the Smart Panel.

2. Select Billings Copy and change the value for Original Type and Darkness from the drop-down list.

3. Click Apply and Exit.

4. Place the billing paper or identification card face down on the scanner glass.

5. Enter the number of copies using the +/- buttons if necessary.

6. Press Billings and ID Copies button from the control panel.

If you want use the default settings,

1. Place the billing paper or identification card face down on the scanner glass.

2. Enter the number of copies using the +/- buttons if necessary.

3. Press Billings and ID Copies button from the control panel.