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Background Processing:  The [Background Processing

option allows you to smooth background color or remove it to 

make image clearer. The option is especially useful for 

documents with color forms such as invoices.  

Choices: None (default), Smooth, Removal  

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None - no background processing will be performed 

(default) 

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Smooth - produces images with a more uniform 

background color. This option improves image quality. 

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Removal - identifies the background color and then 

removes it.   

 

Sensitivity:  Choice: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.  Default: 0  

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The higher the value, the more background color will be 

kept.   

 

Mode: Auto, Moiré  

If [Smooth] is selected in the [Background Processing

option, then the choices for the [Mode] option includes Auto, 

and Moiré.  

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Auto - uses the factory preprogrammed mode to proceed 

background smoothing.  

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Moiré – Remove the moiré patterns that appear on the 

background of the image when scanning printed material. 

 

If [Removal] is selected in the [Background Processing

option, then the [Mode] option will be replaced with [Fill 

Color]. Choices: White, Auto.   

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White - identifies the background color and substitutes it 

with white. 

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Auto - identifies the background color and substitutes it 

with the color of the largest background zone.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for AD215L

Page 1: ...MOBILE SCANNER USER S MANUAL Regulatory Model Number FL 1507B FL 1513B www avision com...

Page 2: ...ystem or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Avisi...

Page 3: ...n a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try...

Page 4: ...C Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct CE marked AC adapter provide by Avision This produ...

Page 5: ...ere you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product As an ENERGY STAR Partne...

Page 6: ...er AC power adapter could cause fire electrical shock or injury Use only the AC power cord and USB cable that came with your device and avoid abrasions cuts fraying crimping and kinking Using any othe...

Page 7: ...ck or injury Do not insert objects into any opening as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out components Beware of electrical shock hazards Unplug the device and the AC power adapter and...

Page 8: ...on the unit It may cause unbalance and the device may fall down This may result in injury Store the AC Power cord USB cable bundled out of the reach of children to avoid the risk of injury Keep plast...

Page 9: ...User s Manual ix This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 10: ...fore you install and operate the new scanner please take a few minutes to read through this manual It provides proper instructions for you to unpack install operate and maintain the scanner 1 1 Packag...

Page 11: ...the machine Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty 2 Please unpack the packing carefully and check the contents against the checklist If any items are missing or damaged...

Page 12: ...scroll up and down to select your function button via the software application Button Manager V2 3 Cancel Press to cancel a scanning job during operation 4 Scan Press to start a scan via the software...

Page 13: ...when loading a long document 2 Document Guides These guides ensure documents are fed straight Raise the guides when loading a document and then align them to the edges of the document to be scanned 3...

Page 14: ...User s Manual 5 1 3 Rear View ITEM NAME DESCRIPTION 1 Kensington Security Slot Attach to a lock to secure the scanner 2 Rear Slot Used to insert a rear feeder 1 Introduction...

Page 15: ...6 1 4 Side View ITEM NAME DESCRIPTION 1 Power Jack Connect the AC adapter to the scanner 2 Micro USB port Used to plug the micro end of the USB cable to connect to PC...

Page 16: ...essive heat may cause damage to the unit Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place Be sure to use the proper AC power source Place the scanner securely on an even flat surface Tilted or une...

Page 17: ...8 2 2 Installing the Rear Feed Tray Attach the rear feed tray to the back slot of the scanner as indicated...

Page 18: ...ppropriate power outlet 2 4 Turning on the Power Press the Power Switch button on the front panel the Power LED will flash When it is finished and ready to scan the LED indicator will stop flashing an...

Page 19: ...scanner driver is completed this scanner allows you to scan via a TWAIN ISIS or a WIA interface Start your TWAIN compliant image editing software application to select a TWAIN or WIA user interface o...

Page 20: ...d Button Manager V2 you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in pdf file format If you already have Adobe Reader installed on your computer you may disregard this item Install AVScan...

Page 21: ...t at the rear side of your computer 2 The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a New Hardware Found message 3 By following the on screen instructions click the Next button to continue Wh...

Page 22: ...t s can range in size from 50 x 50 mm 2 x 2 in to 216 x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 in Document s can range in weight from 27 413 g m2 7 110 lb ID cards up to 1 25 mm 0 05 in thick Document s should be square or...

Page 23: ...ams please fan your documents and align the top edges before feeding them into the scanner 1 Hold both ends of the documents and fan them a few times 2 Rotate the documents by 90 degrees and fan them...

Page 24: ...User s Manual 15 3 1 3 Loading Paper to the Document Feeder 1 Unfold the document feeder and its extension 3 Completing Your First Scan...

Page 25: ...he stack of document Facing Down with the top of the pages pointing into the feeder 4 Verify that the paper guides are aligned with the edges of the stack IMPORTANT To load paper through the automatic...

Page 26: ...2 Load your singe page document to the front input tray with the top of the page pointing to the front input tray Load one sided document with the text facing down 3 Center your document with the pap...

Page 27: ...A Single Page Document into the Rear Feed Tray Load your single page document FACE DOWN TOP EDGE FIRST into the rear feed tray align it to the paper size mark and gently push document into the feed t...

Page 28: ...ments can be ejected to the opposite side of your feed tray or to the same side of your feed tray default You can switch between these paths by checking or not checking the eject paper opposite on the...

Page 29: ...es and weights be sure to follow these guidelines to avoid a skewed image or a paper jam 1 Align the documents TOP EDGE first in the sequence of paper size from large to small 2 If two pages are of th...

Page 30: ...of the documents by tapping the bottom of the stack against the table top 4 Center these pages in the document feeder and make sure that the edges of page of the largest size slightly touch the Paper...

Page 31: ...lowing procedure describes how to verify your scanner installation If the installation is not correct please review the preceding section to check if the cable connection and scanner driver have been...

Page 32: ...C Documents and Settings User Name My Documents My Scan Image NOTE If you do not wish to save the scanned image deselect the Save button since default is Save Enable In this case the thumbnail view w...

Page 33: ...Scanner Properties dialog box please see the subsequent chapter Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 8 Place your document face down on the document glass or face up in the auto document feeder 9 I...

Page 34: ...scanned image in Fit Page or Actual Size 100 button from the Viewing toolbars at the right side 12 Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool Display View Thumbna...

Page 35: ...ased on type of scanner 3 Brightness Adjust the brightness level from 100 to 100 4 Contrast Adjust the contrast level from 100 to 100 5 Resolution Determine the quality of the scanned image The indust...

Page 36: ...anner s settings It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter NOTE In this chapter all options are available based on a duplex double side scanner If you have...

Page 37: ...ialog Box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box BUTTONS DESCRIPTION Defaults Click the Defaults button the factory default settings will be shown on each tab Cancel Click the Cancel button...

Page 38: ...Cropping Automatic Deskew Yes Orientation Portrait OverScan 0 00 Note The availability of this option varies due to scanner model Unit Inch Multi Feed Detection None Preview None Options Rotation Deg...

Page 39: ...the options vary based on scanner model 2 Choose the tab you want to display The selected tab will be shown with a check mark and then displayed in the Scanner Properties dialog box 3 To access the s...

Page 40: ...User s Manual 31 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box...

Page 41: ...ept for the resolution you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side For example all settings in the Image tab Compression tab Color Dropout tab can be set individually for...

Page 42: ...u wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time Note the options vary based on type of scanner Example 1 Scan...

Page 43: ...age Selection Front Rear IMAGE TYPE DESCRIPTION Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray B...

Page 44: ...option is useful when you have a mixture of color and non color document Note If you choose Front Rear Auto Color Detection you can not specify the image mode of your rear page and vice versas Modes o...

Page 45: ...hem to be recognized as color image to save the file size you can increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right to let these images to be detected as B W The value ranges from 1 to 100...

Page 46: ...nts After checking this option any settings you have changed will automatically applied to both the front side and the rear side For example if you choose your ideal resolution to be 300 dpi this will...

Page 47: ...e the highest quality image This is used to scan mixed document containing faint text shaded background or color background with a single setting If Dynamic Threshold is selected Threshold Brightness...

Page 48: ...is not available Halftone In addition to the black and white display Halftone can present a somehow gray shade of image by using different size of dots Halftone image looks like the picture we have se...

Page 49: ...40 Error Diffusion Image Dynamic Threshold Dynamic Threshold AD...

Page 50: ...bdue backgrounds and subtle unneeded information A high threshold value produces a darker image and can be used to help pick up faint images Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the Threshold slid...

Page 51: ...if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image When using Photo no Threshold and Contrast can be adjusted Normal When using Normal Threshold Brightness and Contrast...

Page 52: ...User s Manual 43 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box...

Page 53: ...ghtness The range is from 100 to 100 Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image The higher the contrast the bigger the different grayscale Drag the slider to t...

Page 54: ...A higher resolution usually means over 600 dpi is only recommended when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode Choose a resolution value from the drop down list The default value is 200 dpi...

Page 55: ...colors in the image The default setting is Black on a White background Reverse mode is White on a Black background For color images each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the comma...

Page 56: ...l be set to flatbed Merge Two Sides into One Image If you have a sheet fed duplex scanner with front input tray you can scan an A3 size document with an innovative method Thus fold your A3 size docume...

Page 57: ...o One Image is selected its choice will be available including Merge Horizontally Merge Vertically Merge Vertically Back Side Flip If the reverse side of your document is upside down choose Merge Vert...

Page 58: ...e None Document Photo None Choose None to disable this option Document Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular b...

Page 59: ...3 4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4 3 5 Scanning B W images The following options are available for scann...

Page 60: ...add a new profile 1 Customize your settings For example change your resolution image type cropping method scan size or other scan settings 2 Click the Image tab and then choose Profiles to prompt the...

Page 61: ...loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box To delete a profile 1 From the Image tab dialog box click Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box 2 Choose the profile you want to de...

Page 62: ...t profiles include Flatbed Simplex B W 200 dpi Simplex Gray 200 dpi Simplex Color 200 dpi Duplex B W 200 dpi Duplex Gray 200 dpi Duplex Color 200 dpi If you have a simplex or a sheetfed scanner the du...

Page 63: ...ur image editing application If your image editing application does not support the type of compression format then either a warning message will appear or the image quality of the compressed file wil...

Page 64: ...User s Manual 55 The Compression tab dialog box 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box...

Page 65: ...not remove any color Auto Automatically outputs the image with the details of the primary color removed Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue Outputs the image with the details of the specified color r...

Page 66: ...b to show available tab names 2 Choose Preview to show the Preview tab 3 Click the Preview tab to show the Preview page 4 Load your document to the scanner and click the Preview button to get a previe...

Page 67: ...omes an Eyedropper 8 Click to select a color which you wish to remove 9 Click and hold your mouse button to view the result after removing the specified color If the result is satisfactory click OK to...

Page 68: ...User s Manual 59 The Color Dropout dialog box 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box...

Page 69: ...on the Color palette 1 Click the Color Dropout tab from the Scanner Properties dialog box 2 Choose Gray or B W from the Image Selection box and click Custom from the Color Dropout drop down menu The C...

Page 70: ...User s Manual 61 3 Move your cursor over the palette The cursor becomes a cross sign 4 Click to choose a color The RGB values are changed simultaneously 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box...

Page 71: ...62 4 6 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output i e Auto Crop or not Scan Area OverScan Multi Feed Detection The Paper tab dialog box...

Page 72: ...ed sized document Note The availability of this feature varies due to scanner model Fixed to Transport This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged Use for batches of same sized doc...

Page 73: ...W and a part of the document in color to save storage space This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes and so on The fol...

Page 74: ...when the automatic document feeder is used Adjustment reduces the possibility of corner clipping on skewed images To set Adjustment values use the UP Down buttons to select where you want to apply Ad...

Page 75: ...n a consistent area on the document such as resumes and so on The following procedure describes how to reproduce the entire document in B W and a portion of document picture in color 1 On the Paper ta...

Page 76: ...Image Selection box The selected image will appear in highlighted color For example Front Color 6 Place your cursor on the Preview window and click your left mouse button A cross sign will appear as...

Page 77: ...ge Selection box to scan the entire document 8 Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes See the result in below The entire document in B W The relative area in...

Page 78: ...gular way Also documents larger than A4 size such as A3 and B4 can be scanned by folding in half inserting into the Carrier Sheet and scanning in duplex mode You can also scan documents that can be da...

Page 79: ...r corner For non standard document Center your document in the Carrier Sheet 2 Load the Carrier Sheet with the gray section printed section facing downwards 3 Adjust the paper guides to the width of t...

Page 80: ...list box Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice Choices are listed below None US Letter 8 5 x 11 US Legal 8 5 x 14 ISO A4 21 x...

Page 81: ...te mode set the resolution to be 600 dpi or lower 4 Depending on your system environments application or your specified paper size there may be insufficient memory to perform scanning OverScan Oversca...

Page 82: ...nned at the same scan settings this feature is especially useful The default is 0 The value ranges from 0 to 30 seconds NOTE Within the specified timeout period if you load your document to the feeder...

Page 83: ...ound Black Background Note For a sheet fed scanner with an auto document feeder this option is currently available only in the Auto crop mode For a scanner with a flatbed platen this option is availab...

Page 84: ...you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder Multi Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents adhesives on documents or electro statically charged document Note The ava...

Page 85: ...ity of the function varies based on type of scanner There are two options available if Multi Feed is detected Stop Scanning after Multi Feed If this is selected the scanner will stop the feeder and pr...

Page 86: ...box will be displayed How to add the sound alarm 1 Click the Browse button on the right side of the speaker icon The Open dialog box appears 2 Choose your wave file 3 Click the Open button The wave fi...

Page 87: ...choose your scan area by the Scan Area drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window Then a red rectangle box will appear to indicat...

Page 88: ...User s Manual 79 4 9 The Enhancement Tab The Enhancement tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings The Option tab dialog box 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box...

Page 89: ...en Resolution is set lower than 150dpi The hole is near the edge of the document The holes are not aligned along the edge of the document Punch Hole Removal is available only when Auto Crop is enabled...

Page 90: ...n the Scan Source option is selected on the Image tab the Shadow Removal option will be enabled Click to remove the shadow on the book spine when scanning a book Before Shadow Removal After Shadow Rem...

Page 91: ...4 Default 0 The higher the value the more background color will be kept Mode Auto Moir If Smooth is selected in the Background Processing option then the choices for the Mode option includes Auto and...

Page 92: ...3 Background Processing None Background Processing Smooth Background Processing Removal Fill Color White NOTE Background color in small zone will not be processed or removed 4 Using the Scanner Proper...

Page 93: ...84 Edge Fill Check White or Black if you wish to add white or black edge on the border of your scanned image Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm Default value is 0 Original Edge Fill 5mm Black...

Page 94: ...s also known as image noise you wish to remove by specifying its number size and radius range The measuring unit is pixel The higher the number the more speckles will be removed Before Despeckle noise...

Page 95: ...rm Horizontal Vertical None the default mode which does not remove any line Form remove any form in the document Horizontal select Horizontal and then enter the length of horizontal line to remove onl...

Page 96: ...User s Manual 87 4 10 The Rotation Tab The Rotation tab allows you to set the following image rotating options 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box...

Page 97: ...0 Auto based on contents Automatically rotate images based on the contents of document When Auto based on contents is selected its modes will be enabled to let you select more options Mode Quick Full...

Page 98: ...an the inside pages from a book As a result if you choose Flatbed book from the Scan Source option auto rotate every even page will be selected as default Note This option varies based on type of scan...

Page 99: ...ocuments containing two pages per image when you want to save them as two images one page for one image Choice None Horizontal Vertical Default is None Horizontal Divide one image into the upper half...

Page 100: ...nt which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa Choice Book Fanfold If Book is selected the image of the reverse side will not be rotated The following ill...

Page 101: ...92 Image Control Option Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your image Original The Mirror Effect...

Page 102: ...Page Removal Barcode Detection Patch Code Detection Blank Page Removal Choices None Blank Page Removal Threshold Image Size None Do not remove the blank pages Threshold Move the slider to the left or...

Page 103: ...o detect barcode and notify the software application for advanced processing Please note the whole document will be checked and no specific detection area needs to be designated Barcode Types The foll...

Page 104: ...tNet Royal Mail RM4SCC UCC 128 UPC A UPC E Barcode Zone Specify the barcode zone to be detected Select All to checks the whole document and detects barcodes Or you may speed up the process by specifyi...

Page 105: ...decrease the recognition accuracy due to accumulated dirt on the sheets If the sheet is not recognized correctly or gets smudged replace it with a new sheet Patch code Detection Check Enable to detect...

Page 106: ...y when printed in a size smaller than the original Do not use toner saving mode The sheet is not recognized correctly when the print is too light Do not use thin paper in order to avoid bleed through...

Page 107: ...he energy saver after your last action The range is from 1 to 240 minutes The default value is 15 minutes Enable Power Off Check the Enable Power Off box and move the slider to set the amount of time...

Page 108: ...eded to be scanned You can also specify your memory size by the page number For your information an A4 color document scanning at 300 dpi consumes approximates 24MB Image Count When the selected cache...

Page 109: ...s the number varies based on type of scanner Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count Save Settings after Closing Check to save your scanner properties settings after leaving the dialog box...

Page 110: ...of your document if external imprinter is selected Choice External Imprinter Digital Imprinter If you have installed an external imprinter choose external imprinter If you do not have an imprinter ch...

Page 111: ...is increased sequentially by the scanner Date Time Choose if you wish to include the date and time in your print string Format YYYYMMDDHHSS For example 20090402170645 check0001 indicates year month d...

Page 112: ...cal Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW If you check the digital imprinter to stamp text on your scanned image the illustrati...

Page 113: ...value indicates the height from the bottom of your paper to the last letter of your string This option is available only if an external imprinter is installed Print Position for digital imprinter Choo...

Page 114: ...ounter any error message while using the scanner click the Report button A report txt file Windows XP C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data PRODUCTNAME Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows...

Page 115: ...ith document feeding In this case it is highly recommended to replace the ADF roller with a new one Note the replacement of the ADF roller has to be performed only by authorized service center Therefo...

Page 116: ...unction on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below Mode Select one of scan modes including B W gray color options Dither 5 halftone levels available can be disabled Dots per inch Selec...

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Page 118: ...an easy way to scan your document and then link the scanned image to your designated software application All this can be done by a simple touch of the button on the scanner Yet before you scan it is...

Page 119: ...are properly installed Button Manager V2 is started and the Button icon will be displayed on the system tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen 2 Left click the Button Manager V2 icon...

Page 120: ...wish to change the setting use this window to reset the setting for the file format destination application or other scan settings 4 Click the OK button to leave the window Folder and file name for th...

Page 121: ...ion For example if you wish to scan with Button Scan to App which opens Microsoft Paint and displays the scanned image in the window of Microsoft Paint the LCD screen should show Scan to App 3 Press t...

Page 122: ...aks or scanned documents become dirty the scanning glass separation pad and roller inside the scanner are likely to be dirty Clean them periodically Use only the recommended or supplied tool to clean...

Page 123: ...eaning cloth NOTE Adding some isopropyl alcohol 95 on the cleaning cloth is more efficient when cleaning the rollers Do not use any solvents or corrosive liquid i e alcohol kerosene etc to clean any p...

Page 124: ...iorates replace the feed roller and separation pad NOTE It is recommended to replace the feed roller or separation pad when the total number of pages of documents fed in the scanner exceeds one of the...

Page 125: ...User s Manual 116 3 Open the roller cover...

Page 126: ...Slide the feed rollers to the left 5 Remove the feed rollers 6 Attach the new feed rollers Insert the left end of the shaft to the notch and slide the feed roller to the right A snap in sound could be...

Page 127: ...User s Manual 118 7 Completely close the roller cover so that it clicks into place 8 Close the feeder cover...

Page 128: ...eplace the Separation Pad To replace the Separation Pad 1 Open the feed tray 2 Open the feeder cover 3 Press two arms of the separation pad inwardly with two fingers and lift it up to remove the separ...

Page 129: ...User s Manual 120 4 Hold two arms of the separation pad with two fingers and attach the new separation pad to the scanner 5 Close the feeder cover...

Page 130: ...aper jam In the event of a paper jam follow the procedures below to remove the paper 1 Press the ADF Release button to open the feeder cover 2 Carefully pull the paper out of the feed tray 3 Close the...

Page 131: ...displayed Refer to the following table to clear the error conditions ERROR DRAWING MEANING CAUSE HOW TO RESTORE Paper jam 1 Original has become stuck in the feeder 2 Original exceeds max length 300 dp...

Page 132: ...t stick together because of static electricity 3 Reduce the number of pages that you load into the scanner at one time Q Paper becomes skewed in the scanner A 1 Align the document guides to fit the do...

Page 133: ...en from application software Q When I choose optical resolution to be 600 dpi the auto crop and deskew functions will be disabled A Since to perform auto crop and deskew consumes great deal of system...

Page 134: ...rface card The name and version of your scanning software application The version of your scanner driver Please call us at Headquarter Avision Inc No 20 Creation Road I Science Based Industrial Park H...

Page 135: ...www avision com cn Europe Area Avision Europe GmbH Bischofstr 101 D 47809 Krefeld Germany TEL 49 2151 56981 40 FAX 49 2151 56981 42 E MAIL info avision europe com Web Site http www avision de Espa o B...

Page 136: ...ite Gray Color ADF Capacity Up to 20 pages 75 g m2 20 lb Max Document Size 216 x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 in Min Document Size 50 x 50 mm 2 x 2 in Paper Weight 27 413 g m2 7 110 lb Rear Feeder 50 105 g m2 ID C...

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