Copying Instructions - MG3120
| Article ID: ART111250 | | | Date published: 05/11/2015 | | | Date last updated: 08/17/2015 |
Description
Solution
Making Copies
You can make enlarged or reduced copies of the original to fit the page size, and borderless copies of a printed photo, besides standard copies.
Load the original on the platen glass to copy.
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load paper.
3. Load the original (2) on the platen glass.
4. Press the Paper button repeatedly to select the page size and media type according to the paper loaded in step 2.
The Paper lamp indicates the selected page size and media type.
- You can select the following page sizes and media types.
A4 or 8.5" x 11" Plain Paper
A4 or 8.5" x 11" Photo Paper
10 x 15 cm or 4" x 6" Photo Paper
- You can switch the size of paper loaded in the front tray between A4 and 8.5" x 11" (Letter) regardless of the size indicated on the operation panel.
-> Refer to [ Switching the Page Size between A4 and Letter ] within this webpage.
- When the Fit-to-Page copy function is enabled, you can copy the original in the size automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the selected page size. In this case, the original is copied with borders on the plain paper and without borders on the photo paper. Cancel the Fit-to-Page copy function to copy the original in the same size.
-> Refer to [ Reducing or Enlarging a Copy According to the Paper Size ] within this webpage.
5. Specify the number of copies (max. 20 copies).
- To make 1 to 9 copies or 20 copies
Display the desired number of copies on the LED. Each time you press the + button, the number on the LED increases by one.
When the LED displays as follows, the number of copies is set to "20". Press the + button again to return to "1".
- To make 10 to 19 copies
(1) Press the + button repeatedly until the LED displays as follows.
(2) Load only the desired number of sheets to copy.
Pressing the Stop/Reset button returns the number of copies to 1.
6. Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying.
The machine starts copying.
While copying is in progress, the number on the LED flashes and decreases by one to indicate the remaining number of copies to be made.
Remove the original on the platen glass after copying is complete.
- To make 10 to 19 copies
The paper-out error will occur when all of the loaded paper runs out. Press the Stop/Reset button to release the error.
Do not open the document cover or remove the original from the platen glass until scanning is completed.
- To cancel copying, press the Stop/Reset button.
- To set the print quality to "Fast" (speed priority)
You can set the print quality to "Fast" (speed priority) only when A4 or Letter-sized plain paper is selected for the page size and media type.
(1) Press and hold down the Color or Black button for 2 or more seconds in step 6.
The LED flashes once.
(2) Release the button.
The machine starts copying.
When the print quality is set to "Fast", print speed is given priority over quality. To give priority to quality, press the Color or Black button for less than 2 seconds to copy in the print quality "Standard".
Reducing or Enlarging a Copy According to the Paper Size
The Fit-to-Page copy function enables you to copy the original automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the selected page size.
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load the plain paper.
3. Load the original on the platen glass.
4. Press the Fit to Page button.
The Fit to Page lamp lights up.
- To cancel Fit to Page copying, press the Fit to Page button again. When pressing the Fit to Page button, the Fit to Page lamp is off and the Fit to Page copying is canceled.
- You can use the Fit to Page button only when you are using the copy function.
5. Press the Paper button repeatedly to select the page size and media type according to the paper loaded in step 2.
The Paper lamp indicates the selected page size and media type.
- When the plain paper is selected for the media type, the original is copied with borders. When the photo paper is selected for the media type, the original is copied without borders and fills the entire page.
- When the original is copied without borders, slight cropping may occur at the edges since the copied image is enlarged to fill the whole page.
- You can switch the size of paper loaded in the front tray between A4 and 8.5" x 11" (Letter) regardless of the size indicated on the operation panel.
-> Refer to [ Switching the Page Size between A4 and Letter ] within this webpage.
6. Specify the number of copies (max. 20 copies).
- To make 1 to 9 copies or 20 copies
Display the desired number of copies on the LED. Each time you press the + button, the number on the LED increases by one.
When the LED displays as follows, the number of copies is set to "20". Press the + button again to return to "1".
- To make 10 to 19 copies
(1) Press the + button repeatedly until the LED displays as follows.
(2) Load only the desired number of sheets to copy.
Pressing the Stop/Reset button returns the number of copies to 1.
7. Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying.
The machine starts Fit to Page copying.
Remove the original on the platen glass after copying is complete.
- To make 10 to 19 copies
The paper-out error will occur when all of the loaded paper runs out. Press the Stop/Reset button to release the error.
Do not open the document cover or remove the original from the platen glass until scanning is completed.
- To cancel copying, press the Stop/Reset button.
- To set the print quality to "Fast" (speed priority)
You can set the print quality to "Fast" (speed priority) only when A4 or Letter-sized plain paper is selected for the page size and media type.
(1) Press and hold down the Color or Black button for 2 or more seconds in step 7.
The LED flashes once.
(2) Release the button.
The machine starts copying.
When the print quality is set to "Fast", print speed is given priority over quality. To give priority to quality, press the Color or Black button for less than 2 seconds to copy in the print quality "Standard".
Switching the Page Size between A4 and Letter
You can switch the size of paper loaded on the front tray between A4 and Letter.
This setting is useful if you usually load Letter-sized paper in the front tray regardless of the page size indication "A4" on the operation panel, or vice versa.
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Press the Maintenance button repeatedly until the LED displays as follows.
3. Press the Black button to select A4, or the Color button to select Letter.
- When you switch the page size to A4 or Letter, load paper of the selected size regardless of the size indicated on the operation panel.
When the page size is set to A4, load A4 plain paper or photo paper.
When the page size is set to Letter, load Letter-sized plain paper or photo paper.
- This setting is retained even if the machine is turned off.