224. Document FeedingThis section describes the various different document feeding modes that are available, and the basic steps to use each mode forscanning.CAUTION• Avoid wearing loose fitting clothing, dangling jewelry, long ties, or even long hair that could become entangled with moving parts, especiallythe rollers that feed the paper. If such objects become entangled, immediately disconnect the power plug from the power outlet to stop thescanner.• Check the stack and remove all clips, staples, pins, or any other type of metal or plastic fastener. They may damage the document, cause apaper jam, or scanner malfunction.• Do not open the feeder cover during scanning. This could damage the document, cause document jams, or damage the scanner.Scan ProcedureThe Feeding Option setting (see p. 33) in the scanner settingsscreen allows you to select from among the three feedingmodes described below. The procedure you should usedepends on the currently selected feeding mode.Standard Feeding (See p. 22)With this mode, you start and stop scanning from anapplication on your computer. After placing the documentonto the scanner, instruct the scanner from your computerto start scanning.Panel Feeding (See p. 23)Panel feeding comes in handy when using the feeder forcontinuous scanning, for scanning page-by-page from abook, etc. After placing the document page onto thescanner, press Start to start scanning.When scanning is complete, place the next document pageonto the scanner, and then press Start again.Automatic Feeding (See p. 24)Use this mode for scanning a stack of document pages withthe feeder. The scanner will start scanning automaticallywhen it detects a document in the document feeder tray.Scanning stops when the document feeder tray is empty.Loading the next document into the document feeder trayrestarts scanning.Hint• To scan using the flatbed, set the scanning side to [Flatbed] or[Auto] in the scanner settings screen.• If the scanning side is set to [Auto] in the scanner settingsscreen, documents placed in the feeder will be scanned. Ifthere are no documents in the feeder, the flatbed will bescanned.■ Standard FeedingTo use the standard feeding mode, instruct the scanner tostart from the application.1. Select [Standard Feeding] in [Feeding Option] on thescanner settings screen.2. Place the document onto the scanner.