Does the top lift to allow putting images directly on a glass screen to scan? Or is it only through the document feeder? Thanks!
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Yes, the top does lift up to a glass surface to copy items. Photo's , Documents. I am so very happy with mine, it does anything you need. Printing,copy,and Fax. I love my MX452 (canon Pixma)I forgot to mention scanning. It does it all. Beautifully.
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It does NOT scan in duplex from the flatbed glass. I doubt any scanner does. That would require a 2nd scanner in the folding lid. However, it works great for thick items. There IS hinge flexibility for books, etc. It looks like the hinges flex about 1". And you can always leave it open, like a copier.
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I own a MFC-240C. I'm not sure what you are referring to as the 'top tray'. On the top of the printer is an automatic document feeder for faxing, scanning and copying. Under that is a section that can be raised to scan, copy or fax pages from books or other non-flat items. There is one paper tray that pulls out from the front.
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I have not had any problems with the document feeder taking the whole stack at once. It sounds like your machine may have a defect. The only thing I could suggest is to just lay your stack of documents into the feeder gently until you feel slight resistance and it stops you do not need to push it in to get it to start feeding.
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Short answer is yes. Gray Macy had the long answer. While the glass is only large enough for 8.5x11, if you use the document feeder on top it will scan and copy legal size documents.
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Yes, it is!! I'm not sure you could open the top/lid on the scanner all the way without it hitting the next shelf above it. You would have to measure your scanner lid.
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If you can get the scanner flat on the surface of each picture you should be ok. If the picture is wedged close to the spine of the book you won't be able to get the scanner to see all of it.
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Chuk, the feeder on top is only for the copier, the software for scanning only handles on page at a time, you adjust then add the next page <edit> which can be in the feeder <end edit>. You can print non-standard paper, I used thicker than 50lbs paper(cardstock) when printing on parchment for for a project my son put together. Envelopes twist very easy so you can only load ~10 into the tray and have them print correctly. Very solid performance and a word of advice if you choose to pick up this model. after the toner is reports it is out, you still have many pages of toner left in that cartridge, Keep using it until a color fades, then change. I've done >200 on Black and around 100 on the colors. Chuk, the feeder on top is only for the copier, the software for scanning only handles on page at a time, you adjust then add the next page <edit> which can be in the feeder <end edit>. You can print non-standard paper, I used thicker than 50lbs paper(cardstock) when printing on parchment for for a project my son put together. Envelopes twist very easy so you can only load ~10 into the tray and have them print correctly. Very solid performance and a word of advice if you choose to pick up this model. after the toner is reports it is out, you still have many pages of... » Read More Chuk, the feeder on top is only for the copier, the software for scanning only handles on page at a time, you adjust then add the next page <edit> which can be in the feeder <end edit>. You can print non-standard paper, I used thicker than 50lbs paper(cardstock) when printing on parchment for for a project my son put together. Envelopes twist very easy so you can only load ~10 into the tray and have them print correctly. Very solid performance and a word of advice if you choose to pick up this model. after the toner is reports it is out, you still have many pages of toner left in that cartridge, Keep using it until a color fades, then change. I've done >200 on Black and around 100 on the colors. « Show Less
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Is this the same as a document reader, where you can put a piece of paper or a page of a book under the camera and it shows on the overhead screen or board?
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Of course... That's the purpose of the document feeder. Additionally, it can scan both sides of the paper automatically. If you're comparing features on printers, make sure they can also do this. This feature is called 'duplexer'. FYI- I'm just as happy with this printer since I purchased it. I couldn't be happier.
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You have to open the lid to load each photo. The photo has to be placed in the proper position on the glass, according to the size of the photo being copied, and close the lid. It only takes a split second to scan the picture. I believe it actually takes a digital picture instead of a light scanning the picture.
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If you are talking about the Document Feeder, yes! You can load the documents you want to scan on the document feeder and then press scan on the unit, to scan to your PC (that is connected wirelessly). I have only used this feature by pressing the scan from the printer itself, have not tried to load the feeder then start the scanner from PC, but I imagine it should be possible as well. HTH!
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The auto feed on the top only works for the scanner and copier. Envelopes and non standard paper have to go in the paper feeder. Hopefully that helps.
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Yes, yes it does. You just put the document stack in the feeder on top and it will pull them one at a time to be scanned. The alignment of the documents can be a little troublesome at times, but nothing unworkable.
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The scanner/copier has a flatbed, so you can simply lay ID card etc on the glass -- no problem. However, for sheetfed things like multiple pag documents, you can use the feeder. I am VERY satisfied withis multifunction scanner/copier/printer and use it daily in my financial planning business.
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I have not tried to do this, but I suspect that a) the photos may stick together and not feed well, especially if they are glossy, and b) the scan path is not very friendly to paper as heavy as photo stock.I would check HP's scanner specs to see what they say about maximum paper weight.But my best guess is no.
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the top on is only the photo being inserted. I wouldn't buy this product again - there is no way to extract a photo if it falls off the tray which can happen if the photos aren't perfectly sized. the quality of the scans was pretty good but I was hoping for something faster than a flatbed and this definitely is not by the time you insert the photo, run it through etc.