A technician must scan a thick bound book. The book will not pass through the sheet feeder. Which scanner surface should be used?
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Short Explanation
The book is too thick for the feeder, so it has to lie on the glass. You use the flatbed. The feeder, a two-sided print path, and a stapler are not a place to set a book.
Full Explanation
A flatbed is the glass you place a page or a book on. A thick book that will not pass through the sheet feeder belongs there. The sheet feeder pulls loose sheets. It is not built for a bound book, which is why the book will not pass. The duplex unit prints on both sides of a sheet. It does not scan a book, and it does not use a fuser to flip one. The staple finisher staples finished pages. It is not a scanner surface. Exam caveat: keep the glass clean and close the cover so the scan is not flooded with light. The surface is still the flatbed. Operational check: place the book on the glass, scan one page, and confirm the image is the page you set down. Hold the book still so the scan does not blur, then check the image.