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    Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    Help me, please. Using the ADF, the printed page is only printed on one-half vertically. The second half comes on on page 2! Using the platen, everything prints ok. What's up with this?

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    The word "vertical" doesn't have a clear definition in the copier world. How about terms like:

    feed direction versus crossfeed direction
    main scan direction versus sub-scan direction
    LTR versus LTR-R

    If you choose to attach a photo or scan, please mark the feed direction of the paper, and the scan direction of the original.

    We'll need clearer information. You might also include what model your working on. My psychic powers seem to be slipping. =^..^=
    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    Thank you for replying to my post. I will try to be more specific.
    I am trying to copy an 8X11½ original. When fed from the ADF, the copy comes out with ½ of the original (left side) corrected printed on ½ of the copy paper. A second sheet is fed and produces the missing side (right side) correctly on that sheet.
    If I position the original on the glass platen, the copy is perfectly copied on the paper.

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    The model of the machine you have would be very useful information so that we could help you properly.

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    Thank you, Iowatech, for responding.
    This printing problem was not model specific...it was a question asked of me during a job interview two days ago. What would cause such a feed/print issue: document printing correctly to paper when manually placed on the platen, but not when using ADF. The auto feed result was that one-half (vertically--top to bottom) printed in the correct location, another sheet would feed and the print would be correctly placed on the other side (vertically) of the second sheet.

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    Paper length sensors on the ADF?

    It's not important really, is it?

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    Quote Originally Posted by blackcat4866 View Post
    The word "vertical" doesn't have a clear definition in the copier world. How about terms like:

    feed direction versus crossfeed direction
    main scan direction versus sub-scan direction
    LTR versus LTR-R

    If you choose to attach a photo or scan, please mark the feed direction of the paper, and the scan direction of the original.

    We'll need clearer information. You might also include what model your working on. My psychic powers seem to be slipping. =^..^=
    The terms "left" and "right" do not have clear meanings in the copier world, since you can rotate the paper any way you desire. Please choose from the above terms ... and include the model number. Damn! I sound repetitive.
    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    Quote Originally Posted by blackcat4866 View Post
    The terms "left" and "right" do not have clear meanings in the copier world, since you can rotate the paper any way you desire. Please choose from the above terms ... and include the model number. Damn! I sound repetitive.
    It must be short-edge fed, the ADF won't do letter-sized originals long-edge fed. Or will it? I'm in the UK and we don't have any truck with your new-fangled sizes!

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    Quote Originally Posted by Llama God View Post
    It must be short-edge fed, the ADF won't do letter-sized originals long-edge fed. Or will it? I'm in the UK and we don't have any truck with your new-fangled sizes!
    The A3 sized machines I see will scan originals 297mm main scan by 432mm sub-scan. And usually will print the same.
    The A4 sized machines I see will scan originals 216mm main scan by 356mm sub-scan. And usually will print the same.

    There are exceptions, like the Konica Minolta 36/42 that will scan 216mm main scan by 356 sub-scan, but can print 297mm crossfeed by 356mm feed.

    Our poster cannot seem to use specific terms or tell us which way his paper is fed. Neither can he tell us what the model number is.
    I don't understand what's so difficult. =^..^=
    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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    Re: Printing one-half page vertically with ADF.

    Quote Originally Posted by lfh003 View Post
    This printing problem was not model specific...it was a question asked of me during a job interview two days ago. What would cause such a
    OK, I can't take it anymore...
    Let me get this straight: Your first post in this forum is a poorly explained, hypothetical problem, from a 3rd party, that may or may not even be possible? - And in my opinion isn't! You've got to be joking!
    In a nutshell, you're saying that a single-sided original is placed in the ADF (I'm assuming SEF), press start, and the machine mysteriously decides to spit out 2 perfect individual copies -one of each side of the page?
    It makes no damn sense!
    My guess is that you didn't understand and/or translate the question properly to us, and that makes it REALLY difficult to help!

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