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Copying Guide Copying Guide Please read this guide before operating this equipment. After you finish reading this guide, store it in a safe place for future reference.
Manuals for the Machine The manuals for this machine are divided as follows. Please refer to them for detailed information. The manuals supplied with optional equipment are included in the list below. Depending on the system configuration and product purchased, some manuals may not be needed. Guides with this symbol are printed manuals.
Includes the Combination of Functions Chart and index. • Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions. • However, as we are constantly improving our products, if you need an exact specification, please contact Canon.
Thank you for purchasing the Canon imageRUNNER 2010F. Please read this manual thoroughly before operating the machine in order to familiarize yourself with its capabilities, and to make the most of its many functions. After reading this manual, store it in a safe place for future reference.
Illustrations Used in This Manual Illustrations used in this manual are those displayed when the imageRUNNER 2010F has the optional Finisher-L1 attached to it.
Disclaimers The information in this document is subject to change without notice. CANON INC. MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEREOF, WARRANTIES AS TO MARKETABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF USE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT.
Overview of the imageRUNNER 2010F Most operations of this machine are done from the control panel, Copy Basic Features screen, Special Features screen, and Additional Functions menu. To use the copy function of this machine, press the appropriate keys on the control panel in accordance with the selections on the LCD display.
Make copies of original images reproduced with a sharper or softer contrast. (See “Sharpness,” on p. 4-11.) • Assign the most frequently used copy functions to Shortcut keys. (See “Using Shortcut Keys,” on p. 4-15.) Overview of the imageRUNNER 2010F...
Flow of Copy Operations This section describes the flow of basic copy operations. Understanding the flow of copy operations is useful to help you learn how to use the machine’s basic features, and how to find information in this manual. NOTE •...
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G If the message <INSERT A CONTROL CARD> appears: ❑ Insert a control card. NOTE For instructions on using the optional Card Reader-E1, see Chapter 3, “Optional Equipment,” in the Reference Guide. G If the message <ENTER DEPARTMENT ID AND PASSWORD> appears: ❑...
Place your original. You can place your original both vertically and horizontally in the feeder or on the platen glass. For instructions on placing your original, see “Placing Originals,” on p. 1-10. NOTE • LTR originals can be placed either vertically or horizontally. However, the scanning speed for horizontally placed originals is somewhat slower than for vertically placed originals.
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Set the desired copy modes on the Special Features screen. ❑ Press [Special Features]. Special Features ❑ Press the function keys under the modes that appear on the LCD display, and which correspond to the copy modes you want to set. NOTE •...
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NOTE If there is a current job, the machine scans the original, and waits to print it. Printing starts when the current job is complete. If you want to stop, interrupt, or copy another original during a copy job, follow the instruction below. G If you want to stop a copy job: ❑...
Placing Originals Place your originals on the platen glass or in the feeder, depending on the size and type of paper that you want to print, and the settings that you have specified. I Platen Glass Place the originals on the platen glass when scanning bound originals (such as books and magazines), originals on heavy or lightweight paper, and transparencies.
Orientation You can place an original either vertically or horizontally. Always align the top edge of your original with the back edge of the platen glass (by the arrow in the top left corner), or with the back edge of the feeder. Vertical Placement Vertical Placement NOTE...
Platen Glass You should use the platen glass when scanning bound originals (such as books and magazines), originals on heavy or lightweight paper, and transparencies into memory. Lift up the feeder. IMPORTANT This machine is equipped with an open/close sensor on the underside of the feeder (see circled area in the above illustration).
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If you are enlarging an STMT or LTR original to 11" x 17" or LGL paper, place the original horizontally on the platen glass, and align it with the STMT marks. Gently lower the feeder. CAUTION • Close the feeder gently, to avoid catching your hand, as this may result in personal injury.
Feeder (ADF-J1) Place a stack of originals in the feeder, and press [Start]. The machine automatically scans them into memory. You can place the following originals in the original supply tray: • Weight: 10 to 32 lb bond (37 to 128 g/m Place very thin originals 10 to 14 lb bond (37 to 51 g/m originals 28 to 32 lb bond (105 to 128 g/m Size: 11'' ✕...
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Adjust the slide guides to fit the size of your originals. IMPORTANT • Do not add or remove originals while they are being scanned. • Do not place objects in the original output area. Blocking the paper delivery slot may damage the originals. •...
Canceling a Copy Job You can cancel a copy job in several ways. Using the Stop Key Stop Press [Stop]. Scanning stops. G If only one copy job is being processed: ❑ Press [F3] (YES). If you do not want to cancel the copy job, press The job is canceled.
Reserved Copying You can select copy settings and scan originals even if the machine is currently printing. Your scanned documents are processed after the current job is complete. IMPORTANT The machine cannot scan originals while it is warming up, at power ON, or after clearing a paper jam.
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When scanning is complete, remove the original from the machine. Reserved Copying 1-19...
Interrupt Mode The Interrupt mode enables you to interrupt the reserved or current job that is printing long enough to make higher priority copies. This mode is useful if you need to make a rush copy during a long copy job. NOTE You can make interrupt copies when the machine is ready to scan.
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Start Press [Start]. The interrupt copy job starts. Once the original is scanned, remove it from the machine. When the interrupt copy job is complete, the interrupted printing operation resumes. IMPORTANT If you want to continue making interrupt copies, wait until the current interrupt copy job is complete (end of printing).
Copy Quantity You can make up to 99 copies for each copy job. Specifying the Required Number of Copies Press [COPY]. COPY COPY Enter the desired copy quantity (1 to 99) using the numeric keys. The copy quantity appears in the upper right corner of the Copy Basic Features OPER SYMBOLS screen.
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Enter the desired copy quantity (1 to 99) using the numeric keys. The copy quantity appears in the upper right corner of the Copy Basic Features OPER SYMBOLS screen. IMPORTANT You cannot change the copy quantity while copying. Copy Quantity...
Paper Selection This mode enables you to set the machine to automatically select the paper size, or to manually specify a paper size for a copy job. NOTE • If you are copying an original onto the same size paper at a copy ratio of 100%, the periphery of the original image may be cut slightly on the copy.
Copy Exposure and Image Quality Adjustments The exposure and image quality can be adjusted when the original is scanned. I Copy Exposure (Manual) This mode enables you to manually adjust the exposure to the most appropriate level for the original. I Image Quality (Manual) This mode enables you to adjust the image quality to the level best suited to the quality of text or photo originals.
Image Quality (Manual) This mode enables you to adjust the image quality to the level best suited to the quality of text or photo originals. IMPORTANT Combinations of these three modes (Text, Text/Photo, and Photo) cannot be set at once. If you select one of these modes, the previously set mode is canceled.
Changing the Copy (Zoom) Ratio This mode enables you to set the machine to adjust the copy ratio automatically, or to specify the copy ratio manually for a copy job. NOTE If you want to make copies at the copy ratio of 100%, press (DIRECT 100%).
Preset Zoom This mode enables you to reduce or enlarge standard size originals to another standard paper size. IMPORTANT Place your originals horizontally in the following cases: - If you are enlarging LTR NOTE Placing an original horizontally means setting the original with the longer side sideways. (See “Orientation,”...
Collating Copies The Finisher modes can be selected to collate the copies in various ways by copy sets. NOTE For details on how these Finisher modes correspond to the optional units, see Chapter 3, "Optional Equipment," in the Reference Guide. I Below is a list of finisher modes and paper sizes available for each optional unit.
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I If the Collate Mode Is Set: The copies are automatically collated into sets arranged in page order. The output is as follows: Set 1 Originals Three Copies of Each Page Collated in Page Order I If the Rotate Mode Is Set: If originals of the same size are copied, the pages are automatically collated into sets arranged in page order, and are output in alternating directions as follows: Originals...
I If the Offset Mode Is Set: The copies are automatically collated into sets arranged in page order, and shifted alternately to the front and back of the tray as follows: Originals Three Copies of Each Page Collated in Page Order and Shifted Alternately I If the Staple Mode Is Set: The copies are automatically collated into sets arranged in page order and stapled.
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G If you want to set the Rotate mode: ❑ Make sure you have set SORT ROTATE in Copy Settings (from the Additional Functions menu) to ‘01 ON’ before making copies. (See “Sort Rotate,” on p. 4-9.) ❑ Proceed to step 3. IMPORTANT •...
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Special Copying Features This chapter describes special copying features for document layout, image adjustment, image manipulation, and other document features. Two-Page Separation ........... . 3-2 Margin Mode.
Two-Page Separation The Two-Page Separation mode enables you to copy facing pages in a book or a magazine to fit onto separate sheets of paper. Original IMPORTANT • If the machine is operating in the Two-Page Separation mode, you cannot use the Hole Punch Erase, Image Combination, or Different Size Originals modes.
Margin Mode The Margin mode enables you to make copies with the entire original image shifted by a designated width to the left, right, top, or bottom in order to create a margin on the copies. Use this mode to make copies ready for placement in ring binders. Original IMPORTANT •...
Frame Erase The Frame Erase mode enables you to erase shadows and lines that appear when copying various types of originals. The following three Frame Erase modes are available. IMPORTANT • Combinations of the Original Frame Erase, Book Frame Erase, or Hole Punch Erase modes cannot be set.
I Book Frame Erase This mode erases the dark border, as well as center and contour lines that appear when copying facing pages in a bound original onto a single sheet of paper. Original I Hole Punch Erase This mode erases the shadows that appear in copies from binding holes on originals. Original Original Frame Erase This mode erases the dark borders and frame lines that appear around the copy...
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• If the machine is operating in the Original Frame Erase mode, you cannot use the Image Combination, or Different Size Originals mode. NOTE • You can set the Original Frame Erase width from 1 to 20 mm. • The default setting is ‘2 mm’. Press [COPY].
NOTE • You can set the Original Frame Erase mode only for the original sizes shown on the LCD display. • The machine automatically selects the copy paper size according to the original size you set. <AUTO PAPER> is displayed; however, you can also select the paper size manually.
Hole Punch Erase This mode erases the shadows that appear in copies from binding holes on originals. IMPORTANT • If the machine is operating in the Hole Punch Erase mode, you cannot use the Two-Page Separation, or Different Size Originals modes. •...
Image Combination This mode enables you to automatically reduce two or four originals to fit onto one side of a selected paper size. IMPORTANT • If the machine is operating in the Image Combination mode, you cannot use the Two-Page Separation, Original Frame Erase, Book Frame Erase, or Different Size Originals modes.
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I 4 on 1 This setting reduces four originals to fit onto one copy sheet, and allows you to select the layout order of each original. The following four layout types are available: Original (Vertical Placement) IMPORTANT The layout order can be specified for an original placed horizontally. Press [COPY].
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NOTE If AUTO SORT in Copy Settings (from the Additional Functions menu) is set to ‘01 ON’, the Collate and Offset Collate mode is automatically set if you place your originals in the feeder. (See “Auto Sort,” on p. 4-8.) Press [F4] (LAYOUT COPY).
Different Size Originals This mode enables you to copy different size originals together in one group, as long as they have one side with an equal length (i.e., LTR make sure that the sides of the originals with the same length be lined up when you place them in the feeder and the machine will automatically select the appropriate paper size and copy ratio for each original.
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NOTE If AUTO SORT in Copy Settings (from the Additional Functions menu) is set to ‘01 ON’, the Collate or the Offset Collate mode is automatically set if you place your originals in the feeder. (See “Auto Sort,” on p. 4-8.) Set the desired copy modes.
Customizing Settings This chapter describes the setting/storing specifications of the copy functions. Copy Settings Table ........... . . 4-2 Changing the Current Standard Settings .
Copy Settings Table The following items can be stored or set in the Copy Settings menu, from the Additional Functions menu. Item 01 STD IMAGE QUAL/ 02 STD ZOOM RATIO 03 STANDARD COPY 04 FRAME ERASE WIDTH 05 AUTO SORT 06 SORT ROTATE 07 SHORTCUT KEY SET 08 SHARPNESS...
Changing the Current Standard Settings The standard settings refer to a combination of copy modes that the machine automatically applies at power ON or when [Reset] is pressed. This section explains the procedure for changing copy modes stored as standard settings. NOTE •...
The selected mode is set, and the display returns to the COPY SETTINGS menu. Reset Press [Reset] to return to the Copy Basic Features screen. Frame Erase Width This setting enables you to set the standard frame erase width for the Frame Erase mode.
Sharpness This setting enables you to make copies of the original image with a sharper or a softer contrast. To reproduce copies with text or lines with a sharper contrast, select [F3] (SHARP) as the setting. To reproduce copies with photographs or other halftones with a softer contrast, select [F2] (DULL) as the setting.
Prescan When you press [Start] in a regular scanning operation, the machine goes through a warming-up process each time before it actually starts scanning the document. The Prescan mode function keeps the machine warmed up so it starts scanning as soon as you press [Start], thereby shortening the scanning time.
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The selected mode is set, and the display returns to the Additional Functions menu. Reset Press [Reset] to return to the Copy Basic Features screen. 4-14 Changing the Current Standard Settings...
Using Shortcut Keys The shortcut keys enable you to assign the most frequently used copy functions to the shortcut keys, and to call up these functions with a single key press when making copies. You can assign up to four copy modes to the shortcut keys. NOTE •...
Combination of Functions Chart This chart shows the setting combinations when you want to reconfigure the functions. Combination available Combination unavailable Function to Be Set Preset Zoom Zoom Designation Auto Zoom Automatic Exposure Control Photo Text Text/Photo Automatic Paper Selection Stack Bypass Stack Bypass (Free size paper) Collate...
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Combination available Combination unavailable Function to Be Set Two-Page Separation Image Combination (2 on 1) Image Combination (4 on 1) Original Frame Erase Book Frame Erase Hole Punch Erase Right Margin Left Margin Top Margin Bottom Margin Different Size Originals Combination of Functions Chart...
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Combination available Combination unavailable Function to Be Set Preset Zoom Zoom Designation Auto Zoom Automatic Exposure Control Photo Text Text/Photo Automatic Paper Selection Stack Bypass Stack Bypass (Free size paper) Collate Rotate Collating Offset Collating Staple Interrupt Copy Reserve Copy Combination of Functions Chart...
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Combination available Combination unavailable Function to Be Set Two-Page Separation Image Combination (2 on 1) Image Combination (4 on 1) Original Frame Erase Book Frame Erase Hole Punch Erase Right Margin Left Margin Top Margin Bottom Margin Different Size Originals Combination of Functions Chart...
Index Numerics 2 on 1, 3-17 4 on 1, 3-18 Additional Functions key, 1-3 Additional Functions menu, 1-3 Auto sort, 4-8 Auto zoom, 2-16 Book Frame Erase, 3-9, 3-11 Bottom margin, 3-5 Canceling a Copy Job, 1-16 Using the Stop Key, 1-16 Using the System Monitor Screen, 1-17 Card Reader-E1, 1-5 Changing the Copy (Zoom) Ratio, 2-13...
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Standard settings, 4-3 Staple mode, 2-18, 2-20 Start key, 1-7 Stop key, 1-8, 1-16 Text mode, 2-10 Text/Photo mode, 2-10 Top margin, 3-5 Two-Page Separation, 3-2 Using Shortcut Keys, 4-15 Assigning Functions, 4-15 Making Copies, 4-17 Vertical placement, 1-11 Zoom by percentage, 2-15 Zoom ratio, 4-5 Index...
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