I am trying to scan legal 8.5 x 14 documents through feeder. How do I change the settings to scan a document longer than 11 inches?

Of course it can't . Since the maximum scan size is 8.5 x 11.7 inches it cannot scan a document that is 8.5 x 14 inches which is legal size. To do legal size you must either have a large-format scanner so the glass size is large enough, or have an all-in-one that has an auto-feeder. Those use a different scan bar from the feeder and can do legal documents.

You will need to use the automatic document feeder and there should be an option in the scanner software settings to tell it you are scanning a legal document.

Out of paper
Cause: There is not enough paper in the input tray.
Solution: If the HP All-in-One is out of paper or there are only a few sheets
remaining, load more paper in the input tray. If there is paper in the input tray, remove
the paper, tap the stack of paper against a flat surface, and reload the paper into the
input tray. To continue your print job, press OK on the control panel of the HP All-in-
One.
Cause: The rear door is off the HP All-in-One.
Solution: If you removed the rear door to clear a paper jam, replace it.
rear door.
Paper can also jam in the automatic document feeder. Several common actions can
cause paper to jam the automatic document feeder:
• Placing too much paper in the document feeder tray. For information on the maximum
number of sheets allowed in the automatic document feeder, see Technical
information.
• Using paper that is too thick or too thin for the HP All-in-One.
• Trying to add paper to the document feeder tray while the HP All-in-One is feeding
pages.
To clear a paper jam from the rear door
1. Press in the tab on the left side of the rear door to release the door. Remove the door
by pulling it away from the HP All-in-One.
CAUTION: Trying to clear a paper jam from the front of the HP All-in-One can
damage the print mechanism. Always access and clear paper jams through the
rear door.
Paper specifications
This section contains information about paper tray capacities, paper sizes, and print margin
specifications.
• Paper tray capacities
• Paper sizes
• Print margin specifications
Paper tray capacities
Type Paper weight Input tray1 Output tray2 Document
feeder tray
Plain paper 16 to 24 lb. (60 to
90 gsm)
up to 100
(20 lb. paper)
up to 50
(20 lb. paper)
up to 35
Legal paper 20 to 24 lb. (75 to
90 gsm)
up to 100
(20 lb. paper)
up to 50
(20 lb. paper)
up to 20
Cards up to 110 lb.
index (200 gsm)
40 10 N/A
Envelopes 20 to 24 lb. (75 to
90 gsm)
15 10 N/A
Transparency film N/A 25 25 or fewer N/A
Labels N/A 20 20 N/A
4 x 6 inch photo
paper
up to 145 lb. (236
gsm)
30 10 N/A
8.5 x 11 inch photo
paper
N/A 40 20 N/A
1 Maximum capacity.
2 Output tray capacity is affected by the type of paper and the amount of ink you are using.
HP recommends emptying the output tray frequently.
Paper sizes
Type Size
Paper Letter: 216 x 280 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
A4: 210 x 297 mm
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Type Size
Legal: 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches)
Envelopes U.S. #10: 105 x 241 mm (4.125 x 9.5 inches)
U.S. #9: 98 x 225 mm (3.9 x 8.9 inches)
A2: 111 x 146 mm (4.4 x 5.8 inches)
DL: 110 x 220 mm (4.3 x 8.7 inches)
C6: 114 x 162 mm (4.5 x 6.4 inches)
Transparency film Letter: 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
A4: 210 x 297 mm
Premium photo paper 102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
Letter: 216 x 280 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
A4: 210 x 297 mm
Cards A6: 105 x 148.5 mm
Index card: 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches)
Index card: 101 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
Labels Letter: 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
A4: 210 x 297 mm
Custom 102 x 152 mm up to 216 x 356 mm (4 x 6 inches up to 8.5 x 14
inches)
Print margin specifications
Top (leading edge) Bottom (trailing
edge)
Left and Right
margins
U.S. Letter
U.S. Legal
A4
Photo media
1.8 mm (0.07 inches) 2 mm (0.12 inches) 2 mm (0.12 inches)
U.S. Executive
B5
A5
Cards
1.8 mm (0.07 inches) 6 mm (0.24 inches) 2 mm (0.12 inches)
Envelopes 16.5 mm (0.65
inches)
16.5 mm (0.66
inches)
3.3 mm (0.13 inches)
Print specifications
• Resolution: 1200 x 1200 dpi black, 4800 optimized dpi color or 6 ink
• Method: drop-on-demand thermal inkjet
• Language: Lightweight Imaging Device Interface Language (LIDIL)
• Print speed varies according to the complexity of the document
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Copy specifications
• Digital image processing
• Up to 100 copies from original (varies by model)
• Digital zoom: from 25 to 400% (varies by model)
• Fit to page, pre-scan
• Copy speeds vary according to the complexity of the document
Mode Type Scan resolution
(dpi)1
Best Black up to 600 x 1200
Color up to 600 x 1200
Normal Black up to 300 x 300
Color up to 300 x 300
Fast Black up to 300 x 300
Color up to 300 x 300

Try clearing all paper from all carriages (Top,Rear, Front, etc. then reinserting proper amounts. Even the smallest piece of paper can cause a jam. Here is a user manual in case you don't have one you can get it here: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00844812.pdf

This is a PDF and it is searchable and easy to navigate (Red lettering will take you to that section), so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (if you don't already have it you can get free here:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Also, once you have done all you can turn the printer off for a moment then turn it back on.
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Hello Steve !
The only way scanning Legal documents on this HP LJ 3030 willbe using the ADF ( Automatic Document Feeder) since the size of the flatbed its only for letter.

So, after placing the document on the automatic document feeder theres a few setting you will need to change on the printer.

Number 1 : Go to Main Menu on the printer and look for System Setup, under system set up look for Paper setup,hit ok and now look for "Def. Paper Size" and set it to "Legal"

Number 2 : you should have a button on the printer control panel (Physical printer) that says " Reduce / Enlarge" , hit it and make sure the one selected is "original=100%"

Now just hit "Start Copy" and it print LEGAL ! it worked for me

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Move the document feeder front guide towards the rear of input tray, line up with 8 1/2" marking. This should inform the machine to register for 8 1/2 x 11 or 8 1/2 x 14 originals>fed lengthwise.

Take a photo with digital camera. I am doing this on newspaper articles from books at local Historical Society then cropping and other editing in my Serif Photo Plus 11 program.

good luck,

LindaC in OK

I have a Brother MFC-8840Dn (full legal-size flatbed as well as document feeder). I use Windows XP Pro and a USB connection. I'm not sure my fix works with other Brother models or different Windows operating systems, but it's a way to start troubleshooting at least.

I've always been able to print legal-sized pages from word processing or spreadsheet programs and receive legal-sized faxes. But I never could make legal-sized photocopies or PDF scans. The image was always cut off at Letter size. The fix is a Brother Utility set-up setting:

*** Go to Start / All Programs / Brother / MFL-Pro Suite MFC 8840Dn / Scanner Utility. (This link may also be called something like Scanner Settings.)
*** At the "Maximum Scanning Size", select "Legal" instead of "Letter/A4".
*** Click OK and restart your PC for the new setting to take effect.

It's like magic -- I can now scan a full legal-sized PDF, whether on the flatbed or through the ADF. I also tried a compressed TIFF scan and it came out fine.

**** Make sure your software and/or Brother Control Center scanning configurations are set to Legal if that's what you want for the particular image scan. The Brother Utility setting simply enables the option of choosing the larger legal-sized paper, which then allows the full legal-sized image scan, You always have to set your software to make that choice, just as you would to make and print smaller images on Letter, A4, envelopes, etc. (NOTE: I always start scans through software on my PC, like Adobe Acrobat or PaperPort, and the Utility Setting fix is working fine. However, I just tried pressing the SCAN button on the front panel of the MFC itself with a legal-sized document on the flatbed and through the document feeder. I still got Letter-sized image scans. So, there must be another setting somewhere for starting scans directly from the MFC that I'll locate later.)

I was about to buy a different brand of scanner because of the frustration with legal-sized images. It's like having a new scanner now :) I hope this Utility Setting info helps you troubleshoot your legal-sized image problem.

Hi,
Legal size is 11x17 inches and you cannot get a legal length document when selected for landscape.
Landscape means that it is 11 inches high and 17 inches wide.
You need to set it to letter and select 11x17 inches.

I also had problems scanning legal size documents with a Brother MFC-7440N. The documents would scan but would not come out complete. A large portion of the text would always be left out and only an image of the size of regular page size would come out. I knew it had to be something with the settings, so after experimenting with my MFC-7440N I came to the conclusion that I was not going to find the solution on the actual machine. I had a "Hunch" that I would find my solution by connecting the printer to my laptop computer and use the software that came with it. After a couple of minutes I was able to scan Legal Size documents in a breeze... I should of done this months ago. All scanned docs came out in full size.

So I took some screen shots to post them up here to let everyone know how to scan legal size documents since I noticed that people are having trouble just like I did. With this instructions you will also be able to scan any available size documents with a Brother MFC-7440N. I will also guide you step by step. After step 4 the remainder steps are OPTIONAL unless you need to change the color or picture file types. Okay, here we go!

Step 1.
Make sure your MFC-7440N is connected to your computer and the computer has the software installed that came with the printer.
Place the Legal Sized documents/papers that you want to scan on the Paper Feeder Scanner located on the most upper area of the machine.

Step 2. On your computer, go to START then to DEVICES and PRINTERS, or CONTROL PANEL then DEVICES and PRINTERS. Locate the icon of your MFC-7440N. If its not your DEFAULT printer make it the default one. Then RIGHT Click on the icon. A menu will pop open. Locate START SCAN and click it.

Step 3. A small window will open that will give you various options to scan a multitude of sizes and different settings. Locate where it says SOURCE. The default setting might be FLATBED meaning the flatbed scanner of your machine. Click the drop down menu and select FEEDER. By selecting the feeder option your computer will tell your machine to use the automatic paper scanner located on the most upper area of your machine.

Step 4. Locate PAPER SIZE. Click on the drop down menu and then select Legal 8.5 x 14 inches (216 x 356mm).
If your documents are already located in the feeder you can now go ahead and click SCAN and your documents will begin to scan.
Your scanned documents will be saved in a file folder in your computer and that file will pop open for your convenience once all documents are scanned.

If you need to change COLOR or Black and White setting plus Picture File Types such as Jpeg or Tiff just click on their respective drop down menu before clicking SCAN.Here are some pictures to help me illustrate it.

I hope you find this helpful.

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You must be using Auto contrast/brightness. Change to manual, try one or two scans changing the brightness tab moving left or right and choose desire output quality. Remember the settings for that set of documents. The brightness will vary depending upon data (foreground) and noise (background). For a different set of docs you may need to adjust the settings slightly.

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