The Epson document carrier is designed to work with MFD plotters where scanning and copying are required of fragile or transparent documents | If your original document is torn or of a sensitive nature then the film carrier helps to protect it whilst scanning | It's also useful for reducing background noise from transparent documents such as tracing paper, draughting film or old velo's | Ideal for use in all Epson MFD as well as other scanner brands which use rollers to feed the document through | It also protects sensitive media, such as mylar film, newspapers, and curled hard photo media, against damage during scans | It assists with the scanning of irregular sized or shaped images and thin dedicate documents