Separating document trays imaging system

A document imaging system for the imaging at a selected first or second imaging station of document sheets to be reproduced, including a pivotably mounted liftable automatic document handler with an integrally lifted input tray for said documents sheets to be loaded into and automatically fed from said input tray to said first imaging station, and a normally underlying output stacking tray into which said document sheets are ejected by said automatic document handler after imaging at said first imaging station for controlled stacking and retrieval, said second imaging station comprising a large imaging platen for manual placement thereon of document sheets to be scanned, and a large manual platen cover providing a document hold down lower surface normally overlying said large imaging platen, which platen cover is pivotably mounted to be liftable for said manual placement of document sheets on said large imaging platen;

• wherein said output stacking tray of said automatic document handler is integrally formed in said upper surfaces of said liftable large manual platen cover and is not mounted to said automatic document handler, and said output stacking tray is normally extending to closely adjacent to said automatic document handler;
• and wherein said automatic document handler is liftable independently of said output stacking tray in said platen cover to provide clear access to said output stacking tray, but wherein said automatic document handler is also liftable together with said manual platen cover.