transparent surface 12 a lens 18 focuses light reflected from the surface of the media onto an optical sensor 20 which may comprise an array of charge coupled devices ccd or charge image sensors cis the sensor 20 senses the image formed from the light reflected off the surface of the printed media in order to generate electrical signals representing the image on the surface of the printed media these signal in turn being fed to a storage device 26 which stores digital data representative of the scanned image after the sheet is scanned it is grasped and moved to the output device 6 by suitable means such as opposed rollers 22 24 the data entry keypad 30 seen in enlarged elevation view in fig2 and in plan view in fig3 is comprised of an array of light transmitting key areas 32 which may be used for alphanumeric data entry for turning the equipment on and off or for other control functions the key areas may be arranged in any suitable configuration such as a rectangular pattern as shown in fig3 and any desired number of key areas 32 may be provided the panel 30 is preferably fabricated of plastic or lightweight metal with apertures at the key areas 32 a translucent or transparent cover layer 34 of plastic or glass may be bonded to the panel 30 to cover the key areas.