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The main thing that I intend to use it for is document scanning-I don't really need to digitize photos or anything like that. However, they were not compatible with Windows Vista, which is what I have on my home computer. The scanner takes several seconds (10-15 in my experience so far) to warm up after it hasn't been used for a while, but I'm not so impatient that I'm going to gripe about that. I like the software interface (OneTouch) that allows me to put a document in the feeder, click on one button, and immediately have a PDF document (or whatever other format I want) stored on my desktop. I really like the automatic document feeder. We've been trying to create as little paper up front as possible, and making everything else that we can later on into PDF files.
The paperwork that we produce initially in the field is what we've been using this scanner for, and it works beautifully. I can take a pile of paperwork and reduce it to electronic files in a matter of minutes, and then go on with making the rest of the file electronic. I purchased this scanner for home use after using an identical one at the office for several months. I'm grateful that I was able to use several different scanners at work, and thereby determine that this was the one I wanted to buy. The unit I purchased included the software drivers on CD. However, the manufacturer's website has Vista-compatible drivers available for download, and I had the scanner up and running literally minutes after unpacking it from the box. It beats having to purchase each one and decide you don't like it.
I think that the jamming problem probably comes from overloading the ADF in most cases. I work in a field that tends to create LOTS of paper-it's a government job, and I think that's "nuff said." I've been working toward making my team's paper output significantly less. It's plenty fast for me, and if I really need to, I can do something else while I'm waiting-the scan starts as soon as the scanner's ready, without me baby-sitting it. I read in some reviews that it had a tendency to jam, but in my experience, the jams are few and far between, and easy to fix when they happen. I've also had issues with sheets that were stapled together, but if you completely separate them and rub the staple piercings down before feeding them into the scanner, the problem is usually alleviated. All in all, I think this is a great scanner, especially for the price I paid.
I am running Win XP (paid extra not to get VISTA when I bought new machines) and find this scanner, combined with PaperPort 11, works beautifully. I bought my first Xerox DocuMate 510 in mid-2008. It works so well that when I wanted to replace an aging scanner for another office machine, I simply bought it again. I do not use the "single touch" software that comes with it, having long since learned to use PaperPort for all scanning, so I cannot comment on its functionality. The machine itself does everything it saws, without error.
It can also scan in color and as a flatbed scanner. This scanner is great for scanning in books. I love the 50-sheet ADF feature. I scanned in a lot of books and threw them away. Have them all on my computer in electronic format, anytime, anywhere I need them.
I am not a computer pro either.it took, maybe, 15 min to set up.opened up my "paper port", hit scan button, start, exit button and their was my file in my paper port screen. Absolutely, the easiest, no hassle way of being able to email copies of originals. I don't know how I lived before I received my Xerox Documate 510. I saved it to my c: drive(right click on mouse) and attached to my email.done, that fast. EVERY office needs A FEW OF of these. You won't be sorry. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. My girlfriend just ordered 2 more for her business.:) THE BEST.
This is a fine product to use if you have several documents to scan it takes the toil out of having to be repetitious only drawback is it does not work with VISTA OS
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