HP ScanJet 7650 Flatbed Scanner with Auto Document Feeder (L1940A#B1H) Review

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(More customer reviews)I agree that I did have some problems with paper jams in the ADF. But then I noticed that it seemed to mostly happen with smaller width paper (11" long, but less than 8.5" wide) and legal size documents when trying to duplex. Well, then I read the manual (duh!) and it clearly states that the scanner is not set up to duplex legal size documents or unusual sized paper. So I thought that was a problem.
But I am trying to scan all my documents into electronic form and so the scanner is only part of the solution -- electronic document management software is the other part. I got PaperPort Professional 10, set it up with the ISIS driver (the TWAIN driver is not so good) using the PaperPort scanner setup utility running all scanner tests -- and it started working perfectly! The key with legal and odd size documents is not to duplex! Scan one side with the ADF then turn the documents over, put them back in the feeder and let PaperPort do the collation. It works GREAT!
This is EXACTLY the solution I have been looking for since I started scanning in all my paper documents about 5 years and many failed hardware/software solutions ago.
I am using none of the software that came with the scanner, just downloaded the latest drivers directly from the HP website.
The only issue I have noticed (which could explain why some people think the ADF is "broken") is that when a jam occurs (which hasn't happened since I started doing things using my new procedure) is that the ADF gets into a wierd state where it thinks that there is no paper in it even though there paper there. The fix: unplug/plug in (not turn off) the scanner and let it reinitialize. There are rollers in the ADF which get stuck in the down position during a jam that don't ever seem to reset unless you power cycle it (and you can't really turn off the scanner with the power switch -- it just puts it into standby mode).

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Canon imageFORMULA DR-2020U - Document scanner - Duplex - Legal - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 20 ppm (mono) / up to 20 ppm (color) - ADF ( 50 sheets ) - up to 1000 scans per day - Hi-Speed USB Review

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(More customer reviews)i put "document" in quotes for this item, because i found it very odd that, upon complete set-up, there was no built-in feature on their software for OCR! we had an old scanner that had OCR built right into the main interface. this scanner, however, does not. it requires you to scan a tiff, then run it through the separate OCR software that comes with it. not a huge dealbreaker alone, but an additional step that costs time, especially when processing a mountain of documents. so, i'm not entirely sure why they market this scanner as a document scanner when really it's PDF-making machine.
this is our second 2020u, as the first one decided to stop working on day two. however, customer service was friendly, helpful, and fast. we got our replacement scanner, free of any charge, the next day. this one has been running fairly smoothly, however paper gets "jammed" constantly. i say "jammed" because it's not really stuck, it just seems like the scanner got tired of scanning halfway through the page and stops and claims there's a jam. i wouldn't point this out if it weren't happening every ten pages.
we haven't used business card scanning, fax or email functions with this one yet. but it is a slick little machine, and it handles PDF creation just fine!

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