does it have a glass bed for scanning or is it ADF only?
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Any idea how many sheets the ADF can hold for scanning and faxing? Someone wrote that it only holds a single sheet, but I can't believe a MFP now only accommodates a single sheet at a time?
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Yes it has a glass bed, the top lifts up. I love this printer. It is so much better than my last 5 HP inkjets. Worth every penny.
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Yes, it scans in color, beautifully. I have only used the flat-on-the glass scanning.
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The only issue I've had with the ADF is if I try to do duplex scanning with wrinkled paper, but that's not a printer defect :)That said, I don't usually scan large documents so I may simply have not hit this issue.
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A4 is slightly narrower and longer than 8.5 x 11 paper. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(paper_size)). The scanner is drawn manually across the page. Longer is longer. Unit works very well. Good resolution if you're steady with it. I also Recommend the scanning stand: VuPoint Table Top Scanning Stand for Magic Wand Portable Scanner well worth the extra dollars. for the office, I'd recommend a flat bed scanner. For travel, this thing is perfect.
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I scan wireless with it and find it fast enough especially when creating pdf with 200 to 300 dpi (good results), and with the ADF it can manage double sided too. Yuo have to start the epson scanner software on the computer first, then operate from the computer, setting pdf or image format, resolution etc, document name and where to save.
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As the previous answers say, the ADF does copy both sides automatically (provided you have it set to do that.) For me, it handles most copier and bond paper well. The problems I have had are with coated (glossy) magazine paper. Paper that is too thin or too thick will not feed properly, so those have to be scanned manually on the flatbed. Even coated paper that is "just right" will sometimes misfeed and have to be redone. Thick material like some journal covers also have to be manually scanned on the flatbed.
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It will scan just about everything. You need select the advanced menu if your stuff is odd sized. I have scanned odd sized slides, the old style film strips, negatives of odd size as well. there are some trade offs- since it only comes with the 3 presized holders, it is a bit finicky, but it works.
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K Jansen is correct - the duplex scan process works through the automatic document feeder (ADF). Lots of action!
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It can scan using the auto feed.. I don't know if it can do double sided scanning using the auto feed
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No. It only scans documents, photos, etc, that are 8 1/2 inches X 11 inches or smaller.
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It does scan mounted slides beautifully. I just got this scanner yesterday and have been busy scanning years old family slides. All of mine are mounted in cardboard frames. A very slight learning curve to scan slides (or else I had my stupid hat on yesterday) but I'm happy with my results so far.
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hi this is only the top glass, digitizer and lcd are not included, glass only!
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The MP830 does not come with a scanner option for scanning negatives. With Canon you usually lose the adf if a negative scanner is included.
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Towards the end of this Youtube video you can see that this unit does in fact have a flatbed scanner. You can easilyscan to an email or another account to manage the files easier.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zNIyVzyDac
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It definitely scans cardboard mounted slides. I have no advice on glass mounted slides.
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Thanks Ronald. Do you know if any of the Scansnap units have a batch scanning facility?
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It does have a document feeder & is capable of scannig both sides of the page. I highly recommend it for a small office or home printer as long as you don't need color!