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

From the Manufacturer
See professional results quickly with the HP ScanJet 7650 Document Flatbed Scanner. Get quick, unattended scans at up to 12 pages per minute (six ipm duplex) using an automatic document feeder that holds up to 50 pages. Warms up quickly—preview scans in about six seconds. Scan at 2,400 dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color, and transfer scans quickly using Hi-Speed USB—compatible with USB 2.0 specifications.

Features:

Get professional-quality text and images at 2400 dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color.
Scan 35 mm slides and negatives with the included transparent materials adapter.
Seamlessly integrate with your existing software and optimize scan speeds using the ISIS and TWAIN drivers.
Crop, restore, edit, and add images to documents with the included editing software.
Use the five easy one-touch buttons for scanning documents and photos, making copies, scanning to PDF files, and sending e-mail.
Organize and manage your files with the included software and drivers.
Get set up and transfer data fast with the Hi-Speed USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications).
Scan legal-size documents in simplex mode using the automatic document feeder.
Scan 3-D objects and bulky files with the help of the adjustable lid.
Conserve space: the landscape-orientation style makes this scanner compact enough to fit on a shelf.

Scan thick books and files with convenient adjustable lid, plus use included adapter to scan 35 mm slides and negatives. Scan documents into editable text, organize and share digital files, and edit images with included document management and photo-editing software. ISIS and TWAIN drivers included to optimize scanning speeds. Use one-touch function buttons to scan documents, copy, scan to PDF files, e-mail, and scan images. Save space with a landscape orientation. Scan legal-size documents in simplex mode using the automatic document feeder. The ScanJet 7650 is backed by a one-year warranty that includes award-winning HP Total Care support.

Product Description

Get fast, high-quality unattended scanning at up to 12 ppm with built-in 50-sheet, duplexing auto document feeder. See preview scans in about 6 seconds with fast warm-up. ISIS driver included for easy integration into document management solutions.

Customer Reviews:

Careful with HP7650 Scanner and USB.......2007-05-13

This scanner works great now. It only took two hours to figure out that the reason it would not work right is that I had a 20ft USB Cable. This scanner is very particular about cable and cable length so if you have trouble getting it running check to make sure your cable is no more than 16ft long (this is what they support). Also it does not seem to work well from the HP Director so we use the buttons on the front of the scanner. It has been working well otherwise and the ADF seems to hum along pretty well.

ADF failure.......2007-01-14

It's true that machines of the same model can perform differently, but I'm with the "thumbs-down" group. I bought this to PDF my paper files and found in the first 30 minutes that the document feeder was nearly 100% consistent in its inability to throughput multiple pages. It either jammed or fired through pages without scanning virtually every time. That's with the included software and, as above, Adobe Acrobat 7.0. I returned it.

Doesn't completely work with Acrobat.......2006-06-10

I got this to help me scan paper documents to save as pdfs to de-paper my office. Except for some difficulties clearing the rare paper jams, it seems to be fine mechanically.

I would be satisfied except I haven't been able to make it play nice with Acrobat v. 7 for Windows XP SP2. The HP-supplied software will produce pdfs, but of generally poor quality compared to what the scanner can do driven from Acrobat. The problem is trying to get a scan of both sides of the paper from the ADF. The recommended TWAIN driver (the "Document" TWAIN) that comes with it simply won't do this from Acrobat, but it works fine for single-sided scans. Using the other TWAIN driver will scan both sides, but it automatically crops out chunks of some pages apparently at random, so you have to correct the scanning area for each page - and it won't let you control the scanner parameters like you should be able to. The WIA driver won't do both sides at all, and has odd defaults on top of that.

So if you are scanning front sides only with Acrobat, you can make this scanner work from Acrobat, but otherwise, you are in for a hassle. Maybe there is some other driver that would work, but I haven't been able to find it yet.

Awesome scanner once you get the issues worked out.......2006-03-11

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).

wonderful addition to my office.......2006-03-03

I haven't had any of the problems the other reviewer mentioned. The document feeder has not jammed on me yet and is incredibly quick compared to my old machine. Once you customize the settings, it's one touch operation.

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