Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M User Manual

Using the ScanSnap in Various Ways (for Mac OS Users)
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7. Press the [Scan] button on the ScanSnap to start a scan.
D Text recognition is performed on the scanned image and a searchable PDF file is
created.
z It may take extra time to process text recognition depending on your computer system
environment when you enable this setting in step 3.
z Scanned images of the following types of documents (characters) may not be
recognized correctly.
In that case, better results in text recognition may be achieved by changing the setting
for [Color mode] or specifying a higher resolution in [Image quality].
- Documents including handwritten characters.
- Documents with small characters scanned at a low resolution
- Skewed documents
- Documents written in languages other than the specified language
- Documents including texts written in italic characters
- Documents containing characters with superscripts/subscripts and complicated
mathematical expressions
- Documents with characters on an unevenly colored background
e.g. Shaded characters
- Documents with many decorated characters
e.g. Decorated characters (embossed/outlined)
- Documents with characters on a patterned background
e.g. Characters overlapping illustrations and diagrams
- Documents with many characters contacting underlines or borders
z It may take extra time to perform text recognition on the following documents:
- Documents with complex layouts
- Documents with information other than text
e.g. Text on a shaded background
z Vertical text can be searched with Adobe Acrobat, but not with Spotlight or Preview.

Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M Specifications

General

Film scanning	No
Color scanning	Yes
Input color depth	- bit
Maximum scan size	216 x 360 mm
Scanner type	Sheet-fed scanner
Sensor type	CCD
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets
Bundled software	Cardiris 3.6, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, ABBYY FineReader
Scan media weight	52 - 127 g/m²
Dimensions (WxDxH)	292 x 159 x 158 mm
Power requirements	AC 100V to 240V, 50 / 60 Hz
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)	11.5 x 6.3 x 6.2 \
Minimum storage drive space	2440 MB
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Power consumption (standby)	4.5 W
Power consumption (typical)	35 W
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Certification	RoHS

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	3000 g