HP Scanjet N6350
Want to increase your office or work team productivity? The HP Scanjet N6350 Networked Document Flatbed Scanner is the versatile device that allows you to share advanced document capture features and information archiving tools over the network. You can automatically scan multi-page documents, single or double-sided, and share networked folders or via email.
HP Scanjet N6350 is intended to be shared among a small workgroup. This flatbed scanner can capture all manner of paper documents directly to a network folder or e-mail. Even better, you can set up a different scan profile (up to 20) for each of your employees, so they don't need to mess with arcane settings to get their jobs done.
The profile presets can include scan destination, file format (including PDF) and other parameters. For example, invoices can go directly to an accounts payable folder. To access the profiles, you simply enter a user’s name at the Scanjet's control panel and the preset settings appear automatically and can be accepted as is, or changed as needed to suit an individual job.
As with other flatbed scanners, the Scanjet N6350 takes up a fair amount of space: It has a footprint that measures 20 inches by 14 inches, so you won't want to share a desk with it. The charcoal-and-cream chassis won't win any design awards, but it should blend into the background in most offices.
The Scanjet N6350 has most of the features you would expect in a workgroup scanner. The flatbed design makes scanning books, photos or single-page documents as easy as making a photocopy. The top-mounted automatic document feeder (ADF) accepts up to 50 sheets for scanning longer documents or for batch processing. The Scanjet N6350 has a rated speed of 15 images per minute and can handle up to legal-size documents. The engine's top optical resolution of 2,400 dpi makes for sharp, detailed images. Large Scan and Copy buttons on the control panel mean even novices can figure out how to use the device, and the four-line LCD readout and 10-digit keypad make navigating the intuitive menu structure a snap. You can even set up PIN security codes, so only authorized employees have access to the device.
As is typical with HP devices, the software selection is first-rate and includes everything most offices would need. You get Presto Page Manager for scanning and organizing photos and documents, as well as Presto! Biz Card Reader for scanning business cards into a searchable electronic Rolodex. HP also delivers the excellent Nuance PaperPort desktop document-management application and IRIS Readiris Pro OCR (optical character recognition) software for turning scanned documents into editable files.
Easy Set-up and Maintenance
Setting up the Scanjet N6350 is straightforward, thanks to the included quick-start guide and thorough printed manual. There is a fair amount of shipping tape that needs to be removed (which is common among printers and scanners), and you need to connect the cable between the lid and the base, but the process is not hard.
The software's set-up wizard lets you select whether to install all of the included applications or just the basic scan driver and OCR capabilities. The latter is a welcome option for companies that already have back-end software in place and simply need an on-ramp for documents. Executing the full software installation takes less than 10 minutes.
HP rates the unit as able to handle up to 500 pages per day, which is far more than a typical multifunction printer in this price range can handle. The only part that needs to be replaced on a regular basis is the ADF roller, which is good for 100,000 pages.
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