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Epson scanner automatic document feeder ( B12B813391 )I had problems in the beginning. Some I charge to Epson, but I charge the others to me.At the present, I have worked out most problems and it is very useful and I scanned over 1,000 4x6 photos over the week end. I dothink I would bye the scanner and ADF as one unit next time. But overall, I love the job it is doing for me as I have over 5,000 4x6 photos to goI would add that Amazon has been very helpful with my problems, directing me to the proper help.Wendell
While no manufacturer advertises photo scanning as a feature, this ADF will handle the thicker stock of printed photographs. The EPSON scan util will auto batch a stack of 30 prints. You can't effectively scan at more than 400 dpi because the scan will pause because it can't offload the data quickly enough and you'll get a thin line where the feeder starts and stops. 20seconds per scan approx at 3x5.
Installation was a snap. It will retain your settings from scan to scan. I purchased this ADF to go on my Epson Perfection 4490 Photo scanner. What does that mean. If you are a consumer and need an ADF that will automatically feed paper documents (and presumably scan each one) without spending a fortune, it will work for you. Photos load and feed rather effortlessly. You must do this for each photo.
Every image requires a prescan and scan.I did not try to batch scan a stack of documents. I was looking for a low cost add-on that would allow me to automate scanning of many printed photos. But will not batch the whole pile. However, the Epson Scan software (comes with the scanner, not the feeder) does not allow you to run a batch on "full auto". You must prescan the image, marquee out the desired part of the image, adjust your settings and initiate the scan. I presume that it will do that. It is an Automatic Document (only) Feeder.
Given the cost of most ADFs I do have to confess that I wasn't expecting much. I have yet to experience an error, jam, or large misalignment. It turns out that this is quite a solid functioning machine. The feeding is fantastic. The noise level is far below what I would expect; it's not quiet by any means but I do not find the noise distracting if I am working in the same room. The one thing that I don't like is that the general alignment of the scan head and the feeder are off horizontally just a hair so there is a tiny black stripe on one side of the scan.
I can't believe I went as long as I did without a document feeder on my scanner. However, the document feeder has the regularly recurring habit of feeding sheets at a slight but increasing angle until, eventually, it jams. When I bought this new scanner I almost balked at the cost of the document feeder.The scanner is simply outstanding, and had I been reviewing it alone I'd have to give it five stars. If I were reviewing the document feeder strictly based on time and labor savings, five stars again. Yes, you can work around it, but it's a colossal pain when it happens.If you want perfectly aligned, trouble-free scans, spend even more money and get a scanner with built-in document feeder. If you can life with the occasional crooked page and occasional jam, this combination is tough to beat.One star off for the light-weight feeder workmanship; otherwise, I love this scanner and document feeder.
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