General Specifications System Requirements
Product name ScanSnap S1500 Windows® 2000 Professional Windows® XP Windows VistaTM
Scanner type ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), Duplex scanning ScanSnap
Supported*6 Supported*7 Supported
Colour, grayscale, monochrome, Manager V5.0*2
Scanning modes
automatic (colour / grayscale / monochrome detention)
ScanSnap
Image sensor Colour CCD (Charge-coupled device) x 2 (front x 1, back x 1) Organizer V4.0 *3 Supported*6 Supported*7 Supported
Light source White cold cathode discharge lamp Compatible
operating CardMinderTM V4.0 Supported*6 Supported*7 Supported
Auto mode*2 Simplex, duplex, 20 ppm
systems*1
Colour / grayscale 150 dpi, monochrome 300 dpi, Adobe® Acrobat®
Normal mode Not Supported Supported*7 Supported
simplex, duplex 20 ppm 9 Standard*4
Colour / grayscale 200 dpi, monochrome 400 dpi, ABBYY FineReader
Scanning speed*1 Better mode Supported*6 Supported*7 Supported
simplex, duplex 20 ppm for ScanSnapTM 4.0
(A4 portrait)
Colour / grayscale 300 dpi, monochrome 600 dpi, Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 1.8 GHz or higher
Best mode CPU*3
simplex, duplex 20 ppm (Recommended: Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor 2.2 GHz or higher)
Colour / grayscale 600 dpi, monochrome 1,200 dpi, Hardware Memory capacity*5 512 MB or higher (recommended: 1 GB or more)
Excellent mode
simplex, duplex 5 ppm Requirements Disk capacity 2,920 MB free hard disc space for installation
A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Business card, Postcard, Letter, Legal DVD-ROM drive Required for installation
Normal mode without
and Custom sizes (Max: 216 x 360 mm, Min: 50.8 x 50.8 mm) /Automatically recognises document size USB port*5 USB 2.0 / USB 1.1
Carrier Sheet
*1 This product supports Microsoft® Windows®
*2 It is asked that Mac computer users use Mac ScanSnap Manager V3.0, which is bundled with this scanner.
Scanning range Normal mode with Use of a carrier sheet permits the scanning of A3, B4, double Please see the ScanSnap S1500M brochure or the ScanSnap web site for details. (Web site information can
Carrier Sheet letter and photographs as well as the document sizes that be found at the bottom of this brochure).
are listed above *3 The Windows® Desktop Search function supports Windows® VistaTM and Windows® XP. Search functionality for
Windows® 2000 Professional is only supported by Adobe® Acrobat® 7.0 and Adobe® Acrobat® 8.0.
Long paper *4 Required Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.
scanning*3 863 mm *5 Scanning speeds may drop if recommended CPU, memory capacity and USB requirements are not met.
*6 For use with Service Pack 4 or higher.
Paper weight (Thickness) 52 g/m2 to 127 g/m2 *7 For use with Service Pack 2 or higher. Compatible with Windows® XP Professional / Home Edition.
Paper chute capacity*4 Maximum 50 sheets (A4, 80 g/m2)
Rack2-Filer V5.0 System Requirements
Interface USB2.0 (USB1.1 compatible)
Compatible operating systems*1 Windows® 2000 Professional Windows® XP Windows VistaTM
Power requirement AC 100V to 240V, 50/60Hz
During operation: 35W or less Intel® Pentium® III Processor
Power consumption CPU In4 Proecessor®
During standby: 4.5W or less 600 MHz or higher
1.8 GHz or higher
Temperature: 5°C to 35°C
Operation environment 512 MB or higher
Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (Non-condensing) 256 MB or higher
Memory capacity (recommended:
Dimensions (W x D x H)*5 292 x 159 x 158 mm (recommended: 512 MB or more)
1 GB or more)
Device Weight 3.0 kg
Display 800 x 600 pixels or more
Environmental compliance*6 ENERGY STAR® compliant / RoHS
Multi-feed detection Supported (Standard) ultrasonic multi-feed detection sensor System drive: 10 MB or more disc space
*1 Scanning speeds may vary due to the system environment used. Disk capacity Installation drive: 310 MB or more disc space*
*2 Documents measuring 148 mm in length or less are scanned in ‘Best mode’, while other documents are scanned in ‘Better mode’. Additional space is required for the data created by Rack2-Filer
*3 ScanSnap S1500 is capable of scanning documents that exceed A4 size in length. It supports the scanning of longer documents in *1 This product only supports Microsoft® Windows®
all modes, except for ‘Excellent mode’.
*4 Maximum capacity varies, depending upon paper weight.
*5 Excluding the stacker and other external attachments. Included Items
*6 PFU Limited, a Fujitsu company, has determined that this product meets RoHS requirements (2005/95/EC).
1 USB cable (2.0m) 1 Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Standard DVD-ROM
Software 1 AC adapter 1 Getting started
Driver*1 ScanSnap specifi c driver (Does not support TWAIN / ISISTM) 1 AC cable 1 Safety Precautions
1 ScanSnap Carrier Sheet 1 Set-up DVD-ROM
ScanSnap Organizer V4.0
Applications CardMinderTM V4.0 Consumables
Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Standard Description Model Number Remarks
ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnapTM 4.0
Lifetime: Every 50,000 sheets or one year
*1 “One touch” image fi le (JPEG, PDF and searchable PDF) generation. These functions are operable with ScanScap Manager V5.0 Pad Assembly PA03586-0002
(For ScanSnap S1500 and S1500M only)
(ScanSnap specifi c driver).
Lifetime: Every 100,000 sheets or one year
Options Pick Roller PA03586-0001
(For ScanSnap S1500 and S1500M only)
Description Model Number Remarks
100ml bottle
Cleaner F1 PA03950-0352
5 Carrier Sheets Used to clean Pad Assembly and Pick Rollers
ScanSnap
PA03360-0013 Intended for ScanSnap S1500, S1500M, S510, S510M,
Carrier Sheets*1 1 pack (24 sheets)
S500, S500M and ScanSnap fi -5110EOX series scanners Cleaning wipe PA03950-0419
Used to clean Pad Assembly and Pick Rollers
Intended for ScanSnap S1500, S1500M, S510, S510M, * These recommended lifetimes are for 64 g/m2 A4 sized documents. Therefore, appropriate replacement lifetimes may vary for other
ScanSnap Bag PA03951-0651 S500, S500M and ScanSnap fi -5110EOX series scanners document types.
and included items
*1 Although ScanSnap Carrier Sheets have a listed lifespan of 500 scans, the lifespan may vary with usage. ScanSnap Carrier Sheets are
intended to scan paper documents with weights of 127 g/m2 or less. They also support the scanning of folded documents that are as
large as 216 x 297 mm.
This scanner is designed to digitise materials that can be reproduced lawfully, in accordance with applicable copyright regulations and other laws.
ScanSnap users are responsible for how they use this scanner. It is imperative that ScanSnap users comply with all applicable local rules and laws,
including, without limitation, copyright laws when using this scanner. Powered by FineReader.
ABBYY FineReader 8.x Engine ® ABBYY Software House 2006.
• Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, PowerPoint and SharePoint are either registered trademarks • ScanSnap, ScanSnap logo and CardMinder are the trademarks of PFU LIMITED. OCR by ABBYY Software House
or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • ABBYYTM FineReaderTM 8.x Engine © ABBYY Software House 2006. OCR by ABBYY Software ABBYY, FineReader are trademarks of ABBYY Software House.
• Word and Excel are the products of Microsoft Corporation in the United States. House. All rights reserved. ABBYY, FineReader are trademarks of ABBYY Software House.
• Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat and Adobe Reader are either registered trademarks or • Other products and company names appearing in this brochure are the registered trademarks
trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. of the respective companies. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, PFU Limited, a Fujitsu company,
• ISISTM is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation in the United States, has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR®
• Intel, Pentium and Intel Core are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR® is a
the United States and other countries. registered trademark in the United States.
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