The ScanSnap iX500 provides PC and Mac users an effective way to greatly reduce paper clutter, storage space, and security risks associated with unmanaged paperwork at home or the office. For even greater accessibility and usefulness, users can now scan wirelessly to a PC or Mac as well as iOS or Android mobile devices.
Easily Transform Paper with the Touch of a Button
Achieving organization with the ScanSnap iX500 starts with the touch of a single button and ends with a host of productivity features that keep you ahead of the stack.
Wi-Fi or USB Connectivity to a Computer
Break free from USB and place ScanSnap just about anywhere in the room with Wi-Fi connectivity to a PC or Mac.
ScanSnap Cloud
ScanSnap Cloud quickly delivers scans from your ScanSnap iX500 scanner to your favorite cloud service, without the need for a computer or mobile device. Simply press the Scan button. ScanSnap cloud automatically separates your data into documents, receipts, business cards and photos and delivers them directly to your favorite cloud service.
Fast Double-Sided Scanning
Typically, higher quality means lower performance, but the iX500 maintains a double sided scanning speed of up to 25 pages per minute even at 300 dpi in Color!
Built-in "GI" Microprocessor
A dual-core CPU-mounted "GI" processor performs the intelligent image enhancement responsible for great looking images with dramatically faster results and more sophisticated connectivity.
- Image processing: Automatic corrections and image output.
- Supports Wi-Fi: WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) wireless LAN (IEE802.11b/g/n)
- Supports USB 3.0
Advanced Paper Feeding System
Inheriting the superior paper feeding technology of our professional-grade scanners, iX500 achieves exceptional feeding reliability using "Separation Roller" technology to minimize jams and multi-feeds.
Advanced Paper Detection
ScanSnap iX500 is equipped with an ultrasonic sensor that can be turned on to help operators avoid losing images. What's more, an interactive interface allows users to easily bypass intentional double-feed such as a taped-receipt on an expense report.
Accelerated Searchable PDF Creation
Making PDF files searchable at the point of scanning is a great way to keep them instantly accessible and now you can create a searchable PDF at nearly the same speed as a standard PDF.
CardMinder Business Card Software
ScanSnap iX500 can quickly scan business cards, extract the content information and place it into editable fields that can be exported to Address Book, Excel, Salesforce, and other contact managers.
ScanSnap Organizer
View, Manage and edit PDF and JPEG files scanned with ScanSnap on a Windows or Mac platform. Organizer allows users to convert scanned PDF files into searchable content, embed custom keywords, attach to email or SharePoint and remain productive with paperwork long after it is scanned.
ScanSnap Receipt
ScanSnap Receipt allows users to easily scan and extract information from receipts, and export the data into CSV for easy tax filing. ScanSnap Receipt also supports multiple languages and currencies.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac
Quickly convert PDF documents into searchable PDF's with a simple drag and drop functionality of FineReader Express.
ScanSnap Sync
Quickly and easily synchronize your scanned documents between ScanSnap Organizer on your computer and the ScanSnap Connect App on your mobile device using Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. ScanSnap Sync automatically synchronizes scanned documents between your computer and mobile device, giving you more flexibility to manage your scanned data.
ScanSnap Folder
Scan 'outside-the-box' into virtually any application or cloud service from PC.
Product Features:
- One button searchable PDF creation
- Advanced paper feeding system
- Blazing 25ppm color scanning
- 50-sheets Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Built-in GI microprocessor
- USB 3.0 (or lower)
- Scan wirelessly to a PC or Mac
- Scan wirelessly to iOS or Android mobile devices
- Able to edit scanned images in various ways with Nuance Power PDF Standard (for Windows) / Nuance PDF Converter for Mac (for Mac)
- Faster searchable PDF creation
- More Quick Menu Productivity
Product Specifications:
Scanner Type
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), Duplex Scanning
Scanning Modes
- Color, Grayscale, Monochrome, Automatic (color / grayscale / monochrome detection)
Image Sensor
- Color CIS (Contact Image Sensor) x 2 (front / back)
Light Source
- 3 Color LED (Red / Green / Blue)
Optical Resolution
- 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi)
Scanning Speed (A4 portrait)
- Auto Mode: Simplex or Duplex, 25 pages per minute (ppm)
- Normal Mode: Color and Grayscale 150 dpi, Monochrome 300 dpi, Simplex/Duplex, 25 ppm
- Better Mode: Color and Grayscale 200 dpi, Monochrome 400 dpi, Simplex/Duplex, 25 ppm
- Best Mode: Color and Grayscale 300 dpi, Monochrome 600 dpi, Simplex/Duplex, 25 ppm
- Excellent Mode: Color and Grayscale 600 dpi, Monochrome 1200 dpi, Simplex/Duplex, 7 ppm
Document Size
- Normal Mode without Carrier Sheet: A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Business Card, Post Card; Letter, Legal and Custom Size, Max: 216 mm X 360 mm (8.5 in. X 14.17 in.), Min: 50.8 mm X 50.8 mm (2 in. X 2 in.), Automatically recognizes document size.
- Normal Mode with Carrier Sheet: Use of a Carrier Sheet permits the scanning of A3, B4, 279.4 mm X 431.8 mm (11 in. x 17 in.) and photographs as well as the document sizes listed above.
- Long Paper Scanning: 863mm (34 in.)
Multi-feed Detection
- Supported (Standard) ultrasonic multi-feed detection sensor
Paper Weight (thickness)
- 40 g/m2 to 209 g/m2 (11 lb. to 56 lb.)
Paper Chute Capacity
- Maximum 50 sheets (A4, 80g/m2 or 21 lb.)
Interface
- USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 / 1.1 Compatible)
Wi-Fi Interface
- Observed Standards: IEEE802.11b / IEEE802.11g / IEEE802.11n
- Communication Mode: Infrastructure Mode
- Frequency: 2.412 GHz to 2.462 GHz / 2.412 GHz to 2.472 GHz
- Communication Distance: Indoors, 50 m (Recommended: indoors, within 25 m)
- Security: WPA-PSK (TKIP / AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP / AES), WEP (64-bit / 128-bit)
- Easy Installation: WPS2.0 supported (button / PIN code)
Power Requirement
- AC Adapter AC 100 V to 240 V, 50 / 60 Hz
Power Consumption / USB Connected
- Operating Mode: 20 W or less
- Sleep Mode: 1.6 W or less
- Auto Standby (Off) Mode: less than 0.4 watt
Power Consumption / Wi-Fi Connected
- Operating Mode: 20 W or less
- Sleep Mode: 2.5 W or less
- Auto Standby (Off) Mode: less than 0.4 watt
Operation Environment
- Temperature: 5 degree C to 35 degree C (41 degree F to 95 degree F)
- Relative Humidity: 20 to 80 percent (non-condensing)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 292 mm x 159 mm x 168 mm (11.5 in. x 6.2 in. x 6.6 in.)
Device Weight
Driver
- Specific driver Windows: Does not support Twain/ISIS, Mac OS: Does not support Twain
Environmental Compliance
- ENERGY STAR V2.0 Compliant / ROHS(11) / EPEAT Silver Compliant
