Scan Data Capture Productivity; Scan Data Capture Productivity Results; Mixed Media Size Scanning - Lexmark X646e MFP Manual

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Scan Data Capture Productivity

Judging scan productivity is another difficult
task. The impact of the user on the overall
process will be largely determined by the
amount of work required at the initial scan
operation. In other words, if the scan operator is expected
to enter copious amounts of metadata using the device
touch screen interface before hitting the scan start button,
then the overall productivity is going to be governed more
by the user-friendliness of the interface rather than the
scanner technology or transfer rate.
However, if the user is merely scanning a file to a
preconfigured location, then the scan productivity can be
measured looking at two aspects: the time the user must
wait until they can return to their desk with originals in
hand, and the time they must wait before the files can be
accessed.
BERTL looks at both of these factors across a selection of
scanning settings.
Scanning time is only one part of the time required to
support image creation. Getting it to your destination is
another. The chart below shows the scanning time but
also reflects something just as, if not more important: the
time it takes to actually use this image. This is a frequently
overlooked aspect of scanning. There are differing time
elements in the actual scan side of the operation but also
in the time to desktop.
BERTL's test included different resolution settings (200
dpi and 300 dpi) as well as different capture levels: text
only and text/photo.
Users will delight in the ease of use and quick turnaround
time for a MFP scan as they find more and more reasons
to scan their documents and support requirements ranging
from knowledge sharing to records management.
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Scan Data Capture Productivity Results

As the chart shows, the Lexmark X646e showed no
slowdown when moving from 200 dpi to 300 dpi resolution
and scanned at the same rate as data was transferred
which meant that there was no delay from the time the last
page being scanned to the file being available.
The scanner slowed by 62 percent when we switched to
color mode but again there was no further slowdown when
we switched from 200 dpi to 300 dpi.

Mixed Media Size Scanning

The Lexmark X646e includes a feature that allows users
to scan a mix of letter and legal documents as a single
batch. Unlike copy mode, there was no slowdown when
we switched to legal/letter mode which will be appreciated
by users of mixed media document files.
Lexmark X646e
5 June 2006
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