📊 Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600 Desktop Scanner (Review & Setup) What You Need to Know 

Thank you for letting me know Berte. I appreciate the feedback. That is an excellent description. I use my iX1600 all the time and love it.

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That is a totally unique comment that I can't remember getting before so thank you so so much! 😊

You are very welcome. Let me know how it goes. I use mine almost every day. 😊👍

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Hi radusoviani. You are most welcome. I'm glad that you decided to buy an iX1600. I use mine all the time and it has been working perfectly since day one. I hope that yours will work well for you for a long time. 🙂

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Thanks very much for your feedback. I look forward to providing more reviews in the future. =)

You're welcome Arthur. I hope that you enjoy it. It's a great product. Mine is working just as well as ever. 😊👍

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@@SeanDillman Hi Sean are promo codes still availablwe for the Scan Snap Xi 1600?

Hi@@dhcolin1535. Thanks for commenting. It is for people in Canada. Please see the link in the comment section. If you are outside of Canada, I will be adding my Amazon referral program link soon but it would simply be for the regular, market rate. No discount unfortunately.

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You are most welcome Cynthia. I'm glad that you think so. I hope it helped. 😊👍

Thank you for your comment. My experience is also that the desktop software works well. It does everything I need it to do and I've never had an issue with it. Some people want it to offer advanced functions (like interfacing through TWAIN or other drivers or auto-totaling receipts and auto-sorting documents within a single scan job) but I think that for the market that it is designed for (home, school, and small business) it does a great job. =)

Thank you reefturkey. I appreciate that very much. Do you have an iX1600? Are you thinking of getting one? I'll be reviewing the Fujitsu iX1300 and Fujitsu fi-8170 soon. The iX1300 is a bit less expensive (~$300) and the fi-8170 is a bit more expensive (~$1,000). I'm really looking forward to reviewing them on their own and then comparing them to each other.

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Hi Shailesh. You are most welcome. Please let me know if you need any more information. =)

You are most welcome Bruno. If you are going to buy it from Amazon, I would be grateful if you used my Amazon link (included in the video description area). I hope that you are having a Happy New Year's Eve!

You are most welcome. Thank you for commenting Kais. Happy Holidays.

You are most welcome Cindy. I don't believe that you can add page numbering through the ScanSnap iX1600 or ScanSnap Home software. I would recommend using Adobe Acrobat to do that. It is amazing software that I use every day. 😊

Hi Madina. Thanks very much. You're welcome. If you want to see my unboxing video, I show everything that comes in the box: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4EC-JsVqrLA.html. As far as I know, plastic carrier sheets were not included. Here is a listing to a 5 pack on Amazon: amzn.to/3LtwiiP. I hope that helps.

Hi Antonetteinbk. Please excuse the delay in me responding. I have been updating my website and working on a new one and it took longer than anticipated (it always seems to). If you're still interested, please visit the new section of my website which contains my recommended tech: www.seandillman.com/recommendations/#Peripherals. Please click where it says "Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600" in the "Peripherals" section. The link will take you to the website where you can by the scanner through this promotion.

Thank you Ken. You are most welcome. Thank you for those three questions. Answer to question one. There are a few ways. Depending on the scanning profile you use, the iX1600 will automatically save certain types of documents to certain folders. For example, photos to a folder called ‘photos’, Receipts to a folder called ‘receipts’, etc. If you know that you will be scanning a lot of healthcare or tax documents, you can make a custom profile for those kinds of documents and optimize the scan quality and folder location for those types of documents (this is easy to do). Alternately, you can simply scan using the ‘Scan to Folder’ profile. This will allow you to select where you want to save it after every scan (also easy to do). In general, yes. There are numerous ways to sort scans as they are being scanned or just after they are scanned. Answer to question two. Yes. If you use the ScanSnap home application, the search functionality is quite robust. Assuming that your documents have been appropriately filed into correct folders (and you may want to take the extra step of giving them precise names), you should be able to easily find the documents (though searching for historical documents can be tricky sometimes). Depending on the naming conventions you have used, searching for ‘2018 tax’ or ‘tax 2018’ should do it. Answer to question three. That is a very interesting question. I am not certain, but I strongly doubt that it can directly access a hard drive to save the data. Although the document is scanned and processed locally on the scanner, I believe that the iX1600 then relies either on an operating system (Windows or Mac) or a cloud service (ScanSnap Cloud) to be the intermediary to store the scanned document. If a standalone hard drive was connected to the iX1600, I don’t believe that there would be any ‘smarts’ anywhere to get the file onto the hard drive and into the right place. I know some people at Fujitsu and will make a note to ask them about this. I could test it with my own unit but I’m fairly confident that it won’t work, and I don’t want to risk damaging my iX1600 or a hard drive. I’m not sure what concern/desire is behind your question but, if it’s helpful, you can scan from the iX1600 without it being connected to a computer and scan directly to the cloud. I never plug my iX1600 into my computer anymore. I scan from the iX1600 directly to the cloud through my PC or Smartphone. It works like a charm. =)

Hi Ana. That sounds good. It would be a pleasure to hear from you. lawyer@seandillman.com.

Hi there. Good question. I believe that I simply scan everything in duplex, meaning that it scans both sides, so that it makes no difference which side I scan. I keep the "Blank Page Removal" option on so that even if it does scan a blank side, I don't see it. If it does end up scanning a side with little or no data, I just delete that page in the PDF. If you do it this way, keep in mind that the page facing you will be scanned last so you will need to consider your page order. For example, if you have three documents, and you want them to be scanned in the order of 1, 2, 3, then you will want the last page to be facing you, not the first. If you use the non-duplex mode, you can place the documents facing away from you in the order of 1, 2, 3 (meaning, the bottom document will be scanned first and the correct order will be preserved).

Hi Dinda. You are most welcome. Thank you for your comment. Yes it does have OCR Technology. The OCR function for ScanSnap is through ABBYY FineReader. ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap is an application used exclusively with the ScanSnap. It can be used to perform text recognition of text information in an image in a PDF format of a document scanned with the ScanSnap, and convert the image to a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. For more information, please check out the following page on the Fujitsu website: www.pfu.fujitsu.com/imaging/downloads/manual/ss_webhelp/en/help/webhelp/topic/ope_appli_abbyy_detail.html

Thanks Sami. I really appreciate that. I'm glad to know that my video helped you make your decision. If I can provide that help, I'm happy. =) Thank you for the wishes for my sub count. I hope that it will reach 100K+ some day. Haha. If you wanted to mention my channel to a friend, please do. =P

@@SeanDillman already done =) thank you! Got my machine last week. It is amazing. I have never had this crisp of receipt scans before. I have you to thank! Take care, Sean!

@@SeanDillman Update: ordered a unit and it has made my life so much easier. Got two more units for the office. This stuff is a beast.

@@SamiMemon That is awesome news. Thank you for letting me know. They are incredible right? I'm glad to hear that they have made your life easier (that's huge) and I totally agree with you saying that it’s a "beast". In my experience, Fujitsu products are very durable and dependable. I once had a ScanSnap S1300 which I had run way past the recommended number of scan jobs (I had scanned the contents of entire offices) and it just kept running and running. I'm sure that the iX1600s will do a great job for you. Let me know if anything comes up. =)

@@SeanDillman bless up, brother. Each receipt used to take about half a minute to scan and clean up on my old flatbed. Now it takes less than a second. This thing swallow receipts up. And the enhancement is automatic. No creases, nothing. Thank you.

Hi Koree. Wonderful. Thank you for watching. The iX1400 is most similar to the iX1600, with a few small differences. I talk about this briefly in my FAQ video at the 23:04 mark. Here is a link to the video, to that part: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YQ7wOoPy1Vk.html I hope that it helps. 🙂👍

Hi Shiela. You are most welcome. My name is Sean by the way (not Philip). =) In short, I believe that the answer is yes, the iX1600 can scan this size. I have something of a tutorial with respect to this dimension size. Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe that A3 paper is 297 x 420 mm (11.69 in. x 16.54 in.). This is very similar to ledger paper which is 11 69 in. x 17 69 in. (279.4 mm x 431.8 mm). I recently answered a similar question for someone named Lauren on my FAQ video. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YQ7wOoPy1Vk.html I believe that my answer to her applies the same to you, though she was asking about whether she could feed multiple sheets through at the same time and whether she would need to use a carrier sheet. I think this is similar to what you are asking about in relation to the A3 size. Here is what I said to Lauren. Please see the link below to the video that I made for her which may also be helpful to you: "Hi Lauren. Thank you for the question. I always try to go the extra mile for my viewers so for you I went down to my local paper shop. They were nice enough to give me a few pieces of ledger paper for free so that I could conduct a test for you. The paper is 11” x 17” and 70lbs stock. I also made a short video for you showing the steps that I went through. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TxuMFRA1PIU.html. Looking at the paper, it seems that one could either fold over the 17” side to produce a 11” by 8.5” page (17” divided by 2) or one could fold over the 11” side to produce a 5.5” by 17” page (11” divided by 2). I am assuming that you would want to produce a 11” by 8.5” folded-over page, because it seems to make more sense than having a very long and narrow folded piece. The maximum width of the intake feeder on the iX1600 is 8.5”. I ran a test and it worked. However, it seems that it is necessary to go into any given profile, select ‘Option’ next to the Feed box, and then click "multifeed detection" and then set it to ‘none’. By default, mine was set to ‘check overlap [Ultrasonic]’. I believe that this setting needs to be disabled because by default the iX1600 will detect if there are two layers of paper going through simultaneously, either two pieces being pulled at the same time, or one piece of paper folded over. This is not something that someone wants ordinarily. It is usually an error if two pieces go through at once. However, in our case, we want to do something out of the ordinary and this is indeed what we want, so we need to disable this setting. Ideally this is helpful to you. I was curious to see if it would work and I was pleasantly surprised to see that it does. The iX1600 really is a powerful machine. To conclude and directly answer your question, I make no guarantees but based on my test, I believe that the answer is yes, you can send a stack of folded 11x17 sheets through the automatic feed without needing to use carrier sheets." Thank you for checking with me about this Shiela. Please let me know if this is helpful and if it answers your question.

Hi Abdullah. You are most welcome. Thank you for your question. I believe that the answer is, yes, you can do that. In the ScanSnap Home software, under the 'Feed' setting, there are three options: Normal Scan, Continuous Scan, and Manual Scan. Under the Continuous Scan setting, it says "Scan documents into multiple batches". Please let me know if you'd like me to run a test and I can confirm for you. I have never used this function myself because I use Adobe Acrobat as my main PDF software. If I ever scan multiple jobs (producing multiple PDF files), I just combine the scans/documents/files into a single PDF using the "Combine Files in Acrobat" function.

Hi Carolyn. Thank you very much for watching my video. Which screens do you believe that I skipped over? It may be that Fujitsu has changed the software since I made my video. I did not skip any screens that I saw on my end when I made the video. I do not not recall having an issue with a security key when I installed my ScanSnap. Here is the link to a webpage on the Fujitsu ScanSnap Help website entitled "You Do Not Know the Security Key to Connect Directly to the ScanSnap". I hope that this may be helpful: www.pfu.fujitsu.com/imaging/downloads/manual/ss_webhelp/en/help/webhelp/topic/tb_connect_securitykey_howto.html Please let me know if I can provide any other help. 🙂

Hi Monica. You are most welcome. Thank you for your comment. I will basically repeat my answer to a comment from Patricia. In general, I think I wouldn't recommend scanning something with a staple in it because you will likely jam the scanner or possibly damage something inside (sensor, roller wheel, scratch the glass, etc.). This would not be covered under the warranty and would potentially be billable to repair. I think that I have accidentally scanned single documents in the page that may have had a lone staple in the corner but it was always accidental and I always felt fortunate that the scan went through. In general though, I always remove staples before scanning documents. There are a few types of staple removers, fang/toothed and push-type. If you haven't tried the Bostitch push-type, give it a go. I think that it works incredibly well. As for your specific question, 'is there a way that the document does not get jammed', you're taking a risk if you scan a document with a staple in it (particularly if the document is at all precious or fragile).

@@SeanDillman Thank you!

Hi Josh. That's a great idea. I just added it to my future video list. However, one big difference I already know about is that the ADS-3100 doesn't have a touchscreen, though I believe that the ADS-3300W does. 😊

Hi Parapluie. Please excuse my delay in getting back to you. The short answer is that I think that there is no such function with the iX1600. However, I did give some thought to a reasonably effective workaround. Because I have so much to say, I responded to your question in a new Q&A video that I made today. Please take a look. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iaHO51eywcM.html. I address your question at the 1:22 point. Here is the link to the template file that I mention: www.seandillman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Template-for-Parapluie.pdf. I would have uploaded the Photoshop file but my webhost would not allow me to upload a .PSD file. It must be for cybersecurity purposes. If you would like the Photoshop file, please just send me an email. =)

Hi Marge. Thank you for your question. I think that it depends on what you're trying to achieve. Sorting your papers first would likely give you the best result because you would just be doing one type/style of scan over and over again but the iX1600 can handle scanning mixed documents and detecting what kind of documents they are and giving them appropriate names. I don't believe that there is a function to have the documents automatically be routed to dedicated folders if you scan them all together. For something like that, you'd need to look at a model from the Fujitsu Workgroup series. However, if you pre-sort your documents, for example, into photos, receipts, and documents, and scan them in batches like that using the appropriate profile setting on the iX1600 (the little round icons which says "Business Cards", "Receipts", etc.), then your documents will be scanned to dedicated folders. For example, when you scan your business cards, if you use the "Business Cards" profile, the scans will indeed be saved to a folder called "Receipts". if you use the "Photo Album" profile, the scans will indeed be saved to a folder called "Photos". Etc. Depending on document size being scanned, business card, document, picture, etc., the scanner will try to determine which category the scan belongs to for organization within ScanSnap Home. There are a few options for file naming and it will try to determine the title of the document depends on the placement of wording within the document.

Hi there. I will be doing a review of the Chromebook version in the future. My understanding is that it basically the same machine except with Chromebook functionality. 😊👍

Hi Philip. That's an interesting question. I also did an unboxing video for this unit which shows what comes in the box. It does not come with any CD, DVD, USB or any other kind of media which contains software. The software must initially be downloaded online (so an internet connection would be needed for the initial setup). However, once the software is downloaded and installed, I don't think that an internet connection is required (because you can simply connect the unit to your computer using the USB cable). If that doesn't answer your question, please send me a message and I'll be happy to provide any further information I have. I don't have a review of the software but I have added that to my list of review videos to make in the future. Thank you for suggesting it. Much appreciated.

Hi Teresa. Certainly. There will be a way to add an explanatory notation. It all depends on what form you want it to take. For example, I can imagine a number of options. First, you could simply make your note on another piece of paper and scan it during the receipt job so that it will produce a single PDF (pages 1 and 2 will be the receipt - assuming that you want to scan both sides - and the final page will be your explanatory note). Second, depending on what software you are using to view and produce PDF documents, you may be able to use the option called "Add Sticky Note". Third, if the note is small enough, you could simply make it in the name of the pdf, for example, "2021-07-04 $52.42 gas receipt SEE OTHER SIDE" where "SEE OTHER SIDE" is the note. These are just a few examples that I can think of at the moment. As mentioned, it all depends on what you need. If you want to send me an email to discuss it further, please get in touch with me. It'd be a pleasure to hear from you. =)

Hi Johnny. No You cannot enter the file name from the touch screen. You define the naming rules from the profiles you create in ScanSnap Home. The default name would use the date stamp but you can change the default name. Once the document is scanned, you can change the name further in the app either on your desktop or smartphone. Thanks for the question. Please get in touch with me if you need any more information.

Hi Joan. Yes it does. It comes with software called ScanSnap home (www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/peripheral/scanners/soho/sshome/) which stores scanned files as Searchable PDF documents (depending on how you set it up using your different profiles). From what you are describing, I wonder if you were using your ScanSnap to scan your document and then using Adobe Acrobat to make the document searchable (I have had the same experience that when you start searching for something in Adobe - if it is not already searchable - it will ask if you want to make the document searchable). It is also a priority for me that my scanners make documents searchable right away when they are scanned (so that I don't need to do anything later to make them searchable). I think that Fujitsu is well aware that people want this functionality and it is indeed built in.

Hi Anders. You're welcome. Congratulations on your new purchase. I still love my iX1600. ScanSnap Cloud is certainly not something that you need to use. I do it this way. I made my scan folder a sub-folder in my Microsoft OneDrive folder so that it instantly backups up to the cloud as soon as I scan something. The advantage is twofold: First, I have a backup in case anything ever happens to my main device (PC or laptop). Second, and very useful, I can access my scanned documents through the cloud on my smartphone. If either of these features sound helpful to you, and if you don't already have Microsoft One Drive, Google Drive, or some other cloud service, you may want to give ScanSnap Cloud a try. 😊👍☁

Hi Eloy. No. For something like that, you would need to look at something from the Fujitsu Workgroup series. You may also need to integrate it with accounting or bookkeeping software. With the Fujitsu Workgroup, you could extract data using defined fields, or you could export to Excel or Word using the supplied Abbyy FineReader. It cannot make calculations from the scanning software itself. The iX1600 can also can export to Excel or Word using Abbyy FineReader. It is a free, separate download from the Fujitsu website.

Hi Philip. Thank you for that question. I just ran multiple tests so that I could answer. Within any given scanning profile (Scan to Folder, Scan to Email, Business Cards, Receipts, Scan to Cloud, Etc.), it is possible to edit the "File size" (once you are in a scanning profile, click 'Detailed Settings' and then 'File size'. There are five options: Low (large file size), Medium low, Medium, Medium high, and High (small file size). I just ran three test scans, one on each of low, medium, and high. The file sizes are 1MB, 458KB, and 227KB. The test page is a standard, single piece of 8.5" x 11" paper with text from top to bottom within standard margins. Presumably if the pages were double-sided, the sizes would be approximately double: 2MB, 916KB, and 454KB. These are the sizes that were generated by the iX1600 but of course one could further alter these sizes later. For example, you could further compress any given scan by using software like Adobe Acrobat. I hope that I have answered your question and that you find this information to be useful. Have a great day.

Hi there. That's a great question. I just re-ran the test to confirm (I could not remember). It was double-sided pages, meaning, it did 100 scans in the 70 seconds (both sides of the 50 pieces of paper).

Hi Rajan. I believe so. You can select the "Save to" location so as long as your predefined folder is showing in Windows explorer, it should appear as a selectable option in the Scan Snap home application. My understanding is that the software follows the security parameters of your computer. If your computer has access to the folder, you can create a Profile to scan directly into that folder.

Hi Serdar. That's a good question. I don't believe that it has the programming to select out the documents and batch them together in one part of the PDF (as you are describing). To achieve something like this, you would need to look at something from the Fujitsu Workgroup series. However, to achieve the effect with this unit, you could just batch the documents yourself, i.e., place all of your business cards first, receipts second, and 8.5/11" last. I appreciate that this would defeat the point of what you are trying to achieve (not having to manually sort documents) but I think that is what you would need to do to make it happen with the iX1600. The iX1600 does not know how many pages each invoice is, so it would scan as one PDF if you scanned multiple (different number of page) invoices. However, if you put in multiple pages, you can tell the scanner to create a new PDF after scanning so many pages, for example, after 3 pages, create new PDF.

Hi Don. Those are great questions. Thank you for asking them. Let’s take them one by one. 1. Does the iX1600 come with a Twain driver? No. The iX1600 ScanSnap is part of Fujitsu’s "Small Office & Home Office" series and does not offer TWAIN compatibility. The Fujitsu fi/SP series are the "For Business" models which do have TWAIN compatibility. 2. Can the iX1600 scan to the cloud? Yes. The iX1600 is designed to scan to various cloud services including Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, and OneDrive. 3. Is it wi-fi so that you don't necessarily have to have it connected via USB to a computer? Yes. The iX1600 connects by wi-fi and you do not need to connect it to anything by a USB cable once it is set up. In my experience, it is easier to set it up with a USB cable first and then connect it by wi-fi. Once it is connected wirelessly, you can disconnect the USB cable and use it entirely wirelessly moving forward. 4. I could just go up to the scanner and turn it on and scan to cloud without having to turn on a computer? No. The iX1600 must scan through a device using the ScanSnap Home software or mobile app. That being said, if you scan through a mobile device, you can indeed scan without turning on a desktop computer. However, the scan job will go directly to your mobile device. I suppose that you could then move the file on your mobile device from there and upload it to the cloud, but that would depend on if you could do this on your mobile device. The easier thing to do is just to keep a computer on which is running the ScanSnap Home software. You can walk up to the iX1600, put in whatever you want to scan, use the menus to select your scan profile, and scan to the cloud from there using the correct profile. But to reiterate, you cannot simply scan directly to the cloud from the iX1600 without it first going through software on a local machine running ScanSnap Home.

Hi Heidi. I recently made a video comparing the iX1300 and iX1600 (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pgpZ2YqAK_w.html). As for the software options, I believe that they are the same for both scanners and I believe that both scan at 600 DPI (dots per inch) and have the same options for color/photo scanning. As for scanning a lot of photos, I have a view in which I review the iX1300 and in that video I show that I was able to scan a lot of different kinds of photos very quickly. If you are scanning one kind of photo, like a standard 4 x 6 inches, the iX1600 would be the fastest. If you are scanning lots of types of photos, the iX1300 may be the best way to go as the front return scanner can accept almost any kind of photos, as long as it fits in the slot. I love both my iX1300 and iX1600, but when it comes to scanning photos, I usually go with the iX1300.

Hi Dodge. Thanks for your questions. Let’s take them one-by-one. 1. Yes and no. If you don’t have wi-fi, the only other option is to connect to the iX1600 by USB cable. There is no ethernet network cable slot. However, ethernet cable connections are standard on many scanners in the Workgroup series including the Fujitsu fi-8170. I’m in the process of making a review video for this scanner. It isn’t ready yet but if you’re interested, I did finish the unboxing video. Here is the RU-vid link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dirvU7Attw4.html 2. Yes. The iX1600 offers automatic duplex (double-sided) scanning, assuming that you’ve enabled it in whatever scanning profile you are using, which is very easy to control and enable for each profile: document scanning, photo scanning, receipt scanning, business card scanning, and any other profiles that you may want to set up. 👍

Hi there. Please excuse the delay in my response. The answers are yes and yes! It does both of those things and can detect double-sided print jobs and remove blank pages if a page is not double sided!

Good morning Barbara. Thank you for getting in touch. I'm glad that you want to buy the scanner. My code with Fujitsu has unfortunately expired but I found the best price I could on Amazon and have a link: amzn.to/3Ge7UhM. For my channel subscribers, I offer ongoing support and have colleagues who work at Fujitsu. If there is ever anything I don’t know, I have direct access to the engineering department (the people who design and build these units) to answer all of my viewers’ questions. If you buy the iX1600, let me know. I'd love to know what you think. 🙂

Hi Betty. Please excuse the delay in my response. I have been snowed under. I just released a Frequently Asked Questions video and I featured your question. You can see the answer here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YQ7wOoPy1Vk.html. However, long story short, if you place the documents face-down on the scanner (as opposed to facing out) and use duplex scanning mode, that should take care of the issue. Please let me know if you need any other information or help. =)

Hi Tammie. I am glad that you found my video to be helpful. If you need any other information, please don't hesitate to get in touch. For the discount, please visit the section of my website which contains my recommended tech: https:/www.seandillman.com/recommendations/. Please scroll down to where it says "Peripherals" click where it says "Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600" in the "Peripherals" section. The link will take you to the website where you can by the scanner through this promotion.

Hi patkohkw. You are most welcome. Thank you for watching my videos. Thank you for those questions. For my understanding, I will rephrase your questions. Please let me know if this is accurate. I think that you are asking: 1. If a scanned document can be named based on text within the document which is recognized through the OCR (optical character recognition)? 2. If a document can be tagged based on text within the document which is recognized through the OCR (optical character recognition)? I think that the answer to these questions is 'yes and no' with respect to the iX1600. ScanSnap Home is the software which operates the iX1600. No other kinds of software can be used (people often ask this question so I wanted to be clear on this). However, a scanner like the Fujitsu fi-8170 (I will be releasing a review on this soon), can be used with third-party software. I mention the software because this is the method by which the scanned document file gets its name. ScanSnap Home does have some auto-naming functions in which it will name a document based on text that it has pulled from the scanned document; however, it seems that the text that ScanSnap Home pulls and uses from a document is relatively random. For receipts and documents, it seemingly tries to use the text that is closet to the top of the page. For example, in my video on 'how to scan everything' you will see that I scanned a Starbucks receipt with the words 'Starbucks" at the top of the receipt: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fJhZHGGKkyc.html. I used the iX1600 to scan this receipt. ScanSnap Home named the file '20190202_4.15_Starbucks.pdf'. I had to do a little configuring within ScanSnap Home to tell it how I wanted receipt names to be generated, but it was very easy. The auto-generated name is actually pretty good and works well for my purposes (it contains the name of the vendor and the total amount). ScanSnap Home works similarly when scanning standard paperwork, but depending on where the text appears on the page, the automatically generated name may or may not be accurate and useful. With respect to your second question, whether documents can be tagged based on text within the document, ScanSnap Home does allow for tagging documents but I think that this is done through the scanning profile that you select, not through text that is pulled from the document (though I could be wrong about this and ScanSnap Home does have a generic setting in which it will automatically detect the kind of document being scanned and may therefore also automatically tag it). I mentioned the fi-8170 earlier in my response because depending on what your needs are, that kind of scanner, that is in the business line of Fujitsu scanners, offers much greater control over things like [1] naming documents based on text pulled from within the document and [2] interfacing with third-party software (which may allow for greater control over tagging). Thank you again. I very much appreciate your questions and you watching my videos. If you wanted to subscribe to my channel, I would very much appreciate it. Please let me know if my answers are helpful and, if not, we can dig deeper. Have a great day. =)

Hi Mary. You bet. It will definitely scan both sides. Duplex scanning is one of the many great features of the iX1600. 👍

Hi Kay. No. To use the iX1600 and other Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners, you must use the ScanSnap Home software running on a PC or Mac. Within that software, you can select the "Save to" location and so as long as your predefined folder is showing in the operating system (like through Windows explorer), it will appear as a selectable location. If you are looking for a scanner that can scan to a network drive without needing to use a PC or other device, I understand that Raven scanners are very popular for this application: www.raven.com/pages/raven-scanner.

Hi Kirk. Have you seen the following article on the Neat website? It is for the iX1500 but it should work the same for the iX1600. Please take a look at the webpage and let me know if you have any questions and if it doesn't answer your questions. I'd be happy to help more to get you up and running: support.neat.com/3-rdpartyscanners/scan-snap-i-x-1500

Hi Michael. Please excuse my delay in getting back to you. Those are great questions. Because I have so much to say, I responded to your question in a new Q&A video that I made today. Please take a look. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iaHO51eywcM.html. I address your question at the 7:37 point.

Hi Sean, many thanks for your answer! Did you do a review video for the fi-8170? I only found an unboxing video... Best regards, Michael

Hi @@michaelwolf8952. You are most welcome. I finished my unboxing video for the fi-8170 so I thought that I may as well post it now. No reason to wait. As for the review video, I'm still doing the testing and scripting. If you like, I can get in touch with you and let you know when I post the review. It should be next month. 🙂

Hi Peter. Thank you for your comment. Please excuse the delay in my response. I just released a Frequently Asked Questions video and it answers your question. You can see the answer here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YQ7wOoPy1Vk.html. However, long story short, I've never used the Organizer software because I've only used newer ScanSnap units that use the ScanSnap Home software. I'm glad to hear that in your experience, it seems to be working slightly better. I have chatted with a number of people who work in various roles at Fujitsu over the years and I'm convinced that they really do care about maintaining high product quality and always delivering better hardware and software. That being said, ideally the ScanSnap Home software has all of the benefits of Organizer and that they didn't leave anything important out. If you have any other questions, please just let me know. =)

@@SeanDillman thx

Hi JD. You can definitely input multiple business cards and scan them as part of a batch process. Even with more than 1,000 cards, it shouldn't take too long. 😊👍

Ahoy Captain Pedro! Thank you for getting in touch. You are most welcome. I'm glad that you liked the review. Did you also see my frequently asked questions (FAQ) video? Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YQ7wOoPy1Vk.html. I made this second video because I was receiving so many great questions on my review video. The first question I address in the FAQ video is the discount code. My code with Fujitsu has unfortunately expired but I found the best price I could on Amazon and have a link: amzn.to/3Ge7UhM. For my channel subscribers, I offer ongoing support and have colleagues who work at Fujitsu. If there is ever anything I don’t know, I have direct access to the engineering department (the people who design and build these units) to answer all of my viewers’ questions. If you buy the iX1600, let me know. I'd love to know what you think. =)

Hi Payam. Thanks very much. I really appreciate your kind words. I'll talk about the differences between the iX1400, iX1500, and iX1600. To start, the iX1400 is basically the same as the iX1600 except it does not have a touchscreen and it does not connect wirelessly (I believe that it connects only by USB). Instead of using a touchscreen, the iX1400 operates by a single one-touch button approach. The iX1500 and iX1600 are very similar. The iX1600 scans about 30% faster than the iX1500. The iX1500 scan speed is about 30 pages per minute whereas the iX1600 scans at about 40 pages per minute. Fujitsu calls the iX1500 the 'flagship model of the ScanSnap Series' and calls the iX1600 the "evolved flagship model of the ScanSnap series". For the price, I think that any of these would do a great job for you but the iX1600 is the best because it has the best specifications and is the newest model. As for my coupon code with Fujitsu, it has unfortunately expired but I found the best price I could on Amazon and have a link: amzn.to/3Ge7UhM. For my channel subscribers, I offer ongoing support and have colleagues who work at Fujitsu. If there is ever anything I don’t know, I have direct access to the engineering department (the people who design and build these units) to answer all of my viewers’ questions. If you buy the iX1600, let me know. I'd love to know what you think. 🙂

Hi Patricia. In general, I think I wouldn't recommend scanning something with a staple in it because you will likely jam the scanner or possibly damage something inside (sensor, roller wheel, scratch the glass, etc.). This would not be covered under the warranty and would potentially be billable to repair. I think that I have accidentally scanned single documents in the page that may have had a lone staple in the corner but it was always accidental and I always felt fortunate that the scan went through. In general though, I always remove staples before scanning documents. There are a few types of staple removers, fang/toothed and push-type. If you haven't tried the Bostitch push-type, give it a go. I think that it works incredibly well.

Thanks Jesus! It will depend on your operating system. I'm seeing from the download page (www.pfu-apac.ricoh.com/ph/scanners/scansnap/ix1600/) that it is compatible with "macOS Mojave 10.14 or later". I can't say for sure but I assume that it would work with your version. These machines are all current. 😊

Thanks!!@@SeanDillman

Hi Sam. Thank you very much for your comment. I ran your question by one of my contacts at Fujitsu. He said: "No, the iX1600 does not work with PaperStream Capture. PaperStream works only with the SP and fi series scanners. The iX1600 uses ScanSnap Home as the software application. These are the options for file naming, and each profile created can be different, using the options below." He provided an image and I uploaded it for you. Please see the following URL for a link to the image: www.seandillman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ScanSnap-Home-Detailed-Settings.jpg

@@SeanDillman That very kind of you for checking and it's greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi Keith. I'm glad that you're having a great experience with the iX500. The iX1600 offers some higher scanning speeds and the great touchscreen that the iX500 doesn't have. How long have you had your iX500?

Hi there. Thank you for those questions. With the previous versions of the ScanSnap software there used to be separate programs (ScanSnap Receipt, ScanSnap Organizer, and Cardminder), but with ScanSnap Home, all of the other apps, including the receipt software, were integrated into one centralized application. If you scan a receipt in ScanSnap Home, you can export the information to a CSV file then you can edit/organize the data in a spreadsheet. Here is a link to more information on the Fujitsu website: www.pfu.fujitsu.com/imaging/downloads/manual/ss_webhelp/en/help/webhelp/topic/ope_appli_meta_receipt.html

Hi there. Thanks so much. I hope that you'll love it. I don't believe there is a way to give a promo code any more. I appreciate you wanting to give me credit in any event. You're the best. 😊👍

Hi there. I believe that the iX1600 is exactly the same for each of those options and the only difference is the warranty options. As far as I know, there really only is one version of the iX1600.

Hi there. If you haven't already, please be sure to check out my FAQ videos which may answer more of your questions. As for scanning data to QuickBooks or Excel, it doesn't do it directly but one can make a .CSV file which is something I will be showing in a future video. For this kind of advanced functionality, you may want to look at the fi-8170, for which I also have a review video. As for any issues I have had with the scanner or software, I'm happy to say that I've been using it for years and the only issues I have had have been occasional jams if I try to scan something unusual, like something that is too large to fit in the scanner. Whenever I run into this issue, I can usually scan it on my iX1300. I hope that this information is helpful. 😊

Hi Dawn. I'm happy to help. Did you see my vide on how to download and install the ScanSnap Home software? I can't quite recall a time during the process when it asks if it is for personal or business. Can you tell me when you saw this? As far as I know, there is only one version of the ScanSnap Home software (although the people at Fujitsu are of course always improving it and making updates). I very much hope that you get the job. Please let me know some more information and I'll do my best to help. =)

Hi there. Yes indeed. It scans color documents to color PDF.

Figured it out! I have to put reciepts in the feeder facing print side back.

Hi Poka. Yes it does. You can configure the receipt scanning to pull out specific information like the date, vendor name, and amount. 😊👍

It does. But accuracy at pulling that information is horrid compared to even a cheap Brother portable battery powered receipt scanner. But all other features are light years ahead.

@@ILruffian Thanks so much

@@ILruffian Thank you

@@sisteradmnAnytime. My cheap Epson Rapid Receipt RR70 pretty much never misses with extracting info. I don't think that the ScanSnap has been right once with the vendor. And it finds the amount roughly 20% of the time (and the correct date even less often). Moreover, receipt scanning is capped at 14" long unless you have the Receipt Edition. That said, I'm going to keep the IX1600. For general purpose scanning, it's amazing. Lightning fast, great scan quality, super easy to configure (delete blank pages, OCR, etc). Receipt scanning is the only portion that is subpar. Nickel and diming people an extra $20 for the "receipt edition" that only comes in black is also silly.

Hi there. That is wonderful. I'm glad that you are using my videos for that purpose. That's wonderful. =) Please just send me an email through my website, www.seandillman.com/contact/. 🙂

Hi Barbara. That's great. Did you find the setting in ScanSnap Home to save the receipts as separate documents? If not, I'm happy to help you find the setting. Also, if you are scanning receipts, did you see my video on how I use my ScanSnap scanners to scan and tally receipts? 🙂

Hi there. You bet. When I said "great training videos for this scanner on the Fujitsu RU-vid channel", I was referring to the ScanSnap US channel. Here is the link: ru-vid.com I haven't watched them all, but they’ve posted over 130 videos. I’ve found many of them to be helpful. If you need help with something specific and you can't find it on that channel or any anywhere else, please let me know and I'll see what I can do to help. Thank you for getting in touch. =)

Hi Atul. Absolutely, it can handle legal size paper very well.

Hi there. No. You cannot scan directly to a USB hard drive connected to the iX1600. To scan by USB, the iX1600 must scan through a device (desktop or laptop computer) using the ScanSnap Home software. That being said, if you are trying to scan without needing to turn on a desktop or laptop computer, you can scan through a mobile device using the mobile app. 👍

Hi Mohammad. Yes it does. It scans both sides, duplex scanning.