Advantages: I cannot see any advantages with this product Disadvantages: Software is convoluted and unreliable, paper jams are difficult to clear
...with a dialogue "try reinstalling HP software", and needs a reboot
- sometimes it scans and after conversion to pdf every page is blank
- very occasionally it scans a document properly
*If the sheet-feeder jams is says to refer to the documentation to clear it, which doesn't exist. There is no way to clear the jam except to pull hard & hope. No levers to release it like one would expect.
*Frequently has error 23 (lamp failure) on power-up and ... ...has to be started by pressing a button on an application called "HP Director". There are 4 apps started from this:
1) Scan Picture
2) Scan Document
3) Make Copies
4) View & Print
also Help
also Settings (which are used in conjunction with settings found in (1) and (2)!)
- Each application has to be exited to return to "HP Director"
1) Scanning a Picture
This app scans a preview and allows a configuration to be saved. Only after exiting this ...
daveyspam 05.02.2007
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