Specification Sheet

Specs
Product Name
ScanSnap iX500
General Technical Specifications
Scanner Type
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), Duplex
Scanning
Scanning Modes
Color, Grayscale, Monochrome, Automatic (color /
grayscale / monochrome detection
(3)
)
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)
(1)
Auto Mode
(2)
Simplex or Duplex, 25 pages per minute (ppm)
Normal Mode
Color & Grayscale 150 dpi, Monochrome 300 dpi,
Simplex/Duplex, 25 ppm
Better Mode
Color & Grayscale 200 dpi, Monochrome 400 dpi,
Simplex/Duplex, 25 ppm
Best Mode
Color & Grayscale 300 dpi, Monochrome 600 dpi,
Simplex/Duplex, 25 ppm
Excellent Mode
(3)
Color & 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
(3)
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
(3)(4)
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
(5)
Maximum 50 sheets (A4, 80g/m2 or 21 lb. )
Interface
USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 / 1.1 Compatible)
(6)
Wi-Fi Interface
(7)
Observed Standards
IEEE802.11b / IEEE802.11g / IEEE802.11n
Communication Mode
Infrastructure Mode