Scanner drivers are essential for communication between a scanner and computer. Different types of scanners require specific drivers, which can be preloaded or downloaded from the manufacturer’s website. Feeder scanners are ideal for high-volume scanning, while handheld scanners are more portable but produce lower quality images.
Scanner drivers are software programs that tell computers how to run and communicate with a scanner. Installing scanner drivers is an essential step in setting up a working scanner. A scanner is a device used to create a computer image file from a flat source such as a piece of paper or a photo. Often, popular scanner models have drivers preloaded on some common operating system. Scanner drivers that are not preinstalled can be installed using the read-only memory driver compact disc (CD-ROM) that comes with a scanner driver purchase package.
A scanner is a device that records an image from paper to a computer file. Common types of scanners include feeder scanners, portable scanners, flatbed scanners, and all-in-one scanner-printer devices. Scanners are often connected to computers via Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.
If a scanner driver disc is lost or damaged, most scanner manufacturers offer downloadable driver packages online. The manufacturer’s website also offers downloadable scanner driver updates, if available. Sometimes, when scanner models become exceptionally obsolete, a scanner manufacturer may no longer put their software online for download. In these cases, the scanner user will need to contact the scanner manufacturer directly to obtain the correct scanner drivers for his older scanner.
Each scanner type and model requires its own driver software to run. Manufacturers often create models with similar model names that require different driver software to run, so a computer user should be careful to obtain driver software for his or her exact model of scanner. Often, if a user can’t get a downloaded scanner driver to work, it’s because he downloaded the scanner driver from an incorrect but deceptively similar model number
Flatbed scanners and all-in-one scanner-printer devices both use a horizontal glass surface under a hinged lid. A user places the card against the glass surface, where its image is scanned and fed into the computer. Handheld scanners are more portable than flatbed scanners, but often produce a lower quality image that is more prone to warping and errors. With a handheld scanner, a user scans an image by slowly dragging the scanner over the desired area.
Feeder scanners are a high-speed way of scanning many pages at once. A user using a feed scanner places a stack of pages into a loading tray or slot called a hopper, from where they are automatically pulled and scanned by the feed scanner. This type of scanner is most often used in office environments where a large amount of documents need to be processed in computer files. Feeder scanners require scanner drivers or imaging software that can handle multiple scanned pages in rapid succession.
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