[Shop-talk] scanner help

[Pat Horne]

Moose, I am also a Brother all in one user, couldn’t be happier. It’s an old 6-ink photo unit but hasn’t given me much trouble. 

As for the HP color laser, a friend was required to buy particular HP printer years ago because of the software he was using. Toner was expensive but since he didn’t use color much he figured that replacing the $150 black cartridge wasn’t a deal killer. A few months later it just stopped with no warning that the toner was out. He bought a black cartridge, then noticed that the color cartridges were also needing replacement even though he hadn’t printed any color documents. Turns out his printer used all the toners when printing black & white & that couldn’t be turned off. My point is you might want to watch color toner consumption. 

Pat Horne 
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On Apr 24, 2023, at 4:12 PM, eric at megageek.com wrote:

Ok, my 2 cents. 

First, it sounds like driver software is corrupted (either from virus or just bad luck.) 

I guess it is most likely in the TWAIN driver. 

I'm a die hard Brother fan, BTW and recently bought a HP Color LaserJet Pro M283fdw Wireless All-in-One Laser Printer that I couldn't be happier with. 

What I'm about to say goes against EVERYTHING I believe, In fact, I have to start it by saying I HATE!!!!!!! Smart phones and the apps on them.  I believe the ONLY apps that should exist are the ones before an entree. 8>) 

With that said, there are "photo to PDF" apps that you use your phone to just take a picture of the page and it converts it to a PDF (or other format.)  They are often free and really are faster than a scanner. 

Maybe try that and give up on the scanner for now. 

Again, I HATE that I suggested that, but I think it will work for you. 

Moose (I have to go wash my mouth out with bourbon now!)
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