[Electronics-talk] OCR Scanners

[cheez]

Don't trust that ink is low message.  My Lexmark printer sometimes fibs.  So 
when I get that message, I scan the page to ensure there's ink still in the 
cartrige.
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beverly Hunter" <bhunter at nfbga.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] OCR Scanners


>I have the Lexmart all in one, and I am very pleased with it. It also has a 
>synthesized voice that let's you know when printing or faxing has been 
>started or completed, and when the ink is low.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Elizabeth Campbell" <batescampbell at charter.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 8:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] OCR Scanners
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I recently purchased the Epson Workforce 545 all-in-one unit, and i'm 
> quite
> happy with it.
>
> I bought it on sale from Best Buy for $99,and the sales clerk let me test 
> it
> with the K1000 software version 12 before I purchased the product.
>
> The initial printer setup and software installation, including setting up
> the wireless features, requires sighted assistance. However, once 
> everything
> is installed, the Epson works quite nicely.
>
> I can even scan without having the machine connected to my computer which 
> is
> nice.
>
> Have a great day all.
>
> Liz
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "JULIE PHILLIPSON" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] OCR Scanners
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>
>> Linda for what its worth I have had four or five scanners over the years
>> and I think any flat bed scanner will do what you want.  It is the
>> software that is the key I once had an HP deskjet all in one that worked
>> fine right out of the box.  It even had its own OCR software and I just
>> had to configure it to automatically do that.  The printing function
>> wasn't that great though and used a lot of ink.  I have an Epson now and
>> its software is not very accessible I can't install it myself at all but
>> once it is ready I can use it better but I can only get it to do PDF
>> format and it is not accessible PDF so then it has to be run through the
>> other program to make it usable. scans great but I have to use it with 
>> OCR
>> software such as openbook or K1000 the scanner is the cheep part of the
>> deal.  I don't know if HP software is the same as it was but I've heard 
>> it
>> is not but not sure.  Mind you it doesn't quite do all the things that
>> openbook or K1000 does but it reads it just fine.
>> Julie Phillipson
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Linda Bloodsaw" <lbloodsaw2018 at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 6:00 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] OCR Scanners
>>
>>
>>>I need to buy a scanner in order to read my snail mail and other paper
>>>documents.  I am asking for recommendations.  Thanks.
>>>
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