Xerox 3220 review | Should you buy it or skip it?

Xerox 3220 Datasheet Explained

This device is capable of scanning an area of 8.27 in x 11.69 in.

A scanner like the Xerox 3220, operates at an optical resolution of 600.

This device operates with a CIS sensor to perform the scanning.

This scanning machine transfers data through Hi-Speed USB 2.0.

Expect a scanning speed of up to 13 Sheets per minute in simplex mode.

If you try the duplex scanning mode, 26 Images per minute in duplex mode should be possible in optimum conditions

Scanning 1500 documents should not be a problem, given this equipment’s daily Estimated volume.

If you check the interface, you will should know that the device works on Twain, Wia and Ica.

You can assume the feeding tyres to have a life approximately 600.000 office documents.

Specs for paper handling

The Multifeed Detection on the scanner works by using Yes to make sure no double feeds happen.

When considering this product, take into account that the ADF capacity can accomodate up to 50.

The maximum Document thickness that the Xerox 3220 can process is around 16 lb. to 28 lb..

Documents up to 38 in in length, can be processed by the Xerox 3220.

Xerox 3220 accesories unboxing

The space this device takes on your desk is 17.9 x 13 x 5.5 inches.

The Xerox 3220 has a weight of somewhere around 10 lbs. This mass doesn’t include any other extra items that can be applied to the scanner.

When it comes to the delivered scanning applications, the Xerox 3220 has the Visioneer Acuity with DriverPLUS, Visioneer OneTouch, ABBYY FineReader Sprint.

Features for Productivity

For mixed size documents, I usually set maximum size and let the Auto Page Size do its job.

You should use the Automated Rotation of Documents for non specific orientation. The Xerox 3220 has such a setting and you can set it up in the driver.

A nice setting to have is the Auto Color . It is enabled or disabled through the driver of the Xerox 3220.

Affraid of manually removing white pages? Don’t be, as the White page detection is available with the Xerox 3220.

Multi image output is a standard feature on scanners these days, but not on the Xerox 3220. I must say it’s a bit dissapointing.

Quality of images

With the Xerox 3220 you can expect perfectly clean documents. Just enable the Background Smoothing and let it do its magic.

Have you tried using the Document Edge Cleanup for images? If it works correctly for pictures, then keep it enabled on the Xerox 3220 permanently.

Straightening documents automatically is possible with the Xerox 3220. Luckily, the Deskew document feature will allign most images quite well.

Correct Punched Holes is a feature that is not present on the Xerox 3220. I would have preffered it was present.|Would you get a scanner without the Correct Punched Holes feaure as it is the situation with the Xerox 3220.

I preffer using Streaks Detection on text documents, but the Xerox 3220 is missing it.

Extra Features

Sometimes I prefer enabling the Manual Feed Mode from the driver, to make sure the Xerox 3220 will process older documents safely.

Check if your scanner comes with free Detect Barcodes . If not, buy this option or get another scanner who has it.

On the Xerox 3220 the Automatic Separation of Documents setting is missing. That reduces the throughput a lot.

An OCR is standard with this scanner, as you would expect.

I would have loved a Zonal OCR feature. It’s not available on the Xerox 3220 scanner.

Xerox 3220 driver, manual & brochure

You will find drivers for Windows/Mac for this product on this page.

If you want to know how to operate this Xerox 3220, you can check out the official manual at this link.

If you are looking for much more detailed info, check out the brochure on the following page.

Xerox 3220 vs Epson ES-400

	Xerox 3220	Epson ES-400
Sensor type	CIS	CCD
Long Document	38 in	240 in
Connectivity	Hi-Speed USB 2.0	SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and Ethernet (optional)
Sheets per minute	13	35
Images per minute	26	70
Document Thickness	16 lb. to 28 lb.	10 lb. to 59 lb.
Daily Duty Cycle	1,500 sheets	4,000 sheets
Multifeed Detection	Yes	Overlap detection (Ultrasonic sensor)
Feed Roller Replacement	160.000 sheets	100.000 sheets
Interface	Twain, Wia and Ica	Twain
Dimensions	17.9 x 13 x 5.5 inches	6.6 x 11.6 x 6.9 inches
Weight	10 lbs	8.1 lbs
MultiStream	No	Yes
Hole Punch Removal	No	Yes
Document Separation	No	Yes
Zonal OCR	No	Yes
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

These devices are equally matched in scanning area, both can scan an area of 8.27 in x 11.69 in.

In most cases a scanning equipment that features a CCD sensor, will provide the the optimum results. In this comparisson, the Xerox 3220 functions with a CIS sensor, and the Epson ES-400 is delivered with a CCD sensor.

As you may have noticed in the specs table, The Epson ES-400 can digitize long documents (240 in in length) in comparisson to it’s competitor (38 in in length).

For your connectivity needs, the Xerox 3220 has built-in Hi-Speed USB 2.0 while the other document scanner has built-in SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and Ethernet (optional).

Looking at actual scanning speed the Epson ES-400 will get up to 35 sheets in one minute. In contrast the Xerox 3220 will reach 13 pages per minute.

Read the full review of the Epson ES-400