Alaris Kodak i5250 | Great scanner, but 1 aspect ruins it!

Alaris Kodak i5250 Datasheet Explained

This machine is capable of capturing a surface of 11.69 in x 16.54 in.

The Alaris Kodak i5250 will reach a true scanning resolution 600.

A scanner like this one, is operating using a CCD sensor.

This scanner transfers data through USB 2.0.

The rated speed of the scanner is 150 Pages per minute in simplex mode.

You will be able to reach 300 Images per minute in duplex mode when scanning duplex with the Alaris Kodak i5250.

Maybe you’ll be surprised to hear that this scanner is optimized for an average Recommended volume of 200,000 pages daily.

When checking the standard interface you will see that the Alaris Kodak i5250 driver functions on Twain, ISIS and WIA.

If you have to do roller replacement, then it is expected they have gone through about 600.000 sheets.

Specs for paper handling

The Multifeed Detection on the scanner works by using Overlap detection (Triple Ultrasonic sensor), Length detection to make sure no double feeds happen.

You will have to work with an ADF size of 750 documents, on this machine.

The maximum Sheet thickness that the Alaris Kodak i5250 can process is around 9 to 110 lb..

With the Alaris Kodak i5250 you will scan 208.66 in long documents, with the special Long Document Scanning Mode .

Alaris Kodak i5250 accesories unboxing

The device has a dimmension of 27 x 17 x 17 inches.

Curious in regards to the mass of this equipment? You will see it weighs around 127 lbs.

Features for Productivity

For mixed size documents, I usually set maximum size and let the Automatic Cropping do its job.

I like the Automated Rotation of Documents for documents that are not homogenous when it comes to orientation. A mix of portrait and landscape documents will be handled by the Automated Rotation of Documents mode.

One feature I enjoy in the Alaris Kodak i5250 and other machines, is the Document Auto Color Detection . Try it, and it will definitely change your life.

Affraid of manually removing white pages? Don’t be, as the Blank document removal is available with the Alaris Kodak i5250.

The Alaris Kodak i5250 can proccess documents in different settings in a single job. This is done through the Dual stream scanning option.

Quality of images

With the Alaris Kodak i5250 you can expect perfectly clean documents. Just enable the Background Smoothing and let it do its magic.

With the Page Margin Cleanup on the Alaris Kodak i5250 scanner, your scanned images will look better than your paper documents

Skew Reduction can be done by enabling this setting in the scanner driver. It will only conflict with other special settings on the Alaris Kodak i5250 scanner from time to time, so keep it on.

For standard documents, I always have the Correct Punched Holes setting turned on in the driver.

Should you have the Streaks Detection function always turned on? Especially for text documents I recommend you leave it on.

Extra Features

Should you use the Feed Paper Manually mode with this machine? I would say it works well on the Alaris Kodak i5250 scanner.

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

Always make sure your scanner has the Auto Separation available. Especially for QR Codes

The OCR is mandatory on just about any scanner and the Alaris Kodak i5250 comes as standard with it.

Field Indexing is easy to use and is a standard feature with the Alaris Kodak i5250.

Alaris Kodak i5250 driver, manual & brochure

The the driver for the device can be downloaded here.

If you want to know how to operate the Alaris Kodak i5250, check out the user guide on the following page.

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

Alaris Kodak i5250 vs Alaris Kodak i4850

	Alaris Kodak i5250	Alaris Kodak i4850
Connectivity	USB 2.0	USB 3.0
ADF Size	750 sheets	500 sheets
Daily Duty Cycle	200.000 sheets	125,000 sheets
Dimensions	27 x 17 x 17 inches	14 x 19 x 19 inches
Weight	127 lbs	67 lbs
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

The scanning area is the same with both scanners at 11.69 in x 16.54 in.

When evaluating the sensors, you should understand both equipment are using CCD technology.

When processing long documents, you will observe that both the Alaris Kodak i5250 and the Alaris Kodak i4850, are equal at 208.66 in.

For connectivity, the Alaris Kodak i5250 has USB 2.0 while Alaris Kodak i4850 has USB 3.0.

Such devices, the Alaris Kodak i5250 and Alaris Kodak i4850 will work at the same speed which is 150 documents .

Read the full review of the Alaris Kodak i4850