Epson WorkForce DS-6500 Flatbed Document Scanner with Duplex ADF

Description

General Overview

• Combines an A4 flatbed scanner with a 100-sheet ADF, enabling one-pass duplex scanning.

• Designed for high-volume use with a daily duty cycle of up to 3,000 pages.

• Uses ReadyScan LED lighting, which eliminates warm-up time and supports energy-efficient operations.

Imaging & Scan Quality

• Flatbed optical resolution: 1,200 × 1,200 dpi

• ADF optical resolution: 600 × 600 dpi

• Maximum output resolution: Up to 9,600 dpi

• Color depth:

  • Input: 48-bit

  • Output: 24-bit

• Grayscale:

  • Input: 16-bit

  • Output: 8-bit

• Black & White:

  • Input: 16-bit

  • Output: 1-bit

Speed & Performance

• ADF (Simplex / Duplex):

  • 200 dpi or 300 dpi: up to 25 pages per minute (ppm) or 50 images per minute (ipm), for both B/W and color

  • 600 dpi: approx. 6 ppm (B/W) / 4 ppm (color); 12 ipm (B/W) / 8 ipm (color) duplex

• Flatbed:

  • 300 dpi: approx. 8 seconds (B/W and color)

  • 600 dpi: approx. 22 seconds (B/W and color)

Media Handling

• ADF capacity: Up to 100 sheets (~80 g/m²)

• Supported paper weights:

  • General: 50–128 g/m²

  • Small-sized media (< A6): 60–190 g/m²

• Maximum document sizes:

  • Flatbed: A4 (215.9 × 297 mm)

  • ADF: Up to ~8.5 × 40 in (~1016 mm length)

• Minimum ADF size: 100 × 148 mm

• Features ultrasonic multi-feed detection to prevent misfeeds

Software & Features

• Includes Epson Scan 2 and Document Capture Pro, offering:

  • OCR for searchable PDFs, PDF/A, secure PDF options

  • Text enhancement, skew correction, color enhancement, color dropout

  • Barcode recognition, blank-page skip, book spine correction

  • Batch workflows and up to 30 programmable scan presets

  • Integration with cloud services, email, FTP, SharePoint, network folders

Connectivity & Compatibility

• Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed

• Drivers: TWAIN, WIA, ISIS, ICA (Mac), SANE (Linux)

• Supported platforms: Windows XP through Windows 11 and multiple Windows Server versions, plus macOS (10.6.8 and later)

Physical & Environmental Specs

• Dimensions: Approximately 495 × 360 × 217 mm (W × D × H)

• Weight: About 9.8 kg

• Power Consumption:

  • Operating: ~44.5 W

  • Ready: ~12.0 W

  • Sleep: ~1.6 W

  • Off: ~0.4 W

• Operating temperature: 5–35 °C

• Operating humidity: 10–80% RH (non-condensing)

• Storage Conditions:

  • Temperature: –25 to 60 °C

  • Humidity: 10–85% RH (non-condensing)

Highlights at a Glance

• One-pass, duplex scanning up to 50 ipm

• Convenient flatbed for fragile or oversized media

• Eco-conscious, no warm-up ReadyScan LED

• Secure and customizable with advanced software suite