Why go through the trouble of installing the full suite? Because the iX1500 becomes a different machine.
This is arguably the most critical part of the "full" experience. ABBYY provides the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that turns images of text into searchable PDFs and editable Word/Excel files. The iX1500 comes with a licensed copy of ABBYY FineReader Sprint (or a similar variant). scansnap ix1500 software full
Search for "ScanSnap iX1500 Support" or "Downloads." Why go through the trouble of installing the full suite
The iX1500 is a network scanner. The full software suite includes network setup tools to ensure your PC finds the scanner via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. scansnap ix1500 software full