Brother ADS1200ZU1 Product Data Sheet

Everyday document
scanning

Portable compact document scanner

ADS-1200

SCAN

www.brother.co.uk/scanners/compact-scanners

Portable, compact
document scanner

Whether it’s utility bills, business documents or
contracts - these days we want to store our data
digitally and have access to it instantly. With the
ADS-1200 portable document scanner, you can
make this possible.

ADS-1200

Key Features:

• Fast 2-sided scan speeds up to 25 pages / 50 images per minute
(ppm/ipm)

• 20 sheet automatic document feeder (ADF)

• Enhanced portability - option to power the device through USB 3.0
ports, when AC power is restricted

• Dedicated plastic ID card scanning slot

• A vast range of scan to features - including PDF, file, e-mail
and USB host

• Industry leading Nuance Power PDF software

Portable scanning

Designed with flexibility in mind, the portable sheetfed ADS-1200 can be powered using USB 3.0
connected to a laptop or compatible device. You can now take your scanner with you, scanning when
it’s most convenient.

Mixed media, consistent results

Scanning 2-sided multi-page documents has never been easier. Using the ADF, you can scan 25ppm with
ease. Whilst a dedicated card slot comfortably handles plastic ID cards, so your records can be easily kept
up to date.

Practical and compact

The ADS-1200 compact document scanner is ideal when space is limited. Measuring slightly wider
than a sheet of A4 paper, you can free-up desk space and reduce clutter.

Fly-through file transfers

Spend less time waiting for your files and scan directly to USB stick.

Simple and fast PDF editing

Easily create, edit, annotate and combine your scanned documents with industry leading
Nuance Power PDF.

General

Technology

Dual contact image sensor
(CIS)

Product form factor

Portable compact sheetfed
scanner

Local interface

Super speed micro USB 3.0
Type B or micro USB 2.0
Type B, USB 2.0 Host

Backup clock

Up to 24 hours

Control panels

LED, keys

Light source

LED array

Scan

Scanner driver

Scan speed standard (A4)

Up to 25ppm colour and mono
Up to 5ppm
(USB bus powered)

8

colour and mono

Scan speed 2-sided (A4)

Up to 50 sides per minute
(25 sheets per minute)
colour and mono
Up to 5ppm
(USB bus powered)

8

colour and mono

Optical scan resolution

600 x 600dpi

Interpolated scan
resolution

3

1,200 x 1,200dpi

Colour depth

48 bit colour processing
(input)
24 bit colour processing
(output)

Greyscale

256 levels (8 bit)

2

Windows

TWAIN, WIA
Windows 10
(32 and 64 bit editions)

7

Macintosh

TWAIN, ICA

Linux

SANE

macOS 10.11.6, 10.12.x,

10.13.x
Windows 8
(32 and 64 bit editions)
Windows 7
(SP1 32 and 64 bit editions)
Windows Server 2016,
2012R2, 2012, 2008R2(SP1)

Software

2

for Windows

iPS for Windows PC

iPS - easy to use scan software
from Brother oering document
workflow managment

Nuance® PaperPort SE 14

Document management and
sharing program

Nuance® Power PDF

PDF Editor built to maximise
productivity

Software

2

for macOS

iPS for macOS

iPS - easy to use scan software
from Brother oering document

Remote set-up

Allows the user to set-up the
scanner from their PC

workflow management

1 Maximum number of scanned pages per month can be used to compare design durability between like Brother products
For maximum scanner life, it is best to choose a scanner with a duty cycle that far exceeds your scan requirements
2 Free download from the Brother Solutions Centre http://solutions.brother.com
3 All supported using downloadable software
4 Capacity varies dependent on paper weight
5 Windows Only
6 Can scan documents longer than A4 size. When using brother (TWAIN) to scan up to 300 dpi, the maximum scanning length is
863mm, when using auto deskew and scan size this is reduced to 355.6mm
7 Windows server support scanner driver only
8 Requires Super Speed micro USB 3.0 Type B cable connection to 5V power source (not included)
9 Maximum number of 20 sheets per job, multi-page pdf @300dpi

Remote set-up

Allows the user to set-up the
scanner from their PC

All specifications correct at the time of
printing (August 2018) and are subject to
change. Brother is a registered trademark of
Brother Industries Ltd. Brand product names
are registered trademarks or trademarks of
their respective companies.

Scanner functions

Supported file formats

3

Including TIFF (BW only),
JPEG (greyscale/colour), PDF,
secured PDF, signed PDF,
PDF/A-1b, searchable PDF

Direct scan

9

Scan directly to a USB flash
memory drive and to a PC
without installing any driver

ID scan

A front in/front out scanning
of ISO ID-1 plastic card types
such as drivers licenses and
insurance cards

Scan to e-mail

3

Scan documents as an
attachment into your
e-mail application

Scan to OCR

3

Scan documents directly
into your word processing
application for instant editing

Scan to file

3

Scan to a file on your computer
using dedicated software or
USB mass storage mode

Scan to image

3

Scan into your preferred image
editing software

Greyscale level adjustment

When images are dicult to
view due to colour density,
images can be set lighter or
darker as required using a
custom value

B&W level adjustment

5

When images are dicult to
view due to colour density,
images can be set lighter or
darker as required using a
custom value

Colour tone adjustment

Sets colour image quality for
brightness, contrast and
gamma

Colour drop

5

Allows you to drop any hue of
the red, blue, or green in your
scanned image

Edge emphasis

5

Increase text definition and
density to make it easier to read

Compression

5

Used to minimise the size of
a scanned file allowing more
images to be stored in a given
amount of memory space

Punch hole removal

5

Produce clean page borders
by removing punch hole marks
from the scanned image

Character enhancement

5

Increase text definition and
density to make it easier to read

Auto deskew

6

The process of straightening an
image that has been scanned
at a slight angle

Detect end of page

5

Detects end of page and
automatically adjusts page
size when the length of the
document is shorter than the
document size selected

Auto image rotation

5

Documents can be scanned in
any orientation. Automatically
changing the direction of the
document based on the text
orientation

Background processing

5

Smooth and remove unwanted
colours, creases or shadows
from a scan image

Edge fill

5

Determines area and colour of
the image frame

Auto colour detection

3

Set the detection level to
pre-sort batched documents
between colour and black
and white

Skip blank page

3

Set the detection level for
ignoring any blank pages
in your documents by not
scanning them

Margin setting

5

You can specify margin size
around each side of the
scanned image

Single page scan

Feed one page at a time
from the ADF even if more
documents are set on ADF

Continuous scan

3

Continues to scan using the
same settings when
additional pages are added in
the ADF

2 to 1 scan

5

Save two-sided documents into
a single-page image file

Barcode detection

5

Barcode detection allows
multiple barcodes and types to
be detected simultaneously.
A specific barcode location,
or type of barcode, can be
specified by designating a
search area for the barcode or
searching by barcode type.
To use this function an
application that corresponds to
the TWAIN barcode detection
protocol is required.

1 Maximum number of scanned pages per month can be used to compare design durability between like Brother products
For maximum scanner life, it is best to choose a scanner with a duty cycle that far exceeds your scan requirements
2 Free download from the Brother Solutions Centre http://solutions.brother.com
3 All supported using downloadable software
4 Capacity varies dependent on paper weight
5 Windows only
6 Can scan documents longer than A4 size. When using brother (TWAIN) to scan up to 300 dpi, the maximum scanning length is
863mm, when using auto deskew and scan size this is reduced to 355.6mm
7 Windows server support scanner driver only
8 Requires Super Speed micro USB 3.0 Type B cable connection to 5V power source (not included)
9 Maximum number of 20 sheets per job, multi-page pdf @300dpi

All specifications correct at the time of
printing (August 2018) and are subject to
change. Brother is a registered trademark of
Brother Industries Ltd. Brand product names
are registered trademarks or trademarks of
their respective companies.

Paper handling

Paper input / output

Up to 20 sheets

Paper size single

4

6

Width: 51 - 215.9mm,
Length: 51 - 863mm

Paper size multi

Width: 51 - 215.9mm,
Length: 70 - 297mm

Paper weight

51.8gsm - 200gsm

(single paper)

51.8gsm - 128gsm

(multi paper or long paper)
128gsm - 200gsm
(not supported by
USB bus powered)

Receipts

Length 76.2 - 355.6mm

Plastic card size

6

Width: 51 - 55mm,
Length: 80 - 90mm

Plastic card thickness

Plastic card up to 1.02mm
Embossed up to 1.24mm

Supplies
and accessories

Dimensions
and weights

Duty cycle

Environment

Carton contents

ADS machine
AC adapter
Quick set-up guide
Product safety guide
USB cable NOT included
Warranty

With carton (WxDxH)

380 x 157 x 200 mm

1.9 kg

Maximum daily

Up to 1,000 sheets

Power requirement

AC: 100 – 240V 50/60Hz
DC: 5V, 3.0A

Power consumption

Scanning: 8W

Power consumption

Ready: 3.2W

Power consumption

Sleep: <1.3W

Periodical
replacement parts

Separation pad x 1
Pad life 10,000 sheets
Part number: SP-2001C
Pick-up roller x 1
Roller life - 100,000 sheets
Part number: PUR-2001C

Without carton (WxDxH)

300 x 103 x 83 mm

1.36 kg

Maximum monthly

1

Up to 10,000 sheets monthly
scan volume

Power consumption
O: <0.1W

Sound pressure level

Scanning: 50dB
Ready: inaudible

Sound power level

Scanning: 62dB
Ready: inaudible

Power saving mode

This enables the scanner to
consume less energy when not
in use

GS mark

Yes

Energy Star

Yes

1 Maximum number of scanned pages per month can be used to compare design durability between like Brother products
For maximum scanner life, it is best to choose a scanner with a duty cycle that far exceeds your scan requirements
2 Free download from the Brother Solutions Centre http://solutions.brother.com
3 All supported using downloadable software
4 Capacity varies dependent on paper weight
5 Windows Only
6 Can scan documents longer than A4 size. When using brother (TWAIN) to scan up to 300 dpi, the maximum scanning length
is 863mm, when using auto deskew and scan size this is reduced to 355.6mm
7 Windows server support scanner driver only
8 Requires Super Speed micro USB 3.0 Type B cable connection to 5V power source (not included)
9 Maximum number of 20 sheets per job, multi-page pdf @300dpi

All specifications correct at the time of
printing (August 2018) and are subject to
change. Brother is a registered trademark of
Brother Industries Ltd. Brand product names
are registered trademarks or trademarks of
their respective companies.

To find out more visit www.brother.co.uk/scanners/compact-scanners

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All specifications correct at the time of printing and are subject to change. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd.
Brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.