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Guides

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Start here

What a US local business actually needs in a printer/scanner: pigment text, legal paper, PDFs, and a Canon default — not a photo all-in-one and not a copier lease.

The feeder

Simplex ADF vs duplex ADF, duplex print vs duplex scan, and why monthly duty cycle is not a dare. How to read a Canon (or Epson, or HP) spec sheet without getting played.

The records path

A practical scan workflow for signed contracts and invoices: PDF settings, naming, ADF habits, and when a dedicated scanner beats an all-in-one. Canon default, with the usual sister-site exits.