Fi-7160

It wasn't a video. It was a high-resolution composite of every moment captured in that light spectrum. The men in the photo turned their heads. The dust motes in the air danced. One of the founders reached into his pocket and pulled out a watch.

Arthur gasped. The image on the screen was moving.

Arthur stood up, knocking his chair backward. He stared at the machine. The serial number sticker on the back— fi-7160 —stared back. fi-7160

"Come on, you bastard," Arthur muttered. His fingers, stained with black toner dust, probed the inner workings. "It’s just a jam. There’s no way this is a hardware failure."

The paper jammed. The screen flashed red. It wasn't a video

He grabbed a blank sheet of white printer paper. He fed it into the manual feed slot.

: This feature uses sensors to "listen" for the sound of paper crumpling or jamming, immediately stopping the scan to protect original documents from damage. The dust motes in the air danced

The machine whirred to life. The familiar, comforting sound of the cooling fan spun up. The status LED cycled from orange to green. Ready.