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P re f a ce

Du o S c an T1 2 0 0 c an s c an re f le c t iv e an d t ran s p are n t o rig in als , e ac h o n an

in d e p e n d e n t s c an b e d . Th e s c an n e r u s e s t h e Twin p lat e ™ s c an n in g t e c h n o lo g y , allo win g y o u t o p re p are t ran s p are n t o rig in als wh ile s c an n in g re f le c t iv e o rig in als an d v ic e v e rs a. Th is me an s a c o n s id e rab le in c re as e in p ro d u c t iv it y . In s t e ad o f

o n ly s wit c h in g t h e lig h t s o u rc e , t h e s c an n e r s wit c h e s mirro rs an d t h e re b y u s e s a d if f e re n t o p t ic al p at h t o s c an t ran s p are n t o rig in als . Th is allo ws t h e s c an n e r t o

o p t imiz e t h e o p t ic al p at h f o r b o t h t y p e s o f o rig in als .

Du o S c an T1 2 0 0 ' s imag e q u alit y mak e s it p e rf e c t ly s u it ab le f o r p re -per s s g rap h ic al ap p lic at io n s . I t is b as e d o n f lat b e d CCD (Ch arg e Co u p le d De v ic e ) s c an n in g

t e c h n o lo g y . Du o S c an T1 2 0 0 is c h arac t e riz e d b y a larg e in p u t s iz e ran g e an d a h ig h s c an n in g s p e e d . Du e t o it s 5 , 0 0 0 CCD p ix e ls , an imp re s s iv e o u t p u t s iz e ran g e c an b e ac h ie v e d . Th is h ig h -p re c is io n in s t ru me n t f e at u re s e x c e p t io n al

s h arp n e s s an d c o lo r f id e lit y .

Th e u n iv e rs al t ran s p are n c y p lat e an d t h re e s in g le s lid e h o ld e rs allo w y o u t o s c an t ran s p are n t o rig in als . A n o p t io n al b at c h s lid e h o ld e r f rame an d a s e t o f f o u r t y p e s o f o p t io n al b at c h s lid e h o ld e rs are av ailab le in o rd e r t o in c re as e t h e p ro d u c t iv it y o f t h e s c an n e r. To f ac ilit at e t h e s c an n in g o f t h ic k o rig in als lik e mag az in e s an d

b o o k s , t h e d o c u me n t c o v e r ad ju s t s au t o mat ic ally t o t h e t h ic k n e s s o f t h e o rig in al. I f n e c e s s ary , y o u c an re mo v e t h e d o c u me n t c o v e r o f t h e Du o S c an T1 2 0 0

c o mp le t e ly b y lif t in g it .

Th e o rig in als c an b e o f an y t y p e . Th e Fo t o L o o k ™ s c an n in g s o f t ware wil l o p t imiz e t h e s c an re s u lt . Co lo rTu n e ™ s o f t ware e n s u re s t h at c o lo rs are mat c h e d

s e amle s s ly t h ro u g h o u t t h e e n t ire p re p re s s an d p rin t in g p ro c e s s . Th e b it d e p t h s c an b e e it h e r 3 x 1 2 b it f o r c o lo r (p ac k e d in t o 3 x 1 6 b it o r t ru n c at e d t o 3 x 8 b it ), 1 2 b it f o r g ray s c ale o rig in als , o r 1 b it f o r lin e -art o rig in als . Th e s c an n e d d at a are t ran s f e rre d t o t h e wo rk s t at io n t h ro u g h S CS I -2 . Th e wo rk s t at io n c an b e e it h e r an A p p le ™ Mac in t o s h ™ o r P C™ .

Th e o p t io n al A u t o mat ic Do c u me n t Fe e d e r (A DF) is a c o mp an io n s h e e t f e e d e r f o r y o u r Du o S c an T1 2 0 0 t h at allo ws au t o mat ic s c an n in g o f u p t o 1 5 s h e e t s . Th e A DF is a mu s t f o r h ig h -v o lu me d o c u me n t p ro c e s s in g wit h y o u r s c an n e r. I t in c re as e s

o p e rat in g c o n v e n ie n c e an d e f f ic ie n c y in mu lt i-p ag e s c an n in g an d O CR (O p t ic al Ch arac t e r Re c o g n it io n ) ap p lic at io n s .

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