EPSON Perfection 4870 Series

Scanner Parts

TPU indicator light

Document cover

Transportation lock

 

Document

] Start button

table

 

Indicator light

 

Carriage and

 

lamp (in the

P Power button

home position)

 

Transparency unit

 

(TPU) connector

 

USB port

IEEE 1394 port

Transparency unit

 

 

(TPU) under lid

Transportation lock (in unlocked position)

Power cord

Scanner Specifications

Basic Specifications

Scanner type

Flatbed, color

Photoelectric

Color CCD line sensor

device

 

Effective pixels

40,800 ⋅ 56,160 pixels at 4800 dpi

Maximum

US letter or A4 size

document size

(8.5 ⋅ 11.7 inches [216 ⋅ 297 mm])

Optical resolution

4800 dpi

Maximum

4800 dpi (main scan) ⋅ 9600 dpi hardware

resolution*

(sub scan)

*The maximum hardware resolution of 4800 ⋅ 9600 dpi is achieved using EPSON’s Micro Step Drive™ technology.

Maximum

12,800 dpi

interpolated

 

resolution

 

Output resolution

25 to 12,800 dpi in 1 dpi increments

Speed (color)

16.9 msec/line at 4800 dpi

 

4.1 msec/line at 600 dpi

Command level

ESC/I (B8), FS

Pixel depth

16 bits per pixel (input and output)

Brightness

7 levels (in EPSON Scan, gamma

 

correction controls brightness)

Interface

USB 1.1/2.0 (Type B receptacle connector)

 

IEEE 1394 (FireWire)

Light source

White cold cathode fluorescent lamp

Reliability

36,000 cycles of carriage movements

(MCBF)

(scanner)

Dimensions

Width: 12.0 inches (30.4 cm)

 

Depth: 18.7 inches (47.6 cm)

 

Height: 5.3 inches (13.4 cm)

Weight

Approx. 14.8 lb (6.7 kg)

12/03

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