P W EW VIIE RV ER VE OV TO CT UC DU OD RO PR The Kodak i780 Scanner is designed to handle mission critical, production applications. It’s loaded with features that are optimized for production forms processing and data extraction environments. This scanner offers exceptional speed, price and performance. The i780 Scanner runs at 130 pages per minute whether you are scanning at 200 or 300 dpi and it delivers incredible image quality with super-fast image processing technologies.
• • • • • • • • • • • 34 in. maximum document length — the maximum document length that can be fed has been increased to 34 inches for all resolutions and with all cropping methods in black and white and color/grayscale. Dual xenon lamps — two long-lasting, mercury-free Xenon lamps per side give you maximum illumination to help eliminate shadows from wrinkled documents.
P N ON TIIO PT RIIP CR ESSC DE TD CT UC DU OD RO PR What’s in the box? • • • • • • • • • • • Kodak i780 Scanner Output tray Short document tray Ink cartridge and blotter strips Tires and Pre-separation pads Cleaning supplies FireWire (IEEE-1394) package (card and cable) Calibration targets Exit deflector Power cord bundle Warranty/Registration box Paper Path cleaner User’s Guide (printed English version) Installation and application CDs Registration card Brightness and Contrast Control CD Brightness and Co
Physical dimensions Height: 40.6 cm / 16 in. Width: 60.9 cm / 24 in. H Length: 76.2 cm / 30 in. L Weight: 38.6 kg / 85 lbs W Environmental conditions Operating Temperature: 10°C to 35°C (50° to 95°F) Humidity: 10 to 85% Environmental Factors: Energy Star qualified scanners Heat Load: 2500 BTU/hr.
Scanner components Front view 10 5 8 4 7 3 6 12 2 9 1 11 1 Elevator tray extender — open the elevator tray extender to accommodate long documents. 2 Feed module — provides smooth document feeding of various sizes, thicknesses and textures. 3 Elevator tray side guides — slide the guides in or out to accommodate the document size you want to scan. Side guides can be left-, center- and right-adjusted to accommodate documents of various widths.
8 LEDs — illuminates or flashes from top to bottom as follows: Illuminates when the power is turned on and the scanner is idle. This indicator will flash if the scanner is in “sleep” or lamp saver mode. Illuminates when the scanner is enabled and/or scanning, and flashes when the scanner is powering up. Flashes when a document has jammed in the transport or when a multi-feed has been detected. Illuminates when a user-correctable error has been detected. Illuminates when you need to call Service.
Inside view 6 3 2 1 5 6 1 Separation roller — provides smooth document feeding of various sizes and textures one document at a time. 2 Ink blotter strips — collects residue from the Enhanced Printer. 3 Imaging guides — the scanner has an upper and lower imaging guide. It is important to keep the imaging guides clean to obtain optimum image quality. 4 Rollers — drive rollers and NFR rollers transport the documents through the paper path.
Back view Power cord connection Retainer clip FireWire (IEEE 1394) connection Power Cord Connection — provides power to the scanner. The scanner is packed with six power cords. Choose the power cord appropriate for your location and connect it accordingly. Connect the power cord first to the scanner, then to the wall outlet. FireWire (IEEE-1394) Connection — before connecting the FireWire cable, be sure that power to the scanner is off.
P ESS RE UR TU AT EA FE TF CT UC DU OD RO PR While the i780 Scanner looks similar to the i600 Series Scanners, it incorporate the latest innovative design, technology, features as well as exceptional price/performance that customers demand. Under the hood, a new architecture allows customers to scan their documents with advanced image processing features enabled in color, black and white, and grayscale and all at the same speed.
Paper Handling and Feeding The input tray and automatic document feeder of the i780 Scanner is designed to stack and feed up to 500 sheets of 75 g/m2 (20 lb.) bond paper reliably across the specified range of document sizes. The feeder accepts a wide variety of paper weight, with no operator intervention necessary after the initial loading.
Diagnostic Software (for use by Kodak Service Personnel) Robust diagnostic software for the i780 Scanner provides maximum uptime and optimum performance for the customer. Comprehensive hardware analysis and problem determination in the software allows a high success rate in resolving the root cause of problems via remote analysis.
Enhanced Printer The Enhanced Printer provides a vertical print capability and supports alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and custom messages. The Enhanced Printer is unique in that the document print string can be configured to include both static information (i.e., information that stays the same for each document, such as scan station or operator) and dynamic information (i.e., information that may change for each page scanned, such as time or sequential document number).
Kodak Capture Software and bundled ISIS Driver and TWAIN Datasource The ISIS Driver and TWAIN Datasource are shipped with the scanner and can be installed from the CD. The scanner host system is the primary means of controlling the scanner. The TWAIN Datasource and ISIS Driver-compliant enabling software from Pixel Translations supports Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98SE, Windows XP (Professional/Home).
Integration For the most up-to-date listing of completed integrations, go to the Kodak web site at www.kodak.com/go/ScannerISVs. IEEE-1394 (FireWire) Interface Reduce setup and installation time with plug-and-play simplicity. The IEEE-1394 (FireWire) card and cable are shipped with the scanner. Accessories Kodak Feeder Kit for Ultra-Lightweight Paper — CAT No.
IMAGE PROCESSING FEATURES Advanced image processing capabilities have long been the hallmark of document image scanners. The i780 Scanner advances image processing to a new level, taking all the best and adding more. Full-speed image processing in color, grayscale and black and white arenas in a scanner of this capability offers an unparalleled opportunity for today’s demanding document management systems.
Auto Color Detection Based on the color content of a document, this new feature will make it easier for customers to capture color/grayscale only when they require it, reducing document prep time, storage requirements and eliminating the need for patch sheets.
Toggle Patch The Toggle Patch triggers the scanner to switch from the current scanning mode to the alternative mode (i.e., black and white to color/grayscale or color/grayscale to black and white). When you scan using a Toggle Patch (shown at right), color onthe-fly processing is enabled. With color on-the-fly, scanning automatically switches between scanning modes (e.g., black and white to color/grayscale, then back to black and white) whenever a Toggle patch is read by the scanner.
Relative to Document or zone processing (used for batches of same-size documents) — some applications have a requirement to store part of an image in color and the rest of the image in black and white format (this saves storage space by not storing the entire image in color).
Fixed Thresholding Fixed thresholding is used for black and white and other high-contrast documents. A single level is set to determine the black and white transition. This threshold is programmable over the entire density range. When Contrast is set to zero, Threshold is fixed. When Contrast is set to 100, Threshold is fully dynamic. Usually a setting in between these numbers produces the best results. Fixed thresholding is used where the desired output is consistent vs. variable as with ATP.
A NSS ON TIIO AT CA PLLIIC PP AP The Kodak i780 Scanner is targeted at departments or organizations that need to automatically extract data from a wide variety of structured and unstructured forms.
V N ON TIIO OSSIIT PO OP RO PR EP UE ALLU VA End User The Kodak i780 Scanner is a high-speed, production level scanner optimized for the needs of mission-critical forms processing operations. It is the only scanner in it’s price / performance class that operates at full rated speeds with advanced image processing features that enable data extraction: • 50% to 80% faster than competitive models (BB&H Spectrum XF and Fujitsu 5900C) running at 300dpi with auto-crop and deskew enabled.
P G NG NIIN ON TIIO OSSIIT PO TP CT UC DU OD RO PR For: Organizations that need to do forms processing in a mission-critical, production environment. Who need: Fast, accurate, reliable image and data capture. Our product is a: High-speed, high-volume document scanner. That provides: Fastest capture technology optimized for OCR and ICR based data extraction. Unlike: BB&H Spectrum Series and Fujitsu 5900C.
From the industry leader in digital innovation and the world leader in imaging, the i780 Scanner truly re-defines the “mid-volume production” document scanner category. Competitive offerings are hard pressed to beat Kodak’s winning combination of price, features, and performance offered with the i780 Scanner. These scanners are ideal for capturing business documents, graphics, photos, tear sheets, and even long (up to 34 in.
C N ON TIIO TIIT ET PE MP OM CO This section compares the Kodak i780 Scanner with the major competition in the mid-volume production scanner segment. We hope you find the comparisons useful. The information that follows was gathered through sell sheet materials supplied (physically or via the Internet) by the manufacturer. Other data has been provided by Kodak Engineering Staff, Value-Added Distributors, and outside consultants.
Paper Thickness Like transport speed, minimum and maximum paper thickness are normally interesting hypothetical measures. Although necessary parameters to evaluate a scanner’s performance, they tell little about the equipment’s treatment of a thin or fragile document or what happens to documents when a double-feed is detected, or a paper-clip is accidentally fed into the paper path.
Key Selling Points Against Competition Kodak i780 Scanner -vs.- BB&H Spectrum Scanners • The list price of the Kodak i780 Scanner is 15% less than that of BB&H’s top Spectrum model.
• Canon’s 600 dpi resolution scanning capability is available in limited scenarios. For example, the product cannot scan large documents (more than 17 inches), color documents, or twosided documents at 600 dpi. • Kodak i780 Scanner technology for multifeed detection (with ultrasonic technology) can handle mixed batch documents, and runs at rated speed at 200 and 300 dpi. Whereas, the Canon Scanner speed slows down with several critical features.
Kodak i780 Scanner vs. InoTec ScanMAX 422 DC • Kodak i780 Scanner is robust and is ergonomically designed to be able to handle a production level duty cycle. Its list price is 30% less than the InoTec ScanMAX 422 DC Scanner. • Kodak Scanners are backed by factory-trained employees providing world-class service and support for all hardware and software • Limited additional detailed insight is available regarding this competitive product at this time.
Key Knockouts Productivity: The most productive forms processing scanner available on the market, the Kodak i780 Scanner meets more of your scanning needs, with speed and reliability. • The speed of the Kodak i780 Scanner will not slow down when key features are enabled.
C RSS ER BE MB UM NU GN OG ALLO TA AT CA Scanners CAT No.
F NSS ON TIIO ESST UE QU DQ ED KE ASSK YA TLLY NT EN UE QU EQ RE FR What customer-installable options are available? The following accessories can be installed: • The Kodak Feeder Kit for Ultra-Lightweight Paper allows you to feed lightweight paper from a paper weight range of 25 g/m2 to 75 g/m2 kg (7 to 20 lbs). This accessory includes a feed module and separation roller that are specially designed to feed lightweight paper through the scanner transport. • The Kodak White Background Accessory.
What are the customer-replaceable consumables, expected life of consumables, and recommended cleaning supplies? See the “Catalog Numbers” section or refer to the User’s Guide or Supplies and Consumables for Kodak Scanners (A-61403) for information about consumables for the i780 Scanner: • Feeder Consumables Kits (feed modules, separator modules, pre-separation pads, replacement tires) NOTE: The nominal tire life is 500,000 documents.
What is the IEEE-1394 (FireWire) Connection Standard? FireWire is a high-speed serial input/output (I/O) technology for connecting peripherals, such as scanners, to a computer. FireWire was originally developed by Apple Computer, Inc., and is now an industry standard (IEEE-1394). FireWire is one of the fastest peripheral standards developed. It has primarily been used with multimedia peripherals such as digital video camcorders, professional digital cameras, printers, and other high-speed devices.
How does IEEE-1394 compare with other serial I/O interfaces such as USB and SCSI? IEEE-1394 (FireWire) SCSI-I SCSI-II SCSI-III USB 1.1 USB 2.0 Speed 400 Mbps (50 Mbps) (Practical: 25) 5 Mbps (Practical: 2.5) 10 Mbps (Practical: 5) 80 Mbps (Practical: 20) 12 Mbps (1.5 Mbps) 480 Mbps (60 Mbps) (Practical: unknown) Kodak Scanner Compatibility i200/i700 Scanners Kodak Professional Digital Cameras Standard on most PCs.
Product Comparison – Kodak i780 Scanner with the Competition Kodak i780 Scanner Kodak i660 Scanner Kodak i1840 Scanner Features Böwe Bell & Howell Spectrum XF: 8120DC XF 8140DCI Canon imageFORMULA DR 9080C Fujitsu fi-5900C InoTec ScaMax 422 CD (M06) Microform MF S 455 Panasonic KV-S3105C $9,995 $24,995 $57,000 $65,000 $26,995 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 245 Image processing Yes – Perfect Page features include: deskew, cropping, color dropout, dynamic thresholding (iThresholding), contrast contr
Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group: Guangzhou +86-20-8666-9888 ext. 6403 Beijing +86-10-6561-6561 ext. 8908 Shanghai +86-21-5884-1818 Shenzhen +86-755-8835-2068 ext.
