Imaging Innovations, sole distributors in sub-Saharan Africa for Contex wide-format scanners have announced the release of a new high performance 40" colour scanner, the Chroma Tx 40.

The Chroma Tx 40 implements several of Contex's newest patents, including variable line resolution and adaptive error diffusion, and is an ideal tool for sign companies, pre-press shops, photo labs, copy shops, point-of-purchase and exhibit/display providers.

"The Chroma Tx 40 raises the standards in large document scanning by offering superior features such as full 42 bit digital colour capturing with 'lightning' speed-rated at 8"/sec in black/white and 3"/sec in colour," enthused Aubrey Lindemann, managing director of Imaging Innovations.

"It is one of the first large format scanners to utilise a combination FireWire IEEE1394a and SCSI interface, and comes in two flavours, a base version and a plus-version - the base-version being upgraded to the plus version through a SmartCard."

Three camera scanner

The Chroma Tx 40 is a 3 camera scanner using a new generation of low noise, four-linear 7500 pixel CCDs offering an optical scanning resolution of 508 dpi. "What this means is that we blend the best of both worlds. Instead of mixing the red, green and blue channel to get black/white data, we now have a separate linear sensor for the black/white channel thus giving correct panchromatic black/white data at a record setting speed of 8"/sec. Additionally, the new CCDs allow for 14-bit greytone, 42-bit colour data capture and an optical resolution in excess of 500 dpi, eight delivering the highest data fidelity in the industry," states Dave Neill, product support manager for Imaging Innovations. "The Chroma Tx 40 also has a user-selected option for scanning in the traditional NTSC colour space or the new industry standard sRGB colour space.

"What's really exciting about the new Chroma Tx 40 is the total automation of the scanner maintenance system. It uses Contex's unique 3-C scanner maintenance system, a utility program that performs automatic alignment, stitching, basic and advanced colour calibrations, utilising a single calibration sheet. Total maintenance can be performed within 5 minutes, without the need for user intervention," continued Neill.

"To meet industry requirements in the 'print for pay' industry, the Chroma Tx 40 can scan up to 0,6" thick documents using Contex's new all-wheel drive precision rollers with contour adjustment, which not only avoids slippage, but also maintains precision accuracy," advised Lindemann. "Once again, Contex have responded to industry requirements for speed, quality and accuracy at affordable prices." The Chroma Tx 40 is supported on Windows 98, 98SE, ME, NT4, 2000 and XP.

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