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CONTEX Large Format Scanners Overview

We carry the complete Contex line of large format color scanners, and large format monochrome scanners along with software solutions to help our customers get the most out of their scanner.

Introducing The New HD & SD Scanners Series

	FLEX50i Expand your business opportunities with IDEAL/Contex's versatile FLEX50i scanner featuring IDEAL/Contex's advanced CCD techology ensuring picture-perfect imaging results for color and monochrome scanning - every time. The flatbed surface gives you the flexibility to scan fragile or uneven materials - you can scan just about anything directly on the scanner bed! You get exceptional professional-grade performance with 400dpi real optical resolution with speeds of up to 5 inch/second. View the FLEX50i Product Brochure


	HD2530 Small enough to fit on your desk, yet big enough to handle your toughest archiving tasks - the IDEAL/Contex HD2530 delivers HD quality in an attractively small package. The 25" imaging area is designed to facilitate archival and reprographic tasks with a wide variety of technical documents, detailed maps and drawings, or color posters and architectural sketches - all with unparalleled detail and accuracy. The HD2530 handles up to A1 or D-sized originals and documents with ease. View the HD2530 Product Brochure


	HD3600 The 36" imaging area is designed to facilitate archival and reprographic tasks with a wide varity of large technical documents, detailed maps and drawings, or color posters and architectural sketches. You get exceptional professional-grade performance with 600dpi optical resolution with speeds of up to 12 inch/second. With uncompromising image quality standards, the IDEAL/Contex HD3600 series is designed for high-volume productivity for businesses-critical imaging tasks. View the HD3600 Product Brochure


	HD4200 The 42" imaging area is designed to facilitate archival and reprographic tasks with a wide varity of large technical documents, detailed maps and drawings, or color posters and architectural sketches. You get exceptional professional-grade performance with 600dpi optical resolution with speeds of up to 12 inch/second. Whether you are a private business, government or print-for-pay, IDEAL/Contex's range of HD4200 scanners is the right solution for improved efficiency and productivity. View the HD4200 Product Brochure


	HD5450 Expand your business opportunites with IDEAL/Contex's versatile HD5450 scanner featuring advanced technology and quality imaging for color and monochrome scanning. The large 54" imaging area is designed to facilitate archival and reprogrpahic tasks with a wide variety of large technical documents, detailed maps and drawings, or color posters and architectural sketches - all at the highest resolution and speed. You get exceptional professional-grade performance with 508dpi optical resolution with speeds of up to 12 inch/second. With uncompromising image quality standards, the IDEAL/Contex HD5450 scanner is designed for high-volume productivity for business-critical imaging tasks. View the HD5450 Product Brochure


	SD4400 SD large format scanners give companies an easy and affordable way to save time on in-house scanning activites. You get exceptional professional-grade performance with true 1200dpi optical resolution with speeds of up to 10 inch/second. The 44" imaging area is design to produce clean, sharp image quality on technical documents, sketches, and maps. Fast, simple image clean-up on old, faded, or poortly shaded documents, and safe handling of sensitvie originals with no data loss in capture. Expand your business opportunities with IDEAL/Contex's versatile SD4400 scanners. View the SD4400 Product Brochure

Previous Models - Wide Format Scanners

54" MAGNUM G600 Color Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
Very fast color and monochrome scanning. 54 inch (137.2cm) wide imaging area. 0.6"(15mm) thick documents. Quadruple 4-linear CCDs (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 48 bit color capture.16 bit graytone capture. FireWire and USB2 interface. Special features include Automatic Thickness Adjustment Control, and highly effective all-wheel-drive paper guide.
BASE = 1200 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 1.5"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 3.0"/sec.

View the 54" MAGNUM G600 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

42" CHROMA G600 Color Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
Very fast color and monochrome scanning. 42 inch (106.7cm) wide imaging area. 0.6"(15mm) thick documents. Triple 4-linear CCDs (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 48 bit color capture.16 bit graytone capture. USB2 and FireWire interface.
BASE = 1200 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 1.5"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 3.0"/sec.

View the 42" CHROMA G600 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

42" CRYSTAL G600 Color Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
Color scanner with ultra fast monochrome scanning capabilities. 42 inch (106.7cm) wide imaging area. 0.6"(15mm) thick documents. Quadruple 4-linear CCDs (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 48 bit color capture. 16 bit graytone capture. FireWire, USB2, and TWAIN interface.
BASE = 1200 dpi. Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 0.6"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi. Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 1.0"/sec.

View the 42" CRYSTAL G600 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

42" PREMIER G600 Monochrome Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
Fast and Quality large format monochrome scanning at an affordable price. 42 inch (106.7cm) wide imaging area. 0.6"(15mm) thick documents. 4-linear CCDs (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 16 bit graytone capture. FireWire and USB2 interface.
BASE = 1200 dpi, speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 6.0"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi, speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec.

View the 42" PREMIER G600 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

36" COUGAR G600 Color Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
36 inch (91.5cm) wide imaging area. 0.6"(15mm) thick documents. Triple 4-linear CCDs (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 48 bit color capture.16 bit graytone capture. FireWire, USB2, and Ultrafast SCSI.
BASE = 1200 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 1.5"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 3.0"/sec.

View the 36" Cougar G600 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

36" CHAMELEON G600 Color Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
Color scanner with ultra fast monochrome scanning capabilities. 36 inch (91.5cm) wide imaging area. 0.6"(15mm) thick documents. Triple 4-linear CCDs (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 48 bit color capture. 16 bit graytone capture. FireWire and USB2 interface.
BASE = 1200 dpi. Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 0.6"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi. Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 1.0"/sec.

View the 36" CHAMELEON G600 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

36" HAWK-EYE G36 Color Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
Color scanner with ultra fast monochrome scanning capabilities. 36 inch (91.5cm) wide imaging area. 0.47" (12mm) thick documents. Single 4-linear CCD (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 48 bit color capture.16 bit graytone capture. FireWire and USB2 interface.
BASE = 1200 dpi. Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 10.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 1.5"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi. Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 10.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 3.0"/sec.

View the 36" HAWK-EYE G36 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

36" PUMA G600 Color Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
With iJET technology (integrated copy/scan functionality).
High speed and high optical resolution of 600 dpi. 36 inch (91.5cm) wide imaging area. 0.6"(15mm) thick documents. Triple 4-linear CCDs (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 48 bit color capture.16 bit graytone capture. Hi-Speed USB and Ethernet interface. USB output port for printer.
BASE = 1200 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 6.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 1.5"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 12.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 3.0"/sec.

View the 36" PUMA G600 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

25" TOUCAN G25 Color Scanners - Energy Star Compliant
25 inch (63.5cm) wide imaging area. 0.6"(15mm) thick documents. Single tri-linear color CCDs. 48 bit color capture and 16 bit graytone capture. FireWire and USB2 interface.
BASE = 1200 dpi. Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 4.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 0.5"/sec.
PLUS = 9600 dpi. Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 4.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 1.5"/sec.

View the 25" TOUCAN G25 Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro

18" x 24" COPYmate 18" Flatbed Color Scanner
With iJET technology (integrated copy/scan functionality).
18" x 24" (45,7cmx61cm) imaging area. Single 4-linear CCD (RGB Triplets + Panchromatic B/W). 48 bit color capture.16 bit graytone capture. USB2, Ethernet, and TWAIN interface. USB output port for printer.
9600 dpi, Speed at 400 dpi turbo graytone and B/W 10.0"/sec. Speed at 400 dpi turbo RGB 3.0"/sec.

View the 18" x 24" COPYmate Product Brochure

Optimal applications

CAD	Repro Houses	AEC	GIS	Quick Print	Photo Labs	Graphics Advertising	In-House Repro	Book Scanning

Newsprint Kit
IDEAL / Contex now offers a Newsprint Kit, which is attached directly to the scanner - the kit fits all 42-inch models and making scanning of thin papers an easy task! The Newsprint Kit is specifically designed to handle the difficult task of scanning newspaper, which is very challenging due to the fiber content in the paper and its very pliable nature. >> Contact us for more info on this product.

Media Support Table
The Media Support Table helps protect your original when scanning stiff media. >> Contact us for more info on this product.

Scanner Maintenance System
The Scanner Maintenance System helps you keep your cameras perfectly aligned, adjusted and calibrated for optimal image quality. >> Contact us for more info on this product.

All-Wheel-Drive - paper guide system Get the latest IDEAL / Contex All-Wheel-Drive that cares for your original while ensuring a perfectly straight scanning path.

>> Contact us for more info on this product.

Electronic Document Management Software Overview

Ideal offers many document management software services to help meet our customers varied needs. 3D Rapid Prototyping is your one-stop shop for document management software services.

Overview - Operating Software for Scanners

Multi-Function Scanner Operating System that enables scanning and indexing with a single field for easy retrieval.

Basic scanning functionality. Batch scanning and batch conversion capability. Interactive scan and pre-scan capability.

Complete color and B/W copying software for IDEAL/Contex large format scanners. Provides speed, flexibility and production of high-quality color matched copies.

Overview - Intelligent Raster to Vector Conversion and CAD Software

WiseImage for Windows is the most advanced program for raster, vector and hybrid editing, and raster-to-vector conversion of raster images. WiseImage for Windows is recognized for its Intelligent Raster and hybrid technology.

WiseImage for AutoCAD allows the use of scanned color and monochrome raster data inside AutoCAD? 2000/2000i/2002/2004 and AutoCAD LT? 2000/2000i/2002/2004. WiseImage for AutoCAD adds full support of Intelligent Raster features to AutoCAD environments.

A powerful raster drawing editor and raster-to-contour converter for GIS.

Overview - Electronic Document Management Software

Internet-enabled index and archive, supports browser indexing of documents, browser access to network file folders and document databases, browser viewing of documents and browser uploading of files.

Instant intranet (in-house) or Extranet (Internet accessible) server software which enables search, retrieve, view and print of format drawings (CAD, engineering, manufacturing, maps, graphics), as well as small format office documents. Documents may be stored in heterogeneous environments; e.g., PC, Unix, Novell, Mac.

Overview - Online PlanRoom Software

IDEAL's Online PlanRoom software offers an easy and intuitive method for storing, managing and viewing Raster and CAD files, as well as for managing the bid process. Comprehensive plan room solutions improve communications and work flow efficiency with secure, customizable solutions tailored to your application needs. Whether you need plan room software solutions for AEC, FM, Reprographics, Manufacturing or GIS, IDEAL has plan room software designed to make your job easier.