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Mixed Media and Batch Scanning
In a perfect world, all original documents are
the same size, of the same type, and require
the same imaging settings.
Manufacturers advertise maximum scanning speed based
upon this perfect scenario. BERTL looks beyond the per-
fect world, providing valuable real world information.
Take the example of a paralegal scanning a case file. The
file could well contain both letter- and legal-sized docu-
ments, requiring a mixed media capability. This feature
can drop the scan productivity on some devices by as
much as 80 percent as the extra step of manually check-
ing each page for size becomes part of the process.
The case file also includes both plain text pages and acci-
dent scene photographs. The text pages are best cap-
tured using Text or Text/Photo mode. However, the acci-
dent scene photograph is best scanned using the Photo
mode which captures the halftone detail to a much better
degree. Most devices do not allow users to switch be-
tween different modes in mid-scan session.
The photographs also pose another problem in that the
paralegal does not want to run the risk of damaging the
photograph by feeding it through the document feeder,
preferring instead to use the glass platen scanner. This
again is not possible on some units which limit batch/job
build scanning to either all document feeder or all glass
platen scanning.
Mixed Original Productivity in Copy Mode
Mixed Original Mode
Default Scan Original Mode
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Productivity tests performed on Savin MP C3000 sister device with the same scanner as
the C2525.
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Originals Per Minute
Batch and Mixed Media Scanning Capabilities
Batch /job build scanning beyond the
capacity of the document feeder
Batch/job build scanning incorporating both
document feeder and platen scans
Change scan settings such as original type,
original size etc from scan page to scan page
Mixed media size scanning capability
Users can set batch scanning criteria on the control panel.
Batch/Job Build Scanning Observations
The Savin C2525 includes both batch scanning and mixed
media scanning capabilities. This combination allows us-
ers to combine a wide range of originals into a single scan
job.
There are limitations, including the inability to
combine either 8-bit greyscale or color scanning
with 2-bit black/white scanning, but combining
greyscale and color scanning could be accom-
plished. Users could change resolution, image
capture algorithm, media size, density on a page
by page basis, but could not switch between
simplex and duplex scanning. Despite its weak-
nesses, the batch scanning capability offered on
the Savin C2525 far exceeds those offered on
most rival devices.
The batch process is further enhanced by the
preview mode which allows users to check that
their complex batch scanning has been carried
out successfully before they commit the scan to
its destination.
There is no ability to delete and replace a page if
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an error is detected in the preview; the user has
to rescan the entire job again.
Savin C2525
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22 August 2006
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