Scanning Thick Media - Contex Chroma 8040 Operator's Manual

5-2
The following table shows some of the most common drawing widths
and the corresponding scan-width settings in inches, mm and scanner
units:
Scanner
Units
1.4
2.0
2.6
2.8
3.0
3.9
4.0
5.2
5.5
6.0
7.8
8.0
9.4
*The required setting for an original drawing can be measured, with
the original inserted into the scanner, using the ruler printed on top of
the Original Insertion Slot on the CHROMA Color Scanner. Then, you
just enter your measurement in the width setting box in WIDEimage's
scanning setup dialogs

5.2 Scanning Thick Media

Scanning needs are not always limited to convenient paper thin media.
Many industries, such as reprographics and GIS, will find the need to
digitize or copy images printed or pasted on thicker media such as
cardboard, foamboards, gatorboards etc. To support such needs the
CHROMA color scanner allows you to change the insertion slot space
on your scanner from 0 to 15 mm (0 to .6") in small steps so you can
Original Drawing Width*:
Minimum media size of scanner
Minimum Scan Width (A5)
A-Size (letter) and approx. A4
B-Size (11")
A3 (297mm)
Approx. A3 and approx. B-Size
A2 (420mm)
C-Size and approx. A2
D-Size (22")
A1 (594mm)
Approx. A1 and approx D-Size
A0 Portrait (841 mm)
E-Size and approx. A0
Maximum ScanWidth of scanner
Maximum Media size of scanner
Original's Insertion Slot
6.0"/152mm
6.0"/152mm
8.5"/216mm
11.0"/280mm
11.9"/302mm
12.7"/323mm
16.5"/420mm
17.0"/430mm
22.0"/560mm
23.3"/592mm
25.4"/646mm
33.1"/840mm
34.0"/862mm
40.0"/1016mm
51.5"/1310mm