Epson GT-1500

Product Code:

B11B190031
(Epson Global Code: B11B190031)

Fast and cost effective acanning for streamlined document management

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Description:

Fast and cost effective scanning

An innovative hardware and software scanning solution that delivers on the ever-increasing need for streamlined document management within the workplace.

KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS

1200 x 2400dpi optical resolution
Scan up to 18ppm
40 sheet ADF capacity
Powered with energy efficient ReadyScan LED Technology
Three line optical CCD sensor
Customise controls for one touch scanning

For more information go to http://www.epson.co.nz

At a Glance

Description	Business Document Scanners
Type	Sheetfed & Flatbed
Sensor	CCD
Optical Resolution	1200 x 2400 dpi
Scanning Speed	18/12ppm (200dpi, A4, Speed Priority Scanning mode)
Lamp	ReadyScan LED
ADF Capacity	40 sheet
Bit Depth	48/48
Connectivity	Hi-speed USB
Operating System	Win/Mac
Warranty	12 Mths - Return to Base

Features

KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS

Automatic Document Feeder

High on the list of the Epson GT-1500's professional document management features is the built-in Automatic Document Feeder (ADF). With a 40-page capacity and the ability to manage paper sizes including A6, A5, B5, Letter, A4 and Legal, the ADF delivers automatic feeding and scanning functionality at speeds of up to 18 pages per minute*.

When used in conjunction with the wide range of document management, conversion and manipulation tools included with Epson Scan 3.4 Software, the GT-1500's ADF affords business users with a comprehensive document management solution.
* Monochrome, 200dpi, A4, Speed Priority Scanning mode.

High Resolution Scanning

At the heart of the Epson GT-1500 is a three-line optical CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor that provides the scanner with the ability to achieve an optical resolution of up to 1200 x 2400 dpi (dots per inch) and a massive 48-bit colour depth.

The result of those capabilities is document and magazine scanning quality that is of the high standard required in any effective document management solution.

Epson Scan 3.4 Software

Used either as a TWAIN driver for applications such as Adobe Photoshop, or as an application in its own right, Epson Scan 3.4 software delivers an amazing range of scanning and document management features that help make full use of the Epson GT-1500's advanced scanning technologies.

In standalone mode, Epson Scan 3.4 software can be set to provide one of three user modes (Office, Home and Professional), each of which has been designed to best suit the needs of different users.

When used in Office or Professional modes, Epson Scan 3.4 software affords a range of tools and features that can be accessed easily to improve scanning results. These include:

Correct Document Skew: Automatic straightening of documents placed at a slant in the input tray.
Double-Sided Scanning: There is no need to combine two separately scanned documents, as the Epson GT-1500 automatically sorts and collates multi-page double-sided documents when "sort" is selected in the driver.
PDF File functionality: Straightforward creation of searchable, encrypted and/or compressed PDF files.

Document Image Adjustment Tools

Among the numerous features built-in to the Epson Scan 3.4 Software is a range of document image adjustment tools, each of which has been designed to address a specific issue that typically detracts from scanned document readability. These tools include:

Text Enhancement: This feature delivers greater definition of text characters and removes the document's background, thereby eliminating the problem of "see through" that often occurs when scanning double-sided documents. Importantly, this tool helps to improve the accuracy of text recognition software.
Colour Enhancement: A flexible tool that enables selected colours to be enhanced during the scanning process. This is of particular value when a document contains colour or very light (as in a fax) text that might otherwise not be "picked up" by the scanner during text scanning.
Dropout Colour: Similar in operation to Colour Enhancement, Dropout Colour allows users to specify a colour that is ignored during the document scanning process.

ReadyScan LED Technology

In maintaining Epson's focus on delivering scanning solutions that lead the way in functionality, versatility and environmental responsibility, the Epson GT-1500 features the innovative ReadyScan LED Technology. Where scanners are traditionally developed using a Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) system as their light source, the Epson GT-1500 utilises advanced Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). This delivers multiple benefits in:

Improved performance: There is significantly less heat generated by the ReadyScan LED system than those using CCFL, resulting in less physical stress on the item scanned. From a performance perspective, the fact that the Epson GT-1500 uses LEDs, means that within one second of switching on, it's ready to use making it a time efficient scanning solution for the workplace.
Reduced environmental impact: LED technology contains no mercury making this an environmentally friendly scanner. Adding even further to the environmental benefits of the ReadyScan LED Technology is that it consumes less power.

Customisable Push Buttons

When Epson developed the GT-1500, one of the key design goals was to create a scanner that would fit into virtually any document management workflow. One result of this is the ability to customise actions that occur when the scanner's four action buttons - Start, Copy, Scan to Email and Scan to PDF - are pressed. Using the bundled Epson Event Manager software, each of the four buttons can have one of either the four pre-defined job settings or the ten user-defined custom settings assigned to it. Custom job settings are created using a straightforward on-screen panel that lets the user define:

Scan settings: Define the type of scan, such as text/line art, colour document, resolution etc, as well as the document's physical dimensions.
Save settings: Define the default folder to which the scan file is to be saved, as well as the format, such as such as TIFF and PDF. This setting also incorporates compression type and image size.
Launch settings: A simple operation that allows users to have a specified program, such as Adobe Acrobat or any other installed programmed automatically launched.

Once each of the settings have been defined, the job can be saved to one of the ten custom job events, and can be assigned to any of the scanner's four buttons.

Enhanced PDF Functionality

With PDF (Portable Document Format) files playing an increasingly important role in virtually all businesses, the enhanced and powerful PDF functionality built in to the Epson Scan 3.4 Software delivers major advantages in speed, security and flexibility. In combination with the Epson GT-1500, the Epson Scan 3.4 Software PDF functionality enables users to create:

Searchable PDF files: With the bundled ABBYY Fine Reader Sprint 6 (version 5 for Mac) software installed, documents can be scanned and saved as text-searchable PDF files, dramatically improving the ability to search - and successfully locate - information contained in scanned and stored documents.
Encrypted PDF files: As security continues to be of increasing concern for organisations of all sizes, the ability to create secure PDF files is a major benefit afforded by the GT-1500 and Epson Scan 3.4 Software. Documents can be scanned and saved as PDF files with two distinct password protection levels - password required for opening, and password required for editing and/or printing.
Compressed PDF files: Documents can be scanned and saved as compressed - either standard or high - PDF files, resulting in reduced file size therefore making it easy to send via email.
Single or multi-page PDF files: With the ability to scan multiple pages as either individual PDF files or a multi-page PDF file, Epson Scan 3.4 Software functions as a key tool in streamlining digital document management and creation.
Sorted pages on-the-fly: When scanning into PDF or even multi-TIFF files, the Epson Scan 3.4 Software edit page screen provides easy to use functionality for ad hoc rearrangement of pages or automatic sorting by odd or even page numbers.

Bundled Software

Bundled with the Epson GT-1500 are software packages that help exploit the full potential of the scanner and the documents created during the scanning process. These packages include:

NewSoft Presto! PageManager 8 for Windows and Mac: A powerful yet easy to use document management solution that utilises advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology, converting paper-based document into text files that retain the format and layout of the original.
ABBYY Fine Reader 6 Sprint Plus (Version 5 for Mac): An easy to use tool based on powerful ABBYY technologies allowing users to convert scanned documents into editable formats, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Specifications

MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE SCAN AREA
Epson GT-1500	B11B190031
SCANNER TYPE	Sheetfed & Flatbed A4 colour image scanner
OPTICAL RESOLUTION	Flatbed: 1,200 x 2,400 dpi with Micro Step™ Drive ADF: 600 x 600 dpi
OUTPUT RESOLUTION	50 dpi to 4,800 dpi (50 ~ 2400dpi in 1dpi increment, 3200dpi, 3600dpi, 4800dpi)
SUB-SCANNING METHOD	Fixed document and carriage moving
REFLECTIVE	Flatbed: 216 x 297mm (8.5 x 11.7 inches) ADF: 216 x 356mm (8.5 x 14.0 inches)
PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICE	3 lines colour CCD
PIXEL DEPTH	In: 16 bit/pixel Out: 1, 8, 16 bit / pixel
GRAYSCALE	16-bit (65,536 greyscale levels) external 16-bit (65,536 greyscale levels) internal
COLOUR	48-bit (281,474 billion colours) external 48-bit (281,474 billion colours) internal
INTERFACE	USB 2.0++
++The functionality of the USB port(s) must be ensured by the vendor of the Host.
CONFIGURATION
LIGHT SOURCE	White LED
SUB-SCANNING METHOD	Fixed document and moving carriage
SCANNING SPEED^*
MONOCHROME COLOUR	A4 200dpi (PDF) A4 200dpi (PDF)	18ppm 12ppm

	*System Configuration of Scanning Speed CPU: Pentium 4,3.2GHz RAM: 1GB I/F: USB2.0 Hi-Speed OS: Windows XP Home Edition Soft: Epson Scan Office Mode Standalone
Scanning speed test results vary according to system configuration, dpi setting, and scan mode setting.
ADF
TYPE	Sheet through, Simplex scanning
PAPER SUPPLY	Paper Supply: Face up load Paper Out: Face down eject
DOCUMENT SIZE	A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, A6 Max. size: 216 x 356 mm Min. size: 105 x 148.5 mm
PAPER SETTING CAPACITY	40 pages (75g/m²)
PAPER WEIGHT	50-120g/m²
FUNCTIONS
EASY DOCUMENT SCANNING	4 Customisable push buttons 10 customisable job Double sided scanning of PDF Searchable PDF (Windows only) Scan to Mutli PDF Encrypted pdf Compression pdf Stand-Alone Application and Scan to File Feature Multi Purpose User Interface Auto Skew Correction Multi Marquee
DOCUMENT IMAGE ADJUSTMENT	Text enhancement Colour enhancement Dropout colour Unsharp Mask De-Screening with Document Type Optimiser Tone Curve Adjustment with Histogram
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
USB1.1
USB2.0 High-Speed SCANNER DRIVERS Windows^® 7/7x64/Vista/Vista64/XP/XPx64/2000, Mac^® OS 10.3.9 or later (Universal Version)* Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later *USB2.0 Host Driver by Microsoft is required
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
TEMPERATURE	10°C to 35°C (Operating) -25°C to 60°C (Storage)
HUMIDITY	10% to 80% without condensation (Operating) 10% to 85% without condensation (Storage)
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGE	(AC100V model) AC100-120V 50-60Hz (AC200V model) AC220-240V 50-60Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION	Approx. 12.5W (Operating) Approx. 2.4W (Sleep Mode) Approx. 5.5W (Ready Mode) Approx. 0.6W (Power Off)
BUNDLED SOFTWARE*
Epson Scan Epson Event Manager ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus 6 (for Windows)/ ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus 5 (for Macintosh) NewSoft Presto! Page Manager 8 Standard Online User Guide ISIS driver for Windows** * Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional/ XP Home edition/ XP Professional/ XP Professional x64 Edition/ Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate)/ Mac® OS 10.2.8 or later. Bundled software packaged with this scanner may not be compatible with Mac 10.7. ** Free download from http://tech.epson.com.au
WARRANTY
12 months return to base	Standard
Epson Warranty
DIMENSIONS
WIDTH DEPTH HEIGHT WEIGHT	470mm 318mm 121mm Approx. 3.9kg

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