Epson Perfection 1240U

Perfection 1240U

Photo Scanners

1200 dpi Image Quality with Incredible Ease



SCANNER TYPE
 Flatbed colour image scanner
SUB-SCANNING METHODMovement of scanning head
PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICEColour CCD (6 line alternated)
DOCUMENT SIZE216 x 297mm (A4 + Letter)
LIGHT SOURCEWhite cold cathode fluorescent lamp
OPTICAL RESOLUTION1,200 x 2,400 dpi with Micro Step Drive
PIXELS/LINE30,600 pixels (10,200 x 3 colours)
OUTPUT RESOLUTION
 Max. 9,800 dpi (by 4,800 dpi x 200%)
50 to 4,800 dpi (in single steps)
ZOOM 50% to 200% (in 1% steps)
GRAYSCALE
 14-bit (16,384 grayscale levels) external
14-bit (16,384 grayscale levels) internal
COLOUR
 42-bit (4,398 billion colours) external
42-bit (4,398 billion colours) internal
SCANNING SPEED
MONOCHROME (Bi-level): (Draft mode) *1 (supertext)
A4 300 dpi 11 sec
COLOUR(Draft mode) *2 (supertext)
A4 300 dpi34 sec
 Scanner  test pages
EMBEDDED IMAGE PROCESSING
GAMMA CORRECTIONCRT (A,B), Printer (A,B,C)
User-defined 1 level
COLOUR CORRECTIONDot matrix printer
Thermal Printer
Inkjet Printer
CRT Display
User-defined 1 level
BRIGHTNESS7 levels
LINE ARTFixed threshold
TET (Text Enhanced Technology)
DIGITAL HALFTONINGError Diffusion (A,B,C)
Dither (Resident) (A,B,C,D)
Dither (User-defined) (A,B)
AREA SEPARATIONAAS (Auto Area Segmentation)
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
USB I/FMicrosoft® Windows® 98 (pre-installed model)
Microsoft® Windows® 2000
(Pre-installed model or upgrade of Windows® 98 pre-installed model)
Mac OS® 8.1 or later
(USB equipped model)
INTERFACESUSB* (Type-B receptacle connector) x 1
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
TEMPERATURE5° to 35°C (Operating)
HUMIDITY10% to 80% without condensation (Operating)
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
VOLTAGEAC220 ~240V
FREQUENCY50 to 60Hz
POWER CONSUMPTIONApprox. 20W (Operating)
DIMENSIONS
width x DEPTH x height 269 x 435 x 93mm (without Film Adapter)
WEIGHTApprox. 2.8kg (without Film Adapter)
OPTION
Film AdapterB813173
Bundled software
USB cable
Xerox Textbridge Pro
Adobe PhotoDeluxe
Epson Twain 5
Epson Smart Panel
*To use the USB port, your PC must conform to PC98 specifications, and have Windows¨ 98/2000 pre-installed. Consult the documentation provided with your PC for further information about USB connectivity. Note also that errors may occur if non-standard cables or more than two hub connections are used.

Usage Conditions
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