Kodak Scanner I780 User Manual

Sensor durability

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Appendices

Appendix 1—Testing methodology and results for speed and throughput

Kodak’s Quality Assurance Team conducted a series of comprehensive, competitive benchmark

tests comparing the Kodak i780 Scanner with ISIS to the Canon DR-X10C Scanner with VRS.

Chart 2—Data and diﬀerences on number of pages scanned in one hour

i780 Increase

Over

i780 Increase

DR-X10C

VRS

DR-X10C

ISIS

Over

i780

DR-X10C VRS

Performance

DR-X10C ISIS

Performance

Throughput tests

The intent of these tests was to determine the throughput of each scanner using typical scanner

conﬁgurations. All scanners were conﬁgured with similar settings and all tests were conducted

with EMC QuickScan Pro v6.5.1 and run on the same PC host. EMC QuickScan Pro was chosen

because of its popularity as a third party application. The EMC QuickScan Pro demonstration

version was used so it would be easier for interested parties to validate results. (See Reference

A for conﬁguration details.) The operator prepared documents prior to testing and fed them into

each scanner as quickly as possible. Five new sets of documents were used for each scanner

during testing. Each test was run for one hour with the total number of pages recorded.

Test #1

Test #2

Test #3

Test #4

Test #5

Test #6

7487

7557

7491

7283

7510

7528

5075

2390

5391

3477

1719

3102

3142

5829

2527

2293

4516

2412 (47%)

5167 (217%)

2100 (38%)

3806 (109%)

5791 (336%)

3519 (88%)

4385 (141%)

4415 (140%)

1662 (28%)

4756 (188%)

5217 (227%)

3012 (67%)

4009

Chart 1—Throughput testing

See Reference A for conﬁguration details.

# Pgs Average

Test Number

Chart 3—Graphic representation of data and diﬀerences on number of pages scanned

in one hour

in 1 hr

7487

7557

7491

7283

7510

7528

5075

2390

5391

3477

1719

ppm

124.8

126.0

124.9

121.4

125.2

125.5

84.6

39.8

89.9

58.0

28.7

66.8

51.7

i780 ISIS Test #1

i780 ISIS Test #2

8000

7000

6000

i780 ISIS Test #3

i780 ISIS Test #4

i780 ISIS Test #5

i780 ISIS Test #6

5000

DR-X10C VRS Test #1

DR-X10C VRS Test #2

DR-X10C VRS Test #3

DR-X10C VRS Test #4

DR-X10C VRS Test #5

DR-X10C VRS Test #6

DR-X10C ISIS Test #1

DR-X10C ISIS Test #2

DR-X10C ISIS Test #3

DR-X10C ISIS Test #4

DR-X10C ISIS Test #5

DR-X10C ISIS Test #6

i780 ISIS

4000

3000

2000

1000

DR X10C VRS

DR X10C ISIS

4009

3102

3142

5829

2527

2293

4516

52.4

97.2

42.1

Test #

38.2

75.3

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Reference A—Testing conﬁguration details*

Test Job 1

Test Job 2

Test Job 3

Test Job 4

Test Job 5

Test Job 6

200 dpi, bitonal, duplex,

AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection,

multipage TIFF output

300 dpi, bitonal, duplex,

AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection,

300 dpi, bitonal, simplex,

AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection,

200 dpi, color, duplex,

AO, multifeed detection, AO, multifeed detection, AO, multifeed detection,

300 dpi, color, duplex,

300 dpi, color, simplex,

EMC QuickScan Settings

multipage TIFF output

i780 Test job 04

Checked

multipage TIFF output

i780 Test job 05

Checked

multipage TIFF output

i780 Test job 06

Checked

multipage TIFF output

QuickScan scan

i780 Test job 01

proﬁle name

i780 Test job 02

Checked

i780 Test job 03

Checked

Scan—show continue dialog

Checked

after scan

Scan—scan mode

Scan—scan type

Scan—dpi

Duplex

Black and white

200

Duplex

Black and white

300

Simplex

Black and white

300

Duplex

24-Bit color

200

Duplex

24-Bit color

300

Simplex

24-Bit color

300

Scan—page size

Scanner max

Image format and naming—

enter ﬁle name at…

Checked

TIFF

Checked

TIFF

Checked

TIFF

Checked

JPEG (*.jpg)

24-Bit color

Checked

JPEG (*.jpg)

24-Bit color

Checked

JPEG (*.jpg)

24-Bit color

Image format and naming—

ﬁle type

Image format and naming—

color format

Binary

Group 4

Binary

Group 4

Binary

Group 4

Image format and naming—

compression

Sequential JPEG

Image format and

naming— append standard

extension …

Checked

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Test Job 1

Test Job 2

Test Job 3

Test Job 4

Test Job 5

Test Job 6

i780 ISIS driver, main,

cropping

Aggressive

i780 ISIS driver, main,

thresholding

iThresholding

i780 ISIS driver, main,

contrast

i780 ISIS driver, layout,

image orientation (both front

and back image #1)

Automatic

i780 ISIS driver, layout, page

orientation (both front and

back image #1)

Top edge ﬁrst

i780 ISIS driver, scanner,

document feeder

250—Automatically 250—Automatically

250—Automatically

start transport

250—Automatically

start transport

250—Automatically 250—Automatically

start transport

i780 ISIS driver, scanner,

ultrasonic detection

Medium—

3 sensors—end job

Medium—

3 sensors—end job

Medium—

3 sensors—end job

Medium—

3 sensors—end job

Medium—

3 sensors—end job

Medium—

3 sensors—end job

i780 ISIS driver, dropout,

blank image detection

Black and White

(back only)—2KB

Black and White

(back only)—2KB

Black and White

(back only)—2KB

Color (back only)—

125KB

Color (back only)—

125KB

Color (back only)—

125KB

i780 ISIS driver, image

processing, JPEG quality

N/A

Good

i780 ISIS driver, image

processing, color correction

Text with pictures

* Note: The Canon DR-X10C Scanner conﬁgurations were modeled as closely as possible to the Kodak i780 Scanner set-ups.

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Image and data integrity

Kodak i780 Scanner vs. Canon DR-X10C Scanner

OCR Read Rate

for Canon

OCR Read Rate

Reduced-size

for Kodak i780

Test: Light Document Challenge

DR-X10C

Scanner

versions of the

documents scanned

during testing

Scanner

Batch of documents with light text density (8-point type) scanned at 200 dpi

(LO82) with default settings for both scanners

94%

Batch of documents with light text density (8-point type) scanned at 200 dpi

(LO82); brightness and contrast settings optimized for Canon; default settings

maintained for Kodak

67%

Batch of documents with light text density (10-point type) scanned at 200 dpi

(L102) with default settings for both scanners

95%

Batch of documents with light text density (10-point type) scanned at 200 dpi

(L102) with optimized settings for Canon; default settings for Kodak

82%

Testing observations and conclusions

Competitive knockouts

 Lower-quality characters pose a ser s challenge for the Canon Key takeaways:

Scanner, requiring time consuming t l-and-error brightness/

The Kodak i780 Scanner provides outstanding image and data

contrast adjustments that red

uctivity.

integrity and OCR read rates, even for real-world imaging challenges,

while the Canon DR-X10C Scanner does not perform nearly as well.

 The Kodak i780 Sc

Scanner wit

performance of the Canon

ith brightness/contrast

ner, the Kodak Scanner

 Even challenging documents become productive images

with the Kodak i780 Scanner while the Canon DR-X10C

Scanner requires a great deal of time to optimize brightness/

contrast adjustments and eﬀort to rescan documents.

optim



gs, maximizes the

Kodak i780 Scanner

integrity of every document scanned, both for viewing and

downstream data extraction in real-world scenarios.

 Kodak helps ensure that scanned images comprise the

best image quality possible—a critical factor in document

management workﬂow—while the Canon Scanner can only

make a claim to pleasant aesthetics. Kodak delivers real-world

scanner performance.

 Perfect Page image processing automatically delivers

consistently high OCR read rates, exceptional image quality, and

a greatly reduced need for rescans.

 Even with optimized settings, Canon DR-X10C Scanner delivers

substandard OCR performance for a production scanner.

 Without adjustments and optimized settings, the Canon

DR-X10C Scanner performance drops even further.

Methodology

For detailed information about testing methodology and

Canon DR-X10C Scanner

laboratory test results, click here

Count on Kodak for consistent and true performance.

Count out Canon.

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Appendices

Appendix 2—Testing methodology and results for image and data integrity (OCR read rates)

Kodak’s Quality Assurance Team conducted a series of comprehensive, competitive benchmark tests comparing the Kodak i780

Scanner with VRS to the Canon DR-X10C Scanner ISIS.

Image and data integrity—complete testing results

Canon DR-X10C Scanner—

optimized brightness and

Default conﬁguration settings

contrast settings

Kodak i780 Scanner—

Default conﬁguration settings

Percent

Percent from

font and dpi

variations

Percent from

Font and dpi

variations*

from font

and dpi

Font and dpi

variations

font and dpi

variations

L102

L082

81.7918

67.1692

98.9587

L102

L082

L083

0.0000

L102

L082

95.2331

93.9025

88.3379

92.4912

L083

Average Score =

82.6399 Average Score =

Average Score =

*Font and dpi variations: L = Light; 08 or 10 = Font Size; 2 or 3 = 200 or 300 dpi

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Sensor durability

Kodak i780 Scanner vs. Canon DR-X10C Scanner

Kodak’s CCD (

ensor provides enhanced durability over Canon’s CIS (Contact Image Sensor) technology, which requires any document being

with the sensor glass. As a result, sensor damage is a possibility. CCD sensors do not require contact and produce high-quality

ng the possibility of sensor glass damage due to contact. The Kodak i780 Scanner is designed to maximize uptime, reduce

your operation.

scanned to be in

images without cl

service calls and op

Fact Check

Canon DR-X10C Scanner

Kodak i780 Scanner

Contact Image Sensor (CIS): “Robust design, outstanding

imaging quality.”

Vendor’s marketing claim

Charge Coupled Device (CCD): “Superior durability and image quality.”

CIS array requires that documents come into direct contact

with sensor glass during imaging; this is necessary for the

sensor to capture a quality image.

Sensor technology

compare/contrast

CCD sensors obtain a quality image without contact between document

and sensor glass.

The elegance of Kodak’s CCD sensor design means it is not placed in the

paper path and does not come into contact with documents as they are

scanned and pass through the transport. Instead, via a series of mirrors

that lie above the CCD sensor but beneath the glass barrier viewable

in the paper path, images and data are rapidly captured as documents

pass, while the CCD is protected by the glass barrier or imaging guide.

Additionally, foam guards seal the imaging guide and surround the

mirrors, further preventing contamination.

Real-world scanning jobs, where documents introduce dust, dirt

and staples to the transport path, increase likelihood of damage

to Canon’s Contact Image Sensor during the scanning process.

In the Canon Scanner design, the sensor is encased in glass that

is directly exposed to documents during scanning.

Sensor placement in

transport path

No contact is required between a document to be scanned and CCD

sensor glass during scanning process, minimizing any chance of risk

to sensor glass surface from staples, dust or dirt on documents. CCD

sensor is located far below paper path and is additionally protected

by a glass barrier known as an “imaging guide” in Kodak i780 Scanner

speciﬁcations. Replacement of glass imaging guide, if ever required, can

be completed by end user. Kodak’s intelligent design elements enable

maximum uptime and productivity for customers.

Direct contact between sensor glass and document originals

increases likelihood of sensor glass damage. With the Canon

DR-X10C Scanner, a service call is needed in order to replace

damaged sensor glass. Uptime and productivity are jeopardized

by Canon’s technological choices.

Impact of sensor technology

on productivity, incidence of

service calls

Kodak i780 Scanner

Canon DR-X10C Scanner

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Count out Canon.

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Conclusions

Competitive knockouts



tact Image Sensor, requires documents

sensor glass, creating a range of potential

d documents. Some of these problems

Key takeaways:

to come

problems w

require a ser

The Kodak i780 Scanner is not at risk of sensor damage due to physical contact with

documents during scanning, eliminating the possibility of sensor glass damage due to

contact. The Kodak i780 Scanner, using CCD technology, is designed to maximize uptime,

reduce service calls and optimize productivity for your operation. The technology of the

Canon DR-X10C Scanner may be vulnerable to damage, and since sensor glass replacement

on the Canon Scanner requires a service call, there is a potential negative impact to uptime

and productivity.

 The Kodak Sca

intelligent design

physical contact w

damage due to conta

Charged Coupled Device) sensor’s

s not require documents to come into

eliminating the possibility of sensor glass

s that contain staples, dirt or dust.

 In a real-world environment, busy scanning operations understand that scanners

that can’t elegantly manage the occasional stapled document without interrupting

their operation and seriously impacting their productivity, cannot provide the real

“robustness” needed in actual work environments.

 Glass imaging guides a

design, eﬀectively protec

introduced from document

guides, if ever required, can b

and productivity.

placed mirrors that are part of the CCD

m the paper path and contaminants

eplacement of the glass imaging

ed by the end user, optimizing uptime

 The Kodak i780 Scanner handles occasional staples and common dust

without maintenance of special parts, in order to maximize uptime in busy

production environments.

 The Kodak i780 Scanner’s sensor and scanner design easily tackles common real-

world work environment hazards in a busy production scanning environment.

 The Canon DR-X10C Scanner utilizes sensor technology that may be vulnerable to

damage, and therefore puts customer productivity at risk.

 The Kodak i780 Scanner’s sensor design, including CCD technology, sensor

placement far below the paper path, protective foam barriers that protect the sensor

from staples and other contaminants introduced on scanned documents, and

customer-replaceable imaging guides, all combine to optimize image quality and

productivity in real-world customer operations.

 Kodak’s sensor technology is superior in durability to that used by Canon. For robust

imaging capabilities, turn to the brand you trust—Kodak—for technology you can

count on.

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Misfeed management

Canon DR-X10C Scanner

Kodak i780 Scanner

Kodak i780 Scanner vs. Canon DR-X10C Scanner

Side-by-side test

allenge set of 50 documents, fed ﬁve times as consecutive batches, Canon’s misfeed detection/retry mechanism and required operator

intervention—at bo

exceeded by the Kod

based on both attribut

detection/“retry feeding

ol Panel and the Host—result in throughput deﬁcits. Overall productivity of the Canon Scanner with this challenge document set is

erformance with the same set of challenge documents. The lack of ﬂexible options for the operator to eﬀectively manage misfeeds,

iorities, contributes to both a “clunky” workﬂow for the operator to manage, and hampered throughput (when Canon’s misfeed

nabled).

Canon Marketing Claims

Canon DR-X10C Scanner Performance

Kodak i780 Scanner Performance

3-D ultrasonic sensors reliably detect true double feeds and are aligned

with the transport to help ensure documents are imaged and saved to

the host. Operators resolve each incidence at the host by inspecting

the last scanned image and/or rescanning the misfed original. Options

exist in the Kodak i780 Scanner’s misfeed detection feature settings,

enabling the operator to optimize productivity, operator control,

or throughput.

When “retry feeding” is enabled, the Canon Scanner experiences

throughput deﬁcits as the operator is forced to interact with both the

operator control panel on the scanner and the host, to observe and

compare the image held in the output tray and displayed for action on

the host.

“‘Double-Feed Re-try mechanism’ allows

the Canon DR-X10C Scanner to re-feed

any document that appears to its sensors

as a double feed”

Operators can manage misfeed detection workﬂow in three ways:

Common documents can be mistakenly detected by the Canon Scanner

as double-feeds, based on the technology utilized, including common

applications such as checks or EKG printouts taped to letter-size paper

within a batch.

Option 1: Optimized operator control: “beep and stop”—alerts operator

with an audible beep, stops job and application, leaving detected

document in output tray at top of stack for retrieval while saving

the image to host. Operator inspects output tray and image at host.

Clicks at host to resume application and pushes button at scanner to

restart job.

Any document overlap detected by sensors (documents with lead edges

oﬀset by less than 3.5 inches) trips the Canon DR-X10C Scanner’s retry

mechanism, resulting in documents being backed out of transport and

auto-fed again (retried). Operators can choose a setting of one, two, or

three “retries.”

“User-adjustable ultrasonic double-feed

detection sensors”

Option 2: Optimized operator productivity: “beep and pause”—alerts

operator with an audible beep at the scanner and does NOT require

host interaction to continue the job. The triggering document is always

imaged and saved, so operator has option to review scanned image to

determine if intervention is really needed, or to continue job.

If the set number of retries fail (the document continues to be seen as a

misfeed), a message appears on the OCP: “ignore” or “retry.” Message

must be cleared by the operator before the job will continue. The misfed

document will be held in the output tray, but resolving the image to be

saved or deleted and rescanned at the host, must be done after inspection

of the output tray, the paper path, and the image at the host. An action to

delete or save each image noted as a misfeed also must be taken by the

operator before the job continues.

Option 3: Optimized throughput: “beep and continue”—alerts operator

that a misfeed is detected but scanning continues. Image is saved and

passed to host for later operator inspection to determine if misfeed was

detected in error (such as when mixed batches turn up a previously

undetected envelope).

“Rapid Recovery System for superior,

reliable and ﬂexible document handling”

In side-by-side testing with a challenge document set, as well as with

intentionally induced double feeds into a document set, the Kodak i780

Scanner’s throughput performance and productivity exceeded that of

These multiple operator steps, coupled with the slowdown caused by

the misfeed retries, result in reduced productivity for the operator and

diminished throughput for the operation.

the Canon Scanner by as much as 50%. These results demonstrate

that the elegant and ﬂexible misfeed management capabilities in

the Kodak i780 Scanner design and architecture, outperform those

from Canon.

Count on Kodak for consistent and true performance.

Count out Canon.

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Testing observations and conclusions

Competitive knockouts

Key takeaways:

 The C

manage

ot oﬀer ﬂexible options for the operator to

ﬃcient manner.

The Kodak i780 Scanner delivers far greater ﬂexibility, customization and practical

real-world choices in terms of misfeed handling and management for optimum

productivity. The Canon DR-X10C Scanner’s options for handling misfeeds may at ﬁrst

seem creative and appear impressive in a simple demo, but side-by-side testing shows

that with a real-world set of documents, productivity is signiﬁcantly compromised by

Canon’s “retry feeding” feature. This feature takes time to stop the transport, reverse the

document back on the input stack, and repick the document from the stack. The retry

feeding feature may actually lead to the loss of data in misclassiﬁed true multifeeds, due

to over-reliance on this feature by operators.

 The Kodak

that of the

t performance and productivity exceeds

by as much as 50% with a challenge set

of documents

 The Kodak i780

detection and cont

control or productivi

characteristics, and wo

more elegant and ﬂexible misfeed

perator a choice to prioritize throughput,

h attributes, job and document

 Canon oﬀers users limited options for enhanced productivity while managing

misfed documents.

 In the real world of production scanning, a choice is often made to ﬂag a misfeed

and continue scanning to maximize throughput and eﬃciency (as possible with

the Kodak i780 Scanner). The Canon model does not oﬀer this possibility.

 Canon makes no accommodation for real-world documents that are common

in certain industries, such as EKGs or checks taped to a letter-sized document.

These real-world documents are falsely detected as misfeeds by the Canon

Scanner, slowing down operations; while the Kodak i780 Scanner will eﬀectively

image and pass these critical documents through as needed, eﬃciently and with

integrity, providing you with the imaging performance you’ve come to expect

from a trusted vendor like Kodak.

Methodology

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Appendix 3—Part A—Misfeed management—Testing methodology and results

Kodak’s Quality Assurance Team conducted a series of comprehensive, competitive benchmark tests comparing the Kodak i780 Scanner/ISIS to the Canon DR-X10C Scanner ISIS/

Canon DR-X10C Scanner with VRS.

Challenging document productivity test

This test was intended to simulate a very challenging document including a wide range of sizes,

thicknesses and ﬁnishes.

Misfeed management—test results

Multifeed productivity test

This test is intended to simulate a job set with pages that create real multifeeds where

two pages feed at the same time through the scanner and cannot be separated with

retry feeding.

General test steps:

•

Operator scanned ﬁve prepared challenge stacks.

The stacks were loaded separately, one following another.

Each real multifeed was rescanned.

The job stream consisted of 100 pages with induced multifeeds placed every 10 pages

in the document stack starting at page 5. The document stack was used for all multifeed

tests described.

Scanner features and settings proﬁle used for multifeed productivity test:

Images of real multifeeds were not included in the batch.

300 dpi bitonal, duplex, auto orientation ON, auto thresholding ON, multifeed detection ON,

all zones ON, set to disable scanner on multifeed detect. Multipage TIFF output selected.

Canon “retry” count set to one attempt.

Scanner features and settings proﬁle for challenge document productivity test:

200 dpi bitonal, duplex, auto orientation ON, auto thresholding ON, multifeed detection ON,

multifeed retry ON, all zones ON, set to disable scanner on multifeed. Multipage TIFF output.

Canon “retry” count set to one attempt.

General test steps:

•

Operator scanned ﬁve prepared 100-page multifeed stacks.

Challenge Document

Productivity Test

Results

The stacks were loaded separately, one following another.

Duration

Each multifeed page was rescanned as quickly as possible by removing the sticky

note and placing the document back in the feeder.

Product Tested

# of Pages

250

Total time

5:18:03

Average ppm

47.2

# Multifeeds

Kodak

i780 Scanner ISIS

•

When the images of the multifeed document were sent to the host they were removed

(deleted) from the batch before the rescan.

Canon

DR-X10C Scanner ISIS

250

11:36:63

21.5

Kodak i780

Scanner ISIS

Canon DR-X10C

Scanner VRS

Multifeed Productivity Test

Time to scan batch of ﬁve sets of

100 pages with 10 induced multifeeds

in each set

19 min 11 sec

26.1

23 min 15.75 sec

21.5

Demonstrated performance in ppm

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Appendix 3—Part B—Misfeed management—Job stream conﬁgurations

Challenge document productivity test, continued

This appendix deﬁnes the job streams used in the multifeed productivity test and the

challenge document productivity test.

Doc #

Qty

Description

Orientation

Portrait

8.125" x 17" Photo

Multifeed productivity test

This is a set of 100 pages of 20# 8.5in x 11in copier paper. Sticky notes (3in x 3in) were

placed on the documents as deﬁned below.

20, 21

Personal checks (Perfect Page set)

Landscape

Portrait

Toggle patch 8.5" x 11" with 2 corners cut oﬀ

USPS Express Mail multipart mailing label (Label 11-B)

Steno pad, torn from spiral but not cleaned

USPS PS Form 3811, 3½" x 11" card stock

Page #

Sticky note

False multifeed

24, 25

True multifeed

Landscape

Portrait

True multifeed (recovered)

False multifeed

27, 28

USPS Certiﬁed Mail receipt, PS Form 3800, 3 ¹⁶" x 5 ½"

USPS envelope EP14H w/large window, 5" x 10"

Duplex printed copier paper (Pendleton)

True multifeed

30–33

False multifeed

Gloss personal identiﬁcation card, 3¾" x 6 ¾"

Landscape

Textured invitation card 3⁷⁸" x 8

False multifeed

True multifeed (recovered)

True multifeed

Duplex printed copier paper, wrinkled and

torn corner (Pendleton)

Portrait

Scissor-cut black card stock, edges not straight

(approx 3¾" x 4½")

False multifeed

Landscape

Challenge document productivity test

This document set was intended to be a collection of extremely diﬃcult to scan documents.

Tri-folded Kodak i1200/i1300 Scanner Quick Tips

Order form photocopy, 11" x 17"

Portrait

Extended warranty application (Perfect Page set)

Duplex printed copier paper (Pendleton)

Doc #

1–5

Qty

Description

Duplex printed copier paper (Pendleton)

Bank-sized check

Orientation

Portrait

41–47

Red Domestic/International USPS mailing envelope,

Landscape

Portrait

11 ½" x 15

Business card

Blue Extremely Urgent USPS mailing envelope, 11 ½" x 15

Portrait

Shipment air way bill

Landscape

Portrait

NexPress Press sample document, glossy, 8 ⁸" x 10

Personal check

W3 form (letter size)

Dark gray iThresholding document (Perfect Page set)

W2 form (letter size)

Portrait

Empty business-sized envelope

Onionskin iThresholding document (Perfect Page set)

Landscape

Portrait

Kodak’s blue reseller questionnaire (Perfect Page set)

Portrait

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Value-added tax return (Perfect Page set)

5" x 7" Glossy color photo

Portrait

Landscape

Portrait

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Appendix 3—Part C—Misfeed management—Workstation conﬁgurations

Scanner Related Components

Version

Workstation Components

Version

PC Scanning Software

EMC QuickScan Pro 6.5.1 demo (build 8372)

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6850 (3.0GHz, 4M, VT,

OptiPlex 755 Minitower:

1333MHz FSB)

Created with QuickDriver Version

1.0.10710.10002

PixTools 32-Bit Runtime Libraries Version 7.0 build 2124

Genuine Windows XP Professional, SP2, x32, with

Operating system(s):

Media, English

Canon DR-X10C Scanner ISIS Driver

Canon DR-X10C Scanner Firmware Version

Canon DR-X10C Scanner Driver Version

Interface Used (ISIS conﬁguration)

Canon DR-X10C Kofax Card

Canon DR-X10C version 1.1.10807.03001

2.10

Memory:

2GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 667MHz, (2 DIMM)

250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst Cache

Integrated Video, Intel GMA3100

Boot Hard Drives:

Video Card:

4.20.148

USB interface was used

CGA Firmware Version 3.10.011

USB interface was used

IEEE 1394—FireWire 400

eki700 Version 2.0.10809.29001

2.00.21

Interface Used (Canon VRS conﬁguration)

Interface Used (Kodak)

Kodak i780 Scanner ISIS Drivers

Kodak i780 Scanner Firmware Version

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Kodak i780 Scanner conﬁguration EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro v6.5.1 demo settings

Kodak i780 Scanner ISIS

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

200 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

300 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

QuickScan scan proﬁle name

i780 Test job 01

i780 Test job 02

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\

My Images\i780\Job01

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\

My Images\i780\Job02

General—save images to this folder

Scan—show continue dialog after scan

Scan—scan mode

Checked

Duplex

Checked

Duplex

Scan—scan type

Black and white

200

Black and white

300

Scan—dpi

Scan—page size

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Image format and naming—enter ﬁle name at …

Image format and naming—ﬁle type

Image format and naming—color format

Image format and naming—compression

Image format and naming—append standard extension …

i780 ISIS driver, main, cropping

i780 ISIS driver, main, thresholding

i780 ISIS driver, main, contrast

Binary

Group 4

Checked

Aggressive

iThresholding

Group 4

Checked

Aggressive

iThresholding

i780 ISIS driver, layout, image orientation

(both front and back image #1)

Automatic

i780 ISIS driver, layout, page orientation

(both front and back image #1)

Top edge ﬁrst

i780 ISIS driver, scanner, document feeder

i780 ISIS driver, scanner, ultrasonic detection

i780 ISIS driver, dropout, blank image detection

i780 ISIS driver, image processing, JPEG quality

250—Automatically start transport

Medium—3 sensors—end job

Black and white (back only)—2KB

N/A

250—Automatically start transport

Medium—3 sensors—end job

Black and white (back only)—2KB

N/A

i780 ISIS driver, image processing, color correction

N/A

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, VRS conﬁguration EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro v6.5.1 demo settings

Canon DR-X10C with VRS Option

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

200 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

300 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

QuickScan scan proﬁle name

DR-X10C VRS test job 01

DR-X10C VRS test job 02

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\My Images\

x10c-VRS\Job01

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\My Images\

x10c-VRS\Job02

General—save images to this folder

Scan—show continue dialog after scan

Scan—scan mode

Checked

Duplex

Checked

Duplex

Scan—scan type

Black and white

200

Black and white

300

Scan—dpi

Scan—page size

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Image format and naming—enter ﬁle name at …

Image format and naming—ﬁle type

Image format and naming—color format

Image format and naming—compression

Binary

Group 4

Image format and naming—

append standard extension …

Checked

PixKofax, main tab, paper source

PixKofax, main tab, dpi

Feeder

200

Feeder

300

PixKofax, main tab, mode

Black and white

Scanner’s maximum

Portrait

Black and white

Scanner’s maximum

Portrait

PixKofax, main tab, page size

PixKofax, main tab, orientation

PixKofax, main tab, simplex/duplex

PixKofax, more, detect page size

Duplex

Checked

PixKofax, main tab, (scanner preset) {preset

names are retained so you can use diﬀerent

names as needed}

Test01

Test02

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity,

auto brightness

Checked

N/A

Checked

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity,

brightness

N/A

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, VRS conﬁguration, continued

Canon DR-X10C with VRS Option

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity, contrast

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity,

advanced clarity

Enabled @ level 2

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity, gamma

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), noise, line ﬁlter

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), noise, speckle removal

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), noise, ﬁll holes

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), skew, deskew

Normal

Small

Normal

Small

Not checked

Deskew, auto crop, auto orientation

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), color,

enable detection

N/A

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), background,

enable smoothing

Enabled detection, delete, context @ 50,

ignore holes

Enabled detection, delete, context @ 50,

ignore holes

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), blank page

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), (proﬁle name) {proﬁle

names are not retained in PixKofax so only use one}

Test

PixKofax, VRS Admin, warnings, brightness out of range

PixKofax, VRS Admin, warnings, contrast out of range

PixKofax, VRS Admin, warnings, color conﬁdence out of range

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, paper jam

35—Ignore error

40—Ignore error

50—Ignore error

Auto resolve

35—Ignore error

40—Ignore error

50—Ignore error

Auto resolve

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, multifeed

Auto resolve

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, out of paper

Auto resolve

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, cover open

Auto resolve

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, auto crop failure boundary

note detected

Ignore error

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, auto deskew failure

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, staple detection

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, excessive skew

PixKofax, VRS Admin, accelerated scanning

Ignore error

Auto resolve

Best

Ignore error

Auto resolve

Best

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments),

Canon ISIS, endorser

No endorser

None

No endorser

None

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), Canon ISIS,

color—front/rear color dropout

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, VRS conﬁguration, continued

Canon DR-X10C with VRS Option

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, color, JPEG compression

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, picking rectangle

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, rotation (front/rear)

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, multifeed

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, other (speed/quality)

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, other, moire removal

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, other, staple detection

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, other, error recovery

Canon DR-X10C Operator control panel settings

Good

Not checked

Good

Not checked

Enabled with 3 zones

High speed scanning enabled

Checked

Enabled with 3 zones

High speed scanning enabled

Checked

Canon DR-X10C OCP—buzzer control (ON2 ON1 OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—double feed control (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—double feed retry (3-2-1-OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—staple detection (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—staple control (2/1/0)

ON2

Canon DR-X10C OCP—long document (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—manual feed mode (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—stand by mode (240-60-10)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—Japanese (ON/OFF)

OFF

240

OFF

—

OFF

240

OFF

—

Canon DR-X10C OCP—display contrast

Canon DR-X10C OCP—SCSI speed (20-10-5)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—USB short packet (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—dust detection mode (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—tray position (2-1-0)

ON2

Canon DR-X10C OCP—torque control (5-4-3-2-1)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—auto USB power oﬀ (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—total counter (display only)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—roller counter (reset to 0)

OFF

N/A

OFF

N/A

Canon DR-X10C OCP—imprinter test

Canon DR-X10C OCP—cleaning mode

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, ISIS conﬁguration EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro v6.5.1 demo settings

Canon DR-X10C ISIS

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

200 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

300 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

QuickScan scan proﬁle name

DR-X10C ISIS test job 01

DR-X10C ISIS test job 02

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\

My Images\x10c-ISIS\Job01

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\

My Images\x10c-ISIS\Job02

General—save images to this folder

Scan—show continue dialog after scan

Scan—scan mode

Checked

Duplex

Checked

Duplex

Scan—scan type

Black and white

200

Black and white

300

Scan—dpi

Scan—page size

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Image format and naming—enter ﬁle name at…

Image format and naming—ﬁle type

Image format and naming—color format

Binary

Image format and naming—compression

Image format and naming—append standard extension …

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, user preference

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, mode

Group 4

Checked

Group 4

Checked

Black and white

Auto detection

200

Black and white

Auto detection

300

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, page size

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, dpi

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, scanning mode

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, deskew

Duplex

Checked

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, brightness, auto

Checked

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, brightness, gamma, custom

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, image processing, text orientation

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, rapid recovery system

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, JPEG transfer

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, staple detection

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, feeding option

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, double feed detection

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, double feed detection, setting

Not checked

Checked

Not checked

Checked

N/A

Checked

Standard feeding

Ultrasonic

3 Sensors

Standard feeding

Ultrasonic

3 Sensors

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, ISIS conﬁguration, continued

Canon DR-X10C ISIS

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

Canon DR-X10C Operator control panel settings

Canon DR-X10C OCP—buzzer control (ON2 ON1 OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—double feed control (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—double feed retry (3-2-1-OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—staple detection (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—staple control (2/1/0)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—long document (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—manual feed mode (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—stand by mode (240-60-10)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—Japanese (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—display contrast

ON2

OFF

240

OFF

N/A

OFF

240

OFF

N/A

Canon DR-X10C OCP—SCSI speed (20-10-5)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—USB short packet (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—dust detection mode (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—tray position (2-1-0)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—torque control (5-4-3-2-1)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—auto USB power oﬀ (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—total counter (display only)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—roller counter (reset to 0)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—imprinter test

ON2

OFF

N/A

OFF

N/A

Canon DR-X10C OCP—cleaning mode

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Real-world environment

(Mixed Batches/Transport/Reliability/

SurePath/Dust Detection)

Canon DR-X10C Scanner

Kodak i780 Scanner

Kodak i780 Scanner vs. Canon DR-X10C Scanner

4, 5

A variety of real-world scanning scenarios were created and tested with documents scanned by the Kodak i780 Scanner and Canon DR-X10C Scanner.

4, 5

Real-world situation

Canon DR-X10C Scanner performance in real-world scanning scenarios

Kodak i780 Scanner performance in real-world scenarios

Any real diversity of documents (checks, envelopes, etc.) throttled

scanner throughput by detecting false misfeeds, unless “misfeed retry”

SurePath paper handling delivered consistent, rated productivity

feature was turned oﬀ. A wide document range initiates misfeed detect/ with ultrasonic double feed detection sensors enabled, and

rapid recovery mode, requiring ongoing operator intervention and slowing always fed the image to the host. (A design created with the

down throughput. With misfeed retry feature on, operator had to respond operator’s ultimate productivity in mind.) Minimal misfeeding

Mixed batches—variety of

document weights, sizes and

thicknesses scanned

constantly to scanner control panel error message, as well as resolve

physical document output vs. electronic images saved at the host.

Operator must determine if documents held in tray are only images

not captured.

and jamming during testing. Messaging at host minimized the

“clicks” necessary to clear real misfeeds and quickly restart

the job.

Canon’s active torque control is not sensitive enough for a variety of

documents, which resulted in bowing and ripping of documents when

speed setting was not adjusted properly for document

types fed.

Kodak’s separation rollers ran fast at initial contact with paper to

smoothly peel document oﬀ the top, then returned to a stable

speed—no manual intervention needed.

Torque

Standard-size documents

with checks or EKG printouts

attached with tape

Documents viewed as misfeeds, slowing scanner throughput and

requiring operator intervention and resolution at control panel

and host.

Captured images accurately with no productivity loss.

Detected dust and attempted to clear, but streaks still appeared on

images. Confused dust with denser objects, causing scanning to stop.

Auto dust detection occurred only when scanner was ﬁrst turned on, at

start of job, or coming out of energy saver mode. If dust accumulated

during a job, the scanner did not stop, clean and restart the job,

automatically. (Operator intervention and initiation of dust detection

mid-job resulted in dust being found and cleared in some instances.)

Streaks on images caused by dust accumulation were visible long before

Kodak i780 Scanner’s design focuses on keeping dust away

from optics. CCD sensors are encased in glass and additionally

protected by a glass barrier—known as an imaging guide—and

foam guards to prevent dust from accumulating. No issues with

dust forming on the plate. Blower fans pulled in clean air and

Dust and contaminants

pushed out contaminants and dust (while cooling lamps).

the system auto initiated and cleared dust from the image path.

Count on Kodak for consistent and true performance.

Count out Canon.

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Testing observations and conclusions

Competitive knockouts

Key takeaways:

 Ope

nner must be constantly vigilant when

prepa

mpleting more extensive presorting, or risk The real world of scanning is not a perfect world. Mixed sizes, shapes, and weights—

ongoing

ed downtime and productivity.

along with attachments, staples, colors, folds and other common issues—occur daily.

To achieve true productivity, variables must be accounted for and handled with ease

to ensure robust performance. The Kodak i780 Scanner delivers reliable productivity

at rated speeds day after day, thanks to a combination of speed, productivity building

features, and robust paper handling. In tests, the Kodak i780 Scanner seamlessly

handled mixed document batches and avoided the types of productivity issues that

encumbered the Canon DR-X10C Scanner. The Canon Scanner arrives with a variety of

troublesome design elements that slash productivity, create headaches and hassles, and

negatively impact image quality.

 The Cano

potential confusion because with misfeed

must respond to scanner control panel

repancy between physical document

the host to discover if these were the

this scenario during testing diminished

retry mecha

messaging as

output and elec

only images “miss

productivity signiﬁc

 No matter how much

a job, dust detection sof

ed to the Canon DR-X10C Scanner during

be induced to stop/check/clear the dust

r intervenes will dust be cleared at this

during the running of a batch, with auto

a new batch was initiated.

 Divergent document batches befuddle the Canon DR-X10C Scanner. Envelopes,

checks and varied sizes throttle the scanner’s throughput, unless the “misfeed

retry” feature is turned oﬀ. Batches with a wide range of document types and

sizes send the Canon Scanner into misfeed detect/rapid recovery mode, which

automatically. Only when

point. Streaking on images w

dust removal not being activa

reduced productivity in side-by-side testing.

 Canon claims exclusive paper-feeding technology that easily handles

documents of the widest range of sizes, weights and types to deliver high

productivity. However, when testing the Canon DR-X10C Scanner side-by-side

with the Kodak i780 Scanner, the Canon Scanner’s retry feeding mechanism

slows down overall throughput as it detects false double feeds when common

document types are fed. Kodak’s CCD sensors track every page, check for

overlaps and misfeeds, and help deliver outstanding image quality at full rated

speed. The Kodak i780 Scanner is not fooled by adhesive labels or varying paper

thicknesses, and requires no operator calibration to optimally handle the widest

variety of document types and thicknesses as deﬁned in its speciﬁcations.

 Dust can be a signiﬁcant problem (for cleaning and image quality) with the

Canon Scanner, as a questionable design for detecting and clearing dust may

allow it to negatively impact image quality while setting false expectations for

dust-free imaging with customers. Kodak’s exceptional sensor and transport

technologies and design eﬀectively minimize quality issues due to dust.

Methodology

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For detailed information about testing methodology results related to dust and

contaminants, click here

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Appendices

Appendix 4—Part A—Real-world environment—Testing methodology and results

Kodak’s Quality Assurance Team conducted a series of comprehensive, competitive benchmark tests comparing the Kodak i780 Scanner/ISIS to the Canon DR-X10C Scanner ISIS/

Canon DR-X10C Scanner with VRS.

Challenging document productivity test

This test was intended to simulate a very challenging document including a wide range of sizes,

thicknesses and ﬁnishes.

Misfeed management—test results

Multifeed productivity test

This test is intended to simulate a job set with pages that create real multifeeds where

two pages feed at the same time through the scanner and cannot be separated with

retry feeding.

General test steps:

•

Operator scanned ﬁve prepared challenge stacks.

The stacks were loaded separately, one following another.

Each real multifeed was rescanned.

The job stream consisted of 100 pages with induced multifeeds placed every 10 pages

in the document stack starting at page 5. The document stack was used for all multifeed

tests described.

Scanner features and settings proﬁle used for multifeed productivity test:

Images of real multifeeds were not included in the batch.

300 dpi bitonal, duplex, auto orientation ON, auto thresholding ON, multifeed detection ON,

all zones ON, set to disable scanner on multifeed detect. Multipage TIFF output selected.

Canon “retry” count set to one attempt.

Scanner features and settings proﬁle for challenge document productivity test:

200 dpi bitonal, duplex, auto orientation ON, auto thresholding ON, multifeed detection ON,

multifeed retry ON, all zones ON, set to disable scanner on multifeed. Multipage TIFF output.

Canon “retry” count set to one attempt.

General test steps:

•

Operator scanned ﬁve prepared 100-page multifeed stacks.

Challenge Document

Productivity Test

Results

The stacks were loaded separately, one following another.

Duration

Each multifeed page was rescanned as quickly as possible by removing the sticky

note and placing the document back in the feeder.

Product Tested

# of Pages

250

Total time

5:18:03

Average ppm

47.2

# Multifeeds

Kodak

i780 Scanner ISIS

•

When the images of the multifeed document were sent to the host they were removed

(deleted) from the batch before the rescan.

Canon

DR-X10C Scanner ISIS

250

11:36:63

21.5

Kodak i780

Scanner ISIS

Canon DR-X10C

Scanner VRS

Multifeed Productivity Test

Time to scan batch of ﬁve sets of

100 pages with 10 induced multifeeds

in each set

19 min 11 sec

26.1

23 min 15.75 sec

21.5

Demonstrated performance in ppm

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Challenge document productivity test, continued

This appendix deﬁnes the job streams used in the multifeed productivity test and the

challenge document productivity test.

Doc #

Qty

Description

Orientation

Portrait

8.125" x 17" Photo

Multifeed productivity test

This is a set of 100 pages of 20# 8.5in x 11in copier paper. Sticky notes (3in x 3in) were

placed on the documents as deﬁned below.

20, 21

Personal checks (Perfect Page set)

Landscape

Portrait

Toggle patch 8.5" x 11" with 2 corners cut oﬀ

USPS Express Mail multipart mailing label (Label 11-B)

Steno pad, torn from spiral but not cleaned

USPS PS Form 3811, 3½" x 11" card stock

Page #

Sticky note

False multifeed

24, 25

True multifeed

Landscape

Portrait

True multifeed (recovered)

False multifeed

27, 28

USPS Certiﬁed Mail receipt, PS Form 3800, 3 ¹⁶" x 5 ½"

USPS envelope EP14H w/large window, 5" x 10"

Duplex printed copier paper (Pendleton)

True multifeed

30–33

False multifeed

Gloss personal identiﬁcation card, 3¾" x 6 ¾"

Landscape

Textured invitation card 3⁷⁸" x 8

False multifeed

True multifeed (recovered)

True multifeed

Duplex printed copier paper, wrinkled and

torn corner (Pendleton)

Portrait

Scissor-cut black card stock, edges not straight

(approx 3¾" x 4½")

False multifeed

Landscape

Challenge document productivity test

This document set was intended to be a collection of extremely di cult to scan documents.

Tri-folded Kodak i1200/i1300 Scanner Quick Tips

Order form photocopy, 11" x 17"

Portrait

Extended warranty application (Perfect Page set)

Duplex printed copier paper (Pendleton)

Doc #

1–5

Qty

Description

Duplex printed copier paper (Pendleton)

Bank-sized check

Orientation

Portrait

41–47

Red Domestic/International USPS mailing envelope,

Landscape

Portrait

11 ½" x 15

Business card

Blue Extremely Urgent USPS mailing envelope, 11 ½" x 15

Portrait

Shipment air way bill

Landscape

Portrait

NexPress Press sample document, glossy, 8 ⁸" x 10

Personal check

W3 form (letter size)

Dark gray iThresholding document (Perfect Page set)

W2 form (letter size)

Portrait

Empty business-sized envelope

Onionskin iThresholding document (Perfect Page set)

Landscape

Portrait

Kodak’s blue reseller questionnaire (Perfect Page set)

Portrait

Value-added tax return (Perfect Page set)

5" x 7" Glossy color photo

Portrait

Landscape

Portrait

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Scanner Related Components

Version

Workstation Components

Version

PC Scanning Software

EMC QuickScan Pro 6.5.1 demo (build 8372)

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6850 (3.0GHz, 4M, VT,

OptiPlex 755 Minitower:

1333MHz FSB)

Created with QuickDriver Version

1.0.10710.10002

PixTools 32-Bit Runtime Libraries Version 7.0 build 2124

Genuine Windows XP Professional, SP2, x32, with

Operating system(s):

Media, English

Canon DR-X10C Scanner ISIS Driver

Canon DR-X10C Scanner Firmware Version

Canon DR-X10C Scanner Driver Version

Interface Used (ISIS conﬁguration)

Canon DR-X10C Kofax Card

Canon DR-X10C version 1.1.10807.03001

2.10

Memory:

2GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 667MHz, (2 DIMM)

250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst Cache

Integrated Video, Intel GMA3100

Boot Hard Drives:

Video Card:

4.20.148

USB interface was used

CGA Firmware Version 3.10.011

USB interface was used

IEEE 1394—FireWire 400

eki700 Version 2.0.10809.29001

2.00.21

Interface Used (Canon VRS conﬁguration)

Interface Used (Kodak)

Kodak i780 Scanner ISIS Drivers

Kodak i780 Scanner Firmware Version

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Kodak i780 Scanner conﬁguration EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro v6.5.1 demo settings

Kodak i780 Scanner ISIS

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

200 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

300 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

QuickScan scan proﬁle name

i780 Test job 01

i780 Test job 02

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\

My Images\i780\Job01

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\

My Images\i780\Job02

General—save images to this folder

Scan—show continue dialog after scan

Scan—scan mode

Checked

Duplex

Checked

Duplex

Scan—scan type

Black and white

200

Black and white

300

Scan—dpi

Scan—page size

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Image format and naming—enter ﬁle name at …

Image format and naming—ﬁle type

Image format and naming—color format

Image format and naming—compression

Image format and naming—append standard extension …

i780 ISIS driver, main, cropping

i780 ISIS driver, main, thresholding

i780 ISIS driver, main, contrast

Binary

Group 4

Checked

Aggressive

iThresholding

Group 4

Checked

Aggressive

iThresholding

i780 ISIS driver, layout, image orientation

(both front and back image #1)

Automatic

i780 ISIS driver, layout, page orientation

(both front and back image #1)

Top edge ﬁrst

i780 ISIS driver, scanner, document feeder

i780 ISIS driver, scanner, ultrasonic detection

i780 ISIS driver, dropout, blank image detection

i780 ISIS driver, image processing, JPEG quality

250—Automatically start transport

Medium—3 sensors—end job

Black and white (back only)—2KB

N/A

250—Automatically start transport

Medium—3 sensors—end job

Black and white (back only)—2KB

N/A

i780 ISIS driver, image processing, color correction

N/A

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, VRS conﬁguration EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro v6.5.1 demo settings

Canon DR-X10C with VRS Option

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

200 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

300 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

QuickScan scan proﬁle name

DR-X10C VRS test job 01

DR-X10C VRS test job 02

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\My Images\

x10c-VRS\Job01

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\My Images\

x10c-VRS\Job02

General—save images to this folder

Scan—show continue dialog after scan

Scan—scan mode

Checked

Duplex

Checked

Duplex

Scan—scan type

Black and white

200

Black and white

300

Scan—dpi

Scan—page size

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Image format and naming—enter ﬁle name at …

Image format and naming—ﬁle type

Image format and naming—color format

Image format and naming—compression

Binary

Group 4

Image format and naming—

append standard extension …

Checked

PixKofax, main tab, paper source

PixKofax, main tab, dpi

Feeder

200

Feeder

300

PixKofax, main tab, mode

Black and white

Scanner’s maximum

Portrait

Black and white

Scanner’s maximum

Portrait

PixKofax, main tab, page size

PixKofax, main tab, orientation

PixKofax, main tab, simplex/duplex

PixKofax, more, detect page size

Duplex

Checked

PixKofax, main tab, (scanner preset) {preset

names are retained so you can use diﬀerent

names as needed}

Test01

Test02

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity,

auto brightness

Checked

N/A

Checked

N/A

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity,

brightness

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, VRS conﬁguration, continued

Canon DR-X10C with VRS Option

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity, contrast

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity,

advanced clarity

Enabled @ level 2

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), clarity, gamma

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), noise, line ﬁlter

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), noise, speckle removal

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), noise, ﬁll holes

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), skew, deskew

Normal

Small

Normal

Small

Not checked

Deskew, auto crop, auto orientation

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), color,

enable detection

N/A

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), background,

enable smoothing

Enabled detection, delete, context @ 50,

ignore holes

Enabled detection, delete, context @ 50,

ignore holes

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), blank page

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), (proﬁle name) {proﬁle

names are not retained in PixKofax so only use one}

Test

PixKofax, VRS Admin, warnings, brightness out of range

PixKofax, VRS Admin, warnings, contrast out of range

PixKofax, VRS Admin, warnings, color conﬁdence out of range

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, paper jam

35—Ignore error

40—Ignore error

50—Ignore error

Auto resolve

35—Ignore error

40—Ignore error

50—Ignore error

Auto resolve

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, multifeed

Auto resolve

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, out of paper

Auto resolve

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, cover open

Auto resolve

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, auto crop failure boundary

note detected

Ignore error

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, auto deskew failure

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, staple detection

PixKofax, VRS Admin, errors, excessive skew

PixKofax, VRS Admin, accelerated scanning

Ignore error

Auto resolve

Best

Ignore error

Auto resolve

Best

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments),

Canon ISIS, endorser

No endorser

None

No endorser

None

PixKofax, advanced (VRS adjustments), Canon ISIS,

color—front/rear color dropout

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, VRS conﬁguration, continued

Canon DR-X10C with VRS Option

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, color, JPEG compression

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, picking rectangle

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, rotation (front/rear)

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, multifeed

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, other (speed/quality)

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, other, moire removal

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, other, staple detection

PixKofax, advanced (VRS Adjustments), Canon ISIS, other, error recovery

Canon DR-X10C Operator control panel settings

Good

Not checked

Good

Not checked

Enabled with 3 zones

High speed scanning enabled

Checked

Enabled with 3 zones

High speed scanning enabled

Checked

Canon DR-X10C OCP—buzzer control (ON2 ON1 OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—double feed control (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—double feed retry (3-2-1-OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—staple detection (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—staple control (2/1/0)

ON2

Canon DR-X10C OCP—long document (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—manual feed mode (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—stand by mode (240-60-10)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—Japanese (ON/OFF)

OFF

240

OFF

—

OFF

240

OFF

—

Canon DR-X10C OCP—display contrast

Canon DR-X10C OCP—SCSI speed (20-10-5)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—USB short packet (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—dust detection mode (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—tray position (2-1-0)

ON2

Canon DR-X10C OCP—torque control (5-4-3-2-1)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—auto USB power oﬀ (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—total counter (display only)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—roller counter (reset to 0)

OFF

N/A

OFF

N/A

Canon DR-X10C OCP—imprinter test

Canon DR-X10C OCP—cleaning mode

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, ISIS conﬁguration EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro v6.5.1 demo settings

Canon DR-X10C ISIS

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

200 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

300 dpi, bitonal, duplex, AO, auto thresholding,

multifeed detection, multipage TIFF output

QuickScan scan proﬁle name

DR-X10C ISIS test job 01

DR-X10C ISIS test job 02

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\

My Images\x10c-ISIS\Job01

C:\Program Files\EMC Captiva\QuickScan\

My Images\x10c-ISIS\Job02

General—save images to this folder

Scan—show continue dialog after scan

Scan—scan mode

Checked

Duplex

Checked

Duplex

Scan—scan type

Black and white

200

Black and white

300

Scan—dpi

Scan—page size

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Scanner max

Checked

TIFF

Image format and naming—enter ﬁle name at…

Image format and naming—ﬁle type

Image format and naming—color format

Binary

Image format and naming—compression

Image format and naming—append standard extension …

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, user preference

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, mode

Group 4

Checked

Group 4

Checked

Black and white

Auto detection

200

Black and white

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, page size

Auto detection

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, dpi

300

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, scanning mode

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, basic, deskew

Duplex

Checked

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, brightness, auto

Checked

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, brightness, gamma, custom

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, image processing, text orientation

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, rapid recovery system

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, JPEG transfer

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, staple detection

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, feeding option

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, double feed detection

DR-X10C ISIS Driver, other, double feed detection, setting

Not checked

Checked

Not checked

Checked

N/A

Checked

Standard feeding

Ultrasonic

3 Sensors

Standard feeding

Ultrasonic

3 Sensors

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Canon DR-X10C Scanner, ISIS conﬁguration, continued

Canon DR-X10C ISIS

Multifeed Productivity Test

Challenge Document Productivity Test

Canon DR-X10C Operator control panel settings

Canon DR-X10C OCP—buzzer control (ON2 ON1 OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—double feed control (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—double feed retry (3-2-1-OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—staple detection (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—staple control (2/1/0)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—long document (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—manual feed mode (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—stand by mode (240-60-10)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—Japanese (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—display contrast

ON2

OFF

240

OFF

N/A

OFF

240

OFF

N/A

Canon DR-X10C OCP—SCSI speed (20-10-5)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—USB short packet (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—dust detection mode (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—tray position (2-1-0)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—torque control (5-4-3-2-1)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—auto USB power oﬀ (ON/OFF)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—total counter (display only)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—roller counter (reset to 0)

Canon DR-X10C OCP—imprinter test

ON2

OFF

N/A

OFF

N/A

Canon DR-X10C OCP—cleaning mode

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Appendix 5—Real-world environment—Testing methodology and results (dust and contaminants)

Kodak’s Quality Assurance Team conducted a series of comprehensive, competitive benchmark Test 1—Description and detailed results

tests comparing the Kodak i780 Scanner with VRS to the Canon DR-X10C Scanner ISIS. Testing

parameters exceeded normal benchmark tests.

The intent of this test was to seed the imaging area of the Canon DR-X10C Scanner with

a large quantity of naturally made paper dust. Dust was collected from Kodak Scanners

normally used for testing purposes in the QA Lab. Dust was placed on the upper and lower

image paths.

Real-world results: testing results (for dust and contaminants)

Tests performed:

1) Performance of Dust Evasion System

This is a photo of the dust that was seeded in the scanner at the beginning of the test. The

dust was collected from several scanners in the QA Lab. This was not “manufactured” dust.

Result—This test was halted when we could not get the Dust Detection System to detect

dust in the scanner during normal operation.

2) Determine the Dust Particle size needed to trigger the Canon DR-X10C Scanner Dust

Detection System

Result—This test was halted. We could not get dust to trigger the detection system.

Canon DR-X10C Scanner Streak Detection Software

Testing was performed using Dust Detect Modes ON1 and ON2.

This photo was taken after the ﬁrst sheet was scanned. Notice there is little sign of the piles

of dust that had been placed in the scanner.

Note: Dust Detection occurs prior to scanning the ﬁrst image.

Canon DR-X10C Scanner Sleep Mode

The scanner has a conﬁgurable sleep mode. The settings are 10, 60, and 240 min.

We did not ﬁnd a way to turn this oﬀ.

When the scanner is enabled after waking up from Stand-by Mode, the cleaning

system activates.

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Performance of Dust Evasion System Test—detailed results, continued

This is a portion of the ﬁrst image taken. There were streaks both in the image and in the

background.

Dust particle size to trigger Canon DR-X10C Dust Detection System

The intent of this test was to run the scanner until there was a visible streak in the image and

disable the scanner. When the scanner was re-enabled the dust detection system was to

detect the dust, clean the imaging area and continue scanning. This test would be repeated

until the Dust Detection System could no longer correct for the dust on the guides.

To speed up the creation of dust, the Dust Creator Tool was used.

s Streak on the document

Photo of Dust Creation Tool

During our testing we noticed that there were very visible streaks in the images. When the

scanner was disabled and re-enabled, the Dust Detection System did not detect the dust.

s Streaks seen in the background

Conclusion

The scanner’s ability to remove large amounts of dust from the imaging area was observed.

However, there was still a noticeable streak in the image after the dust was removed.

The dust streak grew from 1 pixel wide to about 49 pixels wide. Dust was not detected by the

Dust Detection System using either the ON1 or ON2 settings.

Conclusion

The Dust Detection System did not detect dust that was clearly visible in the image.

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We placed a pile of dust just before the image guide and allowed the document to spread dust

throughout the scanner. The dust was visible in the image, but the Dust Detection System did

not detect a dust error.

Test #2—Determine dust particle size to trigger DR-X10C Dust Detection System—

detailed results

The intent of this test was to determine under what conditions the Dust Detection System

would detect dust.

We scanned in bitonal image capture mode and got the same results.

As a last test we taped a human hair across the imaging area. This was immediately detected

when the scanner was enabled.

Using a “Dust Creation Tool” to create dust quickly, we also needed a way to prevent the dust

brush from cleaning the imaging area. We taped a piece of plastic document protector over

the brush mechanism.

To determine if the Dust Detection System was operating, we placed a sticky note over the

image guide. This action triggered a dust detection “event.”

We then cut the sticky notes into smaller and smaller width strips and placed them on the

image guides. This also triggered a dust event. We were able to create a sliver at about 1/16th

inch wide. This also triggered a dust detection event. We concluded that the Dust Detection

System was functioning.

Overall testing conclusion

The Dust Detection System did not detect dust but could detect more dense or solid objects.

We concluded that if the test was run long enough, the dust would have built up to the point

were the Dust Detection System would have triggered an event. However, streaks caused by

dust would have been noticeable in images long before then.

We scanned for several days using the Dust Creation Tool. We were disabling and re-enabling

every 10 documents. The Dust Detection System did not detect dust.