Mustek Be@rPaw 2448 CS Plus

The 2004 model, BearPaw 2448CS+, is a continuation of the well-established BearPaw (Bear Paw) series of colour flatbed single-pass scanners, so named due to the special arrangement of 5 control buttons, reminiscent of a bear paw footprint. Using this menu, with the click of a single button, you can send a scanned image to a graphic editor, printer, fax modem or e-mail.

The new model differs from its predecessor, BearPaw 2400CS+, with a faster USB2.0\USB 1.1 interface and an updated set of universal programs for editing graphics and text.

Key Features

• Flatbed CCD Scanner
  
• 48 bit internal and external colour reproduction
  
• Optical resolution 1200 x 2400 dpi, interpolated 19200x19200 dpi
  
• USB 1.1\ USB 2.0 interface
  
• Automate Copy, Fax, Email, Scan, Mode Select operations using the push-button menu on the front of the scanner
  
• Modern iMac design
  
• Compatible with Windows 98/2000/XP
  
• Comes with Fine Reader 4.0 Sprint, for text recognition in European and Russian languages

Data sheet

• Scanner type - Colour, flatbed, single pass
  
• Interface - USB 1.1 \ USB 2.0 (interface cable included)
  
• Image reception technology - CCD
  
• Scan area size - 210*297 mm (A4 format)
  
• Optical resolution (dpi) - 1200 x 2400
  
• Maximum resolution (interpolated), dpi - 19200 x 19200
  
• Internal colour rendering - 48 bits (True Colour); 16 bits (Grey Scale); 1 bits (Line Art)
  
• External colour rendering - True Colour - 48 bits; Grey Scale - 8 bits; Text/Line Art - 1 bit (2 levels)
  
• Command System - TWAIN Standard
  
• Supported operating systems - Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
  
• Computer Requirements - Pentium 266, 32 MB RAM, 32 MB free hard disk space, Super VGA monitor, CD-ROM reader, USB port
  
• Overall dimensions - 261x436x58.5 mm (WxDxH)
  
• Weight - 2.2 kg
  

TWAIN driver - setting scan options

• Scan resolution - Adjustable from 100 dpi to 19200 dpi, discrete or random
  
• External colour rendering mode - Choose from True Colour values; Grayscale; Line Art (Text)
  
• Scan area - Selected randomly, by a frame in the pre-scan window, or from a list of standard sizes (A4, B5, etc.)
  
• Scaling - Set arbitrarily, from 0% to 600%
  
• The value of the parameter "Descreen" - Selected depending on the print lineature of the original image. Set discretely (None, Newspaper, Magazine, Art Print), or randomly, in the range from 50 to 350
  
• Additional adjustments - brightness and contrast overall or separately for RGB channels, tone curves and a histogram with the ability to set black and white points, a colour wheel; filters Blur, Sharpen, Invert, Flip Emboss, UnSharp Mask

In addition to the standard control from a variety of programs for working with the scanner, it is possible to automatically (with one touch) perform several typical operations - COPY, FAX, E-MAIL, SCAN, using the push-button menu located on the front panel of the scanner.

Software bundle

• Online help system - Allows you to easily learn all the basic functions of the scanner and adjust the TWAIN driver
  
• ULEAD Photo ExpressTM SE - A graphics package that implements the basic functions of a graphic editor and many additional features - special effects, retouching, creating photo albums, calendars, business cards, invitations, postcards, etc. For more information about the features of the programme, please visit http://www.ulead.com/pe/features.htm
  
• Must Binder - A programme for organizing a structured document storage and workflow
  
• Trellix Web Mustek edition - Programme for creating WEB sites based on scanned images
  
• Fine Reader Sprint - A text recognition system designed to automatically enter documents into a computer from a scanner. A document can be a book, newspaper, magazine, fax - any document containing text that needs to be transferred to a computer