Buy Panasonic KVS2026C SCANNER 24PPM/42IPM ( KV-S2026C )Panasonic KVS2026C SCANNER 24PPM/42IPM ( KV-S2026C ) Product Description:
- Panasonic KV S2026C - document scanner Device Type Document scanner Max Supported Media Size
- Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) Dimensions (WxDxH) 13.5 in x 19.2 in x 10.6 in Weight 18.7 lbs Input Type Col
- External Resolution 8-bit (256 gray levels) / 24-bit (16.7 million colors) Optical Resolution - NOTE: THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO MASSACHUSETTS OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
- 600 dpi x 600 dpi Max Document Size 8.5 in (Legal) x 25 in Supported Media Type Plain paper
- Media Feeder Type -WARNING: The solder used in this product contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Please wash hands after handling internal components and circuit boards and avoid inhalation of fumes if heating the solder.
Product Description
The KV-S2026C is a duplex full color desktop scanner that is an ideal scanning system in today's business environment.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
Incredibly fast scanner
By Charles G.
We just received this scanner, and it installed instantly. It scans quickly, feeding about 2 seconds per page at 200 dpi and a little over 4 seconds per page at 400 dpi.We've seen scanners absolutely wreck a computer system, probably due to driver problems, but we checked and did not have that problem with this scanner: the software appears to have been professionally written, though a warning pops up stating that it has not been checked for compatibility by Microsoft.Pluses are it's fast, easy to install, and very compact: about 1/2 the footprint of an HP Laserjet 4100, but to use it you do have to pull out input and output trays that increases its footprint to about twice its size. It appears to have a very solid paper handling. After watching it work, you can tell it isn't likely to jam or misfeed.However, the minuses are that it, like a lot of scanners, slightly skews the page, so it looks a little crooked. Most copiers will not do this, so it can't be used to replace a copier. UPDATE 11/9/09: They changed the driver to add deskewing and so as long as you use the sharpie trick below, the pages come out perfectly level.I run a law firm and our scanning needs are pretty modest, but after seeing how quickly this unit works, we'll be scanning a lot more. I can't say I'm thrilled about the very slight page skew, which my other scanners also have (but they were 1/4 the price) and yet my copy machines don't have, but I haven't played with it fully to see if there is something we can do to correct it.Update 5/30/06: the skew has to do with the fact that the paper guides spread apart over time as the unit is feeding pages. We put a small marking pen (like a fine tipped sharpie) between one of the moveable guides and the side of the input tray and it has stopped the skew entirely. I'd rate the unit 5 stars now. Most marking pens are slightly cone shaped, so you can put the pen in until it stops and it will hold the moveable paper guides in place. You only need to use one pen: the guides are connected.Update 11/9/09: As noted, the skew problems are gone with the update drivers. And wow, it's still going strong nearly 1000 business days after I bought it. Never jams. We only run about 200 pages per day through it: it's rated for 4000, but the bulletproof paper handling and speed was worth buying such a heavy duty scanner. 5 years later, I'm only disappointed that Panasonic has not updated their scanners in nearly 5 years, though they did update the drivers and the new drivers give you just about every feature. You can still buy this one or the faster 2046 - twice the speed for more than twice the price. You can buy the cheaper 2025, but it is rated for a much smaller duty cycle - 1000 pages per day, and I'm a bit afraid of how it will last with people beating up on it. You might also look into the Canon 3010c, a slightly faster scanner that came out in late 2008 that appears to have a few more features, like auto delete of blank pages. It's about $300 cheaper than this one. But honestly, to have a mechanical device that has given us no trouble at all for 5 years and cost me about $1 per day of use to purchase, I'd be hard pressed to buy a different one when this one finally breaks. Keep a bottle of compressed air nearby: when it makes noise, spray the paper dust out of it and it will keep running. Clean the rollers occasionally with rubbing alcohol an q-tips.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
KVS2026C SCANNER
By L. Kern
We have purchased two (2) of these before, and they are very good.We average around 1,200 items scanned DAILY, and it lasted around 3 years. We had to replace one due to the sensors finally going bad, and if they stop working, the entire machine needs replaced.A couple things I don't like is that the roller replacement is not cheap, and if the sensors go bad, the entire machine must be replaced.It does what it says with minimul jams or other issues, and would consider our office HIGH VOLUME.I would recommend following the schedule (it tells you) on when to clean the rollers and replacing rollers.One of these scanners is still trucking along after 600,00 scans.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Works great
By 05C6DSOM
I bought one of these used in 2010 when an Amazon vendor was selling them for $300. Received one in almost new condition (less than 200K copies), best value for a feeder scanner ever. I've had no problems in a year and a half. It would have got 5 stars except it runs slowly when using the highest resolution (600 dpi) which I prefer.The RTIV software can be downloaded off Panasonic's website. Scanning a multipage file is easy, and if you have to have to append or insert pages before finalizing, that's easy too. But once you finalize a file, making changes is tedious because you have to use multiple clicks to wade through a menu tree pyramid. Each file you want to edit requires you to wade through the same pyramid every time. You'd think there would be some kind of a memory cache so you could jump right to another file...nope. Also you can record custom settings for repeated types of scanning. But beware, the software sometimes defaults to a 'temporary' setting without warning so keep an eye on the settings box.It even lets you know when it needs cleaning; the copies start showing vertical dark lines. Use rubbing alcohol on the hidden glass strip to fix this. That glass strip is found by opening the lid and gently feeling your way down past the roller mechanisms about 5 inches, just above the feeder bed. Every 20,000 scans the system shuts down until you do another cleaning and go into the scanner utility and reset the counter.The scanner can copy different sized paper and will do duplexing, and will delete any blank pages automatically. Papers smaller than the size you're set up for (eg 8.5 x 11) roll out of the machine with force and land toward the bottom edge of the page. If you aren't watching the process, you may not realize this is happening. So remember to pick up the scanned stack horizontally, or all these smaller pages will fall out and you'll be re-inserting them.
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