Canon imageFORMULA DR-2580C User manual

DR-2580C
Work smarter. Work faster.
Work effortlessly.
Workgroup Scanner
DR-2580C

Archive all your office documents effortlessly with Canon's cost-cutting, time-saving
DR-2580C workgroup scanner. It's capable of handling the widest variety of documents
in the smallest possible space. So you benefit from optimal efficiency and ease for
numerous scanning applications. Choose Canon's economical and reliable scanning
solution and you'll always work smarter.
Work smarter.
Save time. Save space.
Manage all your paperwork perfectly.

Flexible flatbed option
Even bound documents - such as books,
reports, magazines and passports - are no
problem for the DR-2580C. With the handy
flatbed option, you simply place them on
the platen for perfect scanning. To add to
convenience, the flatbed section is
detachable. Use it when you need it.
Remove it when you need the extra space.
Built-in reliability
With Canon scanners, you can always be
sure of highly reliable paper feeding.
The DR-2580C takes this even further with
a new 'Rapid Recovery' system for fast
resumption of scanning after any errors.
Double feed detection and skew correction
are also available. Plus an ingenious
'floating' mechanism has been developed
to handle cards and other thick materials.
Operating the DR-2580C is simplicity itself.
To add to ease, there are three practical
'job' buttons at the top of the scanner.
Just register your most frequently used
operations and perform productive scanning
at the press of a button. This includes 'Scan
to Print', 'Scan to PC' and 'Scan to Mail' -
so you save time and get more work done
with less effort.
The compact choice
This ultra compact scanner has a very small
footprint, so it fits neatly on your desk or
even on a tiny counter top. Sleek and
stylish, with an ergonomic design, you'll
hardly notice it at all - until you need
productive scanning that's right at your
fingertips. Take advantage of the one
workgroup scanner that fits the tightest
spaces as well as the tightest budgets.
DR-2580C
304 mm
An added straight paper path enables smooth
scanning of plastic cards and thick documents
Smooth scanning of plastic cards and
thick documents
Push button ease
U-turn path
Straight path
Scan all document types
Convenient A4 scanning is just the start
with the DR-2580C. It can handle small
plastic cards, very thick and thin paper such
as payment slips, all types of forms and a
range of other materials - thanks to the
addition of a special straight paper path.
Whatever work you deal with, this smart
and versatile scanner manages all
applications smoothly and effortlessly.

Work faster.
In colour or black and white,
with the highest image quality.
There is no waiting around with the DR-2580C. Despite its compact size, it scans your
documents fast and efficiently. Profit from productive black and white, 24-bit colour,
greyscale and duplex scanning. You get high quality scans the moment you need
them, even for hard-to-scan documents. All with sharp, clear and detailed images,
whether for graphics, photos or the lightest text.

The speed you need
Cut down scanning time and increase
productivity with the DR-2580C. Scan all
your black and white or greyscale docu-
ments at a rapid 25 pages per minute*
and colour work at 13 pages per minute*.
Double-sided documents can be scanned
just as quickly - at 50 images per minute*
for mono and greyscale and 26 images per
minute* for colour. It's the easiest way to
enjoy faster scanning in a smaller space.
* A4 portrait/200dpi
Superb image quality
Get high quality scans every time, even for
difficult documents with shading and
colour contrasts. The DR-2580C can
capture the most intricate image details
with a high optical resolution reaching up
to 600 dpi. Auto shading adjustment helps
provide stable and high quality scanned
images. Plus a Colour Dropout feature
automatically removes red, green or blue
for far more efficient forms processing.
Make light text legible
Scan light text, signatures or pencil marks
without any problems using the advanced
text enhancement mode, ensuring legibility
at all times. What's more, the black and
white contrast function allows you to scan
light text on a light background or dark text
on a dark background perfectly. You can
always scan with confidence, without
worrying about text becoming invisible.
3D colour correction
For unprecedented colour reproduction and
accuracy, the DR-2580C features a special
3-dimensional colour correction function.
This faithfully reproduces a document's
colour information, by using a built-in
conversion circuit to pinpoint the exact
RGB colour coordinates. The end result is
superb colour quality as well as enhanced
readability for OCR scanning applications.
Eliminate binder holes
When you're scanning from documents
that have been kept in a binder, it usually
leaves unsightly marks. The DR-2580C has
a 'remove punch holes' function which
automatically whites out these black dots.
This applies to both sides of the page, so
you always get clean and clear scans.
Scan unsorted documents
Scan unsorted batches with ease, without
having to keep on eye on the scanner at all
times. The DR-2580C automatically
straightens skewed documents and even
rotates upside down or sideways images.
Plus with features like Automatic Paper Size
detection and Skip Blank Page you always
get the results you want, while saving
valuable working time.
DR-2580C
A4 portrait, 200dpi
Simplex Duplex
3D Colour Conversion formula
25
ppm
B&W
13
ppm
COLOUR
50
ipm
B&W
26
ipm
COLOUR
Different Color
Corrected RGB Data
Input Color data from the scanner
Close to original Color
Current
Output
Output
Output
Input
Input
3-D Color Conversion Formula
Input
New

Work effortlessly.
Save, share and find information
the easiest way.
The DR-2580C makes it far easier to archive all your documents. But being able to
find specific information when you want it - and share it with colleagues in the
office or around the world - is equally important. That's where the DR-2580C really
delivers. Powerful CapturePerfect software and Adobe Acrobat come standard with
the scanner, to bring added simplicity to all your saving, sharing and retrieval tasks.

Adobe Acrobat 7.0 for added ease
The DR-2580C offers a variety of file
formats to choose from. It also comes
bundled with Adobe®Acrobat®Standard,
the industry's leading imaging application
for the creation of PDF files. As more and
more businesses choose to communicate
via PDF files, which record a document's
actual appearance, it gives you the ability
to reach more people, more effectively.
Scan directly to email
In one quick and simple operation, you
can prepare any batch of documents for
immediate email distribution. Just scan a
batch and the images will be automatically
attached to a new message in your email
software - ready to send to whoever you
want. It's as easy and as efficient as that.
Create PDF files with
time-saving text searching
Scanning and converting documents into
PDF files also gives you another important
advantage. With the DR-2580C, you can
create text-searchable PDF files. This data
can then be searched on your PC, using
specific keywords for easy document
retrieval. A security feature even allows you
to encrypt scanned documents, so
important information is fully protected.
CapturePerfect 3.0: the perfect solution
For total control over scanning, from start to
finish, the DR-2580C comes bundled with
CapturePerfect software. Combined with
Canon's latest driver and scanner hardware
functions, it offers a diverse range of tools
to bring true versatility to an extensive
range of applications. At the same time, the
software helps optimise image quality and
overall ease of use. So you gain in every
aspect of your work.
Display images any way you want
View images on your PC screen exactly as
required. You can display a series of
thumbnail images, at a reduced size. This
allows the order of images to be altered
with drag and drop ease. By splitting the
image display window, up to four different
images can be viewed. Or, of course, any
image can be viewed at full screen size.
Edit and rearrange files
with exceptional ease
Edit and rearrange files as you want, when
you want. You can create multi-page image
files and add, remove or change the order
of pages, through CapturePerfect's simple
and easy-to-use interface. It makes digital
document management easier and more
convenient. You are in full control – with
efficient filing always ready at hand.
DR-2580C
Full screen image Thumbnail images / Multi-window images

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Specifications DR-2580C
Type Desktop sheet fed scanner + Flatbed Scanner Unit (Option)
Document Reading
Sensor DR-2580C: CMOS CIS
Flatbed Scanner: CCD
Optical Resolution 600dpi
Light Source DR-2580C: RGB LED
Flatbed Scanner: White Xenon lamp
Reading Side Front / Back / Duplex & Flatbed
Reading Speed (A4 200dpi Portrait) (The indicated reading speed is the maximum
hardware speed. The image processing time including data transfer
time is added for actual speed.)
B&W 25ppm (Simplex)
50ipm (Duplex)
(Flatbed: approx. 2sec)
Grayscale 25ppm (Simplex)
50ipm (Duplex)
JPEG Compression
Color 13ppm (Simplex)
26ipm (Duplex)
JPEG Compression
DOCUMENTS SIZE U-Turn Path Straight Path
Width 53-216mm
Length 70-355.5mm
Thickness
Automatic Feeding 52-128g/m242-157g/mm2
(0.06-0.15mm) (0.05-0.20mm)
Bypass Mode 42-157g/m242-157g/m2
(0.05-0.20mm) (0.05-0.20mm)
International Standard Card Available at Straight Path with non-separation feed only.
Width: 53.9mm, Length: 85.5mm, Thickness: 0.76mm
*No embossment is permitted.
Long Document Mode Available by Service Mode 1000mm max.
*Thickness: 0.2mm or less, Image data size: 128MB or less
Document requirements
1) Pressure sensitive paper Can be fed with limitation of direction.
2) Carbon-backed paper Cannot be fed.
3) Perforated paper for binder Can be fed with limitation of holes.
4) Curled paper Can be fed only if curl is 5mm or less.
5) Creased paper Can be fed, but crease must be straightened before being fed.
DOCUMENT STORAGE U-Turn Path Straight Path
1) Pickup 10mm or less including curls
(100 sheets or less with 80g/m2document)
2) Eject Same as Pickup 1 sheet
3) Ejected face direction Face down Face up (Reverse ordering)
Paper Separation Retard Roller
Output Resolution 100 x 100dpi, 150 x 150dpi, 200 x 200dpi, 240 x 240dpi,
300 x 300dpi, 400 x 400dpi, 600 x 600dpi
Output Mode
(Multistream is available)
Binary B&W / Error Diffusion / Advanced Text Enhancement
Grayscale & Color 8bit (256 level) Grayscale
24bit color
Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Dimensions (mm) DR-2580C: 304 (W) x 169 (D) x 81.5 (H)
DR-2580C + Flatbed: 315 (W) x 555 (D) x 155 (H)
Weight DR-2580C: 1.9kg Flatbed Option: 3.8kg
Bundled Software ISIS/TWAIN Driver, CapturePerfect3.0, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Std
Option Barcode Module * same one as the DR-5010C's
Consumable Exchange Roller Kit (Roller Unit, Retard Roller)
Daily Duty Cycle Approx. 700 scans / day
All data is based on Canon's standard testing methods.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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