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Long-selling thermal paper models have been upgraded.
PLUS Copyboard KISS-10(BF-041S) and KISS-10W (BF-041W) now come with PC connection as standard
PLUS Vision Corp. (Head Office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinichi Fukushima), the market leader* in copyboard technology, has announced the new thermal paper models KISS-10 (BF-041S) and KISS-10W (BF-041W), now with PC connections as standard. The new models will go on sale in February 2006.
The long-selling KISS Series of copyboards offer a printed output of all information written on the board using an easy-to-operate system. The current series has a PC interface kit available as an optional accessory, but the two new models will offer this built-in as standard. Minutes, notes and diagrams drawn onto the board can be sent directly to a PC as image data (like a scanner), which can then be forwarded using email, or processed further using TWAIN-compatible graphics tools (commercially available), making the new models the most user-friendly yet.
* PLUS Vision Corp. has a 40%-plus share in Japan copyboard market, and a 50%-plus share in the thermal paper-type in Japan market. (JBMIA data from January - December 2004)
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 PC Connection as standard
Connecting the copyboard to a PC using the USB port allows the contents of a full board to be sent to a PC as an image file, and saved, before being utilized in a wide variety of ways. The connected PC can also be used to operate the copyboard.
*The included simplified image viewer software (PLUS Image Viewer ver. 2) allows loaded image data to be used in a variety of ways. It offers BMP, JPEG, TIFF or PNG format of saved files. Images loaded to the PC using the included viewer software are in black and white. *Using the TWAIN Driver (PLUS Twain Driver ver. 2) allows TWAIN-compatible standard graphics software packages to be used to upload information from the surface of the board to a computer as image data. (This is not guaranteed to work with all commercially available graphic tool packages. The formats available for saving files will depend on the tool being used).
Customize your settings from a connected computer.
Connecting a computer to the copyboard allows all sorts of settings to be adjusted. You can customize your settings as appropriate to your needs, for example:
- Adjust darkness of text to print
- Specify warm-up time (0 to 120 seconds)
- Specify auto power-off time (30 to 240 minutes).
Improved print quality
Through improving the algorithm used to read the surface of the board, we have improved the print quality compared with the previous models.
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Printout paper (from a dedicated thermal print paper roll) is easily cut by hand. (*Please note you can only use dedicated thermal paper rolls specifically designed for the KISS Series.)
Thermal print paper can be set easily, by simply opening the lid.
Two boards' worth of images can be compiled into a single sheet of A4-size paper (using KISS-10) (see Fig. 1).
One board's worth of images can be compiled into a single sheet of A4-size paper (using KISS-10W) (see Fig. 2).
One board's worth of images on the wide size panel can be printed at 1:1 size (using KISS-10W) (see Fig. 3).
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Examples of text
on board
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Examples of printing (A4)
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Examples of printing
(others)
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KISS-10
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KISS-10W
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The corner covers, printer part and back panel of the KISS-10 (BF-041S) and KISS-10W (BF-041W) include more than 10% of recycled resin, making the product compatible with the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing (in Japan).
| Item |
KISS-10
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KISS-10W |
| Model |
BF-041S |
BF-041W |
| Board surface size |
W1300 x H920 mm
(51-3/16 x 36 inch) |
W1800 x H920 mm
(71 x 36 inch) |
| Effective reading
area |
W1240 x H880 mm
(48-7/8 x 34-3/4 inch) |
W1740 x H880 mm
(68-1/2 x 34-3/4 inch) |
| Number of pages |
2 pages |
| Sheet driving method |
One direction
endless drive |
| Grid |
50mm
squares |
| Writing instruments |
Dry Erase
Whiteboard markers
(black/red/blue) |
| Reading method |
CCD sensor |
| Recording Speed |
11 seconds/1-page
copy; 22 sec/2-page reduction copy |
| Print method |
Thermal
printing |
| Print density |
8 dot/mm |
| Print paper |
Special
thermal sensitive paper
(30 m roll) |
| Size of print paper |
A4 size
(210 x 297mm),
Letter size (8-1/2 x 11 inch) |
| Print color |
Black |
| Scan speed |
1-page copy: 11 sec/copy
Two-in-one page copy: 22 sec/copy |
1-page copy: 15 sec/copy |
| Operating conditions |
Temperature:
10oC - 35oC
Humidity: 30 - 85% (No condensation) |
| Power source |
100 -
120V, 220 - 240V
The condition is subject to change depends on sales area |
| Power consumption |
60W at
stand-by, 120W at operation |
| Outer dimensions |
W1470 x D600 x H1885
mm
(57-7/8 x 23-5/8 x 74-2/8 inch) |
W1970 x D600 x H1885
mm
(77-4/8 x 23-5/8 x 74-2/8 inch) |
| Weight |
37kg |
43kg |
| Consumables |
Thermal
print paper (30m roll/98ft),
Markers, Eraser |
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| * Specifications are subject to change without notice for improvement. |
The contents of this release and specification are current as of the press release.
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