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Copyboard KISS-10 (BF-041S) and KISS-10W (BF-041W) now come with PC connection as standard

2006/01/18

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)

MAIN FEATURES

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.

OTHER FEATURES

■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).

	Examples of text on board	Examples of printing (A4)	Examples of printing (others)
KISS-10
KISS-10W

■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).

Product Functions

Item	KISS-10	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: 10^oC - 35^oC 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

^*Specifications are subject to change without notice for improvement.

The contents of this release and specification are current as of the press release.

2006

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