Contex IQ Quattro Large Format Scanners (IQ Quattro 2490, 3600, 4400)

The award-winning Contex IQ Quattro Series large format scanners are 1200 dpi professional CIS scanning solutions for project teams and workgroups in the AEC, CAD, and GIS markets. Designed for collaboration projects requiring occasional scanning or creation of digital archives, the Contex IQ Quattro Series, available in 24, 36, and 44-inch configurations, are globally networkable and enabled to support wide format workflows for project teams including access from smartphones or tablets.

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Description

Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners are designed to fit a multi-site network. Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners scan small and large documents and can be networked with an entire workgroup and Cloud enabled with rainforest365 so anyone in the project team can use it from their smartphone or tablet.

Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners are available in three sizes, 24, 36 and 44 in the following stand alone configurations; IQ Quattro 2490 , IQ Quattro 3600 (3650 and 3690), IQ Quattro 4400, (4450 and 4490). Contex IQ Quattro scanners are also available in MFP-ready solutions: MFP Repro (IQ Quattro 24, 36, and 44) and ScanStation Pro (IQ Quattro 44), including a large format scanner, Nextimage REPRO software for scanning and copying, a touch screen, and a high stand for touch screen mounting and a PC or a low stand for a side-by-side solution.

Design Supply, a Contex Accredited Partner, works closely with Contex to provide the best solutions available to get the job done for your business and maximise your opportunities. With more than 28 years of experience in the large format market, Design Supply offers expertise and knowledge in tailoring the exact solution for your specific application.

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KEY FEATURES

Contex IQ Quattro large format CIS canners are 1200 dpi professional scanning solutions for technical documents in project workgroups. Scan and enhance in AutoCAD, ESRI and other applications. Share scans through the PageDrop cloud solution. Available in 24, 36, and 44 inch, Contex IQ Quattro Series large format scanners are easy to use and fit in multi-site project workflows.

Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners deliver outstanding image quality with real-time view of enhancements and automatic cleanup of faded, dirty, or poorly shaded documents. Built -in workgroup collaboration capabilities allow multiple users to scan to email, scan to folder, and share the scanner with others on your LAN or with some models via Gigabit Ethernet.

Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners include leading edge award-winning software, Nextimage , and network connectivity that fits existing tools and business processes. . Nextimage Scan+Archive is a full featured scanning software including multipage (PDF, PDF/A and TIF), full image quality controls, and accounting tools. Nextimage Scan+Archive software is a standard Windows application that can be installed on as many PC’s as you like, and is designed for Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP. Scan, enhance and save originals in a single flow, with the SnapScan feature, eliminating the need for rescanning. It is the perfect link between your scanner, digital storage, existing applications and your printer. Add all your large format printers in Nextimage REPRO software and turn all into copiers.

Contex applications create industry standard raster file formats that can be used with any CAD or GIS application, including AutoCAD, Microstation, ArcGIS, ESRI, and all other CAD, GIS, image editing and storage applications.

SPECIFICATIONS

Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners, available in 24 inch, 36 inch or 44 inch sizes, deliver an optical resolution of 1200 dpi and maximum resolution of 9600 dpi, using 48-bit colour and 16-bit monochrome workflow and image processing. The Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners feature 64,800 pixels and for professional colour results, use X-Rite i1 profiles.

Scanner Specifications	IQ Quattro 2490	IQ Quattro 3650/3690	IQ Quattro 4450/4490
print speed, 200 dpi, colour	14 inches per second	7 inches per second/ 14 inches per second	7 inches per second/ 14 inches per second
print speed, 200 dpi, grayscale /monochrome	14 inches per second	14 inches per second	14 inches per second
Maximum scan width	24 inch(610mm)	36 inch(914mm)	44 inch (1118mm)
Maximum media width	26.6 inch(676mm)	38 inch(965mm)	47 inch(1194mm)

The Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners deliver leading edge, clean, sharp image quality of technical documents, sketches, maps, documents. Contex ClearScan technology uses innovative methods of diffusion to eliminate shadows and unwanted backgrounds, producing crisp, sharp, natural scans. Built to withstand high volume use on a daily basis, the Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners have a sleek and lightweight design and features multi-site network compatibility and hi-speed Gigabit Ethernet. Delivering three times the bandwidth of USB2, Contex’s unique Gigabit Ethernet implementation with xDTR2 is lightning fast and accelerates workflows even further via network sharing where scans can be controlled from any computer.

The Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners feature easy handling, including face-up scanning, All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) professional sheet-feed and Programmable One-Touch buttons. All-Wheel-Drive delivers perfect document grip, and Programmable One-Touch buttons permit common tasks to be assigned to three simple buttons. Magnetic document guides support long documents and make precise document loading easier. Detachable return guides for easy document handling return documents to the user by rewinding through the scanner. Contex applications create industry standard raster file formats that can be used with any CAD or GIS application, including AutoCAD, Microstation, ArcGIS, and all other CAD, GIS, image editing and storage applications.

Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners scan accurate images with 1200 dpi and saves on file space with intelligent 8-bit indexed colour capture, making it ideal for archiving many types of files. Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners include WideSystem and the award winning Nextimage Scan and Archive software. Nextimage REPRO is also available, ideal for multifunction capabilities with touch-screen compatibility and full copy functions, along with Widesystem software. Nextimage REPRO includes ICC colour management, full copy functions, batch copy, set copy, nesting, and closed loop colour calibration. Nextimage can be installed on as many PC’s as you like, and is compatible with Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista.

Nextimage software included with the Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners feature easy creation of multi-page PDF and TIF files. Additionally, Nextimage file formats include: TIF, JPG, PDF and PDF/A files, integration with cloud destinations including Google Drive, Box.com, DropBox, email, HP ePrint, Microsoft Sky Drive and batch scanning. Other file formats supported include DWF, CALS, BMP, JPEG2000(JP2), JPEG2000 Extended(JPX), TIF-G3, TIF-G4, and others. Nextimage features full scan functions including Automatic Image Quality for instant clean-up and alignment and comes with an integrated image viewer and an enable automatic file naming. Programmable One-Touch buttons permit common tasks to be assigned to three simple buttons. Customise and edit index colour palettes and accounting features are also included. Even full image adjustment controls are included. The software is available in multiple languages, including English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian and Spanish.

Scan, scan to email, copy, file and archive all your document types easily with Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners. Engineering or construction plans can be scanned in standard file formats directly into project folders. Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners support standard document formats including PDF and PDF/A. These are formats that can be opened and printed in scale using Adobe Reader. PDF/A is designed for long term storage, and is a file format protected from changes and is recommended for storing as-builds and documentation. For sharing and collaboration, use the standard PDF as this enables highlighting and annotations.

Optional items for the Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners include Nextimage REPRO software and a large format printer. Additional MFP, multi-function printing configurations are available, with Contex IQ Quattro large format scanners. Contex MFP Repro includes an IQ Quattro scanner (IQ Quattro 2490, 3650, 4450), touch screen, high or low stand, and Nextimage REPRO software. Contex ScanStation Pro includes the IQ Quattro 4400 large format scanner(IQ Quattro 4450 or 4490), touch screen, high or low stand, and Nextimage REPRO software.

As you would expect from Contex, reliable performance is a given. For added peace of mind, Contex MFP Retro solutions feature a 2-year return to factory warranty including a first year on-site swap-out extended warranty. Count on dependable support to create the best image possible from Contex and Design Supply. Ask us at Design Supply, and we can tailor the best solution possible for your needs.

Awards

The Contex IQ Quattro Series large format scanners received the prestigious “Highly Recommended” “A” Grade, stamp of approval from Cadalyst Magazine in 2013. Cadalyst is a comprehensive resource for CAD managers and users in the AEC, GIS, and manufacturing markets. “The Contex IQ4490 is a versatile and agile wide format scanner that could be at home in any engineering or architectural office”.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

Contex IQ Quattro CIS colour scanner (IQ Quattro 2490, 3600, or 4400 )

Nextimage 5 (Scan and Copy) software

2 m USB data cable

Ethernet cable

UK power cable

Installation Sheet

Normalisation and calibration target

2 year return to factory warranty

First year on-site swap-out extended warranty

Software included:

Nextimage 64 – bit TWAIN

Nextimage REPRO 30 day trail

WideSystem software

Options:

Large Format Printer

Nextimage REPRO software

MFP Configuration: Contex MFP Repro or Contex ScanStation Pro

Warranty upgrade options (annual price for Year 2 onwards):

Diamond – on-site first 2 years PLUS installation and training

Platinum – on-site first 2 years OR additional years annual cost

Platinum – on-site first 3 years

Gold – swap-out first 2 years OR additional years annual cost

Gold – swap-out first 3 years

Annual on-site supplement for Ireland (£150 plus transport from airport)

DATA SHEETS

Contex IQ Quattro2490 Large Format Scanner Data Sheet

Contex IQ Quattro3600 Large Format Scanner Data Sheet

Contex IQ Quattro4400 Large Format Scanner Data Sheet

Contex Nextimage 5 Software Data Sheet

Nextimage 5 Printer Compatiblity list

Contex MFP Repro Solutions (IQ Quattro 24, 36, 44) Data Sheet

Contex ScanStationPro Data Sheet (iq quattro 4450, 4490 hd ultra x 4250, 4290 6050 6090)

MANUFACTURER INFORMATION

Contex is one of Denmark’s fastest growing IT companies and the world’s largest developer and producer of large format scanning and large format imaging solutions. Originally founded in 1923, the company designed and manufactured inventive, time-saving business machines, including printing machines, mechanical and electronic calculators, and electrostatic copiers, which were distributed and sold worldwide under the Rex-Rotary and Gestetner brand names. By the early 1980s, the foundation for Contex Scanning Technology began and Contex evolved into the leader of the global imaging industry in large format scanning, copying and image enhancement. The development of modular scanning technology began in 1986 and in 1988, Contex introduced its first monochrome large format scanner. Contex released a complete line of monochrome scanners in 1990 and launched its first large format colour scanners in 1996. Today, Contex offers 18”, 25”, 36”, 42”, 44”, 54”, 60 and all –in-one, colour and monochrome scanners with CIS (colour image sensors) and CCD (charged-couple device) imaging technology. Over the years, Contex scanners have received numerous awards from leading trade publications and analyst firms including Cadalyst, Wide-Format Imaging, and BERTL (Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories). Contex provides scanning solutions in over 90 countries and is recognised by a wide range of industries for reliability, value, high-performance and superb image quality.

The Contex HD range of CCD large format scanners (HD Ultra X, HD Ultra, HD 5450, and HD iFLEX) is recommended for high productivity and top quality. The Contex HD Ultra X range of large format scanners feature advanced Charge Couple Device technology with true 48-bit colour and 16-bit grayscale workflow, 7 x 4, 5 x 4, 4 x 4, or 1 x 4 linear colour CCD’s (Red, Green, Blue and Gray), premium custom lenses from Fujifilm, and an advanced image processing algorithm, achieving superior image quality and an optical resolution of 600 to 1200 dpi and a maximum resolution of 9600 dpi. The Contex HD range of large format scanners have the ability to process the entire range of 48-bit colour data ensuring the most accurate images with Accuracy Lens Enhancement (ALE) ensures precision of 0.1% accuracy. Contex Perfect Light is the latest in LED technology to ensure the highest possible image quality. Contex CCD Scanners (except the iFLEX flatbed) feature Optomised Thickness Adjustment Control (OTAC) and All Wheel Drive (AWD) technologies. OTAC is for scanning thick originals and monitoring pressure on the surface of the document. AWD is a precision paper feed tracking system which ensures a perfectly straight scanning path and distortion-free scans. Gigabit Ethernet, xDTR2 and xDTR improves overall productivity by increasing the data transfer speed, so more image data can be sent to the PC faster.

Contex CIS range of large format scanners (SD ONE+, SD 3600, IQ Quattro 2490, 3600, and 4400) feature a number of advanced Contex proprietary technologies to achieve superb image quality and reliability. The Contex Colour Imaging Sensor technology feature fourth generation CleanScan CIS technology combined with CFR, SIGMA and xDTR to ensure the highest quality CIS scanners in the market. Contex CleanScan CIS technology is based on custom CIS modules with dual-sided LED light and Dual Diffusion, which suppress shadows and unwanted backgrounds. The patented Contex Colour Fringe Removal (CFR) technology is an advanced filtering technology, producing superior image quality with excellent lines. Signal Intensity Matching (SIGMA) is a Contex patented technology that minimises sensor differences live during a scan, to adjust for differences in sensor heating. xDTR improves overall productivity by increasing the data transfer speed of the USB interface, so more image data can be sent to the PC faster. This means a larger document (and more documents) can be scanned at higher resolutions without waiting for data transfer to complete.