The IQ Quattro 3600 – ideal for precision scanning, copying and sharing
Faster: Spend less time scanning and focus on what matters to you. Scan A0/E-size color documents in just 3.5 seconds and get all the details you need.
Smarter: Works the way you do. Collaborating with large plans and documents suddenly becomes a seamless part of your day-to-day operation. IQ Quattro is networked with your entire workgroup, and Cloud enabled so anybody in your project team can use it from their smartphone.
Better: Shadows and unwanted background are suppressed leaving you with crisp, sharp and natural scans – ready to be used in your continued workflow.
Unique technology: With Contex CleanScan CIS modules, superfast Ethernet and award-winning Nextimage software, Contex IQ Quattro is the leading scanner for technical projects.
The IQ Quattro scanner is the 4th generation CIS scanner from Contex and contains proven technology from our CCD range and CIS technology refined to match our customers requirements for high quality, speed and ease of use. It is available 24, 36 and 44 inches.
IQ Quattro scanners are ideal for project groups. Scan documents and enhance your files in AutoCAD.
Key features
- Fast, crisp and sharp scans of regular and oversized documents
- Fit for multi-site network
- Scan speed up to 14 in / sec in color with Sigma and CFR
- CleanScan – provides leading image quality
- Gigabit Network
- Magnetic document guides
- Using only 0.5W in standby
- Recovery from standby in just 1 second by simply loading the document
- Cloud Enabled
Up to A0/E-size originals
Return guides for easy document handling, by returning documents to the user with rewind through scanner. Return guides are detachable. Magnetic document guides can be used to support long documents and makes precise document loading easier.
Designed for optimal ergonomic working environment. Height adjustable stand in 3 positions.
Contex CleanScan – provides leading quality
With new methods for diffusion you you will get the most natural light in your scans.
More power in every pixel
Contex CleanScan CIS modules with unmatched image quality combined with the award winning Nextimage Software.
Get images where you need them
Your rainforest365 compatible Contex scanner works the way you work. The only decision you have to make, is where you need the documents – rainforest365 handles the rest. rainforest365 can deliver images by e-mail, directly into your DropBox and print to any of your HP ePrint enabled printers.
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DropBox | HP ePrint | Google Drive | Microsoft SkyDrive | Box.com |
Specifications
IQ Quattro 3650 | IQ Quattro 3690 | |||||
Scanning Speed1 (inch/sec.) Scanner speed while scanning 36-inch wide document | ||||||
200 dpi RGB Color | 7 | 14 | ||||
Upgradable to 14 inch/sec color | Upgradable | Included | ||||
200 dpi Grayscale / Monochrome | 14 | 14 | ||||
Working height2 | 32.8 / 33.8 / 34.8 inch (834 / 859 / 884 mm) | 32.8 / 33.8 / 34.8 inch (834 / 859 / 884 mm) | ||||
Maximum Scan Width | 36 inch (914 mm) | 36 inch (914 mm) | ||||
Maximum Media Width | 38 inch (965 mm) | 38 inch (965 mm) | ||||
Optical Resolution | 1200 dpi | 1200 dpi | ||||
Maximum Resolution | 9600 dpi | 9600 dpi | ||||
Total number of Pixels | 64800 pixels | 64800 pixels | ||||
CIS Technology3 | Contex CleanScan | Contex CleanScan | ||||
Contex SIGMA4 | Included | Included | ||||
Contex CFR5 | Included | Included | ||||
Maximum Media Thickness | 0.08 inch (2 mm) | 0.08 inch (2 mm) | ||||
Accuracy | 0.1% +/- 1 pixel | 0.1% +/- 1 pixel | ||||
Data Capture (color/mono) | 48-bit / 16-bit | 48-bit / 16-bit | ||||
Color Space | Adobe RGB / Device RGB / RAW RGB / sRGB | Adobe RGB / Device RGB / RAW RGB / sRGB | ||||
USB with xDTR | Included | Included | ||||
Gigabit Ethernet with xDTR2 | Included | Included | ||||
Cloud enabled | Yes | Yes | ||||
Network workflow | Pull / Push | Pull / Push | ||||
Energy Star Certified | Included | Included | ||||
Software6 | AutoCAD®, MicrostationTM, ArcGISTM and all other CAD, GIS and other image editing / storage applications | |||||
Fileformats7 | TIF, JPG, PDF, DWF, CALS, BMP, JPEG-2000(JP2), JPEG2000 Extended(JPX), TIF-G3, TIF-G4, others | |||||
Device Drivers | 64-bit Windows 10, 8, Windows 7 and Vista | |||||
Nextimage TWAIN | 64-bit TWAIN application driver included for use with EDM and other imaging software | |||||
Power Consumption (Ready / Sleep mode / Scanning) |
10W / 0.5W / 23W | |||||
Power Requirements | 100 – 240V, 60/50Hz, 23W | |||||
Weight & Dimensions | 20.3 kg, LxWxH: 45.7 x 18.9 x 6.3 inches (1160x480x161 mm) | |||||
Certifications/compliance | CE, cUL, Customs Union, Ukr, VCCI, FCC Class A, RoHS and ENERGY STAR Certified | |||||
Country of origin | Designed and engineered in Denmark, manufactured in China |
1) Scanning speeds depend on document width and computer configuration. Contex recommends Intel Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, or better processors, 2GB RAM, Hi-speed USB2. Speed tests performed using Nextimage software, PC with Intel Core i5-2500 Quad processor, 8GB RAM, Hi-speed USB2, 7200rpm HDD, Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate.
2) Requires optional scanner stand.
3) Contex CleanScan technology is based on custom CIS modules with Dual sided LED light and Dual Diffusion.
4) Signal Intensity Matching (SIGMA) is a Contex Patent. Sensor heating during a scan can cause in homogeneous images. Thanks to Contex innovative thinking Contex IQ Quattro scanners will minimize sensor differences LIVE during a scan.
5) Color Fringe Removal (CFR) is a Contex Patent. Color Fringing is a natural consequence of CIS technology sequentially flashing R-G-B. Thanks to Contex innovative thinking CFR will remove this problem with advanced filter technology.
6) Contex applications creates industry standard raster file formats that can be used in any CAD or GIS application.
7) Requires optional Nextimage software.
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Advantages of 64-bit hardware and software
More physical memory for large image files
A 32-bit system architecture can directly address only a 4-GB address space. Windows 10 that is running a 64-bit can support up to 2TB of physical memory.
Faster bus architecture
A 64-bit architecture provides more and wider general-purpose registers, which contribute to greater overall application speed. Function calls are also faster in a 64-bit environment because as many as four arguments at a time can be passed in registers to a function.
Full 64-bit solutions
All contex applications are full 64 bit. Nextimage, Nextimage TWAIN, WIDEsystem drivers and the SDK all have been updated to a full 64 bit achitecture. To register for our SDK please click here.
Key technologies in Contex IQ Quattro
As the world’s largest developer and producer of wide format imaging solutions, Contex leads the market with innovative technology and advanced scan and copy software solutions. The IQ Quattro scanner utilizes a long list of key technologies unique to a Contex scanner.
CIS Technology
The IQ Quattro series scanners captures all details with advanced 48-bit CIS technology. By combining CIS with Contex Natural Light and high quality camera optics you are ensured the best possible results in every scan.
Adobe RGB, Device RGB and sRGB
Contex IQ Quattro scanners have several different options for color space. In addition to the common sRGB the IQ Quattro also offers color spaces with wider gamut as preferred by color specialists.
Adobe RGB has a larger color gamut than sRGB, hereby allowing differences in very bright and saturated colors to be maintained in the file. An ICC profile is embedded in Adobe RGB files to describe the color space, and to support ICC color management workflows.
Device RGB delivers colors as they are scanned. This means that all the variations registered by the scanner is maintained. By default an ICC profile is embedded in Device RGB files to describe the scanner’s color space, and to support ICC color management workflows.
sRGB transforms the scanned colors into the sRGB standard. sRGB gives colorful and vivid images, and remains the default Color Space choice.
X-Rite ICC profiles
Using X-Rite generated profiles ensures the highest possible color accuracy for the demanding customers. X-Rite is the global leader in color science and technology.
xDTR2
Delivering 3 times the bandwidth of USB2, our 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.
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