Operator maintenance is minimal, and every mechanical and electronic component is very accessible to ensure rapid repair. The Panini S1 has been specifically designed to process a wide range of documents of different sizes and weights, with high reliability.All of this makes the robust Panini S1 the perfect transport for a myriad of financial and commercial applications.

Applications

With a wide array of options and the most advanced imaging technology, the Panini S1 is the desktop reader sorter that can be easily tailored for your specific applications. The Panini S1 is the perfect system for many financial and commercial applications, including: 

•  Check reading, sorting, encoding·
•  Remittance processing·
•  Imaged based check processing applications·
•  Image statements·
•  Proof of deposit·
•  Image archival and retrieval·
•  Intelligent Character Recognition
•  Power encoding·
•  Voucher and coupon redemption/reconciliation·
•  Reading and sorting of lottery and restaurant tickets, bar-coded items.

A special version to Very Short Documents ensures the handing of items down to a minimum length of 80 mm (3.14"). Application development is enhanced by the simple command structure provided by Panini. This programming ease, coupled with the flexibility of the hardware system, enable the Panini S1 to quickly meet the specific needs of your business.

Paper Handling

With document handling specifications among the broadest in the industry, the Panini S1 is designed to handle papers in a wide variety of weights and sizes.

Space and Operating Requirements

Autofeeder

The Automatic Document Feeder is standard equipment on the Panini S1. With a document capacity of over 800 items, the autofeeder allows for the continuous refeeding of handfuls or new item bundles while the transport is in full operation. And of course every Panini S1 comes standard with automatic double document detection, ensuring that only single items will be fed at a time, without "piggybacked" items.

Magnetic (MICR) Reader

The Panini S1's optional Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) reader supports E13B and CMC7 fonts.

OCR/Bar Code Readers

In addition to the MICR reader, the OCR reader station provides for up to 2 additional read heads, supporting any of the following fonts:

OCR Fonts	Bar Code Formats (with Autorecognition Capability)
OCR-A	CODABAR
OCR-B	2/5 Interleaved
E13B	Code 39 and EAN

Ink Jet Printer

The fully programmable Ink Jet Printer provides for one line of alphanumeric data on the rear side of processed documents. Printing up to 100 characters at approximately 9 characters per inch, the amount of information that can be printed is limited only by the size of the document.

The state of the art ink jet print head produces large, easy to read characters and is integrated with the disposable ink cartridge:

Thus, replacing the economical ink cartridge also replaces the print head, ensuring fresh, clog free printing with every supply change. The printer supports the full alphanumeric character set, including most ASCII special characters:
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MICR Encoder

The patented design of the optional MICR Encoder on the Panini S1 provides for exceptionally high quality magnetic imprinting. Utilizing very high resolution dot-matrix technology, the MICR printer on the Panini S1 has virtually no moving parts, provides full-field encoding across the entire length of the document in one pass, and is exceptionally quiet. Encoder ribbon cartridges are a snap to replace and have a life of over 70,000 characters each.

Endorser

The optional roll-on endorser supports standard rubber die-mats and can be configured to print on the front or back of documents, with precise left-to-right positioning. The quick-change roller design allows the operator to switch from one die mat to another in seconds, allowing varying endorsements to be applied on items from different jobs or batches. Or, the endorser can be used in combination with the Ink Jet Printer to print software-driven customized endorsements on an item by item basis.

Pockets

Every Panini S1 comes with 4 outsort pockets on the base model. Additional pockets can be added in modules for a total of 8, 12, or 20 pockets. Each pocket is motorized to enhance jam-free sorting.

Imaging Capabilities

The Panini S1 imaging functions allow you to benefit from all the advantages of image based applications. The Panini image capture option IC23 (Image Capture Release 3, Windows NT based) is unique for quality and flexibility. Transfer of compressed images to the application processor is via a high speed SCSI interface and images are made available in real time for Intelligent Character Recognition, Data Entry, Image Statements, Archiving and many other image based applications. In addition to the advanced IC23 capability, Panini also offers a lower cost image capture option: which provides JPEG compression at 100 dpi, for lower volume, archiving applications.

IC23

It supports both the CCITT Group IV and the JPEG compressions, with a resolution of 100 or 200 dpi. The system is able to capture front and rear images at the performance of 170 documents per minute.
An advanced dynamic thresholding function for bitonal images removes the interference coming from the background of the document and increases the contrast of the written parts of the item. In addition a dual image function is available so that two front (CCITT and JPEG) and a single JPEG rear image can be concurrently captured in a single document pass. This will enable you to benefit of the appropriate quality and size images for each application.

IMAGE CAPTURE RELEASE 3 (IC23) - CHARACTERISTICS