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Book Cradles are special adjustable tables for scanning manually bound documents. A Book Cradle allows the book to be placed on two platens that move up and down in order to present the pages to be scanned in the same plane. A Book Cradle is necessary for scanning books and bound documents.         i2S Land Of Vision present the following models of Book Cradles and Options : Book Cradle 12 Manual balancing of book, the operator uses a pedal to free and lock the platens. Book position : fixed Maximum book thickness : 12 cm (5 in) Maximum book weight : 15 kg (33 lb) Book Cradle 30 Assisted balancing of book, the operator uses individual up and down buttons to move the platens. Book position : variable from 0 to 30 cm (12 in) Maximum book thickness : 30 cm (12 in) Maximum book weight : 40 Kg (88 lb) Book Cradle 50 Automatic balancing of book, the operator uses a pedal to drive a sensor that automatically moves the platens in the proper position or uses individual up and down buttons to move the platens Book position : variable from 0 to 50 cm (20 in) Maximum book thickness : 50 cm (20 in) Maximum book weight : 40 kg (88 lb)     Glass Option Allows to manually press the book to flatten the pages to be scanned. This option is particularly useful when scanning books with pages that are not flat or that pop-up spontaneously. Size of glass : 2xA3+ Maximum book size : 2xA3 Height of glass plane : adjustable at +/- 2.5 cm (1 in) Glass lifting : manual, assisted by gas springs Glass pressure : 3 kg Stable positions : 0°, 35°, 70°   120° Book Holder Option Allows to maintain the book opened at 100° or 120° or 140°. This option is particularly useful when scanning books with rigid bindings. Size of book holder : 2xA3+ M aximum book size : 2xA3 Angle settings : 100°, 120°, 140° One-side glass size : A3+ Manual glass lifting : manual Glass pressure : manual Stable glass positions : 0°, 120°