It was new model at the time Leia Organa and Darth Vader visited Aargau, being installed at Aargau checkpoints shortly after the Battle of Hoth. It was considered superior to previous models of holoscanners used on Aargau, but its operation was not yet covered in local security training. Access to the holoscanner was limited by a secure password, but the device was easy to operate. The official press release made the extraordinary claim that local smuggling was reduced 14 percent during the six months before the product came into use, just because the holoscanner discouraged criminals. The device locally cost 300,000 credits, but non-Aargauuns could only purchase the model on the black market.