sane-lexmark

sane-lexmark(5) SANE Scanner Access Now Easy sane-lexmark(5)

NAME

   sane-lexmark - SANE backend for Lexmark X1100/X1200 Series scanners

DESCRIPTION

   The  sane-lexmark  library  implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) backend that provides access to the scanner part of Lexmark X1100/X1200 AIOs. This backend should be considered
   beta-quality software!

   The scanners that should work with this backend are:

             Vendor Model           status
          ----------------------  -----------
            Lexmark X74             good
            Lexmark X1110           untested
            Lexmark X1140           untested
            Lexmark X1150           good
            Lexmark X1170           good
            Lexmark X1180           good
            Lexmark X1185           complete
            Lexmark X12xx           good in USB1.1,
                                    not fully tested in USB2.0
            Dell    A920            good

   The options the backend supports can either be selected through command line options to programs like scanimage(1) or through GUI elements in xscanimage(1) or xsane(1).

   If you notice any strange behavior, please report to the backend maintainer or to the SANE mailing list.

   Valid command line options and their syntax can be listed by using

          scanimage --help -d lexmark:usb:<usb port>

   Scan Mode Options

   --mode selects the basic mode of operation of the scanner. Valid choices are Color, Gray and Lineart.  The default mode is Color.  The Lineart mode is black and white  only  (1  bit).
          Gray mode will produce 256 levels of gray (8 bits).  Color mode allows for over 16 million different colors produced from 24 bits of color information.

   --resolution
          selects  the  resolution  for  a  scan. The horizontal and vertical resolutions are set by the value of this option. The scanner is capable of the following resolutions for the
          specified option value:

            Value   Hor. Resolution  Vert. Resolution
            -----   ---------------  -------------------
            75      75dpi            75dpi
            150     150dpi           150dpi
            300     300dpi           300dpi
            600     600dpi           600dpi
            1200    600dpi           1200dpi  (only for X11xx models with 'B2' sensor)

   --preview
          requests a preview scan. The resolution used for that scan is 75 dpi and the scan area and the scan mode are as specified through their options, or the default  if  not  speci
          fied. The default value for preview mode is "no".

   --threshold
          selects the  minimum-brightness to get a white point. The threshold is only used with Lineart mode scans.  It is specified as a percentage in the range 0..100% (in steps of 1).
          The default value of the threshold option is 50.

CONFIGURATION FILE

   The configuration file /etc/sane.d/lexmark.conf contains only the usb device id (eg usb 0x043d 0x007c).

FILES

   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-lexmark.a
          The static library implementing this backend.

   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-lexmark.so
          The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems that support dynamic loading).

ENVIRONMENT

   SANE_DEBUG_LEXMARK
          If  the  library was compiled with debug support enabled, this environment variable controls the debug level for this backend. E.g., a value of 255 requests all debug output to
          be printed. Smaller levels reduce verbosity.

   SANE_DEBUG_LEXMARK_LOW
          Provides debug output for low level Lexmark functions.

LIMITATIONS

   The windows TWAIN driver has many more options than this SANE backend. However they are only software adjustments. This backend only implements what the scanner can support.  For  in
   stance,  shading  correction  (vertical  stripes  due to sensor variation across its width) is done in software. Head park position is also detected by software.  The data compression
   isn't supported for the X1200 series on USB 1.1, leading to slow scans.

BUGS

   No bugs currently known.

SEE ALSO

   sane-scsi(5), scanimage(1), xscanimage(1), xsane(1), sane(7)

AUTHOR

   The backend was originally written by Fred Odendaal.
          http://ca.geocities.com/freshshelf@rogers.com/

   The new version is currently developed by Stéphane Voltz.
          http://stef.dev.free.fr/sane/lexmark

   X74 support was written by Torsten Houwaart
          <ToHo@gmx.de>

CREDITS

   Many thanks go to:
          Julien Furgerot who lent me a Dell A920.  Robert Price, Dani Ele  and Dalai Felinto for the time they spent recording USB activity and testing the experimental version.

                                                                                      12 Jul 2008                                                                          sane-lexmark(5)