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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) back-
     end 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  xs-
     canimage(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  Lin-
	    eart  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 reso-
	    lutions  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 specified. The default value for pre-
	    view 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 percent-
	    age in the range 0..100% (in steps of 1).  The default value of  the
	    threshold option is 50.

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

FILES
     /usr/local/lib/sane/libsane-lexmark.a
	    The static library implementing this backend.

     /usr/local/lib/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  envi-
	    ronment  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. How-
     ever they are only software adjustments. This backend only implements  what
     the scanner can support. For instance, 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  sup-
     ported 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 Stephane 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)

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