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

NAME
       sane-umax_pp  - SANE backend for Umax Astra parallel port flatbed scan‐
       ners

DESCRIPTION
       The sane-umax_pp library implements a SANE (Scanner  Access  Now	 Easy)
       backend	that  provides	access to Umax parallel port flatbed scanners.
       The following scanners work with this backend:

	      Model:
	      --------------------
	      Astra 610P
	      Astra 1220P
	      HP3200C
	      Astra 1600P
	      Astra 2000P
	      Genius ColorPage-Life Pro

       This backend handles 75x75, 150x150, 300x300, 600x600 and 600x1200  for
       1220P/1600P/2000P  dpi  scan reslutions,and 75x75, 150x150, 300x300 and
       300x600 for 610P. In color and gray levels, there is a software lineart
       mode.

       The new generation models share a newer version of the 610P ASIC embed‐
       ded in an EPAT chip.  Only parts such as CCD and ADC change from one to
       another.	 They  even  all  reports being UMAX Astra 1220P via IEEE1284.
       There isn't software way to recognize  them  properly.  Under  windows,
       model is set by the driver installed, regardless of the hardware.

       EPP/ECP MODES ONLY
	      The  current version of the backend uses only EPP or ECP mode to
	      communicate with the scanner. PS/2 mode isn't  implemented.  The
	      610P  only use SPP. It is recommended that you set your parallel
	      port to EPP in BIOS with the current version  of	this  backend.
	      You can leave it to ECP or ECP+EPP, but in this case you may not
	      use ppdev but only direct hardware access if  you	 have  to  use
	      ECP.   ECPEPP will only work if you use a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel with
	      ppdev character device support.

       This backend does support parport sharing only if  you  have  a	kernel
       with ppdev support.

       Note  that  if  you  don't  use the ppdev character device, the backend
       needs to run as root. To allow user access to the scanner run the back‐
       end  through  the  network interface (See saned(8) and sane-net(5)).  A
       more relaxed solution (security wise) is to add suid bit to  the	 fron‐
       tend  (See  chmod(1)).  The backend drop root priviledges as soon as it
       can, right after gaining direct access to IO ports, which lessen	 risks
       when being root.

DEVICE NAMES
       This backend expects device names of the form:

	      port value

       Where value is :

	      auto   autodetect all parallel ports and probe them for scanner

	      safe-auto
		     autodetect all parallel ports and probe them for scanner,
		     but does not try direct hardware access

	      /dev/ppi0
		     uses *BSD ppi device, depending on the number  of	avail‐
		     able parallel port, you have to use /dev/ppi1, /dev/ppi2,
		     ...

	      /dev/parport0
		     uses linux ppdev  device,	depending  on  the  number  of
		     available	parallel  port, you have to use /dev/parport1,
		     /dev/parport2, ...

	      0x378  does direct hardware access on the given  address.	 Usual
		     values  are 0x378, 0x278, 0x3BC In this case, you have to
		     run the  scanner  as  root	 (*BSD	and  linux),  or  with
		     'IOPL=yes' on OS/2

       NOTE:  in all cases, you must have sufficient priviledges to get access
       to the chosen device or address. Depending on  the  security  settings,
       devices may not be available for all users.  You have to change permis‐
       sions on the dev/ppi* or /dev/parport* devices.

       You can rename any device using the

	      name devname
	      model model
	      vendor vendor

       options. These options apply to the last port option.

CONFIGURATION
       Please make sure to edit umax_pp.conf before you use the backend.

       The contents of the umax_pp.conf file is a list of options  and	device
       names that correspond to Umax scanners.	Empty lines and lines starting
       with a hash mark (#) are ignored.

       The height options supported are red-gain, green-gain, blue-gain,  red-
       offset, green-offset, blue-offset, astra, and buffer.

       Options	red-gain  ,  green-gain	 and blue-gain allow you to adjust the
       sensitivy of your scanner for the given	color.	Values	range  from  0
       (lowest	gain)  to  15  (highest).  If the advanced option "Gain" isn't
       checked in the frontend, the backend does automatic  gain  calibration,
       and do not use user provided values.

       Options	red-offset  , green-offset and blue-offset allow you to adjust
       the offset of your scanner for the given color.	Values	range  from  0
       (lowest offset) to 15 (highest).

       Option  astra  allows  you to change the model of your scanner. Current
       auto detection is based on side effects on scanning  when  using	 1220P
       command set on other models, so it may fail on unkown hardware combina‐
       tion. Valid values are 610, 1220, 1600 and 2000.	 It  is	 usefull  only
       when autodetection fails to detect properly your scanner model. If your
       scanner work properly but is reported wrongly, let it be that way.  The
       only  valid  case  to  change  the  model is when your scanner produces
       "black" or "inverted" scans. In this case you can  put  the  model.  Be
       aware that it will prevent scanner model autodetection.

       Option  buffer  allows  you  to change the size of the scan buffer. The
       size must be specified in bytes. The  default  value  is	 2  megabytes.
       Decreasing  this	 value	will improve the smoothness of progress bar in
       the frontend, but will stall the scan more often.

FILES
       /etc/X11/sane/sane.d/umax_pp.conf
	      The  backend  configuration  file	 (see  also   description   of
	      SANE_CONFIG_DIR below).

       /usr/lib/sane/libsane-umax_pp.a
	      The static library implementing this backend.

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

ENVIRONMENT
       SANE_CONFIG_DIR
	      This environment variable specifies the list of directories that
	      may contain the configuration file.  Under UNIX, the directories
	      are separated by a colon (`:'), under OS/2, they	are  separated
	      by a semi-colon (`;').  If this variable is not set, the config‐
	      uration file is searched in two default directories: first,  the
	      current	  working     directory	    (".")    and    then    in
	      /etc/X11/sane/sane.d.  If the value of the environment  variable
	      ends  with  the  directory separator character, then the default
	      directories are searched after the explicitly specified directo‐
	      ries.   For  example,  setting SANE_CONFIG_DIR to "/tmp/config:"
	      would   result   in   directories	  "tmp/config",	   ".",	   and
	      "/etc/X11/sane/sane.d" being searched (in this order).

       SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP
	      If  the  library	was  compiled with debug support enabled, this
	      environment variable controls the debug level for this  backend.
	      E.g.,  a	value  of 128 requests all debug output to be printed.
	      Smaller levels reduce verbosity.

	      level   debug output
	      ------- ------------------------------
	       0       nothing
	       1       errors
	       2       warnings & minor errors
	       3       additional information
	       4       debug information
	       5       code flow (not supported yet)
	       6       special debug information

       SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP_LOW
	      This variable sets the debug level for the  SANE	interface  for
	      the  Umax	 ASIC. Note that enabling this will spam your terminal
	      with some million lines of debug output.

	      level   debug output
	      ------- -------------------------------
	       0       nothing
	       1       errors
	       8       command blocks
	       16      detailed code flow
	       32      dump datafiles
	       255     everything

SEE ALSO
       sane(7), sane-net(5), saned(8)

       For latest bug fixes and information see
	      http://umax1220p.sourceforge.net/

AUTHOR
       Stéphane VOLTZ <stef.dev@free.fr>

CREDITS
       Support for the 610P has been made possible thank to an hardware	 dona‐
       tion by William Stuart.

BUG REPORTS
       If  something doesn't work, please contact me. But I need some informa‐
       tion about your scanner to be able to help you...

       SANE version
	      run "scanimage -V" to determine this

       the backend version and your scanner hardware
	      run "SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP=255 scanimage -L 2>log" as root. If  you
	      don't  get any output from the umax_pp backend, make sure a line
	      "umax_pp" is included into  your	/etc/X11/sane/sane.d/dll.conf.
	      If  your	scanner	 isn't	detected, make sure you've defined the
	      right port address, or the correct device in your umax_pp.conf.

       the name of your scanner/vendor
	      also a worthy information. Please also include the optical reso‐
	      lution  and  lamp type of your scanner, both can be found in the
	      manual of your scanner.

       any further comments
	      if you have comments about the documentation (what could be done
	      better),	or  you	 think I should know something, please include
	      it.

sane-backends 1.0.19		23 August 2004		       sane-umax_pp(5)
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