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NAME

       sane-mustek_pp - SANE backend for Mustek parallel port flatbed scanners

DESCRIPTION

       The sane-mustek_pp library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now  Easy)
       backend  that  provides access to Mustek parallel port flatbed scanners
       and OEM versions.

       There are 2 classes of Mustek parallel port scanners: regular CCD (cold
       cathode device) scanners and CIS (contact image sensor) scanners.

       The current version of this backend supports both CCD type scanners and
       CIS type scanners.

       The following scanners might work with this backend:

   CCD scanners
       Model:                  ASIC ID:        CCD Type:       works:
       --------------------------------------------------------------
       SE 6000 P               1013            00              yes
       SM 4800 P               1013/1015       04/01           yes
       SE 1200 ED Plus         1015            01              no
       SM 1200 ED Plus         1015            01              no
       SE 12000 P              1505            05              no
       600 III EP Plus         1013/1015       00/01           yes
       SE 600 SEP              1013            ??              yes
       600 II EP               ????            ??              no
       MD9848                  1015            00              yes
       Gallery 4800            ????            ??              yes
       Viviscan Compact II     1013            00              yes

   CIS scanners
       Model:                  ASIC ID:        works:
       -----------------------------------------------
       Mustek 600 CP & 96 CP   1015            yes (*)
       Mustek 1200 CP          1015            yes
       Mustek 1200 CP+         1015            yes

       OEM versions            Original        works
       --------------------------------------------------
       Medion/LifeTec/Tevion
          MD/LT 9350/9351      1200 CP         yes
          MD/LT 9850/9851      1200 CP         maybe (**)
          MD/LT 9858           1200 CP         probably
          MD/LT 9890/9891      1200 CP         yes
       Targa
          Funline TS12EP       1200 CP         yes
          Funline TS6EP        600 CP          yes
       Trust
          Easy Connect 9600+   600 CP          yes
       Cybercom
          9352                 1200 CP         yes (***)

       (*)    Calibration  problems  existed  with  earlier  version  of  this
              driver. They seem to be solved now.

       (**)    Problems  have been reported in the past for the MD/LT9850 type
              (striped  scans,  head  moving  in  wrong  direction   at   some
              resolutions). It is not known whether the current version of the
              driver still has these problems.

       IF YOU HEAR LOUD CLICKING NOISES,  IMMEDIATELY  UNPLUG  THE  SCANNER  !
       (This holds for any type of scanner).

       (***)   Possibly,  the engine_delay parameter has to be set to 1 ms for
              accurate engine movements.

       Please note that this backend  is  still  under  construction.  Certain
       models  are  currently  not supported and some may never be because the
       communication protocol is still unknown (eg., SE 12000 P).

       Some scanners work faster when EPP/ECP is enabled in the BIOS. EPP mode
       however  may  lead  to hard-locks on some Linux systems. If that is the
       case for you, you can either disable ECP/EPP in your BIOS or disable it
       in the backend itself (see GLOBAL OPTIONS).

       Note  that  the backend needs to run as root or has to have appropriate
       access rights to /dev/parport* if libieee1284 support is  compiled  in.
       To allow user access to the scanner run the backend through the network
       interface (See saned(8) and sane-net(5)). Note also  that  the  backend
       does  not  support  parport  sharing,  i.e.  if  you try printing while
       scanning, your computer may crash. To enable parport sharing, you  have
       to enable libieee1284 at compile time. This backend also conflicts with
       the sane-musteka4s2 backend. You can only enable one of  them  in  your
       dll.conf.  However,  you  have to enable the backend explicitly in your
       dll.conf, just remove the hash mark in the line "mustek_pp".

DEVICE DEFINITION

       This backend allows multiple devices being defined and  configured  via
       the  mustek_pp.conf  file  (even simultaneously, provided that they are
       connected to different parallel ports). Please make sure to  edit  this
       file before you use the backend.

       A device can be defined as follows:

              scanner <name> <port name> <driver>

       where

       <name>  is  an  arbitrary  name  for the device, optionally enclosed by
              double quotes, for instance "LifeTec 9350".

       <port name> is the name of the parallel port to  which  the  device  is
              connected.  In  case  libieee1284 is used for communication with
              the  port  (default  setup),  valid  port  names  are  parport0,
              parport1, and parport2.

       In  case  the  backend  is  configured  for  raw  IO  (old setup), port
       addresses have to be used instead  of  port  names:  0x378,  0x278,  or
       0x3BC.   The  mapping  of  parallel  ports (lp0, lp1, and lp2) to these
       addresses can be different for different  Linux  kernel  versions.  For
       instance,  if  you are using a Kernel 2.2.x or better and you have only
       one parallel port, this port  is  named  lp0  regardless  of  the  base
       address.  However, this backend requires the base address of your port.
       If you are not sure which port your scanner is  connected  to,  have  a
       look at your /etc/conf.modules, /etc/modules.conf and/or /proc/ioports.

       If you are unsure which port to use, you can use the magic value  *  to
       probe for your scanner.

       <driver>  is  the  driver  to  use for this device. Currently available
              drivers are:

              cis600   : for 600 CP, 96 CP & OEM versions
              cis1200  : for 1200 CP & OEM versions
              cis1200+ : for 1200 CP+ & OEM versions
              ccd300   : for 600 IIIE P & OEM version

              Choosing the wrong driver can damage your scanner!
              Especially, using the 1200CP settings on a 600CP can be harmful.
              If  the  scanner  starts  making  a  loud  noise,  turn  it  off
              immediately !!!

       Using the cis600 driver on a  1200CP  or  a  1200CP+  is  probably  not
       dangerous. The cis1200+ driver also works for the 1200CP, and using the
       cis1200 driver on a 1200CP+ will typically result in scans  that  cover
       only half of the width of the scan area (also not dangerous).

       If  unsure about the exact model of your OEM version, check the optical
       resolution in the manual or on the box: the 600CP has a maximum optical
       resolution  of  300x600  DPI,  whereas  the  1200CP  and 1200CP+ have a
       maximum optical resolution of 600x1200 DPI.

       Examples:

              scanner "LifeTec 9350" 0x378 cis1200

              scanner Mustek_600CP 0x378 cis600

              scanner Mustek_600IIIEP * ccd300

       If in doubt which port you have to use,  or  whether  your  scanner  is
       detected  at  all,  you  can  use  sane-find-scanner  -p  to  probe all
       configured ports.

CONFIGURATION

       The contents of the mustek_pp.conf file is a list of device definitions
       and device options that correspond to Mustek scanners.  Empty lines and
       lines starting with a hash mark  (#)  are  ignored.  Options  have  the
       following format:

              option <name> [<value>]

       Depending  on  the  nature  of  the  option,  a value may or may not be
       present.  Options always apply to the scanner definition that  precedes
       them.  There  are  no global options. Options are also driver-specific:
       not all drivers support all possible options.

   Common options
       bw <value>
              Black/white discrimination  value  to  be  used  during  lineart
              scanning. Pixel values below this value are assumed to be black,
              values above are assumed to be white.
              Default value: 127
              Minimum:         0
              Maximum:       255

              Example:  option bw 150

   CIS driver options
       top_adjust <value>
              Vertical adjustment  of  the  origin,  expressed  in  millimeter
              (floating  point).   This  option  can  be used to calibrate the
              position of the origin, within certain  limits.  Note  that  CIS
              scanners  are probably temperature sensitive, and that a certain
              inaccuracy may be hard to avoid. Differences in  offset  between
              runs in the order of 1 to 2 mm are not unusual.
              Default value: 0.0
              Minimum:      -5.0
              Maximum:       5.0

              Example:  option top_adjust -2.5

       slow_skip
              Turns  fast  skipping  to the start of the scan region off. When
              the region to scan does not start at the origin, the driver will
              try  to  move  the scanhead to the start of the scan area at the
              fastest possible speed. On  some  models,  this  may  not  work,
              resulting in large inaccuracies (up to centimeters).  By setting
              this option, the driver is forced to  use  normal  speed  during
              skipping, which can circumvent the accuracy problems. Currently,
              there are no models for  which  these  inaccuracy  problems  are
              known to occur.

              By default, fast skipping is used.

              Example:  option slow_skip

       engine_delay <value>
              Under  normal  circumstances, it is sufficient for the driver to
              wait for the scanner signaling that the engine is stable, before
              a  new engine command can be transmitted. In rare cases, certain
              scanners  and/or  parallel  port  chipsets  appear  to   prevent
              reliable  detection  of  the  engine  state. As a result, engine
              commands are transmitted  too  soon  and  the  movement  of  the
              scanner  head  becomes unreliable. Inaccuracies ranging up to 10
              cm over the whole vertical scan range  have  been  reported.  To
              work around this problem, the engine_delay option can be set. If
              it is set, the driver waits an additional amount of  time  after
              every  engine  command,  equal  to  the  engine_delay parameter,
              expressed in milliseconds. It practice an engine_delay of  1  ms
              is usually sufficient. The maximum delay is 100 ms.

              Note  that every additional ms of delay can add up to 14 seconds
              to the total scanning time (highest resolution), so an as  small
              as possible value is preferred.

              Default value:   0
              Minimum:         0
              Maximum:       100

              Example:  option engine_delay 1

   CCD driver options
       top <value>
              Number  of  scanlines to skip to the start of the scan area. The
              number can be any positive integer. Values known to  me  are  47
              and 56.

              Default value: 47
              Minimum:       0
              Maximum:       none

              Example:  option top 56

       waitbank <value>
              The  number  of  usecs to wait for a bank change. You should not
              touch this value actually. May be any positive integer

              Default value: 700
              Minimum:       0
              Maximum:       none

              Example:  option waitbank 700

       A sample configuration file is shown below:

       #
       # LifeTec/Medion 9350 on port 0x378
       #
       scanner "LifeTec 9350" 0x378 cis1200

       # Some calibration options (examples!).
       option bw 127
       option top_skip -0.8

       #
       # A Mustek 600CP on port 0x3BC
       #
       scanner "Mustek 600CP" 0x3BC cis600

       # Some calibration options (examples!).
       option bw 120
       option top_skip 1.2

       #
       # A Mustek 1200CP+ on port 0x278
       #
       scanner "Mustek 1200CP plus" 0x278 cis1200+

       # Some calibration options (examples!).
       option bw 130
       option top_skip 0.2

       #
       # A Mustek 600 III EPP on port parport0
       #
       scanner "Mustek 600 III EPP" parport0 ccd300

       # Some calibration options (examples!).
       option bw 130
       option top 56

GLOBAL OPTIONS

       You can control the overall  behaviour  of  the  mustek_pp  backend  by
       global   options   which   precede   any   scanner  definition  in  the
       mustek_pp.conf file.

       Currently, there is only one global option:

   Global options
       no_epp Disable parallel port mode EPP: works around a known bug in  the
              Linux  parport  code.  Enable  this option, if the backend hangs
              when trying to access the parallel port in EPP mode.

              Default value: use EPP

              Example:  option no_epp

FILES

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

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

       /usr/lib/sane/libsane-mustek_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
              configuration file  is  searched  in  two  default  directories:
              first,   the   current  working  directory  (".")  and  then  in
              /etc/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  directories.   For
              example,  setting SANE_CONFIG_DIR to "/tmp/config:" would result
              in  directories  "tmp/config",  ".",  and  "/etc/sane.d"   being
              searched (in this order).

       SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_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_SANEI_PA4S2
              This variable sets the debug level for the  SANE  interface  for
              the  Mustek chipset A4S2. Note that enabling this will spam your
              terminal with some million lines of debug output.

              level   debug output
              ----------------------------
               0      nothing
               1      errors
               2      warnings
               3      things nice to know
               4      code flow
               5      detailed code flow
               6      everything

SEE ALSO

       sane(7), sane-mustek(5), sane-net(5), saned(8), sane-find-scanner(1)

       For latest bug fixes and information see
              http://www.penguin-breeder.org/sane/mustek_pp/

       For additional information on the CIS driver, see
              http://home.scarlet.be/eddy_de_greef/

AUTHORS

       Jochen Eisinger <jochen at penguin-breeder dot org>
       Eddy De Greef <eddy_de_greef at scarlet dot be>

BUGS

       Too      many...      please      send       bug       reports       to
       sane-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org  (note  that  you  have to subscribe
       first   to   the   list   before   you   can   send    emails...    see
       http://www.sane-project.org/mailing-lists.html)

BUG REPORTS

       If  something  doesn’t  work,  please  contact  us  (Jochen for the CCD
       scanners, Eddy for the CIS scanners).  But  we  need  some  information
       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_MUSTEK_PP=128  scanimage  -L"  as  root. If you
              don’t get any output from the mustek_pp  backend,  make  sure  a
              line "mustek_pp" is included into your /etc/sane.d/dll.conf.  If
              your scanner isn’t detected, make sure you’ve defined the  right
              port address in your mustek_pp.conf.

       the name of your scanner/vendor
              also  a  worthy  information.  Please  also  include the optical
              resolution 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.

       some nice greetings

                                  13 Jul 2008                sane-mustek_pp(5)