Have a Lexmark X5470; when 'Scan Mode' is engaged,

When you use the scan function from the computer, the computer must have an application in stalled that receives and processes the scanned image. In other words their must exist and application that can open the file format of the scanned image (jpeg, pdf, txt or rtf, etc.). Several scanning software are available for free on the web freeOCR, paperscan, etc.
Your All in One must have shipped with some scanning software. Install it on the computer and use it to scan documents.

The scan destination on your computer may vary depending on the path that you set. This article in the Lexmark website on How to Scan Using the Lexmark X5400 Series All-In-One might help you understand the process. Notice Step 6 on Scanning a Document, that's the part where you set your preferred scan destination - either in your Documents folder, on the Desktop or your personal folder.
I hope this information has been helpful. Thanks.

You can download the Lexmark X5470 driver from the Lexmark website at http://bit.ly/aNFBAO. When scanning documents for editing, you will need the Lexmark OCR scan software which is only available in the installation disk. Contact Lexmark technical support for assistance with the scan software. Thank you for choosing Lexmark.

Please follow the steps given below:
1) Click on "Start," "Programs," the Lexmark program folder, and select the "All-in-One Center."
2) Click on the "See more Scan Settings," then "Display Advanced Scan Settings."
3) Click on the "Scan" tab.
4) Click on "Edit."
5) Under "Application Name," please highlight "Microsoft Word" and click on "Add."
6) Click on "Close."



Jeethu

Hello. Here are some tips on how to remedy the problem. Check your firewall especially from third parties. Make sure to allow all Lexmark communications to go through. Also, try to check if the scan software is installed. If not, try to run the installation cd again to include the scan software. Hope this helps.

The file size is dependant on several things, such as, the amount of information on each page, the type of document (all text, image or combination and colors). Try to scan to OCR and then save as PDF.
If you have the full version of Acrobat, not just the reader, try scanning to a word file or RTF then convert to PDF.

Please open the "paint" from "start/all programs/accessories/paint".
click on file and and select the option scanner and camer wizard and put the document on the scanner tray which you want to scan and click on the scan option to scan the document.

Hi,

this is from the manual:

1 Make sure the printer is connected to a computer, and both the printer and the computer are on.
2 Load an original document facedown into the ADF or on the scanner glass.
3 Press Scan Mode.
4 Press or repeatedly until the destination to which you want to scan appears.
5 Press Start Color or Start Black.
6 If you want to save the scan, from the software application, click File and then Save As.
7 Enter the file name, format, and location where you want the scanned image saved.
8 Click Save.

you can find more details in this link- http://www.lexmark.com/publications/pdfs/2007/5400/v3421438_en.pdf

Try deleting the printer from windows, so that Linux is the only system doing the talking with the printer.

Please use this link:and click drivers:

http://support.lexmark.com/perl/support/support.cgi


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