My X4270 will not scan, keeps saying i need my ocr software. but I have reinstalled lexmark all in one .

ORC is life form in the Lord of The Rings. What you want is OCR which stands for Optical Character Recognition. It is the software that converts a scanned document into a string of characters that you can edit to correct OCR errors.
To be able to scan to a computer the computer and the printer must be connected through a USB port or be part of the same network.
When you press the scan button, the printer tries to communicate with the computer and launch the scanning software installed on the computer.
Install the software that shipped with your printer, connect the computer and the printer. If everything is correctly connected and installed, the scanning software will open to receive the scanned document.

To scan documents for editing and saving as PDF file, you will need to install the Lexmark OCR scan software on your computer. The Lexmark scan software (no downloadable version) is only available on the installation disc that came with your printer. If you lost the disc, please contact Lexmark Technical Support Center for assistance.

To install the OCR scan software from the printer installation CD:

1. Insert CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the installation screen open, click Cancel.
2. Double-click on My Computer / Computer.
3. Right-click on Lexmark XXXX CD and select Open.
4. Double-click on OCR.
5. Double-click on Setup.exe to install the OCR software. Your operating system will then determine the language in which it is installed.

I hope this helps.

Try to fix the 1200 error first. The error indicates that the cartridge carrier has stalled. Please refer to this article to fix the problem: 1200 Error Message on a Lexmark X4250/X4270/F4270 All-In-One. Once your cartridge carrier is functioning properl, re-insert your cartridges - How to Install Ink Cartridges In Lexmark X4200 Series AIO.

You can download the Lexmark X4270 driver by visiting the Lexmark website at http://bit.ly/gKXn7F. Select your operating system, download and execute the file. Follow the instructions on your computer screen.

For your scanning concern, especially when scanning documents, you will need the Lexmark OCR scan software to do the job. The scan software is available only on the installation disc that came with your printer. If you lost the disc, please contact Lexmark Technical Support Center for additional assistance.

Perhaps the Lexmark X4270 user's guide will be able to help you. You can view and print your printer's user guide from the Lexmark website for free. Click on this link Lexmark X4200 Series User's Guide. Scroll to Scanning for the steps on how to scan a document. Make sure the Lexmark OCR scan software is installed on your computer. I hope this information has been helpful. Thanks.

The scan software(OCR) can only be installed using the installation cd that came with your printer. It's not available for download since it's a big file. If you have the installation cd, just insert it in your computer to install the software. If you don't have or you lost it, I advise you to contact Lexmark at 1-800-LEXMARK(1-800-539-6275). They will be able to send you one for free. If you need more assistance, leave a comment and I'll get back to it. Thanks.

The scan software(OCR) can only be installed using the installation cd. The Lexmark scan software is not available for download online since it's a big file. I strongly advise you to contact Lexmark at 1-800-LEXMARK(1-800-539-6275). They will be able to send you the installation cd for free. If you need more assistance, leave a comment and I'll get back to it. Thanks.

Try this tutorial courtesy of Penn State:

http://it.cas.psu.edu/training/howto/scanner/officeimaging.html

You have to use the document imaging function and this tutorial explains how to do it. Hope this helps.

This Should be a problem with the OCR software on ur Computer...... In this case try to Uninstall and Reinstall the whole software......... If still it doesn the same thing that confirms that the software can only produce that kind of a data....... Good Luck...........

Go to the Lexmark website and download the full install for the printer application or run the setup on the CD. "Driver only" installations through Windows Add/Remove Hardware might not add the OCR components.

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

yeppers..and you might find that through this link to lexmark(see icon)