.TH sane-sharp 5 "5 Apr 1999"
.IX sane-sharp
.SH NAME
sane-sharp - SANE backend for SHARP scanners
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B sane-sharp
library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) backend that
provides access to Sharp SCSI scanners.  This backend should be
considered
.B alpha-quality
software!  In the current state it is known to work with JX-610 and JX-250 
scanners. It is prepared for usage with a JX-330 but we were not able
to test it with this device.

For other scanners, it may or may not work.
.PP
The backend has the following known problems:
.RS
- only Color and Gray mode work(8 bits/pixel)(only JX-610)
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- Preview does not work (only JX-610)
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- Threshold level does not work (only JX-610)
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- maximum resolution is limited to 600 dpi(JX-610 supported 
to 1200 dpi) resp. 400 dpi (JX-250)
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- device name is fixed to /dev/scanner
.RE
.PP
At present,
the following scanners are known to work with this backend.
.RS
Vendor	Product id:
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Sharp	JX-610
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Sharp	JX-250
.RE
.SH FILES
.TP
.I @CONFIGDIR@/sharp.conf
The backend configuration file.
.TP
.I @LIBDIR@/libsane-sharp.a
The static library implementing this backend.
.TP
.I @LIBDIR@/libsane-sharp.so
The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems that
support dynamic loading).
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.B SANE_DEBUG_SHARP
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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sane\-scsi(5)
.SH AUTHORS
Kazuya Fukuda, Abel Deuring