The scanimage application is a command line only application that uses the first scanner found and the scan setting defaults. The command initiates the scan and stores the image in a PXM or TIFF format. You can provide command line options to specify the scan settings.
Command Option | Values | Function |
IP address of the printer | Specify the IP address of the printer. | |
User Name | Specify the user name. | |
Profile Name | Specify a profile name that will be posted to the printer. The Profile Name should be unique within a user name. However, a profile name can be used more than once provided that it is being used by different user names. | |
Choose the kind of document being scanned. | ||
Select the scan resolution. All the resolutions of all the printers are displayed as options. Make sure that the resolution you select is supported by the printer you will scan to. | ||
Select the color depth. | ||
Specify the size of the document being scanned. All the document sizes of all the printers are displayed as options. Make sure that the option you select is supported by the printer you will scan to. | ||
Perform a duplex scan. Make sure that the selected device has a duplex scanner. | ||
Select portrait or landscape. | ||
Select the brightness from 1–9. | ||
Select the contrast from 0–5. | ||
Specify if you are scanning a single-sheet or a multiple-page document. |
For example, to initiate a scan given these settings:
IP address | 192.168.1.10 |
Profile name | Application |
Size of original document | Legal |
type in the command line, .
Notes: