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How to use
Labels (W, X, Y, Z) have been assigned to groups of printers that represent certain product generations. Once you have identified your MFP's generation, you can then identify what scan methods and applications are supported.
| MFP Series generation | MFP models: |
| W | X642e, X644e, X646, X772e, X782e, X940e, X942e, X850, X852e, X854e |
| X | X463, X464, X466, X736, X738, X651, X652, X654, X658, X860, X862, X864 |
| Y | X746, X792, X796, X925, X543, X544, X546, X264, X363, X364, X203, X204, 6500e-scanner equipped devices |
| Z | MX [31x - 81x Series SFPs] and CX (color) [31x - 91x Series MFPs] |
| Z + (After 2016) | CX/XC [72x - 92x] |
Supported scan capture methods
| Method | Supported in... | Description | Supported by generation.... |
| WIA | Microsoft Windows | Windows Image Acquisition | W limited, X, Y, Z. Z+ |
| WSD | Microsoft Windows | Web Services on Devices for scanners | Y, Z |
| TWAIN (Local, Network) | Microsoft Windows | Technology without an interesting name. | W*, X*, Y*, Z, Z+ |
| Java applet | Any Operating System | Oracle Java | W, X, Y, Z |
| Sane | Unix & Linux distributions | Scanner access now easy | W. X, Y, Z, Z+ |
| ISIS | Specific applications and environments | Image and Scanner Interface Specification | None |
| Image Capture | Mac OS X | Macintosh's Image Acquisition | ?, ?,Y, Z, Z+ |
* Limited TWAIN support was offered by certain software solutions and were made available as customer solution offerings.
Sane driver note: Check your printer's product page under Downloads for scan driver availability for your Linux distribution and version.
Application support
| Generation | Lexmark Printer Home | Scan Center | Scan Center II: Supported Protocols | Scanback Utility | EWS Scan-to-PC | Abbyy OCR |
| W | No | No | No | Yes: Java applet | Yes: Java applet | No |
| X | No | No | No | Yes: Java applet | Yes: Java applet | Support for this application expired 6/30/2014 |
| Y | Yes* via TWAIN | Yes: USB TWAIN, NETWORK TWAIN* | No | Not supported | Yes: Java applet |
| Z | Yes | No | Yes: USB TWAIN, NETWORK TWAIN | Not supported | Yes: Java applet |
| Z+ | v4.0.x.0 and greater | | | v5.x.y.0 | No |
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LEGACY ID: FA1047