> # UMAX UC scanners

- Index
- Frontend options:
  - Standard options
  - Advanced options
- Supported scanners:
  - Power Look series
  - Mirage series
  - Astra series
  - Vista series
  - UC series
  - others
  - Not listed scanners
  - UMAX scanner clones
- UMAX parallel port scanners
- Configuration
- Speed of UMAX scanners
- SANE-umax homepage
- SANE homepage
- XSane homepage

UMAX scanners
UMAX UC series:
Name/ID | Versions | UTA | ADF | Lineart | B/W | Gray | Color | Bits/pixel | Resolution
UC630 | not 2.8 | X |  | ok | ? | bad | bad | 1,8,24 | 600 x 600
UC630 | 2.8 | X |  | ok | ? | ok | ok, 3pass | 1,8,24 | 600 x 600
UG630 | all |  |  | ok | ? | ok | -- | 1,8 | 600 x 600
UG80 | all | -- |  | ok | ? | ok | -- | 1,8 | 300 x 300
UC840 | not 1.6 | X |  | ok | ? | bad | bad | 1,8,24 | 800 x 800
UC840 | 1.6 | X |  | ok | ? | ok | ok, 3pass | 1,8,24 | 800 x 800
UC1200S | ? | X |  | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1,8,24 10,30## | 600 x 1200
UC1200SE | <3.0 | X |  | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1,8,24 10,30## | 600 x 1200
UC1200SE | 3.0 | X |  | ok | ok | ok | ok | 1,8,24 10,30## | 600 x 1200
UC1260 | not 1.6 | X |  | ? | ? | bad | bad | 1,8,24 10,30## | 600 x 1200
UC1260 | 1.6 | X |  | ok | ? | ok | ok | 1,8,24 10,30## | 600 x 1200

UTA = Umax Transparency Adapter, ADF = Automatic Document Feeder
(X = supported by scanner, incl = is included)

> The UC-series UMAX scanners often make problems. That may have to do with the firmware version. The first firmware versions are not compatible with Windows95, so I think they will not work with this driver too. UMAX suggests to use the following firmware versions for Windows 95:

> Suggested firmware versions for old UMAX scanners
> Name | suggested firmware version (read on UMAX's german website) | last firmware version
> UC630 ### | 2.8 | 2.8
> UC840 | 1.6 | 1.6
> UC1200S | 2.5 | 2.5
> UC1200SE | -- | 3.3
> UC1260 | 1.6 | 1.6

> ### The UC630 can not be upgraded if the last 4 digits of the serial number are less than 1000!
> Here you can find information about firmware versions of UMAX scanners.

This page has been changed on 12th. february 2001

> Author: Oliver Rauch