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(OCR)
Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)
Your machine can convert characters in a scanned document to text using optical character recognition (OCR)
technology. You can edit this text using your preferred text-editing application.
The Scan to OCR feature is available for certain languages.
Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent
changes, use either ControlCenter4 (Windows) or Brother iPrint&Scan (Mac) software.
>> DCP-L3510CDW/DCP-L3551CDW
>> MFC-L3710CW/MFC-L3735CDN/MFC-L3745CDW/MFC-L3750CDW/MFC-L3770CDW
DCP-L3510CDW/DCP-L3551CDW
1. Load your document.
2. Press
(Scan).
3. Press a or b to select the [to PC] option, and then press OK.
4. Press a or b to select the [OCR] option, and then press OK.
5. If the machine is connected over the network, press a or b to select the destination computer.
6. Press OK.
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, enter the four-digit PIN for the destination computer on the LCD and
then press OK.
7. Do one of the following:
To change the scan settings for this document, press Options or Copy/Scan Options and then go to the
next step.
To use the default scan settings, press Mono Start or Colour Start.
The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the LCD instructions to
complete the scanning job.
To change scan settings, Brother's ControlCenter software must be installed on a computer connected
to the machine.
8. The machine will prompt you to set each of the following scan settings. Press a or b to select the desired
option, and then press OK to proceed to the next scan setting.
[Scan Type]
[Resolution]
[File Type]
[Document Size]
[Auto Deskew] (available for certain models)
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