User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Software User’s Guide
- Applicable models
- Definitions of notes
- Compilation and publication notice
- IMPORTANT NOTE
- Table of Contents
- Section I: Machine operation keys
- Section II: Windows®
- 2 Printing
- Using the Brother printer driver
- Printing a document
- Duplex (two-sided) printing
- Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing
- Printer driver settings
- Accessing the printer driver settings
- Basic tab
- Advanced tab
- Print Profiles tab
- Support
- Accessories tab
- Ports tab
- Features in the BR-Script3 printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation)
- Status Monitor
- 3 Scanning
- 4 ControlCenter4
- Overview
- Using ControlCenter4 in Home Mode
- Scan tab
- PC-FAX tab (For MFC models)
- Device Settings tab
- Support tab
- Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode
- Scan tab
- PC-Copy tab
- PC-FAX tab (For MFC models)
- Device Settings tab
- Support tab
- Custom tab
- Quick reference for scanning operation
- Changing the Scan key settings for Scan to PC menu
- 5 Remote Setup (For MFC models)
- 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models)
- 7 Firewall settings
- 2 Printing
- Section III: Apple Macintosh
- 8 Printing and Faxing
- 9 Scanning
- 10 ControlCenter2
- 11 Remote Setup (For MFC models)
- Section IV: Using the Scan key
- 12 Scanning (For USB cable users)
- 13 Network Scanning
- Before using Network Scanning
- Using the Scan key on your network
- Scan to E-mail
- Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, available as a download)
- Scan to Image
- Scan to OCR
- Scan to File
- Scan to FTP
- Scan to Network (Windows®)
- How to set a new default for the file size (Scan to E-mail (E-mail server), FTP and Network)
- Using Web Services for scanning on your network (Windows Vista® SP2 or greater and Windows® 7)
- Index
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Scanning (For USB cable users)
12
Scan to OCR 12
If your original document is text, you can use Presto! PageManager to scan the document and convert it into
a text file which can then be edited in your favorite word processing software.
a Load your document.
b Press (SCAN).
c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose OCR.
Press OK.
If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f.
If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e.
e Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge.
Press OK.
f Press a or b to choose Start Scan.
Press OK.
g Press Start.
The machine starts the scanning process.
Note
Scan type depends on the settings of the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or
Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen.
(Windows
®
) •
If you want to change between colour or black and white scanning, choose colour or black and white in
the scan type option on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4. (See Configuring Scan
key settings uu page 75 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 88 for
Advanced Mode.)
Presto! PageManager must be installed on your PC.
(Macintosh)
•
You must have Presto! PageManager installed on your Macintosh for the OCR feature to work from the
SCAN key or ControlCenter2. (See Using Presto! PageManager uu page 166.)