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 File 12
You can scan a black and white or a colour document into your computer and save it as a file in a folder of
your choice. The file type and specific folder are based on the settings you have chosen in the Device Scan
Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Scan To File screen of ControlCenter2. (For Windows
®
, see
Configuring Scan key settings uu page 75 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 88 for
Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 169.)
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 File.
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.
• If you want to change between colour and black and white scanning, choose colour or black and white in
the scan type option on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Device Button tab of the
ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows
®
, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 75 for
Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 88 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see
SCAN uu page 169.)
• If you would like to display the folder window after scanning the document, select Show Folder on the
Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2
configuration screen.
• If you would like to change the file name of scanned documents, enter the file name in the File Name
section on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Device Button tab of the
ControlCenter2 configuration screen.
• If you want to change the default file size for JPEG, PDF or Secure PDF, choose your preferred size by
moving the scroll bar on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Device Button tab of the
ControlCenter2 configuration screen.