MFC-J497DW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File Using ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode (Windows®)

Scan documents and save them to a folder on your computer as PDF files.

Select Advanced Mode as the mode setting for ControlCenter4.

  1. Load your document.
  2. Click the (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray, and then click Open.
  3. Click the Scan tab.
  4. Click the File button.
    The scan settings dialog box appears.
  5. Click the File Type drop-down list, and then select a PDF file.

    To save the document as a password-protected PDF, select Secure PDF Single-Page (*.pdf) or Secure PDF Multi-Page (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-down list, click , and then type the password.

  6. Click the folder icon to browse and select the folder where you want to save your scanned documents.
  7. Change the scan settings, such as file format, file name, resolution and color, if needed.

    To preview and configure the scanned image, select the PreScan check box.

  8. Click Scan.
    The machine starts scanning. The file is saved in the folder you selected.

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MFC-J491DW, MFC-J497DW, MFC-J690DW

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