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Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk using the SCAN button on my Brother machine
You can scan a document and save the scanned image to a preferred folder by pressing the SCAN button on the control panel of your Brother machine.
- Load your document.
- Press SCAN.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Scan to File.
- Press OK.
- (For network users)
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose the destination computer you want to send to.
Note:
If the computer is not displayed, click here to see how to solve the issue.
- Press OK.
- If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, enter the 4-digit PIN for the destination computer on the LCD. Press OK.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose the destination computer you want to send to.
- Do one of the following:
- If you want to use the default setting, go to Step 11.
- If you want to change the default settings, go to Step 7.
- If you want to use the default setting, go to Step 11.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Set with Panel, and then press OK.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose On, and then press OK.
To use Set with Touch Panel, the ControlCenter software must be installed on a computer that is connected to the machine.
- Choose the settings for Scan Type, Resolution, File Type, Scan Size and Remove Background Color as needed.
- Press OK.
- Press Black (Mono) Start or Color (Colour) Start.
You can scan from your computer with the useful application as ControlCenter. Click here to see how to use the ControlCenter with Windows/Macintosh.
Related FAQs
- Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter2 or the SCAN key (For Macintosh)
- Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter4 or the SCAN key (For Windows)
- Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Macintosh)
- Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Windows)
- I cannot find the destination computer on the network when I try to scan a document using the machine's Scan key or control panel.
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