MFC-J280W

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting
  • Date: 12/15/2011
  • ID: faq00002781_005

Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application using the SCAN key on my Brother machine

You can scan a document directly into your graphics application for viewing and editing by pressing the SCAN key on the control panel of your Brother machine.

* If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.

If you want to change the scan settings, click here to see the details of how to change scan settings.

  1. Load your document.
  2. Press SCAN.
  3. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Scan to Image.
  4. Press OK.
  5. (For network users)
    1. 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.
    2. Press OK.
    3. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination computer on the control panel and press OK.
  6. Press Black (Mono) Start or Color (Colour) Start. The image data will appear in your pre-selected graphics application.
<For touch screen models>
  1. Load your document.
  2. Press SCAN.
  3. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Scan to Image.
  4. Press Scan to Image.
  5. (For network users)
    1. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display the destination computer you want to send to.
      Note:
      If the computer is not displayed, click here to see how to solve the issue.
    2. Press the destination computer and press OK.
    3. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination computer on the control panel, and press OK.
  6. Press Black (Mono) Start or Color (Colour) Start. The image data will appear in your pre-selected graphics application.

You can scan from your computer with the useful application as ControlCenter. Please refer to related FAQ's about how to use the ControlCenter with Windows/ Macintosh.

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