MFC-L8900CDW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)

Your machine can convert characters in a scanned document to text using optical character recognition (OCR) technology. You can edit this text using your preferred text-editing application.

The Scan to OCR feature is available for certain languages.
Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent changes, use Brother's ControlCenter software.

Load your document.
Press [Scan]>[to PC]>[to OCR] .
If the machine is connected over the network, select the computer name you want to send data.

If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN for the computer, enter the four-digit PIN on the LCD, and then press [OK].
Do one of the following:
- To change the scan settings, press [Options], and then go to the next step.
- To use the default scan settings, press [Start].
  The machine starts scanning. If using the machine's scanner glass, follow the touchscreen instructions to complete the scanning job.
To change scan settings, a computer with Brother's ControlCenter software installed must be connected to the machine.
To scan both sides of the document (MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8895CDW/MFC-L8905CDW):
- Press [2-sided Scan], and then select the document type.
Option

Description

2-sided Scan: Long Edge

2-sided Scan: Short Edge
Select the scan settings you want to change:
- [Resolution]
- [File Type]
- [Scan Type]
- [Document Size]
- [Scan Settings]
- [Brightness]
- [Contrast]
  (available only for the [Color] and [Gray] options)
- [ADF Auto Deskew]
- [Skip Blank Page]
- [Remove Background Color]
  (available only for the [Color] and [Gray] options)
If your machine displays the [OK] button, press [OK].

To save the settings as a shortcut, press [Save as Shortcut].
Press [Start].
The machine starts scanning. If using the machine's scanner glass, follow the touchscreen instructions to complete the scanning job.