For instructions on how to 2-sided (duplex) scan, click on the link below for your scanning method:
A. ControlCenter4 Home Mode Users
B. ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode Users
NOTE: Illustrations shown below are from a representative product and may differ from your Brother machine.
A. ControlCenter4 Home Mode Users:
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Place a document to be scanned in the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder).
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Open the ControlCenter4.
(Windows 7, Windows 10, and Windows 11)
Do one of the following to open the ControlCenter4.
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Click or (Start) > (All Programs or All apps >) Brother > Brother Utilities
and then go to STEP 3.
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Right-click on the ControlCenter4 icon located in the Task Tray and left-click on Open.
and then go to STEP 5.
(Windows 8 or 8.1)
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On the Start screen, click .
If is not on the Start screen, right-click somewhere on an empty spot, and then click, All Apps from the bar.
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Click Brother Utilities.
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Select your model name from the pulldown list.
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Select SCAN and then click ControlCenter4.
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While on the Scan Tab, select Custom and click Custom Settings.
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Place a check in the box for 2-sided Scanning. You will then be able to select one of the following binding options:
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Long-edge binding
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Short-edge binding
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Click OK.
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Press Scan. The document will now scan.
B. ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode Users:
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Place a document to be scanned in the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder).
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Open the ControlCenter4.
(Windows 7, Windows 10, and Windows 11)
Do one of the following to open the ControlCenter4.
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Click or (Start) > (All Programs or All apps >) Brother > Brother Utilities
and then go to STEP 3.
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Right-click on the ControlCenter4 icon located in the Task Tray and left-click on Open.
and then go to STEP 5.
(Windows 8 or 8.1)
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On the Start screen, click .
If is not on the Start screen, right-click somewhere on an empty spot, and then click, All Apps from the bar.
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Click Brother Utilities.
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Select your model name from the pulldown list.
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Select SCAN and then click ControlCenter4.
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Click on Configuration > Button Settings > Scan > select your desired Scan Type.
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Place a check in the box for 2-sided Scanning. You will then be able to select one of the following binding options:
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Long-edge binding
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Short-edge binding
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Click OK.
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Click Scan that you configured and then click Scan. The document will now scan.
Using ControlCenter2 (macOS 10.14 or earlier only)
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Place a document to be scanned in the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder).
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Open the ControlCenter2.
To open the ControlCenter2 application, click Go from the Finder bar, Applications > Brother > ControlCenter. Double click the ControlCenter.
The ControlCenter will open and an icon will be placed in the dock.
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Click on Configuration > Scan > select your desired Scan Type.
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Place a check in the box for 2-sided Scanning. You will then be able to select one of the following binding options:
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Long-edge binding
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Short-edge binding
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Click OK. All subsequent scans will use this setting.
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Click Scan that you configured and then click Start Scanning. The document will now scan.
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Non-Touchscreen Models
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Touchscreen Models
A. Non-Touchscreen Models:
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Open the ControlCenter4 or ControlCenter2.
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ControlCenter4: Brother Utilities supported models
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Open Brother Utilities.
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Windows 7, Windows 10, and Windows 11
Click or (Start) > (All Programs or All apps >) Brother > Brother Utilities.
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Windows 8
On the Start screen, click .
If is not on the Start screen, right-click somewhere on an empty spot, and then click, All Apps from the bar.
Click Brother Utilities.
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Select Scan.
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Click ControlCenter4.
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ControlCenter4: Brother Utilities unsupported models
Click (Start) > All Programs > Brother > [model name] > ControlCenter4.
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ControlCenter2
To open the ControlCenter2 application, click Go from the Finder bar, Applications > Brother > ControlCenter. Double click the ControlCenter.
The ControlCenter will open and an icon will be placed in the dock.
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Click the Device Settings tab, and then click the Scan to PC Settings button.
The Remote Setup window appears.
<Windows> (The example below uses Home Mode)
<Macintosh>
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Select a Scan-to action you want to assign (Image, OCR, E-mail, or File) from the pop-up menu.
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Click OK to close the Remote Setup window.
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Follow the steps above STEP 5~7 of ControlCenter4 Home Mode Users or ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode Users, or STEP 3~5 of Using ControlCenter2 (Macintosh only).
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Load your document.
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Press Scan to PC.
The machine scans the document.
B. Touchscreen Models:
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Place a document to be scanned in the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder).
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Follow the steps above STEP 1~7 of ControlCenter4 Home Mode Users or ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode Users, or STEP 1~5 of Using ControlCenter2 (Macintosh only).
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Press or to display Scan 1.
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Press to PC.
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Swipe Left or Right to display the Scan-to action you want to do (to OCR, to File, to Image or to E-mail).
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Press the Scan-to action you want to do and then OK.
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Press or to display the destination computer you want to save on.
Press the destination computer.
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Press Start.
The machine starts the scanning process.