FAQs & Troubleshooting

> Use Scan-to-File
> Use Scan-to-Image
> Use Scan-to-Email
> Optional Usage of Scan-to-Email

Use Scan-to-File

1. Press scan-button, select "Scan-to-File", select user, and press START.
2. The scan data will be stored under "brscan" directory on the user's home directory.

Use Scan-to-Image

1. Press scan-button, select "Scan-to-Image", select user, and press START.
2. The scan data will be opened by GIMP(Graphic Editor Application).

Use Scan-to-Email

1. Create a folder for configuration files.
   *** A dot is required before "brscan" in the filename.
   
   Command: mkdir  (your  home  directory)/.brscan
    
2. Copy brscan_mail.config file.
   
   Command: cp  /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/brscan_mail.config  (your  home  directory)/.brscan
    
3. Edit (your-home-directory)/.brscan/brscan_mail.config file.
   
   Format of brscan_mail.config

   MANDATORY PARAMETERS

   FROM=(Sender's email address) TO=(Destination email address) MESSAGE=(Text filename for the mail context)    ***The full path of the text file is required SUBJECT=(Subject of the email)

    

   OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

   CC=(Destination email address for carbon copy) BCC=(Destination email address for blind carbon copy)

   *** ","(comma) will be a separater of the email addresses. 
    

4. Press scan-button, select "Scan-to-Email", select user, and press START.

5. The scan data will be sent to the address set in brscan_mail.config file.

Optional Usage of Scan-to-Email

If you would like to send scanner data to an email address temporary, use "brscan-skey -m".

1. Terminate scan-key-tool.
   
   Command: brscan-skey  -t
    
2. Run scan-key-tool with "-m" option.
   
   Command: brscan-skey  -m  (email-address)
    
3. Press scan-button, select "Scan-to-Email", select user, and press START.
4. The scan data will be sent to the address set by "-m" option.
   *** Other Scan-to-Email settings are ignored when you run brscan-skey with "-m" option.