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MFC-L2715DW

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MFC-L2715DW

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Date: 31/01/2022 ID: faq00100296_508

Scan to Email Attachment

Send a scanned document as an email attachment.
  • Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent changes, use Brother's ControlCenter software (Windows®) or Brother iPrint&Scan (Mac).

  • The Scan to Email feature does not support Webmail services. Use the Scan to Image or Scan to File feature to scan a document or a picture, and then attach the scanned file to an email message.

    The machine scans to your default email client.

DCP-L2531DW/DCP-L2535DW/DCP-L2550DW/MFC-L2710DW/MFC-L2713DW/MFC-L2715DW/MFC-L2716DW

  1. Load your document.
  2. Press (SCAN).
  3. Press or to select the [Scan to PC] option, and then press OK.
  4. Press or to select the [E-mail] option, and then press OK.
  5. If the machine is connected over the network, press or to select the destination computer.
  6. Press OK.

    If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, enter the four digit PIN for the destination computer on the LCD and then press OK.

  7. Do one of the following:
    • To change the scan settings for this document, press Options or Copy/Scan Options and then go to the next step.
    • To use the default scan settings, press Start.

      The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the LCD instructions to complete the scanning job.

    • In order to change scan settings, Brother's ControlCenter software must be installed on a computer connected to the machine.

  8. Select the scan settings you want to change:
    • [Scan Type]
    • [Resolution]
    • [File Type]
    • [Document Size]
    • [ADF Auto Deskew] (available for certain models)
    • [Remove Bkg Clr]

      (available only for the [Colour] and [Grey] options.)

  9. Press OK.
  10. Press Start.
    The machine scans the document and saves it as a file attachment. It then launches your email application and opens a new, blank email message with the scanned file attached.

HL-L2395DW/MFC-L2730DW/MFC-L2750DW/MFC-L2751DW/MFC-L2770DW/MFC-L2771DW

  1. Load your document.
  2. Press [Scan]>[to PC]>[to E-mail].
  3. If the machine is connected over the network, press or to display the computer where you want to send data, and then press the computer name.

    If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN for the computer, enter the four-digit PIN on the LCD and then press [OK].

  4. 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 LCD instructions to complete the scanning job.

    In order to change scan settings, Brother's ControlCenter software must be installed on a computer connected to the machine.

  5. To scan both sides of the document (MFC-L2750DW/MFC-L2751DW/MFC-L2770DW/MFC-L2771DW):
    • Press [2-sided Scan], and then select the document type.
    Option
    Description
    2-sided Scan: Long Edge
    2-sided Scan: Short Edge
  6. Select the scan settings you want to change:
    • [Resolution]
    • [File Type]
    • [Scan Type]
    • [Document Size]
    • [Scan Settings]
    • [ADF Auto Deskew] (available for certain models)
    • [Remove Background Colour]

      (available only for the [Colour] and [Grey] options.)

  7. Press [OK].
  8. Press [Start].
    The machine starts scanning. If using the machine's scanner glass, follow the LCD instructions to complete the scanning job.

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DCP-L2535D , DCP-L2550DW, MFC-L2715DW, MFC-L2750DW

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