MFC-J6510DW
FAQs & Troubleshooting |
MFC-J6510DW
Date: 07/04/2011 ID: faq00002784_002
Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk using the SCAN key on my Brother machine
You can scan a document and save the scanned image to a preferred folder 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 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.
- Load your document.
- Press SCAN.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Scan to File.
- Press OK.
- (For network users)
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose the destination computer you want to receive the data.
Note:
If the computer is not displayed, click here to see how to solve the issue. - Press OK.
- 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.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose the destination computer you want to receive the data.
- Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
- Load your document.
If you want to use duplex scanning, load your document face up, top edge first in the ADF. - Press Scan.
- Press the LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW key to choose to File.
- (For network users)
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display the destination computer you want to receive the data.
Note:
If the computer is not displayed, click here to see how to solve the issue. - Press the destination computer and press OK.
- 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.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display the destination computer you want to receive the data.
- Do one of the following:
- If you want to use duplex scanning, go to STEP 6.
- If you do not want to use duplex scanning, go to STEP 7.
- Press Duplex Scan.
Press DuplexScan :LongEdge or DuplexScan :ShortEdge. - Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
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.
Related FAQs
- Change the scan settings of ControlCenter2 and your machine’s SCAN key (Mac)
- Change the scan settings of ControlCenter4 and your machine's SCAN key (Windows)
- Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Macintosh)
- Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Windows)
- I cannot find the destination computer on the network when I try to scan a document using the machine's Scan key or control panel.
MFC-J6510DW, MFC-J6710DW, MFC-J6910DW
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