In ControlCenter, you can assign frequently-used scan settings to the scan buttons for easier scanning, and scan files by clicking your configured button without displaying the scan settings dialogue box.

To configure the scan settings, follow the steps below.

NOTE: The screens may differ depending on the operating system being used and your Brother machine.

-Windows

-Macintosh (macOS 10.14 or earlier)

Windows

Configure frequently-used scan settings

1. Open ControlCenter4.
   • Brother Utilities supported models
     1. Open Brother Utilities.
        • Windows 7 / 10 / 11
          Click  or  (Start) > (All Programs or All apps >) Brother > Brother Utilities.
        • Windows 8 / 8.1
          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.
     2. Select Scan.
     3. Click ControlCenter4.
   • Brother Utilities unsupported models
     Click  (Start) > All Programs > Brother > [model name] > ControlCenter4.
2. Check the current mode when the ControlCenter4 window appears.

   Home Mode	Advanced Mode

    

   You must use the Advanced Mode to configure the scan settings in ControlCenter4.
   To select the Advanced Mode, click Configuration > Mode Select, and select the Advanced Mode, and then click OK.
       
   
    
3. Click the Scan tab.
   Right-click the button you want to configure and click Button settings.
   The settings dialogue box appears. 
       
   
    
4. Change the settings as needed.
   If you uncheck the Show settings dialogue before scan. check box, the setting dialogue box will not appear every time you click the scan button.
      
   
       
   All the button settings windows use the same Show settings dialogue before scan. setting; unchecking the check box for one button also applies the setting to the other buttons.
    
5. The scan settings are now configured.

   You can also assign frequently-used scan settings to a custom button (1) in a custom tab (2) by clicking the Configuration button (see the example below).
   

Start scanning

1. Open ControlCenter4.
   • Brother Utilities supported models
     1. Open Brother Utilities.
        • Windows 7 / 10 / 11
          Click  or  (Start) > (All Programs or All apps >) Brother > Brother Utilities.
        • Windows 8 / 8.1
          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.
     2. Select Scan.
     3. Click ControlCenter4.
   • Brother Utilities unsupported models
     Click  (Start) > All Programs > Brother > [model name] > ControlCenter4.
2. Click the Scan tab, and then click the button you want to use, such as Image, OCR, E-mail or File to start scanning.
   The scanning starts without displaying the scan setting dialogue box.
       
    
       
    

Macintosh (macOS 10.14 or earlier)

Configure the frequently-used scan settings for easy scan

1. 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.
2. Click the SCAN tab (1).
   Press and hold the Control key and click the button you want to configure. The configuration window appears. 
      
   
    

3. Change the settings as needed.

   If you uncheck the Show settings dialogue before scan. check box, the dialogue box will not appear every time you click the scan button.
    
   
          
   All the button settings windows use the same Show settings dialogue before scan. setting; unchecking the check box for one button also applies the setting to the other buttons.

    

4. The scan settings are now configured.

   You can also customise the scan settings you want to use.
   In the CUSTOM SCAN tab, press and hold down the Control key and then click the button you want to customise.
   The configuration window appears (see the example below).
     
   

    

Start Scanning

1. Open 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.
2. Click the SCAN tab, and then click the button you want to use, such as Image, OCR, E-mail or File to start scanning.
   The scanning starts without displaying the scan setting dialogue box.