MFC-490CW
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MFC-490CW
Date: 06/07/2020 ID: faq00100712_000
Scan using XSane or GIMP (Linux)
1. Scan using XSane
- Make sure you have installed the scanner driver (brscan2 or brscan3).
- Make sure you have installed XSane from your distribution's repository.
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Start XSane:
- Click XSane in the application menu.
- Enter xsane in the terminal.
- The XSane dialog box appears. Select the settings you want, and then click Scan.
To scan via USB, log in with the root account or configure udev.
> Configure scan settings without administrator privileges (Linux)
2. Scan using GIMP
- Make sure you have installed the scanner driver (brscan2 or brscan3).
- Make sure you have installed GIMP and XSane from your distribution’s repository.
- Start GIMP.
- In the File menu, click Create > XSane > scanner name.
- The XSane dialog box appears. Select the settings you want, and then click Scan.
DCP-135C, DCP-145C, DCP-165C, DCP-195C, DCP-350C, DCP-375CW, DCP-385C, DCP-560CN, DCP-585CW, DCP-6690CW, DCP-7010, DCP-7010L, DCP-7025, DCP-7030, DCP-8060, DCP-8065DN, DCP-8070D, DCP-9010CN, DCP-9040CN, DCP-J125, FAX-2920, MFC-235C, MFC-250C, MFC-255CW, MFC-465CN, MFC-490CW, MFC-5860CN, MFC-6490CW, MFC-7420, MFC-7440N, MFC-7820N, MFC-795CW, MFC-8220, MFC-8370DN, MFC-8380DN, MFC-8460N, MFC-8860DN, MFC-8880DN, MFC-9120CN, MFC-9320CW, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9840CDW, MFC-990CW, MFC-J220
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