4 Scan Using the Scan Key on the Control Panel of the Machine

Scan Using the Scan Key on the Control Panel of the Machine (Windows®)

Scan to PDF

You can scan and save documents as PDF files using the Scan to Image feature.
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Click the Graphic (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray and then select Open from the menu.
The ControlCenter4 window will appear.
Note Note
You can also start ControlCenter4 by doing one of the following:
(Windows® XP, Windows Vista®)
Double-click the Graphic (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray.
Click ControlCenter4 located in Start/All Programs/Brother/ADS-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name).
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Click the Device Settings tab (the example below uses Home Mode).
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Click the Scan to PC Settings button. The Remote Setup window will appear.
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Select Image from the drop-down list.
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Click the OK button to close the Remote Setup window.
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Click the Device Scan Settings button on the Device Settings tab. The Device Scan Settings dialog box will appear.
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Click the Image tab.
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Select PDF from the File Type drop-down list.
Note Note
To save the document as a password-protected PDF, select Secure PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-down list, click the Graphic (Set PDF Password) button, and enter the password.
Searchable PDF is a file format that includes the text data layer over a scanned image. This layer allows you to search the text on the image data. The OCR language setting must be set to match the language you want to make the searchable PDF for.
To save the document as a searchable PDF, select Searchable PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-down list.
To save the document as a searchable PDF, Nuance™ PaperPort™12SE must be installed on your computer.
Several file types such as TIFF, TIFF Multi-Page, PDF and JPEG support file size compression. Select Uncompressed or Compressed to adjust the file size for TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page. For JPEG and PDF use the slider to adjust the file size.
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Change other settings if needed (see Change Scan Settings).
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Load your document.
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Press Scan to PC. The machine starts scanning.