Change Scan to PC Settings (Windows®)

Change Scan to PC Settings (Windows^®)

Click the

(ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray and then select Open from the menu.

The ControlCenter4 window will appear.

Note

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The screens in this guide are from Windows^® 7. Screens on your computer may vary depending on your operating system.

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You can also start ControlCenter4 by doing one of the following:

•	(Windows^® XP, Windows Vista^®) Double-click the (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray.
•	Click ControlCenter4 located in Start/All Programs/Brother/ADS-XXXXX (where XXXXX is your model name).

Click the Device Settings tab (the example below uses Home Mode).

Click the Device Scan Settings button. The Device Scan Settings dialog box will appear.

Select the tab for the Scan-to action you want to change (Image, OCR, E-mail, or File).

Change the settings.

The following settings can be changed.

Setting

Description

Applicable Feature

Image

OCR

E-mail

File

File Type

Select the file type you want to use for the scanned data.

Note

•	To save the document as a password-protected PDF, select Secure PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-down list, click the (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, Secure PDF and JPEG support file size compression. Select Uncompressed or Compressed to adjust the file size for TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page. For PDF, Secure PDF and JPEG, use the slider to adjust the file size (not available for Scan to OCR).

Yes

Target Application

Select the destination application from the drop-down list.

Yes

OCR Language

Set to match the language of the scanned document’s text.

Yes

File Name

Click the Change button for Image, OCR or E-mail. Enter a prefix for the file name if needed.

Yes

Destination File Path

Click the Change button and then the folder icon to change the folder you would like to save your scanned document to.

Yes

Destination Folder

Click the folder icon and browse to the folder you would like to save your scanned document to. Check Show Folder to automatically display the destination folder after scanning.

Yes

File size

You can adjust the File size by moving the slider to the right or left.

Note

File size can be adjusted depending on your selected File Type.

Yes

Resolution

You can select a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image.

Yes

Scan Type

Lets you select from a range of scan color depth.

Black and White

Use for text or line art images.

Gray (Error Diffusion)

Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give a gray appearance.)

True Gray

Use for photographic images or graphics. This mode is more exact due to using up to 256 shades of gray.

24bit Color

Uses up to 16.8 million colors to scan the image. Although using 24bit Color creates an image with the most accurate color reproduction, it requires the most memory and has the longest transfer time.

Auto

Uses suitable colors for your document automatically.

Yes

Document Size

Document size is set to Auto by default. You can scan documents of any size without making any adjustments to Document Size. For faster scan speeds, you can select the exact size of your document from the Document Size drop-down list.

Note

•	If you select a 1 to 2 document size, the scanned image will be divided into two documents that are half the size of the setting. If you select 1 to 2 (A4), the scanned image will be divided into two 5.8 × 8.3 in. documents.
•	To do 1 to 2 scanning, uncheck the Auto Image Rotation check box in the Advanced Settings dialog box.
•	If you select a 2 in 1 document size, two scanned images will be combined into one document.

Yes

Brightness

Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value of 0 represents an average and is usually suitable for most images. You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slider to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also enter a value in the box to set the level. If the scanned image is too light, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher Brightness level and scan the document again.

Yes

Contrast

Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value of 0 represents an average and is usually suitable for most images. You can increase or decrease the contrast level by moving the slider to the right or left. An increase emphasizes dark and light areas of the image, while a decrease reveals more details in gray areas. You can also enter a value in the box to set the Contrast.

Note

The Contrast setting is only available when setting Scan Type to Auto, Gray (Error Diffusion), True Gray or 24bit Color.

Yes

Default

Restore all settings to their factory default values.

Yes

Carrier Sheet Mode

You can scan the following documents using the Carrier Sheet. For this mode, you can select any setting other than Auto from the Document Size drop-down list.

•	Large-sized Documents (A3, B4 and Ledger) Fold the document in half and insert it in the Carrier Sheet for 2-sided (duplex) scanning, then both front and back pages will be combined into a single page. Select 2 in 1(A4) for an A3 document, 2 in 1(B5) for a B4 document or 2 in 1(Letter) for a Ledger document from the Document Size drop-down list.
•	Important documents (photos, contracts)
•	Thin paper (receipts)
•	Irregular-shaped paper (clippings)

Note

•	Load only one Carrier Sheet at a time.
•	Set the document in the center of the Carrier Sheet and align the top of the document with the top of the Carrier Sheet.

Yes

Plastic Card Mode

Lets you scan non-embossed cards, such as driver's licenses or insurance cards, using these automatic settings:

•	Resolution: 600 x 600 dpi
•	Document Size: 2 in 1 (Business Card)
•	2-sided Scanning: On (Short-edge binding)
•	Auto Deskew: Off
•	Multifeed Detection: Off
•	Auto Image Rotation: Off

Note

•	If you want to scan a plastic card with different settings, set Plastic Card Mode off, Resolution to 600 dpi, and Multifeed Detection to Off.
•	Load only one plastic card at a time.

Yes

Click the Advanced Settings button. The Advanced Settings dialog box will appear.

Change the settings.

The following settings can be changed.

Setting	Description	Applicable Feature
Setting	Description	Image	OCR	E-mail	File
Auto Deskew	Corrects the skew (within 5 degrees) of the scanned data.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Auto Image Rotation	Changes the direction of the document based on the text orientation.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bleed Through Prevention/Remove Background Color	Prevents the Bleed Through phenomenon on a two-sided document, and also allows you to remove the base color of documents such as newspapers to make the scanned data more recognizable.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Skip Blank Page	Removes blank pages of the document from the scanning results.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multifeed Detection	Uses a ultrasonic sensor to detect when a multifeed has occurred. When this function detects a multifeed, confirm that the data scanned before the multifeed has been saved, and then start scanning again at the next page or the beginning of the document.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Display Scanning Results	Shows the numbers of total pages saved and blank pages skipped on your computer screen.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Click the OK button to close the Advanced Settings dialog box.

Click the OK button to close the Device Scan Settings dialog box.

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