Scan to Media

You can scan black and white and color documents directly to a USB Flash memory drive or memory card. Black and white documents will be stored in the PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file formats (*.TIF). Color documents may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats. File names are based on the current date. For example, the fifth image scanned on July 1, 2009 would be named 07010905.PDF. You can change the color, quality and file name.

Note

DCP models cannot change the file name.

Resolution	File Format Options	Default File Format (1 or 2 line LCD models)	Default File Format (Color LCD models and Touchscreen models)
B/W 200x100 dpi	TIFF / PDF	TIFF	PDF
B/W 200 dpi	TIFF / PDF	TIFF	PDF
Color 150 dpi	JPEG / PDF	PDF	PDF
Color 300 dpi	JPEG / PDF	PDF	PDF
Color 600 dpi	JPEG / PDF	PDF	PDF

Put a USB Flash memory drive, CompactFlash^®¹, Memory Stick^®², Memory Stick Pro™², SecureDigital³ or xD-Picture Card™⁴ into your machine.

Note

•	DCP-165C and MFC-290C do not support CompactFlash^®.
•	MFC-250C does not support CompactFlash^®, Memory Stick^®, Memory Stick Pro™, SecureDigital or xD-Picture Card™.

¹	This product also supports CompactFlash^® type1.
²	MagicGate Memory Stick^® and Memory Stick Pro™ can be used, but any music data that is stored on the stick cannot be read.
³	This product supports SecureDigital High Capacity.
⁴	This product supports xD-Picture Card™ Type M / Type M⁺ / Type H (Large Capacity).

CAUTION

DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove a USB Flash memory drive, CompactFlash^®, Memory Stick^®, Memory Stick Pro™, SecureDigital or xD-Picture Card™ from the machine while it is reading the data (the Photo Capture key is flashing). You could lose your data or damage the media.

If you take out the USB Flash memory drive or memory card while the Photo Capture key is flashing, you must restart your Macintosh^® before putting the USB Flash memory drive or memory card in. If you put in another USB Flash memory drive or memory card before the Macintosh^® is restarted, the data on it may be destroyed.

Load your document.

Press the

(Scan) key.

Press

to choose Scan to Media.

Press OK.

•	If you want to change the quality, go to 5.
•	If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start.

(For 1 or 2 line LCD models) Press

to choose the quality you want.

Press OK.

(For Color LCD models) Press

to choose Quality.

Press

to choose the quality you want.

Press OK.

•	If you want to change the document size, go to 6. (Available on 11 × 17 scanning models)
•	If you want to change the file type, go to 7.
•	If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start.

Press

to choose Glass ScanSize.

Press

to choose the document size you want.

Press OK.

•	If you want to change the file type, go to 7.
•	If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start.

(For 1 or 2 line LCD models) Press

to choose the file type you want.

Press OK.

(For Color LCD models) Press

to choose File Type.

Press

to choose the file type you want.

Press OK.

•	If you want to change the file name, go to 8.
•	If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start.

Note

•	If you choose color in the quality setting, you cannot choose TIFF.
•	If you choose black and white in the quality setting, you cannot choose JPEG.

The file name is set automatically. However, you can create a name of your choice using the dial pad. You can only change the first 6 digits of the file name. (MFC models only)

Press OK.

Note

Press Clear/Back to delete the letters you entered.

Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press 1 for Yes or press 2 for No. After you finish scanning, make sure you choose No before removing the USB Flash memory drive or memory card from the machine.

Note

Scan type depends on the settings you choose in step 5 to 7, Black Start or Color Start does not change the setting.

For Touchscreen models

Put a USB Flash memory drive, CompactFlash^®¹, Memory Stick^®², Memory Stick Pro™², SecureDigital³ or xD-Picture Card™⁴ into your machine.

¹	This product also supports CompactFlash^® type1.
²	MagicGate Memory Stick^® and Memory Stick Pro™ can be used, but any music data that is stored on the stick cannot be read.
³	This product supports SecureDigital High Capacity.
⁴	This product supports xD-Picture Card™ Type M / Type M⁺ / Type H (Large Capacity).

CAUTION

If you take out the USB Flash memory drive or memory card while the Photo Capture key is flashing, you must restart your PC before putting the USB Flash memory drive or memory card back in. If you put in another USB Flash memory drive or memory card before the PC is restarted, the data on it may be destroyed.

Load your document.

Press the

(Scan) key.

Press Scan to Media.

•	If you want to change the quality, go to 5.
•	If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start.

Press quality and then press the quality you want.

•	If you want to change the file type, go to 6.
•	If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start.

Press file type and then the file type you want.

•	If you want to change the file name, go to 7.
•	If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start.

Note

•	If you choose color in the quality setting, you cannot choose TIFF.
•	If you choose black and white in the quality setting, you cannot choose JPEG.

The file name is set automatically. However, you can create a name of your choice using the character keys on the control panel. Press File Name and then enter the file name. You can only change the first 6 digits of the file name.

Press OK.

Note

Press

to delete the letters you entered. For details on entering text, see the User's Guide included with your machine.

Note

Scan type depends on the settings you choose in step 5 to 6, Black Start or Color Start does not change the setting.

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