Scanning a document into the PC

There are two ways in which you can scan a whole page. You can either use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the scanner glass.

If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, you need to use the scanner glass. (See Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass.)

Load your document.

Start the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan a document.

Note

The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE. The scanning steps may vary when using other software applications.

Click File, then Scan or Get Photo.... You can also click the Scan or Get Photo button.

The Scan or Get Photo panel appears on the left side of the screen.

Click Select button.

Choose the scanner you are using from the Available Scanners list.

Note

Choose WIA:Brother MFC-XXXX (WIA:Brother DCP-XXXX), WIA:Brother MFC-XXXX LPT (WIA:Brother DCP-XXXX LPT) or WIA:Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (WIA:Brother DCP-XXXX LAN).

Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel.

Click Scan.

The Scanner Setup dialog box appears.

Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box:

1.	Paper source
2.	Picture type
3.	Adjust the quality of the scanned picture
4.	Page size

Choose Document Feeder from the Paper source drop-down list (1).

Choose the picture type (2).

Choose the Paper size from the drop-down list (4).

If you need advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3). You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after you choose a setting.

Note

The scanner resolution can be set as high as 1200 dpi.

For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, use the Scanner Utility. (See Scanner Utility.)

Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box.

The machine starts scanning the document.

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