Using the Scan key

You can use

(Scan) on the control panel to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a folder on your computer.

Before you can use

(Scan) on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro suite and connect the machine to your computer. If you installed the MFL-Pro Suite from the included CD-ROM then the correct drivers and ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 are installed. Scanning by

(Scan) follows the configuration on Device Button tab of ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2. (See SCAN.) For details about how to configure the scan settings of the ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 buttons and to launch the application of your choice using

(Scan), see Using ControlCenter3.

Scan to E-mail

When you choose Scan to E-mail (PC) your document will be scanned and sent directly to the computer you designated on your network. ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 will activate the default E-mail application on the designated computer. You can scan and send a black and white or color document from the computer as an attachment.

You can change the scan configuration. (For Windows^®, see E-mail. For Macintosh, see SCAN.)

Load your document.

Press

(Scan).

Press

to choose Scan to PC.

Press OK.

Press

to choose E-mail.

Press OK.

Press

to choose the destination computer you want to use for E-mailing your document.

Press OK.

If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination computer on the control panel.

Press OK.

Press Mono Start or Color Start.

The machine starts the scanning process.

Note

•	Scan type depends on the settings of the DeviceButton tab, Mono Start or Color Start do not change the settings.
•	If you want the scanned data in color, choose color in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 configuration. If you want the scanned data in black and white, choose black and white in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 configuration.
•	If you want to change the default file size, choose your preferred rate by moving the scroll bar on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 configuration.

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