Scanning a document into the PC

There are two ways to 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 must scan using the scanner glass. (See Pre-Scanning an image — to crop a portion you want to scan.)

Scanning a document using the ADF (Available for ADF model)

Load your document.

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 Page size from the drop-down list (4).

If you want to change some 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 the settings.

Note

By default, the scanner resolution can be set to a maximum of 1200 dpi.

If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility.)

Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box.

The machine starts scanning the document.

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Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass

The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box to scan the image.

Put the document face down on the scanner glass.

Choose Flatbed in the Paper source drop-down list (1).

Note

If your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you do not need to specify the Paper source.

1.	Paper source
2.	Picture type
3.	Adjust the quality of the scanned picture
4.	Scanning area

Choose the picture type (2).

Click Preview.

The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the scanning area (4).

Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan.

If you need to access 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.

Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box.

The machine starts scanning the document.

This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort^® SE window (or your application window).

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Brother Scanner Utility

The Brother Scanner Utility is used to configure the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi and for changing the paper size. If you want to set Legal size as the default size, use this utility to change the setting. You must restart your PC for the new settings to take effect.

•	Running the utility You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your model name)/Scanner Settings.

Note

If you scan the document at a resolution of greater than 1200 dpi, the file size may dramatically increase. Make sure that you have enough memory and hard disk space for the size of the file you are trying to scan. If you do not have enough memory or hard disk space then your PC may freeze as the document is scanned and you could lose your file.

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