Note
You can use the
(
Scan) key on the control panel to scan documents directly into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications, to a folder on your computer, to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive.
Before you can use the
(
Scan) key on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software 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 the ControlCenter software are installed. Scanning using the
(
Scan) key uses the configuration of the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter software. (For Windows
®, see
SCAN. For Macintosh, see
SCAN.) For details about how to configure the scan settings and to launch the application of your choice using the
(
Scan) key, see
Using ControlCenter3 (Windows
®) or
ControlCenter2 (Macintosh).
Scan to E-mail
You can scan either a black and white or colour document into your E-mail application as a file attachment.
| 1 | Load your document. |
| 2 | Press ( Scan). |
| 3 | Press  or  to choose Scan to E-mail. Press OK. |
| 4 | Press Mono Start or Colour Start. The machine starts scanning the document, creates a file attachment, and launches your E-mail application, displaying the new message waiting to be addressed. |
Note
| • | Scan type depends on the settings of the Device Button tab, Mono Start or Colour Start do not change the settings. |
| • | If you want to change between colour and black and white scanning, choose colour or black and white in the scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter configuration screen. (For Windows ®, see SCAN. For Macintosh, see SCAN.) |
