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 and cropping a portion 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 based on ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE. The process will vary when scanning from other 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 WIA:Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA:Brother MFC-XXXX LAN from the Available Scanners list. (Where XXXX is your model name.)

Note

If you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will start.

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

Click Scan.

The Scan 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 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 Scanner Utility. (See Scanner Utility.)

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