Scan to File

You can scan a black and white or a colour document into your PC and save it as a file in a folder of your choice. The file type and specific folder are based on the settings you have chosen in the Scan to File screen of ControlCenter3. (See File.)

Put the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass.

Press

(Scan).

Press

to choose Scan to File.

Press OK.

If your machine is an MFC-9440CN, MFC-9450CDN, DCP-9040CN or DCP-9042CDN, go to Step 5.

If your machine is an MFC-9840CDW or DCP-9045CDN, go to Step 4.

Press

to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge.

Press OK.

Note

If you want to scan a document using the duplex scanning feature, you need to put the document in the ADF and then choose 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge depending on your document layout.

Press Mono Start or Colour Start.

The machine starts the scanning process.

Note

•	Scan type depends on the settings on the Device Button tab, Mono Start or Colour Start do not change the settings.
•	If you want the scanned data in colour, choose colour in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 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 configuration. (See SCAN.)
•	If you would like to display the folder window after scanning the document, select Show Folder on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 configuration. (See SCAN.)
•	If you would like to change the file name of scanned documents, enter the file name in the File Name section on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 configuration. To change the machine’s Scan key settings, right-click the each Control Center buttons, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Device Button tab.

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