Scanning a document into the PC

There are two ways in which you can 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 need to use the scanner glass. (See Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan.)

Scanning a document using the ADF

Put the document face up in the ADF.

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

Choose Document Feeder from the Paper source drop-down list (1).

Choose the picture type (2).

Choose the Paper size from the drop-down list (4).

If you need 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.

Note

The scanner resolution can be set as high as 1200 dpi.

For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, 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 to crop a portion you want to scan 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).

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.

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™ 11SE window (or your application window).

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Brother Scanner Utility

The Brother Scanner Utility is used for configuring 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 the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX (or DCP-XXXX) (where XXXX is your model name)/Scanner Settings/Scanner Utility.

Note

If you scan the document at a resolution of greater than 1200 dpi, the file size may be very large. 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 and you could lose your file.

Note

For Windows Vista™ the User Account Control screen appears, do the following.

•	For users who have administrator rights: Click Allow.

•	For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK.

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