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Scanning Methods
There are two ways to scan using your Brother machine.
• Scan to PC
• Scan to USB
Scan to PC
The Scan to PC feature lets you scan your document and save the scanned image into your computer. Before using
the Scan to PC feature, you must install MFL-Pro Suite from the supplied DVD-ROM and the machine must be
connected to the computer.
There are 2 ways to initiate the scan when scanning to your computer:
• Initiate the scan from your computer (see Scan From Your Computer
)
• Configure the scan settings from your computer and then initiate the scan with the Scan to PC key on your machine
(see Scan Using the Scan Key on the Control Panel of the Machine
)
The Scan to PC feature provides four scanning modes:
• Scan to Image
Lets you scan an image directly into a graphics application for image editing.
• Scan to OCR
Lets you scan a document and convert it to text. This text can be edited using your favorite word processing
software.
• Scan to E-mail
Lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment.
• Scan to File
Lets you scan an image and save it to a folder on your hard disk in one of the file types shown in the file attachment
list.
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