Scanning

Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)

WIA compliant

For Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) for

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scanning images from the machine. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort™ 12SE viewer that Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any other application that supports WIA or TWAIN scanning.

Note

Windows® XP does not support Duplex Scan in the WIA driver.

Duplex Scan is not supported by the MFC-9460CDN.

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 using the scanner glass on page 50.)

a Load your document.

b Start the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan a document.

Note

The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE. The scanning steps may vary when using other software applications.

c Click the Scan Settings button in the Desktop ribbon.

The Scan or Get Photo panel appears on the left side of the screen. d Click Select button.

e Choose the scanner you are using from the Available Scanners list.

Note

Choose WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX LAN.

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

g Click Scan.

The Scanner Setup dialog box appears.

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