7 How to scan to a computer

Scanning a document

There are several ways to scan documents. You can use the SCAN key on the machine or the scanner drivers on your computer.

a To use the machine as a scanner, install a scanner driver. If the machine is on a Network, configure it with a TCP/IP address.

Install the scanner drivers on the Installation CD-ROM. (See the Quick Setup Guide and Scanning in the Software User’s Guide.)

Configure the machine with a TCP/IP address if network scanning does not work. (See Configuring Network Scanning in the Software User’s Guide.)

b Load your document. (See Loading documents on page 21.)

Use the ADF to scan multiple pages of documents. It feeds each sheet automatically. (DCP-J715W only)

Use the scanner glass to scan a page of a book or one sheet at a time.

c Do one of the following:

To scan using the SCAN key, go to Scanning using the scan key.

To scan using a scanner driver at your computer, go to Scanning using a scanner driver.

Scanning using the scan key

For more information, see Using the Scan key in the Software User’s Guide.

a Press the SCAN key.

b Choose the scan mode you want.

Scan to File

Scan to Media

Scan to E-mail

Scan to OCR 1

Scan to Image

1DCP-J715W only (Macintosh users)

Presto! PageManager must be downloaded and installed before use. See Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) on page 3 for further instructions.

c (For network users)

Choose the computer you want to send the data to.

d Press Start to begin scanning.

Scanning using a scanner driver

For more information, see Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver or Scanning a document using the WIA driver in the Software User’s Guide.

a Start a scanning application and click the Scan button.

b Adjust the settings such as Resolution,

Brightness and Scan Type in the Scanner Setup dialog box.

c Click Start or Scan to begin scanning.

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