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Scanning
Scanning digitizes documents and pictures, and sends the digital files to your computer.
When you scan, the digital file can:
•Open in Home Center Software
•Open in a
•Be saved in a format and location that you determine (see Changing the scan settings for scanning from the control panel, page 48)
Scanning from a software program on the computer (such as Home Center Software) gives you more options, but you can also scan from the printer control panel.
Before you begin scanning
Make sure that the printer is connected to a computer using a USB cable, Ethernet cable, or wireless network (see Configuring Your Printer, page 4).
Changing the scan settings for scanning from the control panel
Make sure that Home Center Software is installed on the computer, then change the scan settings in the Home Center Software. These settings are the defaults that the printer uses when you scan from the printer control panel.
1.Open Home Center Software
2.Select Tools and Documentation.
3.Select Printer Scan Settings.
4.Adjust settings for scanning documents and pictures as described below.
To adjust settings for scanning documents, select the Document tab, then select:
•Color, Black and white, or Grayscale
•File format (.pdf, .rtf, .tif, .jpg)
•Resolution (75, 150, 300, 600 dpi)
•Prompt for File Name and Location or Automatically Save If you choose to automatically save, then specify:
–Base name (by default, scanned files are named “scan1”, “scan2”, etc)
–Location (folder) where the scanned files will be saved
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