Lexmark MX511DE, 35S5703 Understanding the scan options, Scanning to a flash drive, FTP Address

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7From the printer control panel, touch Scan to Computer and then select from the following options:

•Scan—Scan and save the document directly to a selected location on the computer.

•Scan for Print—Scan and automatically print the document.

•Scan for E‑mail—Attach a scanned document to an e‑mail.

•Scan for Fax—Attach a scanned document to be sent through fax.

•Scan for OCR—Scan the document using an optical character recognition (OCR) software that turns your printed documents into various electronic formats, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and searchable PDF. For help, see the documentation that came with the OCR software.

8Touch Send It.

Remote scan in progress appears on the printer display. The scanned image opens automatically on the computer screen.

Scanning to a flash drive

1Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

Notes:

•Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.

•The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.

2If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

3Insert the flash drive into the USB port on the front of the printer.

Note: The USB Drive home screen appears.

4Select the destination folder, and then touch Scan to USB drive.

Note: The printer goes back to the home screen after 30 seconds of inactivity.

5Adjust the scan settings, and then touch Scan It.

Understanding the scan options

FTP Address

This option lets you enter the IP address for the FTP destination.

Note: An IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

File Name

This option lets you type a file name for the scan image.