Brother International MFC-J815DW XL Reference Guide - Page 11

5 Scan Before Scanning Before attempting to scan, confirm the following: • Make sure you have installed the Brother software and drivers. • Make sure the USB cable is connected correctly, or that you are connected to the network using your wireless access point/ router. Scan from Your Computer There are several ways you can use your computer to scan photos and documents on your Brother machine. Use the software applications provided by Brother, or use your favorite scanning application. For more detailed information, see the Online User's Guide: Scan from Your Computer (Windows) or Scan from Your Computer (Mac). Scan Using the Scan Button on the Machine 1 Load your document. 2 Press (SCAN). 3 Press a or b to select the [to PC] option, and then press OK. 4 Press a or b to select the [to File] option, and then press OK. 5 If the machine is connected over the network, press a or b to select the computer where you want to send data, and then press OK. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, use the control panel to enter the fourdigit PIN for the computer, and then press OK. 6 Do one of the following: • To change the settings, go to the next step. • To use the default settings, press Black Start or Color Start. [Scan Type] depends on the default settings. Pressing Black Start or Color Start does not allow you to change the settings. 7 Press a or b to select the [Scan Settings] setting, and then press OK. To use the [Scan Settings] option, a computer with either ControlCenter4 (Windows) or Brother iPrint&Scan (Mac) software installed must be connected to the machine. 8 Press a or b to select the [Set at Device] setting, and then press OK. 9 Change the scan settings you want, such as scan type, resolution, file type and document size, if needed. When finished press OK. 10 Press Black Start or Color Start. 10