Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

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PhotoCapture Center®11
You can access a memory card or a USB Flash memory drive installed in the machine from a Macintosh.
CAUTION 
DO NOT start your Macintosh with a memory card or a USB Flash memory drive installed in the media drive 
of the machine. You could lose your data or damage the media.
 
Note
• The PhotoCapture Center® will read only the media that was put in first.
• DCP-J125, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W do not support using a 
USB Flash memory drive.
• While the machine is printing from the PhotoCapture Center
®, your Macintosh cannot access the 
PhotoCapture Center
® for any other operation.
 
For USB cable users11
aPut a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into your machine.
Note
If you create a name for the volume label of the memory card or USB Flash memory drive, the name 
appears instead of “Removable Disk”.
 
bDouble-click the Removable Disk icon. The files and folders on the memory card or USB Flash memory 
drive appear on your screen.
cYou can edit a file and save it to another drive on your Macintosh.  
						

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dQuit all applications that are running stored data on the memory card or USB Flash memory drive and 
drag the Removable Disk icon into the Trash icon before you remove the memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive from the machine.
CAUTION 
DO NOT take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while PHOTO CAPTURE is blinking to 
avoid damaging the card, USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card.
If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, 
you must restart your Macintosh at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive 
into the machine. If you do not restart your Macintosh, the data on your media may be destroyed.
 
For network users (For models with built-in network support)11
aPut a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into your machine.
bLaunch any FTP software or any web browser in which FTP is supported.
Your browser software accesses the memory card or USB Flash memory drive using the FTP protocol 
and the network Host Name of the machine. In the address bar, enter ftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (where 
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of your Brother machine).
Your browser software appears and a list of file names on your memory card or USB Flash memory drive 
is shown.
cClick the name of the file you want to see.
Note
Using certain characters or symbols in a file name on the memory card or USB Flash memory drive may 
cause a problem accessing the file. We recommend to only use combinations of the following characters 
in a file name.
 
When you take out a memory card or USB Flash memory drive, do the following to prevent damage 
to the memory card or USB Flash memory drive:
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aClose the browser.
bWait until the  (PHOTO CAPTURE) key stops blinking before taking out the memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive.
  
						

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CAUTION 
DO NOT take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while PHOTO CAPTURE is blinking to 
avoid damaging the card, USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card.
If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, 
you must restart your Macintosh at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive 
into the machine. If you do not restart your Macintosh, the data on your media may be destroyed.
  
						

							Section III
Using the Scan keyII I
USB cable scanning179
Network Scanning 
(For models with built-in network support)
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Using the Scan key over a USB cable connection12
Note
If you use the SCAN key on a network, see Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support)  
on page 187.
 
You can use the  ( SCAN) key on the control panel to scan documents directly into your word 
processing, graphics or E-mail applications, to a folder on your computer, to a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive.
Before you can use the  ( SCAN) key on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro 
software suite and connect the machine to your computer. If you installed the MFL-Pro Suite from the 
included CD-ROM, then the correct drivers and the ControlCenter software are installed. Scanning using the 
(SCAN) key uses the configuration of the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter software. (For 
Windows
®, see  SCAN  on page 58. For Macintosh, see  SCAN on page 156.) For details about how to 
configure the scan settings and to launch the application of your choice using the  ( SCAN) key, see 
Using ControlCenter3  on page 55 (Windows
®) or ControlCenter2  on page 154 (Macintosh).
USB cable scanning12 
						

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Scan to E-mail12
You can scan either a black and white or color document into your E-mail application as a file attachment.
aLoad your document.
bPress (SCAN).
cPress a or b to choose Scan to E-mail.
Press OK.
dPress Black Start or Color Start.
The machine starts scanning the document, creates a file attachment, and launches your E-mail 
application, displaying the new message waiting to be addressed.
Note
• Scan type depends on the settings of the Device Button tab, Black Start or Color Start do not change 
the settings.
• If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the 
scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter configuration screen. (For Windows
®, see 
SCAN on page 58. For Macintosh, see SCAN on page 156.)
 
Scan to Image12
You can scan a black and white or color document into your graphics application for viewing and editing.
aLoad your document.
bPress (SCAN).
cPress a or b to choose Scan to Image.
Press OK. 
dPress Black Start or Color Start.
The machine starts the scanning process.
Note
• Scan type depends on the settings of the Device Button tab, Black Start or Color Start do not change 
the settings.
• If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the 
scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter configuration screen. (For Windows
®, see 
SCAN on page 58. For Macintosh, see SCAN on page 156.)
  
						

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Scan to OCR12
If your original document is text, you can use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE or Presto! PageManager to scan 
the document and convert it into a text file which can then be edited in your favorite word processing software.
aLoad your document.
bPress (SCAN).
cPress a or b to choose Scan to OCR.
Press OK. 
dPress Black Start or Color Start.
The machine starts the scanning process.
Note
• Scan type depends on the settings of the Device Button tab, Black Start or Color Start do not change 
the settings.
(Windows
®)•
If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in 
the scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter configuration screen. (See SCAN 
on page 58.)
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE must be installed on your PC.
(Macintosh)
•
You must download Presto! PageManager and install it on your Macintosh for the OCR feature to work 
from the SCAN key or ControlCenter2. For installation information see Using Presto! PageManager 
on page 151.
The Scan to OCR function is available for English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, 
Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
  
						

							USB cable scanning 
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Scan to File12
You can scan a black and white or a color document into your computer and save it as a file in the folder you 
choose. The file type and specific folder are based on the settings you have chosen in the Scan to File 
configuration screen of ControlCenter. (For Windows
®, see File on page 65. For Macintosh, see SCAN 
on page 156.)
aLoad your document.
bPress (SCAN).
cPress a or b to choose Scan to File.
Press OK. 
dPress Black Start or Color Start.
The machine starts the scanning process.
Note
• Scan type depends on the settings of the Device Button tab, Black Start or Color Start do not change 
the settings.
• If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the 
scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter configuration screen. (For Windows
®, see 
SCAN on page 58. For Macintosh, see SCAN on page 156.)
• If you would like to change the file name of scanned documents, enter the file name in File Name section 
on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter configuration.
  
						

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Scan to Media12
You can scan black and white and color documents directly to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive. 
Black and white documents will be stored in the PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file formats (*.TIF). Color documents 
may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats. File names are based on the current date. For 
example, the fifth image scanned on July 1, 2010 would be named 07011005.PDF. You can change the color, 
quality and file name.
Auto Crop (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W)
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Note
Auto Crop feature is supported by technology from Reallusion, Inc. 
 
You can scan multiple documents placed on the scanner glass. An individual document can be previewed on 
the LCD before you save it. When you choose Auto Crop, the machine will scan each document and create 
separate files. For example, if you place three documents on the scanner glass, the machine will scan and 
create three separate files. If you want to create a three page file, choose TIFF or PDF for File Type.
 
1 0.4 in. (10 mm) or greater
2 0.8 in. (20 mm) or greater (bottom)
ResolutionFile Format OptionsDefault File Format
B/W 200x100 dpi or 
B/W 200x100TIFF / PDF PDF
B/W 200 dpi or B/W 200 TIFF / PDF PDF
Color 150 dpi or 
Color 150JPEG / PDF PDF
Color 300 dpi or 
Color 300JPEG / PDF PDF
Color 600 dpi or 
Color 600JPEG / PDF PDF
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Guidelines for Auto Crop12
This setting is only available for documents that are rectangular or square.
If your document is too long or wide, this setting does not work properly.
You must place the documents away from the edges of the scanner glass as shown in the illustration.
You must place the documents at least 0.4 in. (10 mm) apart from each other.
Auto Crop adjusts the skew of the document on the scanner glass, but if your document is skewed more 
than 10 degrees, this setting will not work.
The ADF must be empty to use the Auto Crop.
The Auto Crop feature is available for up to a maximum of 16 documents depending on size of your 
documents.
aPut a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into your machine.
Note
DCP-J125, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W do not support using a 
USB Flash memory drive.
 
CAUTION 
DO NOT take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while PHOTO CAPTURE is blinking to 
avoid damaging the card, USB Flash memory drive or the data stored on them.
If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, 
you must restart your computer at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive 
into the machine. If you do not restart your computer, the data on your media may be destroyed.
 
bLoad your document.
cPress (SCAN).
dPress a or b to choose Scan to Media.
Press OK.
Do one of the following:
If you want to change the quality, go to step e.
Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. Go to step h.
ePress a or b to choose Quality.
(For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) Press d or c to choose the quality you want.
Press OK.
(For DCP-J125, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) Press a or b to 
choose the quality you want.
Press OK.
Do one of the following:
If you want to change the file type, go to step f.
Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. Go to step h.