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fPress a or b to choose File Type.
(For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) Press d or c to choose the file type 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 file type you want.
Press OK.
Do one of the following:
If you want to change the file name, go to step g.
Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. Go to step h.
Note
• If you choose color in the quality setting, you cannot choose TIFF.
• If you choose black and white in the quality setting, you cannot choose JPEG.
 
gThe file name is set automatically. However, you can set a name of your choice. You can only change 
the first 6 digits of the file name.
Press a or b to choose File Name.
Press OK.
Note
• For MFC models, using the dial pad to entered the letters.
• For DCP models, press a, b, d or c to select the first letter. Press OK to move the cursor, then use a, b, d 
or c to select the second letter. Repeat until you have entered all letters.
 
Do one of the following:
If you want to use Auto Crop feature, go to stepi. (MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W only)
Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. Go to step h.
hIf you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. After you finish scanning, make sure 
you choose No before removing the memory card or USB Flash memory drive from the machine.
iPress a or b to choose Auto Crop.
jPress d or c to choose On.
Press OK.
kIf you do not want to change additional settings, press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning.
lThe number of the scanned documents appear on the LCD.
Press OK.
mPress d or c to preview each document data.
nPress OK to save the data.
Press Stop/Exit.
Note
Scan type depends on the settings you choose in step e to f, Black Start or Color Start do not change 
the setting.
  
						

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How to set a new default for Scan to Media12
You can set your own default settings.
Setting the new default
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aPress (SCAN).
bPress a or b to choose Scan to Media.
Press OK.
cPress and choose your new setting. Repeat this step for each setting you want to change.
dAfter changing the last setting, press a or b to choose Set New Default.
Press OK.
ePress 1 or   to choose Yes.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Factory reset
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aPress (SCAN).
bPress a or b to choose Scan to Media.
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose Factory Reset.
Press OK.
dPress 1 or   to choose Yes.
ePress Stop/Exit. 
						

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To use the machine as a network scanner, the machine must be configured with a TCP/IP address. You can 
set or change the address settings from the control panel (See Control Panel Setup in the Network User’s 
Guide) or by using the BRAdmin Light software. If you installed the machine following the instructions for a 
network user in the Quick Setup Guide then the machine should already be configured for your network.
Note
• For network scanning, a maximum of 25 clients can be connected to one machine on a network. For 
example, if 30 clients try to connect at a time, 5 of those clients will not be shown on the LCD.
•(Windows
®)
If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to network scan, you may need to configure the firewall 
settings. If you are using Windows
® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the 
necessary Firewall settings have already been made. For more information, see Firewall settings (For 
Network users) on page 110.
 
Before using Network Scanning13
Network license (Windows®)13
This product includes a PC license for up to 2 Users.
This license supports the installation of the MFL-Pro Suite including ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE on up to 
2 PCs on the network.
If you want to use more than 2 PCs with ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE installed, please buy the Brother NL-5 
pack which is a multiple PC license agreement pack for up to 5 additional users. To buy the NL-5 pack, 
contact your Brother dealer.
Note
Depending on your model ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE may not be included. If it is not included, please 
use other software applications that support scanning.
 
Network Scanning 
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Configuring Network Scanning for Windows®13
If you are using a different machine than the one that was originally registered to your PC during the 
installation of MFL-Pro Suite software (see the Quick Setup Guide), follow the steps below.
a(Windows® 2000)
Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, then Scanners and Cameras.
(Windows
® XP)
Click the Start button, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, then Scanners and Cameras 
(or Control Panel, Scanners and Cameras).
(Windows Vista
®)
Click the   button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then Scanner and Cameras.
(Windows
® 7)
Click the   button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, Scanner Settings, then 
Scanners and Cameras.
 
bDo one of the following:
(Windows
® 2000) Select your Brother machine from the list and click Properties.
(Windows
® XP) Right-click the Scanner Device icon and choose Properties.
The Network Scanner Properties dialog box appears.
(Windows Vista
® and Windows®7) Click the Properties button. 
						

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Note
(Windows Vista® and Windows®7)
If the User Account Control screen appears, do the following:
• (Windows Vista
®) For users who have administrator rights: Click Continue.
• (Windows
®7) For users who have administrator rights: Click Yes.
 
• (Windows Vista®) For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password 
and click OK.
• (Windows
®7) For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and 
click Yes.
 
 
  
						

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cClick the Network Setting tab and choose the appropriate connection method. 
Specifyyourmachinebyaddress
Enter the IP address of the machine in IP Address, and then click Apply.
Specifyyourmachinebyname
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1Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click Browse and choose the machine you want 
to use.
2Click OK.  
						

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dClick the Scan To Button tab and enter your PC name in the Display Name field. The machine’s LCD 
displays the name you enter. The default setting is your PC name. You can enter any name that you like.
 
eIf you want to avoid receiving unwanted documents, enter a 4-digit PIN number in the Pin number and 
Retype Pin number field. To send data to a PC protected by a PIN number, the LCD prompts you to 
enter the PIN number before the document can be scanned and sent to the PC. (See Using the Scan 
key on your network on page 194.) 
						

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Configuring network scanning for Macintosh13
If you want to scan from the machine on a network, you must choose the networked machine in the 
Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or 
from the Model pop-up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you have already installed the MFL-Pro 
Suite Software following the network installation steps in the Quick Setup Guide then this selection should 
already be made.
To use the machine as a network scanner, the machine must be configured with a TCP/IP address. You can 
set or change the address settings from the control panel. (See Control Panel Setup in the Network User’s 
Guide.)
aFrom Library, choose Printers, Brother, Utilities and DeviceSelector, and then double-click 
Device Selector.
The Device Selector window appears. This window can also be opened from ControlCenter2.
For more information, see Using ControlCenter2 on page 154.
bSpecify your machine by IP address or mDNS service name. To change the IP address, enter the new 
IP address.
You can also choose a machine from the list of the machines available. Click Browse to show the list.
 
cClick OK. 
						

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Note
• To use the SCAN key features on the machine, click the check box for 
Register your computer with the Scan To functions at the machine. Then enter the name you 
want to be displayed on the machine LCD for your Macintosh. You can use up to 15 characters.
• You can avoid receiving unwanted documents by setting a 4-digit PIN number. Enter your PIN number in 
the PIN number and Retype PIN number field. To send data to a computer protected by a PIN number, 
the LCD prompts you to enter the PIN number before the document can be scanned and sent to the 
machine. (See Using the Scan key on your network on page 194.)
 
  
						

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Using the Scan key on your network13
Note
If you are connected using USB, see USB cable scanning on page 179.
 
Scan to E-mail (PC)13
When you choose Scan to E-mail (PC) your document will be scanned and sent directly to the computer you 
designated on your network. The ControlCenter software will launch the default E-mail application on the 
designated computer. You can scan and send a black and white or color document from the computer as an 
E-mail attachment.
aLoad your document.
bPress (SCAN).
cPress a or b to choose Scan to E-mail.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose the destination computer you want to use for E-mailing your document.
Press OK.
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination computer 
on the control panel.
Press OK.
Note
For DCP models, press a, b, d or c to select the first digit of the PIN number. Press OK to move the cursor, 
then use a, b, d or c to select the second digit. Repeat until you have entered all four digits of the PIN 
number.
 
ePress 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.)