Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

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Note
• The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the model number of your 
machine.
• If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to use ControlCenter3 functions, 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.
 
Using ControlCenter33
ControlCenter3 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications. Using 
ControlCenter3 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. ControlCenter3 has the 
following operations:
aScan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphics application of your choice. (1)
bAccess to the Custom Scan settings. Custom Scan buttons let you configure a button to meet your own 
application needs. (2)
cAccess to the advanced features of PhotoCapture Center®. (3)
dAccess the Copy features available via your PC. (4)
eAccess the ‘PC-FAX’ applications available for your device. (5)
fAccess the settings available to configure your device. (6)
gYou can choose which machine ControlCenter3 will connect with from the Model drop-down list. (7)
hYou can also open the configuration window for each function, ControlCenter Help and a link to the 
Brother Solutions Center by clicking the Configuration button. (8)
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Note
• To be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the 
MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model.
• For the Modern user interface, you need to install Adobe
®Flash®Player 8 or greater. If you do not have 
Flash
® Player 8 or greater, you will be prompted so you can download the latest Flash® Player.
 
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Switching the user interface3
You can choose the Modern or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. 
aTo switch the user interface, click the Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT.
bFrom the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your preferred user interface. 
Turning the Auto Load feature off3
Once you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on the task tray. You can open the 
ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the   icon.
If you do not want ControlCenter3 to run automatically each time you start your PC:
aRight-click the ControlCenter3 icon in the task tray  , and choose Preferences.
The ControlCenter3 preference window appears.
bUncheck Start ControlCenter on computer startup.
cClick OK to close the window.  
						

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SCAN3
There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications.
Image (Default: Microsoft
® Paint)
Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can choose the destination 
application, such as Microsoft
® Paint, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Adobe® Photoshop®, or any kind of image 
editing application on your PC.
OCR (Default: Microsoft
® Notepad) 
Lets you scan a page or document, automatically run the OCR application and put text (not a graphic 
image) into a word processing application. You can choose the target word processing application, such 
as Microsoft
® Notepad, Microsoft® Word, Corel® WordPerfect® or any word processing application on 
your PC.
E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software)
Lets you scan a page or document directly into an E-mail application as a standard attachment. You can 
choose the file type and resolution for the attachment.
File
Lets you scan directly to a disk file. You can change the file type and destination folder, as needed.
ControlCenter3 gives you the ability to configure the hardware SCAN key on your machine and the 
ControlCenter3 Software button for each scan feature. To configure the hardware SCAN key on your 
machine choose the Device Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. To configure 
the Software button in ControlCenter3 choose the Software Button tab in the configuration menu for each 
of the SCAN buttons.
Note
You can configure your machine’s SCAN key for each ControlCenter3 button in the Device Button tab. 
To change the machine’s SCAN key settings, right-click each ControlCenter3 button, click 
ControlCenter Configuration and click the Device Button tab.
 
  
						

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File Type3
You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. 
Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
JPEG (*.jpg)
TIFF (*.tif)
TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)
Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
PDF (*.pdf)
Secure PDF (*.pdf)
XML Paper Specification (*.xps)
Note
• The XML Paper Specification is available for Windows Vista® and Windows®7 or when an application for 
creating an XML Paper Specification file.
• Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.
• If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”.
  
						

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Auto Crop (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W)3
You can scan multiple documents placed on the scanner glass by choosing the Auto Crop check box on the 
ControlCenter Configuration dialog. 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 Multi-Page, PDF 
or XML Paper Specification for the File Type.
 
1 0.4 in. (10 mm) or greater
2 0.8 in. (20 mm) or greater (bottom)
Guidelines for Auto Crop3
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.
When you use this setting, you must use the scanner glass.
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 Auto Crop feature is available for up to a maximum of 16 documents depending on size of your 
documents.
If you choose Auto Crop, you cannot choose Show Scanner Interface and Document Size.
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Image (example: Microsoft® Paint)3
The Scan to Image feature lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing. 
To change the default settings, right-click the Image button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the 
Software Button tab.
 
If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the 
Show Scanner Interface box.
Change the other settings, if needed.
To change the destination application, choose the appropriate application from the Target Application drop-
down list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button.
  
						

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Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and the Application Location. You can also find the 
application location by clicking the   icon. Choose File Type from the drop-down list.
You can delete an application that you have added by clicking the Delete button in the Software Button tab.
 
Note
This function is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to OCR. The window may vary depending on 
the function.
 
If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, click the    icon to open the Set PDF Password dialog 
box. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click OK. After the 
password is saved it will be automatically be saved with your document the next time you scan to a Secure 
PDF. If you want to change it, click the   icon and set the new password.
 
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Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.
  
						

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OCR (Word Processing program)3
Scan to OCR scans a document and converts it into text. This text can be edited using your favorite word 
processing software.
To configure Scan to OCR, right-click the OCR button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the 
Software Button tab.
 
To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the 
Target Application drop-down list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button. To 
delete an application, click the Delete button in the Software Button tab.
If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the 
Show Scanner Interface box.
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E-mail3
Scan to E-mail lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned 
job as an attachment. To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, right-click the E-mail 
button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab.
 
To change the E-mail application, choose your preferred E-mail application from the E-mail Application 
drop-down list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button
1. To delete an application, 
click the Delete button.
1When you first start ControlCenter3 a default list of compatible E-mail applications will appear in the drop-down list. If you are having trouble using 
a custom application with ControlCenter3 you should choose an application from the list.
You can also change the other settings used to create the file attachments.
If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the 
Show Scanner Interface box.