Brother Control Center 4 User Guide

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Scan to Card (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C)2
You can scan black and white and colour documents directly to a media card. Black and white documents 
will be stored in the PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file formats (*.TIF). Colour 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, 2006 would be named 01070605.PDF. You can change the colour, quality and file name.
aPut a CompactFlash®...

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fPress a or  b to choose the file type you want.
Press  OK. 
Do one of the following: „ To change the file name, go to  g.
„ To start scanning without changing any settings, press  Mono Start or Colour Start .
Note
• If you choose colour in the resolution setting, you cannot choose  TIFF.
• If you choose monochrome in the resolution setting, you cannot choose  JPEG.
 
gThe file name is set automatically. However, you can create a name of your choice using the dial pad. 
You can only change...

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Using ControlCenter33
SCAN3
There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR , Scan to E-mail  and Scan to File .
„ Image  (Default: Microsoft
® Paint)
Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application.
„ 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.
„ E-mail  (Default: your default E-mail software)
Lets you scan a page or document...

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COPY3
Lets you use the PC and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations.
PC-FAX (MFC models only)3
„Send
Lets you scan a page or document and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using the 
Brother PC-FAX software. (See  PC-FAX sending on page 17.)
„ Receive  (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C) 
By clicking this button, the PC-FAX receive software is activated and your PC starts receiving fax data from 
your Brother machine. After activating the PC-FAX...

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Before using Network Scanning4
Configuring Network Scanning4
If you are using a different machine to 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.
aFor Windows® XP, click the Start button,  Control Panel , Printers and Other Hardware , then 
Scanners and Cameras  (or Control Panel , Scanners and Cameras ).
For Windows
® 98/Me/2000, click the  Start button,  Control Panel , then Scanners and...

Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support)13
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Specifyyourmachinebyname4
1Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click Browse and choose the device you want to 
use.
2Click  Apply . 
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...

Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support)14
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Using the Scan key4
Note
If you use the  Scan key with a USB connection, see  Using the Scan key (For USB cable users)  on page 6.
 
Scan to E-mail (PC)4
You can change the  (Scan) configuration.
aLoad your document.
bPress the  ( Scan) key.
cPress  a or  b to choose  Scan to E-mail .
Press  OK. 
dPress  a or  b to choose the destination PC you want to use for E-mailing your document.
Press  OK. 
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN...

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Scan to OCR4
aLoad your document.
bPress the  (Scan) key.
cPress  a or  b to choose  Scan to OCR .
Press  OK. 
dPress  a or  b to choose the destination PC you want to send to.
Press  OK. 
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination PC on 
the control panel.
Press  OK. 
ePress  Mono Start  or Colour Start .
The machine starts the scanning process.
Scan to File4
aLoad your document.
bPress...

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Remote Setup5
Click the Start button,  All Programs , Brother , MFC-XXXX , and Remote Setup .
Note
• If you are using the MFC-5460CN or MFC-5860CN with a network connection, you will be prompted to  enter a password.
The default password is ”access”.
• For other models or if you are connected using USB, no password is required by default.
 
 
„ OK
If an error message is displayed, enter the correct data again and then click  OK.
„ Cancel
„ Apply
Lets you upload data to the machine without exiting...

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PC-FAX sending6
Setting up user information6
aClick the Start button,  All Programs , Brother , MFC-XXXX  (where XXXX is your model name),  PC-FAX 
sending , then PC-FAX Setup .
The  Brother PC-FAX Setup  dialog box appears:
 
bEnter this information to create the fax header and cover page.
cClick OK to save the  User Information .
Sending setup6
 
„ Outside line access
Enter a number to access an outside line here. This is sometimes required by local PBX telephone 
systems (for example, dia...