Scanning Using the [Scan > PC] Key

 
Place a document on the machine, and press  or , and scanning starts immediately. The type of scan (color or black and white), the save destination for the document, and other settings can be registered to a key, and documents can be scanned using those settings. This section describes how to register settings in a key and scan with it.

Registering Your Settings in the [Scan > PC] Key

Register the save destination computer and type of scan in  or .
 
1
Press .
2
Use / to select <Scan Settings>, and press .
3
Select <Shortcut Key Settings> <Register>.
4
Select <Scan -> PC1> or <Scan -> PC2>, and press .
Select the key to which you want to register settings.
5
Select the type of connection that is used between the machine and computer, and press .
 <Off>
Select this setting to erase registered settings.
 <USB Connection>
Select this setting if the machine and computer are connected via USB.
 <Network Connection>
Select this setting if the machine and computer are connected via a network.
 
6
Select the destination computer, and press .
This screen is not displayed if you select <USB Connection> in step 5.
7
Select the scan type, and press .
Scan type
Color
Resolution
File format
<Color Scan>
Color
300 dpi
PDF (searchable)*1/High compression
<B&W Scan>
Black and white*2
300 dpi
TIFF
<Custom 1>
Color
300 dpi
JPEG/Exif
<Custom 2>
Color
300 dpi
PDF (searchable)*1/Standard compression
*1A PDF format where characters on the document are scanned as text data and the text can be searched using a computer.
*2Documents are scanned in black and white only, with no intermediate shades of gray.
NOTE:
To change settings
You can change settings from MF Toolbox. Configuring Scan Settings in MF Toolbox

Checking the Registered Settings

  <Scan Settings>    <Shortcut Key Settings>    <Confirm Destination>    Select <Scan -> PC1> or <Scan -> PC2>  

Name of destination computer

Shows the name of the computer registered as the save destination.

Scan type

Shows the type of scan that has been set.

Using the [Scan > PC] Key

1
Place the document(s).Placing Documents
2
Press  or .
To check the settings registered in the key, see Checking the Registered Settings.
Scanning starts.
To cancel, press <Cancel>  <Yes>  .
 
IMPORTANT:
You cannot scan while the MF Toolbox setup screen is displayed. Close the screen before scanning.
 
When placing documents in the feeder in step 1
When scanning is complete, the save destination folder is displayed on the computer.
When placing documents on the platen glass in step 1
NOTE
About the save destination folder
By default, the scanned data is saved to the [Pictures] or [My Pictures] folder. A subfolder named with the scanning date is created, and the data is saved to that folder.
To change the save destination, see Configuring Storing Settings.
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