Scanning from the Machine
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The sequence of "scanning a document and saving it to a computer" can only be done when scanning from the machine. Scan while specifying what computer documents will be saved to; whether to scan documents in color or black and white; whether to save documents as PDFs or JPEGs; and other settings.
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Place the document(s). Placing Documents
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Press 
(COPY/SCAN) to switch to the Scan mode screen.
(COPY/SCAN) to switch to the Scan mode screen.3
Press 
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Use 
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to select the destination computer, and press .
/ to select the destination computer, and press .This screen is not displayed if only a computer is connected to the machine via USB.
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Select the scan type.
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Scan type
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Color
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Resolution
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File format
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<Color Scan>
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Color
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300 dpi
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PDF (searchable)*1/ High compression
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<B&W Scan>
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Black and white*2
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300 dpi
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TIFF
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<Custom 1>
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Color
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300 dpi
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JPEG/Exif
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<Custom 2>
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Color
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300 dpi
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PDF (searchable)*1/ Standard compression
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*1 A PDF format where characters on the document are scanned as text data and the text can be searched using a computer.
*2 Documents are scanned in black and white only, with no intermediate shades of gray.
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To change settings
You can change settings from MF Toolbox. Configuring Scan Settings in MF Toolbox
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Press .
.Scanning starts.
To cancel, press 
<Yes> .
<Yes> .|
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 You cannot scan while the MF Toolbox setup screen is displayed. Close the screen before scanning.
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If there are additional pages of documents to be scanned, place the next document on the platen glass, and press 
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Repeat this step until you finish scanning all of the pages.
When there is only one page to be scanned, proceed to the next step.
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Select <Finish Scanning>, and press .
.The save destination folder is displayed on the computer.
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About the save destination folderBy 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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Scan from the machine more easilyIf you have regularly used preferences, such as scanning in color or black and white, or a pre-determined computer where scanned documents will be saved, specifying these settings each time you scan can be troublesome. Register these settings in a [Scan -> PC] key so that you can scan with one press of a key. Scanning Using the [Scan -> PC] Key
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