Scanning from the Machine
 
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.
1
Place the document(s). Placing Documents
2
Press  and tap <Scan>.
3
Tap <Computer>.
4
Select the destination computer.
This screen is not displayed if only a computer is connected to the machine via USB.
5
Select the scan type.
Scan type
Color
Resolution
File format
<Color Scan>
Color
300 dpi
PDF (searchable)*1/ High compression
<Black & White 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
*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.
To change settings
You can change settings from MF Toolbox. Configuring Scan Settings in MF Toolbox
6
Press .
Scanning starts.
To cancel, tap <Cancel>  <Yes>.
 
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
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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