Scanning Using the [Scan -> PC] Key
 | Place a document on the machine, and press  (for MF232w,  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 button, and documents can be scanned using those settings. This section describes how to register settings in a button and scan with it. |
Registering Your Settings in the [Scan -> PC] Key
Register the computer that scanned images are saved in and the type of scan to (for MF232w, or ).
(for MF232w, or ).
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Press 
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Use 
/
to select <Scan Settings>, and press 
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/ to select <Scan Settings>, and press .3
Select <Shortcut Key Settings> 
<Register>.
<Register>.4
Press .
.If you are using the MF232w, select the shortcut key to which you want to register settings, and press .
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If you are using the MF232w, select the shortcut key to which you want to register settings, and press 5
Select the type of connection that is used between the machine and computer, and press .
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<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.
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Select the destination computer, and press .
.This screen is not displayed if you select <USB Connection> in step 5.
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Select the scan type, and press .
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Scan type | Color | Resolution | File format |
<Color Scan> | Color | 300 dpi | JPEG (Exif) |
<B&W Scan> | Black and white*1 | 300 dpi | PDF (searchable*2) |
<Custom 1> | Color | 300 dpi | JPEG (Exif) |
<Custom 2> | Color | 300 dpi | JPEG (Exif) |
*1 Documents are scanned in black and white only, with no intermediate shades of gray. *2 A PDF format where characters on the document are scanned as text data and the text can be searched using a computer. | |||
To change settings
The settings in the table above are all factory default settings. You can change settings from MF Scan Utility. For more information, click [Instructions] on MF Scan Utility.
If you are a macOS user, see the User's Guide for ScanGear MF.
Checking the Registered Settings
<Scan Settings> <Shortcut Key Settings> <Confirm Destination> Select shortcut key 
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
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Place the document(s). Placing Documents
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Press (for MF232w, or ).
(for MF232w, or ).To check the settings registered in the key, see Checking the Registered Settings.
Scanning starts.
To cancel, press 
<Yes> .
<Yes> . | |||
You cannot scan while the ScanGear MF is displayed. Close the screen before scanning. |  |
When placing documents in the feeder in step 1 (MF244dw)
When scanning is complete, the save destination folder is displayed on the computer.
When placing documents on the platen glass in step 1
When scanning is complete, follow the procedure below (when file format is PDF).
1 | If there are additional pages of documents to be scanned, place the next document on the platen glass, and press  .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. |
2 | Use / to 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 [My Documents] folder. A subfolder named with the scanning date is created, and the data is saved to that folder. You can change the save destination from MF Scan Utility. For more information, click [Instructions] on MF Scan Utility. |