Scanning from the Machine
 | The sequence of "scanning a document and saving it to a computer" can be done entirely 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
Use 
/
to select <Computer>, and press 
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/ to select <Computer>, and press .
4
Select the destination computer, and press .
.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 | 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 Mac OS user, see the User's Guide for ScanGear MF.
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Press .
.Scanning starts.
To cancel, press 
<Yes> .
<Yes> . | |||
You cannot scan while the ScanGear MF 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 [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. |
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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 |