
Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Brother Machine
> Scan to an Editable Text File
(OCR)
Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)
Your machine can convert characters in a scanned document to text using optical character recognition (OCR)
technology. You can edit this text using your preferred text-editing application.
ABC
ABC
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The Scan to OCR feature is available for certain languages.
•
Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent
changes, use Brother's ControlCenter software.
>> DCP-L2531DW/DCP-L2535DW/DCP-L2550DW/MFC-L2710DW/MFC-L2713DW/MFC-L2715DW/
MFC-L2716DW
>> HL-L2395DW/MFC-L2730DW/MFC-L2750DW/MFC-L2751DW/MFC-L2770DW/MFC-L2771DW
DCP-L2531DW/DCP-L2535DW/DCP-L2550DW/MFC-L2710DW/MFC-L2713DW/
MFC-L2715DW/MFC-L2716DW
1. Load your document.
2. Press
(
SCAN
).
3. Press
a
or
b
to select the
[Scan to PC]
option, and then press
OK
.
4. Press
a
or
b
to select the
[OCR]
option, and then press
OK
.
5. If the machine is connected over the network, press
a
or
b
to select the destination computer.
6. Press
OK
.
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, enter the four digit PIN for the destination computer on the LCD and
then press
OK
.
7. Do one of the following:
•
To change the scan settings for this document, press
Options
or
Copy/Scan Options
and then go to the
next step.
•
To use the default scan settings, press
Start
.
The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the LCD instructions to
complete the scanning job.
•
In order to change scan settings, Brother's ControlCenter software must be installed on a computer
connected to the machine.
8. Select the scan settings you want to change:
•
[Scan Type]
•
[Resolution]
•
[File Type]
•
[Document Size]
•
[ADF Auto Deskew]
(available for certain models)
•
[Remove Bkg Clr]
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