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Scan to an Editable Text File Using 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.
• 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 iPrint&Scan.
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1. Load your document.
2. Press ( SCAN ).
3. Press
a
or
b
to select the
[to PC]
option, and then press OK .
4. Press
a
or
b
to select the
[to OCR]
option, and then press OK .
5. If the machine is connected over the network, press
a
or
b
to select the computer where you want to send
data, and then press OK .
If the LCD message prompts you to enter a password, use the control panel to enter the password for the
computer, and then press
OK .
6. Do one of the following:
• To change the settings, go to the next step.
• To use the default settings, press Mono Start or Colour Start .
[Colour Setting]
depends on the default settings. Pressing Mono Start or Colour Start does not allow
you to change the settings.
7. Press
a
or
b
to select the
[Scan Settings]
option, and then press OK .
To use the
[Scan Settings]
option, you must connect a computer with Brother iPrint&Scan installed to
the machine.
8. Press
a
or
b
to select the
[Set at Device]
option, and then press OK .
9. Select the scan settings you want to change, and then press OK .
Option Description
Colour Setting
Select the scan colour format of your document.
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