Brother MFC 7460DN

Scanning
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Scanning a document using the WIA driver
(Windows
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XP/Windows Vista
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/Windows
®
7) 3
WIA compliant 3
For Windows
®
XP/Windows Vista
®
/Windows
®
7 you can choose Windows
®
Image Acquisition (WIA) for
scanning images from the machine. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort™ 12SE viewer that
Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any other application that supports
WIA or TWAIN scanning.
Scanning a document into the PC 3
There are two ways in which you can scan a whole page. You can either use the ADF (automatic document
feeder) (Not available for DCP-7060D and HL-2280DW) or the scanner glass.
If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, you need to use the
scanner glass. (See Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass on page 50.)
a Load your document.
b Start the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation
to scan a document.
Note
The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE. The
scanning steps may vary when using other software applications.
c Click the Scan Settings button in the Desktop ribbon.
The Scan or Get Photo panel appears on the left side of the screen.
d Click Select button.
e Choose the scanner you are using from the Available Scanners list.
Note
Choose WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX LAN.
f Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel.
g Click Scan.
The Scanner Setup dialog box appears.
h Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box:
 Paper source (1)
 Picture type (2)
 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3)