Scanning
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Scanning a document using the WIA driver 3
WIA compliant 3
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.
•Windows
®
XP does not support Duplex Scan in the WIA driver.
• Duplex Scan is supported by the DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T).
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) 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 to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass uu page 59.)
a Load your document.
b Start the Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation
to scan a document.
The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE. The
scanning steps may vary when using other software applications.
c Click Scan Settings from the Desktop tab on the ribbon.
The Scan or Get Photo panel appears on the left side of the screen.
d Click Select.
e Choose WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX LAN from the Available Scanners list.
(Where XXXX is your model name.)
f Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel.
g Click Scan.
The Scanner Setup dialog box appears.
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