Brother MFC-J1215W User Manual

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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.
1. Start Brother iPrint&Scan.
• Windows
Launch
(Brother iPrint&Scan).
• Mac
In the Finder menu bar, click Go > Applications, and then double-click the iPrint&Scan icon.
The Brother iPrint&Scan screen appears.
2. Click Machine Scan Settings.
3. Click OCR.
4. Configure the scan settings, and then click OK.
5. Do one of the following:
• Windows
Click Close.
• Mac
Click OK.
6. Load your document.
7. Press MONO COPY and COLOR COPY simultaneously.
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Brother MFC-J1215W Specifications

General

Print Technology	Inkjet
Max Print Resolution	Up to 6000 x 1200 dpi
Connectivity	USB, Wi-Fi
Automatic Document Feeder	No
Duplex Printing	Manual
Functions	Print, Copy, Scan
Mobile Printing	Yes
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Scan Resolution	Up to 1200 x 2400 dpi
Input Capacity	Up to 150 sheets
Weight	14.3 lbs
Display	LCD
Paper Input Capacity	150 sheets
Maximum Paper Size	8.5" x 14" (Legal)
Paper Sizes	Letter, Legal, A4
Print Speed (Black)	Up to 12 ppm (ISO/IEC 24734)