Brother MFC-9120CN - Manual (Page 196)

Scanning (For USB cable users)
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Scan to OCR
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If your original document is text, you can use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE or Presto! PageManager to scan
the document and convert it into a text file which can then be edited in your favorite word processing software.
a Load your document.
b Press (Scan).
c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose OCR.
Press OK.
e Press Black Start or Color Start.
The machine starts the scanning process.
Note
• Scan Type depends on the settings of the DeviceButton tab, Black Start or Color Start do not change
the settings.
• If you want the scanned data in color, choose color in scan type on the Device Button tab of the
ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 configuration. If you want the scanned data in black and white, choose
black and white in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2
configuration.
(Windows
®
)
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 If you want to change between color & black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the
scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter configuration screen. (See SCAN
on page 61.)
 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ must be installed on your PC.
(Macintosh)
•
 You must have Presto! PageManager installed on your Macintosh for the OCR feature to work from the
Scan key or ControlCenter2. (See Using Presto! PageManager on page 159.)
 The Scan to OCR function is available for English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish,
Portuguese, Danish and Swedish.