Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

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Turning the AutoLoad feature off10
If you do not want ControlCenter2 to run automatically each time you start your Macintosh, do the following.
aClick the ControlCenter2 icon in the menu bar and choose PREFERENCES.
The ControlCenter2 preference window appears.
bUncheck Start ControlCenter on computer startup.
cClick OK to close the window. 
Note
The ControlCenter2 application icon is in 
Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/ControlCenter.
  

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SCAN10
There are four scan buttons for the Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File 
applications.
Image (Default: Apple Preview)
Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can choose the destination 
application, such as Adobe
® Photoshop® or any kind of image editing application on your Macintosh.
OCR (Default: Apple TextEdit)
Lets you scan a page or document, automatically run the OCR application and put text (not a graphic...

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File types10
Choose the type of file to save the scanned images at from the pop-up menu.
Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
JPEG (*.jpg)
TIFF (*.tif)
TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)
Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
PDF (*.pdf)
Secure PDF (*.pdf)
Note
• If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”.
• Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.
 
Image (example: Apple Preview)10
The Scan To Image feature lets...

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Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and choose your preferred application by clicking the 
Browse button. Also choose the File Type from the pop-up menu.
You can delete an application that you have added. Just choose the Application Name and click the Delete 
button.
 
Note
This function is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to OCR. The window may vary depending on 
the function.
 
If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, the Set PDF Password dialog...

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OCR (word processing application)10
Scan To OCR converts the graphic page image data into text which can be edited by any word processing 
application. You can change the default word processing application.
To configure Scan To OCR, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the 
Software Button.
 
To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the 
Target Application pop-up menu. You can add an application to...

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E-mail10
The Scan To E-mail feature lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send 
the scanned job as an attachment. To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, click the 
button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button.
 
To change the E-mail application, choose your preferred E-mail application from the E-mail Application 
pop-up menu. You can add an application to the lists by clicking the Add button
1....

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File10
The Scan To File button lets you scan an image to a folder on your hard disk in any file format. This lets you 
easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and folder, click the button while holding down 
the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button.
 
You can change the File Name. Enter the file name you want to use for the document (up to 100 characters) 
in the File Name box. File name will be the file name you registered, current date and sequential...

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CUSTOM SCAN10
There are four buttons which you can configure to fit your scanning needs.
To customize a button, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window 
appears. There are four scan functions: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.
Scan to Image
Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor 
application on your Macintosh as a destination.
Scan to OCR
Converts...

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File types10
Choose the type of file to save the scanned images at from the pop-up menu.
Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
JPEG (*.jpg)
TIFF (*.tif)
TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)
Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
PDF (*.pdf)
Secure PDF (*.pdf)
Note
• If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”.
• Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.
 
User-defined button10
To customize a button, click the button...

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Scan to Image10
General tab
Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name.
Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
 
Settings tab
Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, 
Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
 
If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, the Set PDF Password dialog box appears. Enter your 
password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click...