Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

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Note
• The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the model number of your 
machine.
• If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to use ControlCenter3 functions, you may need to 
configure the firewall settings. If you are using Windows
® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from 
the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made. For more information, see Firewall 
settings (For Network users) on page 110.
 
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Note
• To be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the 
MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model.
• For the Modern user interface, you need to install Adobe
®Flash®Player 8 or greater. If you do not have 
Flash
® Player 8 or greater, you will be prompted so you can download the latest Flash® Player.
 
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Switching the user interface3
You can choose the Modern or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. 
aTo switch the user interface, click the Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT.
bFrom the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your preferred user interface. 
Turning the Auto Load feature off3
Once you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on the task tray. You can open the 
ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the   icon.
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SCAN3
There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications.
Image (Default: Microsoft
® Paint)
Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can choose the destination 
application, such as Microsoft
® Paint, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Adobe® Photoshop®, or any kind of image 
editing application on your PC.
OCR (Default: Microsoft
® Notepad) 
Lets you scan a page or document, automatically run the OCR...

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File Type3
You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. 
Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
JPEG (*.jpg)
TIFF (*.tif)
TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)
Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
PDF (*.pdf)
Secure PDF (*.pdf)
XML Paper Specification (*.xps)
Note
• The XML Paper Specification is available for Windows Vista® and Windows®7 or when an application for 
creating an XML Paper Specification file.
• Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan...

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Auto Crop (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W)3
You can scan multiple documents placed on the scanner glass by choosing the Auto Crop check box on the 
ControlCenter Configuration dialog. When you choose Auto Crop, the machine will scan each document 
and create separate files. For example, if you place three documents on the scanner glass, the machine will 
scan and create three separate files. If you want to create a three page file, choose TIFF Multi-Page, PDF 
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Image (example: Microsoft® Paint)3
The Scan to Image feature lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing. 
To change the default settings, right-click the Image button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the 
Software Button tab.
 
If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the 
Show Scanner Interface box.
Change the other settings, if needed.
To change the destination application, choose...

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Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and the Application Location. You can also find the 
application location by clicking the   icon. Choose File Type from the drop-down list.
You can delete an application that you have added by clicking the Delete button in the Software Button tab.
 
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, click the...

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OCR (Word Processing program)3
Scan to OCR scans a document and converts it into text. This text can be edited using your favorite word 
processing software.
To configure Scan to OCR, right-click the OCR button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the 
Software Button tab.
 
To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the 
Target Application drop-down list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add...

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E-mail3
Scan to E-mail 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, right-click the E-mail 
button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab.
 
To change the E-mail application, choose your preferred E-mail application from the E-mail Application 
drop-down list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add...