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 
image) into a word processing application. You can choose the target word processing application, such 
as Microsoft
® Word or any word processing application on your Macintosh. You must download Presto! 
PageManager and install it on your Macintosh. For installation information see Using Presto! 
PageManager on page 151.
E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software)
Lets you scan a page or document directly into an E-mail application as a standard attachment. You can 
choose the file type and resolution for the attachment.
File
Lets you scan directly to a disk file. You can change the file type and destination folder, as needed.
ControlCenter2 gives you the ability to configure the hardware SCAN key on your machine and the 
ControlCenter2 Software button for each scan feature. To configure the hardware SCAN key on your 
machine choose the Device Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. To configure 
the Software button in ControlCenter2 choose the Software Button tab in the configuration menu for each 
of the SCAN buttons.
Note
You can configure your machine’s SCAN key for each ControlCenter2 button in the Device Button tab. 
To change the default settings, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the 
Device Button tab.
 
  
						

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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 you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing. 
To change the default settings, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the 
Software Button.
 
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 the appropriate application from the Target Application 
pop-up menu. You can add an application to the lists by clicking the Add button. 
						

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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 box appears. Enter your 
password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click OK.
Note
Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.
  
						

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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 the list by clicking the Add button. To delete 
an application, click the Delete button.
If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the 
Show Scanner Interface box. 
						

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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. To delete an application, 
click the Delete button.
1When you first start ControlCenter2 a default list of compatible E-mail applications will appear in the pop-up menu. If you are having trouble using 
a custom application with ControlCenter2 you should choose an application from the list.
If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the 
Show Scanner Interface box. 
						

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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 number.
Choose the file type for the saved image from the File Type pop-up menu. You can save the file to the default 
folder, or choose your preferred folder by clicking the Browse button.
To show where the scanned image is saved when scanning is finished, check Show Folder box. To specify 
the destination of the scanned image everytime, check Show Save As window box.
If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the 
Show Scanner Interface box. 
						

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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 scanned documents into editable text files. You can choose the destination application for the 
editable text. You must download Presto! PageManager and install it on your Macintosh. For installation 
information see Using Presto! PageManager on page 151.
Scan to E-mail
Attaches the scanned images to an E-mail message. You can also choose the file attachment type and 
create a quick send list of E-mail addresses chosen from your E-mail address book.
Scan to File
Lets you save a scanned image to any folder on a local or network hard disk. You can also choose the file 
type to be used.
  
						

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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 while holding down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window 
appears. Follow these guidelines for button configuration. 
						

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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 OK.
Note
Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.