Brother MFC 8420 User Manual

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5Place t he original face up in the ADF again, if you used the ADF 
in Step 1.
6Click Start.
This time only the selected area of the original will appear in the 
PaperPort
® window (or your software application window).
7I n the PaperPort® window, use the options available to refine the 
image.
You can enlarge the portion you selected by pressing   to 
check it. If you want to select t he different  port ion, use   to 
undo t he image.
 
						

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Settings in the Scanner window
Image Type
Select the image type of  output from Phot o, Web or Text. 
Resolution and Scan Type will be altered for each default setting.
The default settings are:
Resolution
You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop 
down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, 
but can achieve a finer scanned image. The following table shows 
the resolution you can choose and the available colors.
Image Type Resolution Scan Type
PhotoSelect for scanning photo images. 300 x 300 dpi 24-bit color
WebSelect for attaching the scanned 
image to web pages.100 x 100 dpi 24-bit color
TextSelect for scanning text 
documents.200 x 200 dpi Black & White
Resolution Black & White / 
Gray 
(Error Diffusion)256 color True Gray / 
24 bit color /
24 bit color (Fast)
100 × 100 dpi Yes Yes Yes
150 × 150 dpi Yes Yes Yes
200 × 200 dpi Yes Yes Yes
300 × 300 dpi Yes Yes Yes
400 × 400 dpi Yes Yes Yes
600 × 600 dpi Yes Yes Yes
1200 × 1200 dpi Yes No Yes
2400 × 2400 dpi Yes No Yes
4800 × 4800 dpi Yes No Yes
9600 × 9600 dpi Yes No Yes
 
						

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Scan Type
Brightness
Adjust this settings (-50 to 50) to obtain the best image. The default 
value is 0, representing an ‘average’.
You can set the level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to 
lighten or darken the image. You can also type a value in the box for 
the setting.
If t he scanned image is too light, set a lower brightness value and 
scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher 
brightness value and scan the document again.  
Contrast
This setting is adjustable only when you have select ed one of the 
gray scale settings.  It is not available when Black & White and Color 
sett ings are selected as the Sc an T ype.
You can increase or decrease the contrast  level by moving the slide 
bar to the left or right. An increase emphasizes dark and light areas 
of the Image, while a decrease reveals more detail in gray areas. You 
can also type a value in the box for the setting.
Black & White: Set the Scan Type to Black & White for text or line art.
Gray Scal e: Set the Scan Type to Gray or True Gray for 
photographic images.
Colors: Set either:
256 Color, which scans up to 256 colors, or 24-bit 
color which scans up to 16.8 million colors.
Although using 24-bit color creates an image with 
the most accurate colors, the image file will be 
approximately three times larger than a file 
creat ed with 256 Color.
 
						

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Document Size
Set the Size to one of the following:
■Letter (8 1/2 × 11 in.)
■A4  (21 0 × 297 mm)
■Legal (8 1/2 × 14 in.)
■A5  (14 8 × 210 mm)
■B5  (18 2 × 257 mm)
■Executive (7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
■Business Card (90 × 60 mm)
■Photo 3.5 × 5 in. (9 × 13cm)
■Photo 5 × 7 in. (13 × 18cm)
■APS C 4 × 6 in. (10 × 15cm)
■Custom (User adjustable f rom 0.35 × 0.35 in. to 8.5 × 14 in. or 8.9 
× 8.9 mm to 215. 9 × 355.6 mm)
To scan photographs or business cards, select the document size, 
and then place the document face down at the center of scanner glass.
When scanning photographs or other images for use in a word processor 
or other graphics application. You should try different settings for the 
contrast and resolution modes to see which best suits your needs.
If you selected Cu sto m as the size, The Custom Document Size 
dialog box will appear.
Type the Name, Width and Hei ght for the document. 
You can choose “mm” or “inch” as the unit for Width and Height.
 
						

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■Width: shows the width of scanning area
■Height: shows the height  of scanning area
■Data Size: shows t he approximate data size calculated in a 
Bitmap format. The size will be different for other file formats such 
as JPEG.
You can see the actual paper size you select ed on the screen.
 
						

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Scanning a document 
(For Windows
® XP only)
WIA compliant 
Windows® XP uses Windows Image Acquisit ion (WIA) for scanning 
images from the MFC. You can scan images directly into the 
PaperPort
® viewer that Brother included with your MFC or you can 
scan images directly into any other soft ware application t hat 
supports WIA or TWAIN scanning.
How to access the scanner
1Open your software application to scan a document. 
2Select Scan from the File drop-down menu or select  the Scan 
button.
The Scan pane appears in t he left panel.
3Select the scanner you are using from the Scanner drop-down 
list box.
4Click Scan.
The Scan dialog box will appear:
The instructions for scanning in t his Guide are for when you use 
ScanSoft® Pap erPort® 8. 0. The st eps for scanning from another 
application may vary.
 
						

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Scanning a document into the PC
If you want to scan a whole page, use the ADF (aut omatic document 
feeder).
—OR—
If you want to scan a portion of t he page aft er pre-scanning the 
document, use the scanner glass (Flatbed).
Sca nning a docume nt using the  A DF
1Pl ace t he original f ace up i n the ADF (automat ic document  f eeder).
2Select  the Document  Fee der from the Pa per sourc e 
drop-down list box (A).
3Select  the pict ure type (B).
4Select  the Paper size from the drop-down list box (D).
5I f you require advanced sett ings, click Adjust the quality of the 
s canned pict ure (C). You can select Bri ght nes s, Contrast, 
Resolution and Picture  Ty pe f rom the Advanced Properties. 
Click the OK butt on aft er you choose your settings.
A
B
C
D
 
						

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6To start scanning your document, click the Sc an button in the 
Scan dialog box.
■The scanner resolution you can select is up to 1200 × 1200 
dpi.
■For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi,  use the Brother 
Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 13-15.)
 
						

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PreScanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the 
scanner glass
The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any 
unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the 
preview, click the Scan button from t he scanner window to scan the 
image.
1Place the original face down on the scanner glass.
2Make sure you selected Flatbed in the Paper source pull-down 
box (A).
3Select  the pict ure type (B).
Scanning area
A
B
 
						

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4In the Scan dialog box, click the Preview button.  The entire 
original will be scanned int o the PC and will appear in the 
scanning area. 
5Select the portion you want to scan by clicking the lef t mouse 
button and dragging it over the area.
6If you require advanced settings, click Pic ture Type from the 
Adj ust the quality of the scanned picture (C). You can select 
Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Advanced Properties.  
Click the OK button after you choose your sett ings.
Scanning area
C