Can you scan directly from the printer w/o having to be at the PC? If so, where does the scan go?
787969
I believe you can set it up to scan to the PC over the network. I haven't gotten that working though. What I do is to just scan to a thumb drive and then pull the image from the thumb drive onto whatever PC I need the scan on.
787970
I scan all the time without the PC... the files are saved on a jump drive that you plug into the printer
787971
Yes. It allows to scan without pc. This scan is faster. When you press the scan button, you get to choose where to scan to - 1 File, 2 Media, 3 Email, 4 OCR, 5 Image, 6 Web service. When I use Media, it lets me scan as JPG or PDF and straight into any type of memory card I have inserted. It names it based on Current date and time, or Predefined name and number, Or a new input name.There is a lot to describe and generally the manuals do not have all description these days. So you may ask if want to know specifics or more.
787972
Yes, you can. You have to pick the computer on the screen menu of the brother to do that. The computer will need to have the brother driver loaded. The file will show up in the control center in the scan folder. Sometimes one or more PC will not show up on the list. We have considered it a quirk and learned to live with it. In those cases we can scan from the control center of the PC, it is connected but just not on the list. Goodlucks. Still think the brother is a bargain at the price it sells and the multi functionality it provides.
787973
You theoretically can however I've had no luck getting it to work. It goes through the motions but does nothing.
787974
Whenever I have tried to use that feature, the printer begins to communicate with the PC and I am given the option of selecting the type of scan, and I chose for example "file;" the printer gives me a message "sending to PC," but then nothing happens and the operation stops. So I am not sure if I am doing the procedure correctly or there is a problem with the function on my printer or PC. I intend to contact directly Brother to get an answer because I rarely need to use this reverse function, but it would be helpful to know in the future, if I might require it. Sorry, I don't have an answer right now and would suggest contacting Brother as I intend to do. Whenever I have tried to use that feature, the printer begins to communicate with the PC and I am given the option of selecting the type of scan, and I chose for example "file;" the printer gives me a message "sending to PC," but then nothing happens and the operation stops. So I am not sure if I am doing the procedure correctly or there is a problem with the function on my printer or PC. I intend to contact directly Brother to get an answer because I rarely need to use this reverse function, but it would be helpful to know in the future, if I might require it. Sorry, I... » Read More Whenever I have tried to use that feature, the printer begins to communicate with the PC and I am given the option of selecting the type of scan, and I chose for example "file;" the printer gives me a message "sending to PC," but then nothing happens and the operation stops. So I am not sure if I am doing the procedure correctly or there is a problem with the function on my printer or PC. I intend to contact directly Brother to get an answer because I rarely need to use this reverse function, but it would be helpful to know in the future, if I might require it. Sorry, I don't have an answer right now and would suggest contacting Brother as I intend to do. « Show Less
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Yes it does.... flawlessly. You need to install the software that comes with the printer. Part of that software will put an icon on your desktop that starts the scan process. For the first time scanning across the network - that is what I have found does a good job. After you complete your first scan - then you can use the buttons on the printer to initiate a scan to PC. I love these printers.. I have installed several and they all work great!!! Good Luck!!!
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USB - yes, the setup instructions show you how to connect the cable. Scan to computer - yes ... I believe that there is a brother scan utility however I use Irfanview, my favorite (free) graphics app to pull scans from our machine.
1636306
I don't remember seeing a USB port on the printer itself but you since you can control the scanner through your laptop or desktop, you can select select your USB drive to store your scanned image.
1623577
I have that software on my computer so when I scan and import it works. Are you wanting to use the printer as a stand alone unit that would scan something, process by ocr, and print it out without going through a computer? I don't think it would do that.....
1262112
No problem opening the documents, We are looking for something similar to this scanner but one of the features that We arelookin for is battery operated and no need to conect to a PC.Best Regards.Norma romero.
989090
Intent was to scan to a removable. Not sure if you could do without. Sorry cannot be more helpful
8381
yes, you can. HP make it very easy to scan wirelessly. However, after a week, mine had an issue with a multi-page scanning.
1212970
No. The scanner is handheld not attached to computer. You scan what you want, then hook the scanner to the computer via usb cable and download data to a file.
531001
Yes, you can scan to computers wirelessly, however you have to install software available on Epson's website before you can. At their drivers page for the printer (http://tinyurl.com/d9tymru) download the Epson Scanner Driver and Scan Utility. The link will probably load the OSX downloads, but you can use the dropdown to change to your OS of choice. I also downloaded and installed "Event Manager Utility", which "allows you to activate the Epson Scan Utility from the control panel of your Epson product." That sounded like wireless scanning to me! But it did note that "The Epson Scan Utility must be installed prior to using the Event Manager Utility." From OSX, download and install the Scan Utility, then download and install the Event Manager Utility. As long as your firewall is configured properly, or off, then your computer should show up on the printer's display in the "Scan to PC" section, where "USB Connection" had previously been the only option!
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It only scans, it doesn't print. It is however, an amazing scanner. It requires no external power, its USB driven. The scanning software is very easy to use. And it is truly compact and light. You can easily put it in a bag with your computer and travel with it or use it at the office.
67277
You have to scan through a computer, but you can save to a flash drive. The scanner requires a computer (at least as far as I have figured out).
1258457
There are 2 ways. Use the software that came with the printer. Just press the scan button on the printer.
1789220
This printer has both a USB connection and scans. The USB connection is beneath a flap on the top of the printer (as I recall), and the scanning is mediated by the Control Center utility program. I have never used the USB connection on my printer, though my daughter routinely uses her's. The scanning is great.
1585190
No, it sends the scan to the computer, then you can print the copy. Kind of a slow process.
1239820
You can only take prints, it does not have copy feature. There is no scanner either. Scanner and copy feature usually comes together
720114
Yes.You can scan an image on the printer and any PC on your network can access that image.