Brother ImageCenter ADS-1000w User manual

ADS-1000W
ADS-1500W
Version B
USA
User’s Guide ADS-1000W/ADS-1500W

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Brother Numbers
IMPORTANT
For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made from
within that country.
Register Your Product
FAQs (frequently asked questions)
For Customer Service
Register Your Product
By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the original owner
of the product. Your registration with Brother:
may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;
may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covered by insurance; and,
will help us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers.
Complete and fax the Brother Warranty Registration And Test Sheet or, for your convenience and most
efficient way to register your new product, register on-line at
http://www.brother.com/registration/
FAQs (frequently asked questions)
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your Brother machine needs. You can download
the latest software documents and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips, and learn how to get the most
from your Brother product.
http://solutions.brother.com/
NOTE
• You can check here for Brother driver updates.
• To keep your machine performance up to date, check here for the latest firmware upgrade.

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For Customer Service
If you have comments or suggestions, write us at:
Service center locator (USA only)
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437) or visit us on-
line at http://www.brother-usa.com/service/
Service center locations (Canada only)
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, visit us at http://www.brother.ca/support
In USA: 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437)
1-901-379-1215 (fax)
In Canada: http://www.brother.ca/support
In USA: Printer Customer Support
Brother International Corporation
200 Crossing Boulevard
Bridgewater, TN 38133
In Canada: Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.
- Customer Experience Team
1, rue Hotel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6
Internet addresses
Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com/
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, Driver Updates and Utilities, and
User’s Guides: http://solutions.brother.com/
For Brother Accessories & Supplies:
In USA: http://www.brothermall.com/
In Canada: http://www.brother.ca/

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User’s Guides and where do I find them?
1Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/
Which manual? What’s in it? Where is it?
Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your machine
and installing the drivers and software for the
operating system and connection type you are using.
This Guide also includes the Safety Instructions
before you set up your machine. Read the
instructions first.
Printed / In the box
User’s Guide Learn the Scan operations and security features,
learn how to perform routine maintenance, and see
troubleshooting tips.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Network User’s Guide This Guide provides useful information about
wireless network settings and security settings using
the Brother machine. You can also find supported
protocol information for your machine and detailed
troubleshooting tips.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Web Connect Guide
(ADS-1500W only)
This Guide provides useful information about
accessing internet services from the Brother
machine, as well as downloading images and
uploading files directly from internet services.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Mobile Print/Scan Guide for
Brother iPrint&Scan
This Guide provides useful information about
accessing internet services from the Brother
machine, as well as downloading images and
uploading files directly from internet services.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Brother Image Viewer Guide for
Android™
This Guide provides useful information about using
your Android™ mobile device to view and edit
documents that were scanned by a Brother machine.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Brother ScanViewer Guide for
iOS/OS X
This Guide provides useful information about using
your iOS device or Macintosh computer to view and
edit documents that were scanned by a Brother
machine and saved to iCloud.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1

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Getting Started
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?
Scan to PC Scan to
Image
ControlCenter4
(Windows®)
ControlCenter2
(Macintosh)
Scan your document directly
into a graphics application for
image editing.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Save Scanned Documents on
Your Computer on page 130
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows®):
Home Mode: Basic Scan
on page 53
Advanced Mode: Basic Scan
on page 59
For scanning from ControlCenter2
(Macintosh):
Image (example: Apple Preview)
on page 73
Scan to OCR Scan your document and
convert it to text. This text can
be edited using your favorite
word processing software.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Save Scanned Documents on
Your Computer on page 130
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows®):
Home Mode: Basic Scan
on page 53
Advanced Mode: Basic Scan
on page 59
For scanning from ControlCenter2
(Macintosh):
OCR (word processing
application) on page 74

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Scan to PC
(continued)
Scan to
E-mail
ControlCenter4
(Windows®)
ControlCenter2
(Macintosh)
(continued)
Scan your document to your
default E-mail application, so
you can send the scanned job
as an attachment.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Save Scanned Documents on
Your Computer on page 130
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows®):
Home Mode: Basic Scan
on page 53
Advanced Mode: Basic Scan
on page 59
For scanning from ControlCenter2
(Macintosh):
E-mail on page 75
Scan to File Scan your document and save
it to a folder on your hard disk in
one of the file types shown in
the file type list. If you want to
scan your document as a PDF
file, select this method.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Save Scanned Documents on
Your Computer on page 130
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows®):
Home Mode: Basic Scan
on page 53
Advanced Mode: Basic Scan
on page 59
For scanning from ControlCenter2
(Macintosh):
File on page 76
Scan
Receipts
BR-Receipts
(Windows®and
Macintosh)
Use the BR-Receipts
application included in the
Brother MFL-Pro software suite
for scanning receipts.
For scanning from Windows®:
Scan Receipts Using BR-Receipts
(Windows®)on page 92
For scanning from Macintosh:
Scan Receipts Using BR-Receipts
(Macintosh) on page 104
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?

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Scan to PC
(continued)
Scan
Business
Cards
NewSoft Presto!
BizCard 6
(Windows®and
Macintosh)
Use the NewSoft Presto!
BizCard 6 application included
in the Brother MFL-Pro
software suite for scanning
business cards.
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows®):
Home Mode: Scan Business
Cards on page 57
Advanced Mode: Scan
Business Cards on page 63
For scanning from ControlCenter2
(Macintosh):
Scan Business Cards on page 81
Scan Using
the
TWAIN/WIA/
ISIS®Driver
for
Windows®
Users
Applications
supporting
TWAIN/WIA/ISIS
driver such as:
Nuance™
PaperPort™
12SE
Windows®Fax
and Scan
Windows®Photo
Gallery
Captiva®
QuickScan™ Pro
Use the Nuance™ PaperPort™
12SE application included in
the Brother MFL-Pro software
suite, or other applications
supporting TWAIN or WIA
specifications, for scanning.
You can also use the free trial
version of Captiva®
QuickScan™ Pro, or other
applications supporting ISIS®
specifications, for scanning.
Before scanning using the
ISIS®applications, you must
install the ISIS®scanner driver.
For scanning using the
TWAIN/WIA driver:
Scan Using Nuance™
PaperPort™ 12SE or Other
Windows®Applications
on page 93
For scanning using the ISIS®
driver:
Scan Using Captiva®
QuickScan™ Pro or ISIS®
Applications (Windows®)
on page 115
Scan Using
the
TWAIN/ICA
Driver for
Macintosh
Users
Applications
supporting
TWAIN/ICA
driver such as:
Presto!
PageManager
Apple Image
Capture
Use the Presto! PageManager
application included in the
Brother MFL-Pro software
suite, or other applications
supporting TWAIN
specifications, for scanning.
After installing the Brother
MFL-Pro software suite, you
can also use the Apple Image
Capture application for
scanning.
For scanning using the TWAIN
driver:
Scan Using Presto! PageManager
or TWAIN Applications
(Macintosh) on page 105
For scanning using the ICA driver:
Scan Using Apple Image Capture
(ICA Driver) on page 110
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?

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Scan to PC
(continued)
WS Scan
(Windows®
users only)
Windows®Fax
and Scan
Windows®Photo
Gallery
Scan your document by using
the Web Services protocol. The
Web Services protocol enables
you to scan over the network
using your machine and a
computer running Windows
Vista®(SP2 or later),
Windows®7 or Windows®8.
For installing drivers:
Installing drivers used for
scanning via Web Services
(Windows Vista®, Windows®7
and Windows®8) in the Network
User’s Guide
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Scan Using Web Services
(Windows Vista®SP2 or Later,
Windows®7 and Windows®8)
on page 136
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?

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Scan from
the Control
Panel of the
Machine
Scan to USB — Scan your document and save
the scanned image on a USB
flash drive. You can configure
the settings on the control panel
of the machine.
Save Scanned Documents on a
USB Flash Drive on page 139
Scan to FTP Scan your document directly to
an FTP server on your local
network, or on the internet.
Scan Documents to an FTP
Server on page 116
Scan to
Network
(Windows®
users only)
(ADS-1500W
only)
Scan your document directly to
a shared folder on a CIFS
server on your local network, or
on the internet.
Scan Documents to a CIFS Server
(Windows®) (ADS-1500W only)
on page 125
Scan to
E-mailServer
(ADS-1500W
only)
— Scan your document and send
it directly to an E-mail address
from the machine. In addition,
because this feature can assign
an E-mail address to the
machine, you can use the
machine to send documents
over your local network or the
internet to computers or other
Internet Fax machines.
Send Scanned Documents
Directly to an Email Address
(ADS-1500W only) on page 142
Scan to Web
(ADS-1500W
only)
Scan your document and
upload it directly to Web
Services, such as Facebook,
Picasa, Flickr, Google Docs,
Evernote, Dropbox, Box.net
and SkyDrive, without using a
computer.
Web Connect Guide
Outline and
Scan
(ADS-1500W
only)
Scan your document that
contains specific areas outlined
using a red pen. The outlined
areas can be processed as
images in various ways.
Web Connect Guide
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?

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From
Mobile
Devices
Scan
Documents
(Brother
iPrint&Scan)
Brother
iPrint&Scan
Scan your document directly
from your Android™ devices,
iOS devices, and Windows®
Phone without using a
computer.
You can download and install
Brother iPrint&Scan from the
Google Play, App Store, or
Windows®Phone Store.
Mobile Print/Scan Guide for
Brother iPrint&Scan
View or Edit
Scanned
Data
(iOS/OS X)
Brother
ScanViewer
Use your iOS device or
Macintosh computer to view
and edit images and
documents that were scanned
by a Brother machine and
saved to iCloud.
You can download and install
Brother ScanViewer from the
App Store.
Brother ScanViewer Guide for
iOS/OS X
View or Edit
Scanned
Data
(Android™)
Brother Image
Viewer
Use your Android™ mobile
device to view and edit
documents that were scanned
by a Brother machine.
You can download and install
Brother Image Viewer from the
Google Play.
Brother Image Viewer Guide for
Android™
Scan Plastic Cards Using the Card Slot Scan your plastic cards using
the Card Slot on the back of the
machine. Scan to Image, Scan
to OCR, Scan to E-mail, Scan
to File, Scan to FTP and Scan
from mobile devices using
Brother iPrint&Scan are
available when scanning a
plastic card using the Card Slot.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Scan Plastic Cards on page 148
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows®):
Home Mode: Scan Plastic
Cards on page 54
Advanced Mode: Scan Plastic
Cards on page 60
For scanning from ControlCenter2
(Macintosh):
Scan Plastic Cards on page 78
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?