Brother ImageCenter ADS-2000 User manual

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USER’S GUIDE
General Information
1 General Information
2 Before Scanning
3 Scan From Your Computer
4 Scan Using the Scan Key
on the Control Panel of the
Machine
5 Managing the Machine
from Your Computer
6 Routine Maintenance
7 Troubleshooting
A Specifications
B Appendix
Index
USER’S GUIDE
ADS-2000
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©2012 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved.

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USER’S GUIDE
ADS-2000
Version 0
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General Information
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General Information
User's Guides and where to find them?
Which manual? What's in it? Where is it?
Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety
Instructions before you set up your machine. See this
Guide for trademarks and legal limitations.
Printed / In the box
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.
Printed / In the box
User’s Guide Learn the Scan operations and security features,
learn how to perform routine maintenance, and see
troubleshooting tips.
HTML file / DVD-ROM
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General Information
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1 General Information
Using the Documentation
Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine.
Symbols and Conventions Used in the Documentation
The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation.
CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injuries.
Important Important indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in damage to property or loss of product functionality.
Note Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips
about how the operation works with other features.
Electrical Hazard icons alert you to possible electrical shock.
Bold Bold style identifies keys on the machine control panel or computer screen.
Italics Italicized style emphasizes an important point or refers you to a related topic.
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Before Scanning
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2 Before Scanning
Before Scanning
Before using the Scan to PC key, the Scan to USB key or attempting any other scanning operation, confirm the
following:
•Make sure you have installed the Brother software (MFL-Pro Suite) by following the steps in the Quick Setup
Guide.
•Make sure that the interface cable is physically secure.
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Scan From Your Computer
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3 Scan From Your Computer
Change the User Interface of ControlCenter4 (Windows®)
ControlCenter4 has two operation modes: Home Mode and Advanced Mode. You can change the mode at any time.
•Home Mode
Lets you access your machine's main functions easily. You can intuitively use the functions without any settings.
1. Document Type option
Lets you select a document type.
2. Custom Settings button
Lets you configure scan settings.
3. Scan Size drop-down list
Lets you select a scan size.
4. Scan button
Lets you start scanning.
5. Image viewer
Displays a scanned image.
6. Save button
Lets you save a scanned image to a folder on your hard disk in one of the file types shown in the file
attachment list.
7. Open with an Application button
Lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing.
8. Send E-mail button
Lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application.
9. OCR button
Lets you scan a document and convert it to text.
•Advanced Mode

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Gives you more control over the details of your machine's functions. You can also customize one-button scan
actions as you like.
1. Image button
Lets you scan a document directly into any graphic viewer/editor application.
2. OCR button
Lets you scan a document and convert it to text.
3. E-mail button
Lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application.
4. File button
Lets you save a scanned image to a folder on your hard disk in one of the file types shown in the file
attachment list.
To change the operation mode, perform the following steps.
1Click the (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray and then select Open from the menu.
The ControlCenter4 window will appear.
Note
You can also start ControlCenter4 by doing one of the following:
•(Windows®XP, Windows Vista®)
Double-click the (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray.

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• Click ControlCenter4 located in Start/All Programs/Brother/ADS-XXXX (where XXXX is your model
name).
2Click Configuration and then select Mode Select.
3Select Home Mode or Advanced Mode in the mode dialog box.
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Scan Using the Scan Key on the Control Panel of the Machine
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4 Scan Using the Scan Key on the Control Panel of the Machine
Scan Using the Scan Key on the Control Panel of the Machine (Windows®)
•Scan to PDF
•Scan Photos and Graphics
•Scan to E-mail attachment
•Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)
•Change the Feature Assigned to the Scan to PC Key to set the Default Scan-to Action
•Save Scanned Documents to a USB Flash Memory Drive
•Save Scanned Documents on Mobile Devices
Scan to PDF
You can scan and save documents as PDF files using the Scan to Image feature.
1Click the (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray and then select Open from the menu.
The ControlCenter4 window will appear.
Note
You can also start ControlCenter4 by doing one of the following:
•(Windows®XP, Windows Vista®)
Double-click the (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray.
• Click ControlCenter4 located in Start/All Programs/Brother/ADS-XXXX (where XXXX is your model
name).
2Click the Device Settings tab (the example below uses Home Mode).

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Click the Scan to PC Settings button. The Remote Setup window will appear.
4Select Image from the drop-down list.
5Click the OK button to close the Remote Setup window.
6Click the Device Scan Settings button on the Device Settings tab. The Device Scan Settings dialog box will
appear.
7Click the Image tab.

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8Select PDF from the File Type drop-down list.
Note
•To save the document as a password-protected PDF, select Secure PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-
down list, click the (Set PDF Password) button, and enter the password.
•Searchable PDF is a file format that includes the text data layer over a scanned image. This layer allows
you to search the text on the image data. The OCR language setting must be set to match the language
you want to make the searchable PDF for.
•To save the document as a searchable PDF, select Searchable PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-down
list.
•To save the document as a searchable PDF, Nuance™ PaperPort™12SE must be installed on your
computer.
•Several file types such as TIFF, TIFF Multi-Page, PDF, Secure PDF and JPEG support file size
compression. Select Uncompressed or Compressed to adjust the file size for TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page. For
PDF, Secure PDF and JPEG, use the slider to adjust the file size.
9Change other settings if needed (see Change Scan to PC Settings).
10 Load your document.
11 Press Scan to PC. The machine starts scanning.
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Managing the Machine from Your Computer
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5 Managing the Machine from Your Computer
Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer (Windows®)
The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of one or more devices, allowing you
to get immediate notification of error messages such as document jam.
•Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer
•Turn Off the Status Monitor
•What are the Status Monitor Indicators?
Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer
Do one of the following:
1. Double-click the icon in the task tray.
2. Select Status Monitor located in Start/All Programs/Brother/ADS-XXXX on your computer.
•Troubleshooting
Lets you access the troubleshooting web site by clicking the Troubleshooting button.
•Visit the Genuine Supplies website
Lets you access the Brother genuine supplies web site by clicking the Visit the Genuine Supplies website button.
•Pick-up Roller Count
Displays the Pick-up Roller replacement cycle.
•Separation Pad Count
Displays the Separation Pad replacement cycle.
Note
For more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Brother Status Monitor icon and

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Routine Maintenance
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6 Routine Maintenance
Clean the Outside of the Machine
1Wipe the outside of the machine with a dry, soft, and lint-free cloth to remove dust.
2Open the Top Cover. Wipe the Control Panel with a dry, soft, and lint-free cloth to remove dust.
3Close the Top Cover.
4Pull the Output Tray (1) out and unfold the Document Stopper (2).
5Wipe the inside of the Output Tray with a dry, soft, and lint-free cloth to remove dust.

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6Fold the Document Stopper and firmly insert the Output Tray into the machine.
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Troubleshooting
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7 Troubleshooting
Identifying Your Problem
First, check the following:
•The AC power cord is connected properly and the machine is turned on.
•All of the protective parts have been removed.
•The Front Cover, Separation Pad Cover and Pick-up Roller Cover are completely closed.
•The interface cable is securely connected to the machine and the computer.
•The correct driver for the machine has been installed.
•The computer is connected to the correct port on the machine.
Machine does not scan:
If you did not solve your problem with the above checks, identify your problem and then go to the page suggested
below.
•Machine’s LEDs are blinking
See LED Indications.
•Status Monitor Error Message appears
See Error Messages in the Status Monitor.
•Other scanning difficulties
See Scanning Difficulties.
Other difficulties:
•Software difficulties
See Software Difficulties.
•Other difficulties
See Other Difficulties.
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Specifications
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A Specifications
General
Note
This chapter provides a summary of the machine’s specifications. For additional specifications, visit
http://www.brother.com/ for details.
Memory Capacity Standard 256 MB
Power Source USA 100 - 120 V AC 50/60 Hz
Latin American
Countries 220 - 240 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power
Consumption1USA/Canada Scanning2Approx. 18 W
Ready Approx. 7 W
Sleep Approx. 1.5 W
Power Down Approx. 0.25 W
Latin American
Countries Scanning2Approx. 18 W
Ready Approx. 7 W
Sleep Approx. 1.5 W
Power Down Approx. 0.3 W
Dimensions

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Weights Approx. 7.3 lb (3.3 kg)
Temperature Operating 41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C)
Humidity Operating 20 to 80 %
ADF (automatic document feeder) Up to 50 pages (Paper: 20 lb (80 g/m2) Letter or A4
size, or less than 0.2 in. (5 mm))
Document Size Multiple Paper Width 2.0 in. to 8.5 in. (51 mm to 215.9 mm)
Length 2.76 in. to 11.7 in. (70 mm to 297 mm)
Single Paper Width 2.0 in. to 8.5 in. (51 mm to 215.9 mm)
Length 2.76 in. to 34.0 in. (70 mm to 863 mm)
1Measured when the machine is connected to your computer.
2When 2-sided (duplex) scanning.