# Scanning from the Machine

|  | The sequence of "scanning a document and saving it to a computer" can only be done when scanning from the machine. Scan while specifying what computer documents will be saved to; whether to scan documents in color or black and white; whether to save documents as PDFs or JPEGs; and other settings.

1
Place the document(s). Placing Documents
2
Press and tap <Scan>.
When the logon screen appears, use the numeric keys to enter the user name and password. Then select the authentication server and press . Logging on to Authorized Send
3
Tap <Computer>.
4
Select the destination computer.
This screen is not displayed if only a computer is connected to the machine via USB.
Up to 10 network-connected computers can be displayed.
5
Select the scan type.

Scan type | Color | Resolution | File format
<Color Scan> | Color | 300 dpi | JPEG (Exif)
<Black & White Scan> | Black and white*1 | 300 dpi | PDF (Searchable*2, High compression)
<Custom 1> | Color | 300 dpi | JPEG (Exif)
<Custom 2> | Color | 300 dpi | JPEG (Exif)
*1 Documents are scanned in black and white only, with no intermediate shades of gray. *2 A PDF format where characters on the document are scanned as text data and the text can be searched using a computer.

To change settings
The settings in the table above are all factory default settings. You can change settings from MF Scan Utility. For more information, click [Instructions] on MF Scan Utility.
If you are a Mac OS user, see "Canon Scanner Driver Guide." For Mac OS Users
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Press .
Scanning of the document starts.
To cancel scanning, tap <Cancel> <Yes>.

| You cannot scan while the ScanGear MF is displayed. Close the screen before scanning. |  |

###### When placing documents in the feeder in step 1

When scanning is complete, the save destination folder is displayed on the computer.

###### When placing documents on the platen glass in step 1

When scanning is complete, follow the procedure below (except if you selected JPEG as a file format).

1 | If there are additional pages of documents to be scanned, place the next document on the platen glass, and press . Repeat this step until you finish scanning all of the pages. When there is only one page to be scanned, proceed to the next step.
2 | Tap <Finish>. The save destination folder is displayed on the computer.

##### About the save destination folder By default, the scanned data is saved to the My Documents folder. A subfolder named with the scanning date is created, and the data is saved to that folder. You can change the save destination from MF Scan Utility. For more information, click [Instructions] on MF Scan Utility.

##### Scan from the machine more easily To always scan using the same settings: Changing Default Settings To register combinations of scan settings and display them when needed: Registering Frequently Used Scan Settings (E-Mail/I-Fax/Shared Folder/FTP Server) ##### Other useful scanning functions You can save scanned documents to a USB memory device or send them by e-mail or as I-Faxes. The documents can also be saved to shared folders/FTP Server. You can accomplish these functions directly from the machine. Scanning Documents Directly to USB Memory Sending Documents as E-Mails Directly from the Machine Saving Documents Directly in Shared Folder/FTP Server

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