Whether your Brother scanner comes as part of a printer or not, in order to use it you must connect it to a computer using a USB cable. That computer must have the scanner’s software package installed in order to properly process the scan file once it is sent from the scanner. Follow these basic instructions for using your Brother scanner, whether it has a document feeder or only allows you to place a single sheet on the scanning glass at a time.

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