KODAK OFFICE HERO 6.1 All-in-One Printer — Extended User Guide

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8 Scanning

Scanning from the printer control panel

When you scan a document or picture(s) from the control panel, you have the following options:

Scan to Computer - scans to a file or to Home Center Software on your computer
Scan to Memory Card - scans to a memory card in the memory card slot
Scan to USB Flash Drive - scans to a flash drive attached to the front USB port
Scan to Email* - scans to an email address that you select from the Email Profile you set up in the Online Printer Management Tool
Scan to Network Folder* - scans to a shared network folder that you designated in the Online Printer Management Tool

* Before you can use these options, you must set up Scan to Email (see Setting up Scan To Email) and Scan to Network Folder (see Setting up Scan To Network Folder) from the Online Printer Management Tool.

Scanning to a computer

To scan to a computer:

Load the original(s) (see Loading originals for scanning).
Press Scan on the printer control panel.
Select Scan to Computer, then press OK.

Press to select an option, then press or to change the setting.

Scan Option	Settings	Description
Scan To	USB-connected Computer (default)	The scanned file is sent to the USB-connected computer.
Scan To	Name of computer (only if a computer is connected by wireless or Ethernet network)	The scanned file is sent to the computer on the wireless or Ethernet network.
Original	1-sided (default)	Original document is printed on one side
Original	2-sided	Original document is printed on both sides of the page. Select this only if you are scanning both sides of the page and have loaded the document into the ADF.
Scan What	Document (default)	Sets the scan settings for scanning a document (see Changing the scan settings for scanning from the printer control panel).
Scan What	Photo	Sets the scan settings for scanning a picture (see Changing the scan settings for scanning from the printer control panel).
Destination	File (default)	Sends the scanned file in the format and to the location on your computer that you designate.
Destination	Application (available only when Home Center Software is installed on computer)	Sends the scanned file to Home Center Software.
Save as Defaults	No / Yes	To save the settings as the new default, press OK. With Yes selected, press OK.

Press Start Black to make a black-and-white scan, or press Start Color to make a color scan. The scanned file appears at the destination you specified.

Scanning to a memory card or USB flash drive

To scan to a memory card or USB flash drive:

Load the original(s) (see Loading originals for scanning).
Press Scan on the printer control panel.
Press to select Scan to Memory Card or Scan to USB Flash Drive, then press OK.

Press to select an option, then press or to change the setting.

Scan Option	Settings	Description
Scan What	Photo (default)	Sets the scan settings for scanning a picture (see Changing the scan settings for scanning from the printer control panel).
Scan What	Document	Sets the scan settings for scanning a document (see Changing the scan settings for scanning from the printer control panel).
File Type	JPG (default)	The scanned file is saved as a JPG.
	Single-page PDF	The scanned file is saved as a single-page PDF.
	Multi-page PDF	The scanned file is saved as a multiple-page PDF.
Original	1-sided (default)	Original document is printed on one side.
Original	2-sided	Original document is printed on both sides of the page. Select this only if you are scanning both sides of the page and have loaded the document into the ADF.
Scan Size	Auto (default) 2 x 3 3.5 x 5 4 x 6 4 x 7 4 x 8 5 x 7 4 x 12 8 x 10 8.5 x 11 A4 8.5 x 14	Determines the size that is scanned.
Save as Defaults	No / Yes	To save the settings as the new default, press OK. With Yes selected, press OK.

Press Start Black to make a black-and-white scan, or press Start Color to make a color scan. The scanned file appears at the destination you specified.

Scanning to email

You can scan your original and immediately send the scanned file by email to one or more recipients directly from the printer.

NOTE:

You must first use the Online Printer Management Tool to set up scanning to email options (see Setting up Scan To Email).

Load the original.
Press Scan on the printer control panel.
Press to select Scan To Email, then press OK.
Select an outgoing email profile (the person from whom the email with the scan attachment is sent), then press OK.
If necessary, enter the 4-digit PIN number (the same 4-digit PIN you set up during Creating the outgoing email profile), select Done, then press OK.
Select an email recipient, then press OK.
Repeat step 6 for each recipient.
Press Start Black to make a black-and-white scan, or press Start Color to make a color scan.
If desired, load another original, then press OK to scan it.

Press Start Black or Start Color to send the scan by email.

NOTE:

Pressing either Start button triggers the printer to send the scan. It does not matter which Start button you press; whether a scan is color or black and white is determined by what you chose in step 8.

Scanning to network folder

You can scan your original and immediately send the scanned file to a network folder directly from the printer.

NOTE:

You must first use the Online Printer Management Tool to set up scanning to network folder options (see Setting up Scan To Network Folder).

Load the original.
Press Scan on the printer control panel.
Press to select Scan to Network Folder, then press OK.
Select Sharing folder, then press OK.
If necessary, enter the 4-digit PIN number (the same 4-digit PIN you set up during Adding a network folder profile), select Done, then press OK.
Press Start Black to make a black-and-white scan, or press Start Color to make a color scan.
If desired, load another original, then press OK to scan it.

Press Start Black or Start Color to send the scan to a network folder.

NOTE:

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