Scanning photos

For Windows users

1. Load the photo or photos facedown on the scanner glass.

2. Click or Start.

3. Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.

4. Navigate to:

   Printer Home > select your printer > Scan > Advanced scan

5. From the Scan Source list, select Flatbed.

6. From the Scan Settings tab, select the appropriate settings:

   1. Set Resolution (dpi) to 150 dpi or more.

   2. Set Color Depth to Color.

   3. Set Content Type to Photo.

   4. From the Original Types list, select the item that best describes your original photo.

      • For example, if you are scanning a glossy photo printed on your inkjet printer, then select Inkjet Glossy.

      • If you are scanning a glossy photo purchased from a photo print service, then select Retail Photo.

7. Click Scan, and then follow the instructions on the computer screen.

8. When the scan is complete, save the photo or photos as JPEG(*.JPG).

For Macintosh users

1. Load the photo or photos facedown on the scanner glass.

2. From the Applications folder in the Finder, launch Image Capture.

3. From the list of devices, select your printer.

   Note: If your printer name is not present in the list of devices, then you need to create a print queue for your printer. For more information, see the documentation that came with your operating system.

4. Adjust the scan settings as follows:

   1. Set Kind to Color.

   2. Set Resolution to 150 dpi or more.

   3. Set Format to JPEG.

   4. Set Original Type to the item that best describes your original photo.

      • For example, if you are scanning a glossy photo printed on your inkjet printer, then select Inkjet Glossy Photo.

      • If you are scanning a glossy photo purchased from a photo print service, then select Retail Glossy Photo.

5. Start the scan job.

Scanning directly from the printer control panel

1. Load the photo or photos facedown on the scanner glass.

   Note: If you have sheets loaded on the ADF and photos loaded on the scanner glass, then the sheets on the ADF will be scanned. Make sure to clear the ADF if you want to scan the photos on the scanner glass.

2. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

   > Scan > > select a scan destination

   If necessary, follow the instructions on the printer display.

   Note: If you have selected a computer as the scan destination, then make sure that the scan software is installed on the destination computer.

3. From the Scan Options menu, press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the scan option you want to set, and then press the left or right arrow button to select an appropriate setting.

   If necessary, press each time you make a selection.

   1. Set File Type to Photo.

   2. Set Quality to 150 dpi or more.

   3. Set Content Type to Photo.

   4. Set Content Source to the option that best describes your original photo.

      • For example, if you are scanning a glossy photo printed on your inkjet printer, then select Inkjet Glossy.

      • If you are scanning a glossy photo purchased from a photo print service, then select Retail Photo.

4. Press .