Scanning on the C3765dnf Dell Laser Printer

Table of Contents:

1. Scanning Overview
2. Scanning From the Operator Panel - Scan to Application
3. Scanning from the Operator Panel - WSD Scan
4. Scanning Using the TWAIN Driver

This article provides information on "Scanning on the C3765dnf Dell Laser Printer"

1. Scanning Overview

Use your Dell C3765dnf Multifunction Color Laser Printer to turn pictures and text into editable images on your computer.

The Dell C3765dnf Multifunction Color Laser Printer provides several ways to scan your document. There are two main scanning types. One is operated on the printer side without using the scanner driver, and the other is operated on the computer side using a software and the scanner driver. See the available features below to help you find the information you need.

• Scanning - With scanner driver
• Scanning - Without scanner driver
  
  Scanning - With scanner driver
• Scan into a graphic software such as PaperPort (a software for Microsoft® Windows® that is bundled with the printer) and Adobe® Photoshop® using a TWAIN driver (Supporting USB and Network connections for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh using a graphic software) See "Scanning Using the TWAIN Driver."
• Scan into a Microsoft’s default program such as Windows Photo Gallery and Microsoft Paint, using a Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) driver. (Supporting USB and Network (including WSD) connections on Windows only)
• Scan into a Microsoft’s default program such as Windows Photo Gallery and Microsoft Paint, using a Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) driver. (Supporting USB and Network (including WSD) connections on Windows only)
• Scan and send the scanned document to computer connected via USB cable (Supporting USB connection for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh using bundled software tool of ScanButton Manager) Using the feature of Scan to Application on the operator panel of your printer, the scanned image is saved in the location of your computer specified with the ScanButton Manager.
  
  See "Scanning From the Operator Panel - Scan to Application."

Scanning - Without scanner driver

• Scan and save the scanned document in a USB memory.
• Scan and send the scanned document by e-mail.
• Scan and send the scanned document to computer or server connected to network.
• Scan and send the scanned document to a computer connected to a network using WSD.

PaperPort:

PaperPort that comes bundled with this printer can be used to manage all your documents. You can organize, search, and share all of your scanned documents.

If you prefer to use another application, such as Adobe Photoshop, you must assign the application to the printer by selecting it from the list of available applications through the Select Software button each time you start scanning.

If you do not assign an application to the Select Software button, PaperPort is automatically selected when you start scanning.

Dell ScanCenter:

Dell ScanCenter is a PaperPort application that enables you to scan items and send them directly to PaperPort or other programs on your computer without first running PaperPort. Dell ScanCenter runs as a separate application from the Windows start menu and displays the Dell ScanCenter bar.



Icons on the Dell ScanCenter bar represent the programs that are limited to PaperPort and to Dell ScanCenter. To scan and send an item to a program, click the program icon and then scan the item. Dell ScanCenter automatically starts the selected program when the scan is complete.

More info can be found in the c3765dnf User’s Guide.

2. Scanning From the Operator Panel - Scan to Application

This feature is supported on both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh.

1. Load the document into the DADF or onto the Glass Flatbed.
2. Press the HOME Button.
3. Select SCAN Menu.
4. Select Application.
5. Specify scan options such as Output Color, Resolution, 2 Sided Scanning, and File Formaton the Scan to Application, Quality and Options tabs.
6. Press the START Button to begin scanning the document.

ScanButton Manager:

The Scan to Application stores the image files in the My Documents folder by default, and then you can open them using the related application. Use ScanButton Manager to change the output destination of the obtained image files and to select whether to open the image files using the related application.

More info can be found in the c3765dnf User’s Guide.

3. Scanning from the Operator Panel - WSD Scan

If the printer is connected to a computer via network using WSD (Web Services on Devices), you can use the WSD Scan function to send scanned images to a computer.

To use the WSD Scan function, WSD Scan needs to be set to Enable.

For Windows 7:

1. Click Start - Computer - Network.
2. Right-click the icon for the printer, and then click Install. The printer is connected using WSD.

For Windows Vista:

1. Click Start - Network.
2. Right-click the icon for the printer, and then click Install.
3. Click Continue. The printer is connected using WSD.

Procedures for WSD Scan

1. Load the document into the DADF or onto the Glass Flatbed.
2. Press the HOME Button.
3. Select SCAN Menu.
4. Select WSD Scan.
5. Select Down Arrow until the desired computer you want to send the scan job to appears, and then select that computer.
6. Select Event, and specify the type of scan.
7. Press the START Button to begin scanning the document.

More info can be found in the c3765dnf User’s Guide.

4. Scanning Using the TWAIN Driver

Your printer supports the TWAIN driver for scanning images that supports Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9, Mac OS X 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.7, Mac OS X 10.8 works with various scanners.

1. Load the document into the DADF or onto the Glass Flatbed.
2. Start the drawing software that supports TWAIN, such as PaperPort for Windows. For using other than PaperPort, proceed to step 6.
3. To set the location where to store the scanned images:
   Click Desktop - Folders.
   In the Folders panel, specify a destination folder.
4. To set the scanner:
   Click Desktop - Scan Settings - Select...
   In the Available Scanners dialog box, select TWAIN: Dell C3765dnf Color MFP, and then click OK.
5. Make sure that Display scanner dialog box check box is selected on the Scan or Get Photo panel.
6. Click Scan to begin scanning process.
7. The Dell C3765dnf Color MFP TWAIN Driver window appears.
    
   Note: The screen image may vary depending on the operating system.
8. In the Basic Scanning tab, set the desired preferences, and click Preview to display the preview image.
9. Adjust the settings in the Image Quality and Image Option tabs.
10. Click Scan to start scanning.
11. When the scanning is completed, click Close to exit the window.
12. Click Done to close the PaperPort - Scan window.

The scanned image is automatically saved in the specified location.

More info can be found in the c3765dnf User’s Guide.

If these steps do not correct the problem, please contact Dell Technical Support.