Brother iPrint Scan User Manual

Mobile Print/Scan Guide for Brother iPrint&Scan

Version K

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Definitions of notes

We use the following note style throughout this user’s guide:

NOTE

NOTE specifies the operating environment, conditions for installation, or special conditions of use.

Trademarks

Brother is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

Google, Android, Android Market, Gmail, Google Play, Google Cloud Print and Google Chrome are trademarks of Google Inc. Use of these trademarks is subject to Google Permissions.

Apple, OS X, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, iTunes, Safari and AirDrop are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

iCloud is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

Microsoft, Windows Phone, SkyDrive, Excel and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.

Wi-Fi Direct is a trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.

The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Brother Industries, Ltd. is under license.

Each company whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs.

Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related documents and any other materials are all trademarks or registered trademarks of those respective companies.

Section I For Android™ Devices

1 Introduction 2

Overview....................................................................................................................................................2

Hardware requirements.............................................................................................................................3

Supported operating systems ..............................................................................................................3

Device connections .............................................................................................................................3

Remote Print (Google Cloud Print) ............................................................................................................6

Downloading Brother iPrint&Scan from the Google Play™ Store app (Android Market™) .......................7

2Printing 8

Printing from the mobile device’s memory card.........................................................................................8

Printing photos.....................................................................................................................................8

Printing documents............................................................................................................................11

Printing from a web browser....................................................................................................................15

Printing web pages ............................................................................................................................15

Printing email messages..........................................................................................................................20

Printing from other applications...............................................................................................................24

Printing photos or documents ............................................................................................................24

Printing web pages ............................................................................................................................28

Print Settings ...........................................................................................................................................31

3Scanning 32

Scanning documents ...............................................................................................................................32

Scanning directly to your mobile device’s memory card....................................................................32

Opening scanned images in other applications .................................................................................36

Scan Settings ..........................................................................................................................................41

Section II For iOS Devices

4 Introduction 43

Overview..................................................................................................................................................43

Hardware requirements...........................................................................................................................44

Supported devices and operating systems........................................................................................44

Device connections ...........................................................................................................................44

Downloading Brother iPrint&Scan from the App Store ............................................................................48

5Printing 49

Printing photos from your mobile device’s photo album ..........................................................................49

For iPhone and iPod touch................................................................................................................49

For iPad and iPad mini ......................................................................................................................51

Printing from the document file list...........................................................................................................53

For iPhone and iPod touch................................................................................................................53

For iPad and iPad mini ......................................................................................................................53

Printing from a web browser....................................................................................................................54

For iPhone and iPod touch................................................................................................................54

For iPad and iPad mini ......................................................................................................................59

Printing data from the Clipboard..............................................................................................................64

For iPhone and iPod touch................................................................................................................64

For iPad and iPad mini ......................................................................................................................66

Printing photos taken with Brother iPrint&Scan .......................................................................................68

Printing photos or documents from other applications.............................................................................70

For iPhone and iPod touch................................................................................................................70

For iPad and iPad mini ......................................................................................................................72

Print Settings ...........................................................................................................................................74

6Scanning 75

Scanning documents ...............................................................................................................................75

Scanning documents and saving them in your mobile device’s photo album ...................................75

Sending by email ...............................................................................................................................79

Scanning documents and saving them to iCloud ..............................................................................84

Managing scanned images: opening, uploading, and sharing ..........................................................88

Scan Settings ..........................................................................................................................................93

Section III For Windows Phone® Devices

7 Introduction 95

Overview..................................................................................................................................................95

Hardware requirements...........................................................................................................................96

Supported operating systems ............................................................................................................96

Device connections ...........................................................................................................................96

Downloading Brother iPrint&Scan from the Windows Phone

(Windows Phone

Marketplace)...........................................................................................................98

8Printing 99

Printing images stored in your mobile device ..........................................................................................99

Printing photos taken with Brother iPrint&Scan .....................................................................................101

Printing photos or documents from Microsoft

Printing photos from other applications .................................................................................................105

Print Settings .........................................................................................................................................107

SkyDrive®....................................................................103

9Scanning 108

Scanning and saving documents to your mobile device or Microsoft® SkyDrive®................................108

Scan Settings ........................................................................................................................................110

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Section I

For Android

Introduction 2 Printing 8 Scanning 32

™

Devices

NOTE

Introduction 1

Overview 1

Brother iPrint&Scan allows you to use features of your Brother machine directly from your Android™ device, without using a computer.

Brother iPrint&Scan supports the following functions:

 Printing

Even if your machine is not connected to your computer, you can print photos, documents, web pages and email messages directly from your mobile device (see Printing on page 8).

 Scanning

Photos and documents scanned with your Brother machine can be saved directly to the memory card of your mobile device and opened with other applications. Additionally, if an email application that supports JPEG and PDF files is installed on your mobile device, scanned images can be attached to outgoing email messages and sent using your mobile device (see Scanning on page 32).

• For a list of models supported by Brother iPrint&Scan, please visit the Brother website at http://www.brother.com/apps/android/.

• If your machine does not have a printer or scanner, you cannot use the related print functions or scan functions of Brother iPrint&Scan.

Introduction

NOTE

Hardware requirements 1

Supported operating systems 1

For information about the supported operating systems, please refer to the Brother iPrint&Scan web page on Google Play™ Store app (Android Market™).

Device connections 1

To use Brother iPrint&Scan, connect your mobile device to your Brother machine using one of the following connection methods:

 Wi-Fi

 Wi-Fi Direct™

 Bluetooth

 NFC (Near Field Communication)

 Remote Print (Google Cloud Print™)

To configure your mobile device for each connection method, please refer to your mobile device’s user’s guide.

Depending on your Brother machine and mobile device, the supported connection methods may vary.

Wi-Fi connection 1

Brother iPrint&Scan supports wireless connections that use infrastructure mode; ad-hoc mode is not supported.

To configure your Brother machine for a Wi-Fi connection, please refer to your machine’s Quick Setup Guide.

 When the Brother machine is connected to the wireless access point/router using Wi-Fi:

1 Mobile device

2 Wireless access point/router

3 Wireless network machine (your machine)

Introduction

 When the Brother machine is connected to the wireless access point/router using a network cable:

1 Mobile device

2 Wireless access point/router

3 Network cable

4 Network machine (your machine)

Wi-Fi Direct™ connection 1

Connect your mobile device to your Brother machine using Wi-Fi Direct™. Wi-Fi Direct™ allows you to configure a secured wireless network between your Brother machine and a mobile device without using an access point.

If your Brother machine supports Wi-Fi Direct™ and you want to configure your Brother machine for a Wi-Fi Direct™ network, please download the Wi-Fi Direct™ Guide from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/

1 Mobile device

2 Your Brother machine

Introduction

Bluetooth connection 1

Connect your mobile device to your Brother machine using Bluetooth. To configure your Brother machine for a Bluetooth connection, please refer to your Brother machine’s User’s Guide.

1 Mobile device

2 Your Brother machine

NFC (Near Field Communication) 1

If you use NFC, you can print and scan by holding your mobile device against the NFC logo on your Brother machine. A network connection is not necessary.

Make sure your Brother machine's NFC function is turned on. You can confirm your machine’s NFC setting in the Network menu on the control panel of your machine. Your mobile device must also support NFC. Make sure your mobile device's NFC function is turned on.

Introduction

Remote Print (Google Cloud Print) 1

Remote Print function is based on Google Cloud Print. Google Cloud Print is a service offered by Google that allows you to print to your printer remotely.

To configure your Brother machine for printing using Google Cloud Print, download the Google Cloud Print Guide from your model's Manuals page on the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/

Your Brother Machine must support Google Cloud Print.

 If your Brother machine supports Google Cloud Print, your machine connects directly to the Google Cloud

Print server.

1 Mobile device

2 Internet

3 Your Brother machine

4 Wired or wireless network connection

Introduction

Downloading Brother iPrint&Scan from the Google Play™ Store app (Android Market™) 1

You can download and install Brother iPrint&Scan from the Google Play™ Store app (Android Market™). To take advantage of all the features supported by Brother iPrint&Scan, make sure you are using the latest version.

To download and install or uninstall Brother iPrint&Scan, please refer to your mobile device's user's guide.

NOTE

Printing 2

Printing from the mobile device’s memory card 2

Printing photos 2

You can print JPEG images that are saved on your mobile device’s memory card.

a Make sure the memory card has been inserted into the mobile device. b Open the Launcher on the mobile device. c Tap the Brother iPrint&Scan icon.

When the license agreement screen appears, carefully read and accept the terms of the agreement.

d Tap Photo Print. e Thumbnail photos are displayed. Tap the desired photo. f Confirm the image on the Print Preview screen and make sure your machine is selected.

Tap the screen to hide or show the operation buttons.

Printing

NOTE

g If a different machine is selected or if No Device selected is displayed, follow these steps:

1Tap .

2 Tap the displayed printer.

3 Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection or Bluetooth connection, make sure your Brother machine is

turned on, and then tap Networked Printer or Bluetooth Printer on your mobile device. Select your Brother machine from the list.

 To print using the NFC function, make sure your mobile device's NFC function is turned on, and

then tap NFC Printer on your mobile device.

 To print using Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap Remote Printer on your mobile device.

Available machines registered with your Google Account will be displayed. Select your Brother machine.

• To change the Google Account, launch Brother iPrint&Scan and in the main menu, press the Menu button, and then tap Information. Tap Account, and then select the desired account.

• To change the print options, see Print Settings on page 31.

4 Press the Back button to exit the Print Settings screen.

Printing

NOTE

h Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth connection, or Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap

Print. The print data will be sent to your Brother machine.

 To print using the NFC function, follow these steps:

1 When the Print Preview screen is displayed on your mobile device, hold your mobile device against

the NFC logo on your Brother machine. When the mobile device connects to the Brother machine, you will hear a sound and Touch to beam will be displayed on the mobile device's screen. The screen and the message displayed may vary, depending on your mobile device.

2 Continue to hold your mobile device against the NFC logo on the Brother machine, and tap the

center of the mobile device screen. Your Brother machine will start printing.

If your mobile device is not recognized, reposition your mobile device over the NFC logo and try again.

Printing

NOTE

Printing documents 2

You can print documents saved on your mobile device’s memory card.

The following file formats are supported:

 PDF

 Microsoft

Word (DOC/DOCX)

Excel® (XLS/XLSX)

PowerPoint® (PPT/PPTX)

 Text

• Password-protected documents cannot be printed.

• Some encrypted PDF files cannot be printed.

• When printing a PDF file that uses fonts that are not embedded in the file, characters may be replaced with characters of a different font or may be garbled.

• When printing a PDF that includes transparent objects, the transparency setting will be ignored and the file will be printed with that setting off.

a Make sure the memory card has been inserted into the mobile device. b Open the Launcher on the mobile device.

c Tap the Brother iPrint&Scan icon.

When the license agreement screen appears, carefully read and accept the terms of the agreement.

d Tap Document Print. e The document list is displayed. Tap the name of the document that you want to print.

Printing

NOTE

f When printing a Microsoft

Excel® file, a list of the worksheets appears. Select the worksheet that you

want to print.

g Confirm the image on the thumbnail Print Preview screen and make sure your machine is selected.

Pages marked with a check mark will be printed. Tap a page to remove the check mark if you do not want to print that page.

To select or deselect all pages, press the Menu button, and then tap to select or to deselect.

Printing

NOTE

h If a different machine is selected or if No Device selected is displayed, follow these steps:

1Tap .

2 Tap the displayed printer.

3 Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection or Bluetooth connection, make sure your Brother machine is

turned on, and then tap Networked Printer or Bluetooth Printer on your mobile device. Select your Brother machine from the list.

 To print using the NFC function, make sure your mobile device's NFC function is turned on, and

then tap NFC Printer on your mobile device.

 To print using Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap Remote Printer on your mobile device.

Available machines registered with your Google Account will be displayed. Select your Brother machine.

• To change the Google Account, launch Brother iPrint&Scan and in the main menu, press the Menu button, and then tap Information. Tap Account, and then select the desired account.

• To change the print options, see Print Settings on page 31.

4 Press the Back button to exit the Print Settings screen.

Printing

NOTE

i Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth connection, or Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap

Print. The print data will be sent to your Brother machine.

 To print using the NFC function, follow these steps:

1 When the Print Preview screen is displayed on your mobile device, hold your mobile device against

2 Continue to hold your mobile device against the NFC logo on the Brother machine, and tap the

center of the mobile device screen. Your Brother machine will start printing.

If your mobile device is not recognized, reposition your mobile device over the NFC logo and try again.

Printing

NOTE

Printing from a web browser 2

Printing web pages 2

You can print web pages using the web browser that is installed in Brother iPrint&Scan.

a Open the Launcher on the mobile device. b Tap the Brother iPrint&Scan icon.

When the license agreement screen appears, carefully read and accept the terms of the agreement.

c Tap Web Page Print. d The web browser is displayed.

You can view a web page using one of the following methods:

 Enter the URL directly

Tap the address field, and then enter the URL of the web page that you want to view.

Tap next to the address field, and then go to step e.

 Search for keywords

Tap the address field, and then enter the keywords that you want to search for.

Tap next to the address field.

The search results are displayed in the web browser.

Printing

NOTE

Tap the web page that you want to view, and then go to step e.

 Tap a bookmark

Tap .

Tap the bookmark of the web page that you want to view, and then go to step e.

 Tap the history

If you have viewed a web page previously, tap .

Tap History, and then tap the web page that you want to view.

Go to step e.

e The web page is displayed.

Tap Print Preview.

f Confirm the image on the thumbnail Print Preview screen and make sure your machine is selected.

Pages marked with a check mark will be printed. Tap a page to remove the check mark if you do not want to print that page.

To select or deselect all pages, press the Menu button, and then tap to select or to deselect.

Printing

NOTE

g If a different machine is selected or if No Device selected is displayed, follow these steps:

1Tap .

2 Tap the displayed printer.

3 Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection or Bluetooth connection, make sure your Brother machine is

turned on, and then tap Networked Printer or Bluetooth Printer on your mobile device. Select your Brother machine from the list.

 To print using the NFC function, make sure your mobile device's NFC function is turned on, and

then tap NFC Printer on your mobile device.

 To print using Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap Remote Printer on your mobile device.

Available machines registered with your Google Account will be displayed. Select your Brother machine.

• To change the Google Account, launch Brother iPrint&Scan and in the main menu, press the Menu button, and then tap Information. Tap Account, and then select the desired account.

• To change the print options, see Print Settings on page 31.

4 Press the Back button to exit the Print Settings screen.

Printing

NOTE

h Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth connection, or Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap

Print. The print data will be sent to your Brother machine.

 To print using the NFC function, follow these steps:

1 When the Print Preview screen is displayed on your mobile device, hold your mobile device against

2 Continue to hold your mobile device against the NFC logo on the Brother machine, and tap the

center of the mobile device screen. Your Brother machine will start printing.

If your mobile device is not recognized, reposition your mobile device over the NFC logo and try again.

Printing

NOTE

Deleting the browsing history 2

You can delete the browsing history.

a Tap . b Tap History. c Do one of the following:

 To delete a browsing history, touch the record and hold it until the pop-up screen appears.

A message will appear to confirm if you want to delete the browsing history.

Tap OK.

The browsing history will be cleared.

 To delete all of the browsing history, press the Menu button, and then tap Clear history.

A message will appear to confirm if you want to delete the browsing history.

Tap OK.

All of the browsing history will be cleared.

If you delete the browsing history, it is not available when using other web browsers.

Printing

NOTE

Printing email messages 2

You can use Brother iPrint&Scan to view and print email messages from your Gmail™ account (Google Account). To print the email messages, your mobile device must be configured to access the Gmail™ account.

a Open the Launcher on the mobile device. b Tap the Brother iPrint&Scan icon.

When the license agreement screen appears, carefully read and accept the terms of the agreement.

c Tap Email Print.

If your mobile device has been configured for multiple Gmail™ accounts (Google Accounts), choose the account that you want to access.

d The email list is displayed. Choose the email message that you want to print.

1 Label button

Tap this button to display other label messages.

2 Account button

Tap this button to change the account.

e The email message is displayed. Tap Print Preview.

Printing

NOTE

f Confirm the image on the thumbnail Print Preview screen and make sure your machine is selected.

Pages marked with a check mark will be printed. Tap a page to remove the check mark if you do not want to print that page.

To select or deselect all pages, press the Menu button, and then tap to select or to deselect.

Printing

NOTE

g If a different machine is selected or if No Device selected is displayed, follow these steps:

1Tap .

2 Tap the displayed printer.

3 Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection or Bluetooth connection, make sure your Brother machine is

turned on, and then tap Networked Printer or Bluetooth Printer on your mobile device. Select your Brother machine from the list.

 To print using the NFC function, make sure your mobile device's NFC function is turned on, and

then tap NFC Printer on your mobile device.

 To print using Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap Remote Printer on your mobile device.

Available machines registered with your Google Account will be displayed. Select your Brother machine.

• To change the Google Account, launch Brother iPrint&Scan and in the main menu, press the Menu button, and then tap Information. Tap Account, and then select the desired account.

• To change the print options, see Print Settings on page 31.

4 Press the Back button to exit the Print Settings screen.

Printing

NOTE

h Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth connection, or Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap

Print. The print data will be sent to your Brother machine.

 To print using the NFC function, follow these steps:

1 When the Print Preview screen is displayed on your mobile device, hold your mobile device against

2 Continue to hold your mobile device against the NFC logo on the Brother machine, and tap the

center of the mobile device screen. Your Brother machine will start printing.

If your mobile device is not recognized, reposition your mobile device over the NFC logo and try again.

Printing

NOTE

Printing from other applications 2

Documents can also be printed directly from other applications installed on your mobile device using Brother iPrint&Scan. For example, you can print photos that are attached to email messages from your mobile device.

Printing photos or documents 2

The following file formats are supported:

 PDF

 Microsoft® Word (DOC/DOCX)

 Microsoft

 Text

 Images (JPEG/PNG/GIF/BMP)

Excel® (XLS/XLSX)

PowerPoint® (PPT/PPTX)

• Password-protected documents cannot be printed.

• Some encrypted PDF files cannot be printed.

• When printing a PDF file that uses fonts that are not embedded in the file, characters may be replaced with characters of a different font or may be garbled.

• When printing a PDF that includes transparent objects, the transparency setting will be ignored and the file will be printed with that setting off.

a Use the desired application to select the file that you want to print, and share the file with Brother

iPrint&Scan. For example, in some applications you can share the file by tapping the share icon ( ). If the list of applications appears, select Brother iPrint&Scan.

• When the license agreement screen appears, carefully read and accept the terms of the agreement.

• If the text contains URLs, a web page for the URL or the text preview screen will appear. Tap

Print Preview and go to step c.

b When printing a Microsoft

want to print.

Excel® file, a list of the worksheets appears. Select the worksheet that you

Printing

NOTE

c Depending on the data, a Print Preview screen (A) or thumbnail Print Preview screen (B) appears.

Confirm the image and make sure your machine is selected. If screen (B) is displayed, make sure the pages that you want to print are marked with a check mark. Tap a page to remove the check mark if you do not want to print that page.

(A) (B)

(For thumbnail Print Preview screen)

To select or deselect all pages, press the Menu button, and then tap to select or to deselect.

Printing

NOTE

d If a different machine is selected or if No Device selected is displayed, follow these steps:

1Tap .

2 Tap the displayed printer.

3 Do one of the following:

 To print using the Wi-Fi connection or Bluetooth connection, make sure your Brother machine is

turned on, and then tap Networked Printer or Bluetooth Printer on your mobile device. Select your Brother machine from the list.

 To print using the NFC function, make sure your mobile device's NFC function is turned on, and

then tap NFC Printer on your mobile device.

 To print using Remote Print (Google Cloud Print), tap Remote Printer on your mobile device.

Available machines registered with your Google Account will be displayed. Select your Brother machine.

• To change the Google Account, launch Brother iPrint&Scan and in the main menu, press the Menu button, and then tap Information. Tap Account, and then select the desired account.

• To change the print options, see Print Settings on page 31.

4 Press the Back button to exit the Print Settings screen.

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Trademarks

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Overview 1

Hardware requirements 1

Supported operating systems 1

Device connections 1

Wi-Fi connection 1

Wi-Fi Direct™ connection 1

Bluetooth connection 1

NFC (Near Field Communication) 1

Remote Print (Google Cloud Print) 1

Downloading Brother iPrint&Scan from the Google Play™ Store app (Android Market™) 1

Printing 2

Printing from the mobile device’s memory card 2

Printing photos 2

Printing documents 2

Printing from a web browser 2

Printing web pages 2

Deleting the browsing history 2

Printing email messages 2

Printing from other applications 2

Printing photos or documents 2