I have installed printer drivers for my Brother printer and I can print ok but for some reason the printer will not connect to my iMac to scan. Never had this problem with my PC. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Many postings about scanners not being seen. Apple just released an update for 10.7.x Maybe it will include a fix for you I hope it does.
Can you provide more information about which iMac you have, the version of Mac OS X, and the model of the Brother printer you are using? Have you installed all of the available software updates including those provided by Brother?
I use a Brother laser printer to scan documents without any issues, although instead of using the Brother software I have begun to use the scan features accessible from the Print & Scan System Preferences (I'm assuming you are running Lion since your profile doesn't say). After opening the Print & Scan System Preferences click on your printer in the Printers column, then click on the Scan button on the right side of the window. Specify whether you are scanning from the document feeder or the flatbed, then click on the Overview button to do a pre-scan. I have been quite satisfied scanning this way.
Thanks for your prompt reply. I ended up going through system preferences, printers and then it scanned ok. I'm just used to PC's whereby you scan and it appears automatically in Word. Just a re education process for me. I tried to delete my question but was unable to do so.Thanks
I can't scan to my iMac
