Scan to PC
- Product support for
- Xerox B215 Multifunction Printer
- Article ID
- KB0327196
- Published
- 2021-05-24
Scanning service enables users to create a digital version of a hard copy document which can be sent to a computer over the network or through a USB connection. The document can be scanned in color, grayscale, or black and white, and the digital file can then be sent to a specified destination.
You can physically scan a document to a computer connected to the device in one of two ways:
USB Connection: To scan to a computer connected directly to the device, use a USB cable connection.
Network Connection: To scan to a computer on the network, from the printer.
This article provides instructions to scan using any of these options:
Scan using the Scan to PC icon on the printer’s control panel.
Scan using the Scan to Network icon on the printer’s control panel.
Before you begin:
Before you begin the any scan process, ensure that your printer has been set up.
For Windows computers, the Xerox B215 Windows PrintDrivers Utilities package must be installed, with Xerox Easy Printer Manager.
For Macintosh OS 10.14 and lower, the driver packet Xerox_B215_MacOS_Utilities_PrintDriver_Signed.dmg must be downloaded, and the scan driver “MAC_ICDM” and Easy Printer Manager application must be installed.
For Macintosh OS 10.15 and above, the driver packet Xerox_B2xx_Series_Print_Scan_Drivers_.dmg must be downloaded, and the scan driver “MAC_ICDM” must be installed. With this scan driver installed, use the imbedded Mac Image Capture application to scan.
Note: Xerox Easy Print Manager is no longer supported for Mac OS 10.15 or above.
Option 1: Scanning - Using Xerox Easy Printer Manager
Note: Xerox Easy Print Manager is no longer supported for Mac OS 10.15 or above. Mac OS users 10.15 and above can use default scanning software that comes preinstalled on your computer such as Image Capture.
At the printer, load originals face up into the automatic document feeder, or place a single original face down on the document glass.
At your computer, open Xerox Easy Printer Manager.
Click the Printer menu, then from the list, select the printer required. When printing using USB select the USB Port of the printer. When printing using the network select the IP address or Host name of printer.
Click Home, then click Scan. The Easy Document Creator utility opens.
To scan, select Quick Scan or Advanced Scan.
Click Save to save your scanned image and send it to the location specified.
Option 2: Scanning – Using Scan to PC Icon on Local UI
Before you begin:
Scan to PC is supported for Windows and Mac OS 10.14 and below.
Xerox Easy Print Manager is no longer supported for Mac OS 10.15 or above.
If you have not enabled scan in Easy Printer Manager from your computer, your computer will not appear as a destination in the Scan to PC service. Please follow the steps below.
If you have already enabled scanning from the Easy Printer Manger, skip to Scanning from Local UI using Scan to PC Icon section below.
Enabling Scan from Xerox Easy Printer Manager.
At the printer, load originals face up into the automatic document feeder, or place a single original face down on the document glass.
At your computer, open Xerox Easy Printer Manager.
Click the Printer menu, then from the list, select the printer required. When printing using USB select the USB Port of the printer. When printing using the network select the IP address or Host name of printer.
At the top of the Xerox Easy Printer Manager window, select Advanced Setting or Machine Settings.
Click Scan to PC Settings. The Scan to PC Settings screen appears.
For Scan activation, select Enable.
Select the scan features required:
Color Mode or Output Color: Select to produce black and white, grayscale or color output.
Resolution: Affects the appearance of the scanned image. A higher resolution produces a better quality image. A lower resolution reduces communication time when sending the file over the network.
Scan Size or Original Size: Allows you to specify the size of the image to be scanned.
Original Type: Used to improve the image quality by selecting the document type for the originals.
Darkness or Lighten/Darken: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of the output.
Select your File Settings:
Save to: Browse to the location where you want your scanned file to be saved.
File Format: Determines the type of file created.
OCR Language: If scanning to a format compatible with OCR, select OCR settings.
For Actions after Saving select an option.
Click Save at the bottom of screen to save your scan and file settings.
Note: You can also select Default to set the device to scan using the default settings.
Scanning from Local UI using Scan to PC Icon.
At the printer control panel, press the Home button.
Load your original documents:
Use the document glass for single pages or paper that cannot be fed using the automatic document feeder. Lift the document feeder, then place the original document face down in the upper-left corner of the document glass.
For single or multiple pages, use the automatic document feeder. Remove any staples and paper clips from the pages. Insert the original documents face up in the document feeder, with the top of the page entering the feeder first. Adjust the paper guides so that they fit against the original documents.
Touch Scan to PC icon, a list of available computers appear.
Touch the computer destination required.
Adjust the scan settings as needed:
To save the scanned document with a specific file format, touch the attachment file format, then select the required format.
Configure all other features, such as Output Color or Original Type, as needed.
Note: Use the scroll function to access all feature screens.
Touch Scan. The device begins scanning the original.
If scanning from the document glass, to scan another page touch Yes. Load an original and touch Scan. Otherwise, touch No. The images are scanned and sent to the destination selected in the job.
Option 3: Scanning – Using Scan to Network Icon on Local UI
Before you begin:
Ensure your PC and Printer are on the same subnet network.
Ensure that your computer has been set up to use the scan function.
Ensure that your printer has been set up for the scan function at install. For details, refer to Configure Scan to Network Settings Using CentreWare Internet Services (CWIS).
At the printer control panel, press the Home button.
Load your original documents:
Use the document glass for single pages or paper that cannot be fed using the automatic document feeder. Lift the document feeder, then place the original document face down in the upper-left corner of the document glass.
For single or multiple pages, use the automatic document feeder. Remove any staples and paper clips from the pages. Insert the original documents face up in the document feeder, with the top of the page entering the feeder first. Adjust the paper guides so that they fit against the original documents.
Touch Scan to Network icon, a list of available address destinations will, appear.
Touch the computer destination required.
Adjust the scan settings as needed:
To save the scanned document with a specific file format, touch the attachment file format, then select the required format.
Configure all other features, such as Output Color or Original Type, as needed.
Note: Use the scroll function to access all feature screens.
Touch Scan. The device begins scanning the original.
If scanning from the document glass, to scan another page touch Yes. Load an original and touch Scan. Otherwise, touch No. The images are scanned and sent to the destination selected in the job.
To return to the home screen, press the Home button.