Overview of This Function
You can use the following three types of storage locations for storing scanned documents.
Mail Box
Network
Memory Media
To scan the original and store it, press [Scan and Store] on the Main Menu screen → specify the location to store the scanned data.
Network Settings
Mail Box
Network
Memory Media
Mail Box
The Mail Box is a data storage location in the machine that stores and handles files for printing in a format exclusively supported by this machine.
It enables users to store files that are scanned with this machine, or data sent from a personal computer via the printer driver. You can print the stored document whenever necessary using the desired settings.
You can use up to 100 mail boxes and assign a name or set a PIN for each mail box.
Network
A network location refers to hard disk (Advanced Box) of another imageRUNNER ADVANCE series machine on the network that can be accessed by this machine.
By selecting the Advanced Box of another imageRUNNER ADVANCE series machine from [Network], you can scan a document with this machine, and store it in the Advanced Box of the other imageRUNNER ADVANCE series machine. You can also use this machine to print files stored in another imageRUNNER ADVANCE series machine on the network.
For instructions on saving files to the network, see "Storing Originals on the Network." For instructions on
specifying the settings for using a network, see "Network Settings."
Memory Media
Memory media is a storage location that can be used by connecting USB memory to the USB port of the machine. You can scan a document with this machine and store it in memory media in various file formats that can be used on your computer. You can also print files stored in memory media on this machine at any time with your desired print settings.
For instructions on inserting/removing memory media, see "Inserting and Removing Memory Media."
IMPORTANT
The following memory media file system is supported:
Type: USB memory
File System: FAT32, exFAT
Devices such as the following are not supported:
Memory media with security functions
Memory media that does not meet the USB specification
Memory card readers connected via USB
Usage methods such as the following are not supported:
Connecting memory media via an extension cable
Connecting memory media via a USB hub
Some memory media cannot be used.
Types of Mail Box Icons
As shown in the table below, icons indicates the color mode used when the file was stored and whether it was stored with print settings.
The icons for files stored from a computer or files with print settings become icons with print settings.
Icon
Types of Files
Color/Black
Without Print Settings
"Black and White"
With Print Settings
"Black and White"
Without Print Settings
"Color" or "Mixed"
RGB
With Print Settings
"Color" or "Mixed"
RGB
Without Print Settings
"Black and White"
CMYK*1
With Print Settings
"Black and White"
CMYK*1
Without Print Settings
"Color" or "Mixed"
CMYK*1
With Print Settings
"Color" or "Mixed"
CMYK*1
*1 If the file is stored in a mail box from the PS printer driver, the color format will be CMYK. To print full color CMYK files, only [Auto (Color/B&W)] can be specified. To print black CMYK files, [Black] can also be specified.
Types of Network/Memory Media Icons
The table below shows the types of files that can be used in the Advanced Box of another machine on the same network and memory media, as well as the icons used for each file type.
Icon
Type of File
JPEG file
TIFF file
PDF file
XPS file
OOXML file
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