Trying to scan via the paper feed of C309a to computer

I have recently upgraded to a Macbook Air and now I'm trying to scan for the first time from the printer to the computer. This was not a problem on my MacBook Pro. When I open the printer window there is no 'scan' button to press, like I had before? So what do I do to be able to scan?
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Hi @Castletonway
I can help you scan to your Mac running 10.9.3.
Although there is no full feature software and driver available from HP, the OS X v10.9 Mavericks driver for your printer is available through Apple Software Update (ASU).
With this driver you can still print and scan, you just wont have HP software to scan from. Scanning to the computer from the printer control panel is only available when using HP Scan software, thus it will not work because there is no HP scan software as apart of the Apple Software Update driver.
Instead, you can scan using,
Method one: Scan from the Print & Scan window
Method two: Scan from Apple Preview
Method three: Scan from Apple Image Capture
I hope this helps. If you have any additional questions are have any difficulty using any of these methods, please let me know what method you are trying and what the issue/error is. You may also find the following document helpful; OS X v10.9 Mavericks: Installing and Using the Printer on a Mac
I hope this resolves your inquiry.
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