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DPOF printing4
DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format.
Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon 
Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo 
Film Co. Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial 
Co. Ltd. and Sony Corporation) created this 
standard to make it easier to print images 
from a digital camera.
If your digital camera supports DPOF 
printing, you will be able to choose on the 
digital camera display the images and 
number of copies you want to print.
When a memory card (CompactFlash
®, 
Memory Stick
®, Memory Stick Pro™, 
SecureDigital™ MultiMediaCard™ or xD-
Picture Card™) containing DPOF information 
is put into your machine, you can print the 
chosen image easily.
To print directly from a memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive containing DPOF 
information on it follow the instructions below:
aFirmly insert the memory card into the 
correct slot. 
 
C.Flash Active
Press ( PhotoCapture ). 
bPress a or  b to choose  Print Images . 
Press  OK.
cIf there is a DPOF file on the card, the 
LCD will show:
 
DPOF Print:Yes  e
dPress a or  b to choose 
DPOF Print:Yes . Press OK.
ePress  a or  b to choose the type of paper 
you are using,  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother Photo  or 
Other Photo . 
Press  OK.
fPress  a or  b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter, A4 , 10x15cm  or 
13x18cm .
„ If you selected Letter or A4, go to  g.
„ If you selected another size, go to  h.
„ If you have finished choosing 
settings, press  Colour Start.
gPress a or  b to choose the print size 
( 10 x 8cm , 13 x 9cm , 15 x 10cm , 
18 x 13cm , 20 x 15cm  or 
Max. Size ). 
Press  OK.
hPress  Colour Start  to print.
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PhotoCapture Center™ 
print settings
4
These settings will re main until you change 
them again.
Print quality4
aPress  Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose 
1.Print Quality .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose  Normal or 
Photo .
Press  OK.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Paper Options4
Paper Type4
aPress Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose  2.Paper Type .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother Photo  or 
Other Photo .
Press  OK.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Paper Size4
aPress Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose  3.Paper Size .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter, A4 , 10x15cm  or 
13x18cm . 
Press  OK.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Print Size4
This setting is available only when you select 
Letter or A4 in the paper size setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose  4.Print Size .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose the print size you 
are using,  10 x 8cm , 13 x 9cm , 
15 x 10cm , 18 x 13cm , 20 x 15cm  
or  Max. Size . 
Press  OK.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
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Adjusting Brightness, 
Contrast and Colour4
Brightness4
aPress 
Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose  5.Brightness .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to make a lighter or darker 
print.
Press  OK.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Contrast4
You can select the contrast setting. More 
contrast will make an image look sharper and 
more vivid.
aPress Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose  6.Contrast .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
Press  OK.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Colour Enhancement4
You can turn on the colour enhancement 
feature to print more vivid images. Printing 
time will be slower.
aPress Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose 
7.Color Enhance .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose  On (or  Off ).
Press  OK.
„ If selecting  Off, then go to  g.
ePress  a or  b to choose 
1.White Balance , 2.Sharpness  or 
3.Color Density .
Press  OK.
fPress  a or  b to adjust the degree of the 
setting.
Press  OK.
gPress  Stop/Exit .
Note
•White Balance
This setting adjusts the hue of the white 
areas of an image. Lighting, camera 
settings and other influences will effect the 
appearance of white. The white areas of a 
picture may be slightly pink, yellow or 
some other colour. By using this, you can 
correct this effect and bring the white 
areas back to pure white.
• Sharpness
This setting enhances the detail of an 
image, similar to adjusting the fine focus 
on a camera. If the image is not in true 
focus and you cannot see the fine details 
of the picture, then adjust the sharpness.
• Colour Density
This setting adjusts the total amount of 
colour in the image. You can increase or 
decrease the amount of colour in an 
image to improve a washed out or weak 
picture.
 
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Cropping4
If your photo is too long or wide to fit the 
available space on your chosen layout, part 
of the image will be automatically cropped.
The default setting is  On. If you want to print 
the whole image, turn this setting to  Off.
aPress  Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose  8.Cropping .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose  Off (or On).
Press  OK.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Cropping : On
  4
Cropping: Off  4
Borderless printing4
This feature expands the printable area to the 
edges of the paper. Printing time will be 
slightly slower.
aPress  Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose  9.Borderless .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose  Off (or On).
Press  OK.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
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Scan to a memory card 
or USB Flash memory 
drive
4
You can scan monochrome and colour 
documents into a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive. Monochrome documents will 
be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file formats 
(*.TIF). Colour documents may be stored in 
PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats. 
The default setting is Color 150 dpi and 
the default file format is PDF. The machine 
automatically creates file names based on 
the current date. (For details, see the Quick 
Setup Guide.) For example, the fifth image 
scanned on June 1, 2007 would be named 
01060705.PDF. You can change the colour 
and quality. 
aInsert a CompactFlash®, Memory 
Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, 
SecureDigital™, MultiMediaCard™, 
xD-Picture Card™ or USB Flash 
memory drive into your machine.
WARNING 
DO NOT take out the memory card while 
PhotoCapture  is blinking to avoid 
damaging the card or data stored on the 
card.
 
bLoad your document.
cPress ( Scan).
dPress  a or  b to choose 
Scan to Media , do one of the 
following:
„ To change the quality press  OK and 
go to step  e.
„ To start scanning press  Mono Start 
or  Colour Start .
ePress a or  b to choose the quality, and 
then press  OK.
Do one of the following.
„ To change the file type, go to step  f.
„ To start scanning press  Mono Start 
or  Colour Start .
fPress a or  b to choose the file type and 
then press  OK.
Press  Mono Start  or Colour Start .
Changing the image quality4
aPress Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose 
0.Scan to Media .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose  1.Quality .
Press  OK.
ePress  a or  b to choose 
B/W 200x100 dpi , B/W 200 dpi , 
Color 150 dpi , Color 300 dpi  or 
Color 600 dpi .
Press  OK.
fPress  Stop/Exit .
QualitySelectable File 
Format
Color 150 dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 300 dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 600 dpi JPEG  / PDF
B/W 200x100 dpi TIFF  / PDF
B/W 200 dpi TIFF  / PDF
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Changing the monochrome 
file format4
aPress  Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose 
0.Scan to Media .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose 
2.B/W File Type .
Press  OK.
ePress  a or  b to choose  TIFF or PDF .
Press  OK.
fPress  Stop/Exit .
Changing the colour file 
format4
aPress Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
2.PhotoCapture .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose 
0.Scan to Media .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose 
3.ColorFile Type .
Press  OK.
ePress  a or  b to choose  JPEG or PDF .
Press  OK.
fPress  Stop/Exit .
Understanding the 
Error Messages
4
Once you are familiar with the types of errors 
that can occur while you are using 
PhotoCapture Center™, you can easily 
identify and troubleshoot any problems.
„ Hub is Unusable.
This message will appear if a Hub or USB 
Flash memory drive with a Hub has been 
put into the USB direct interface.
„ Media Error
This message will appear if you put in a 
memory card that is either bad or not 
formatted, or when there is a problem with 
the media drive. To clear this error, take 
out the memory card.
„ No File
This message will appear if you try to 
access a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive in the drive (slot) that does 
not contain a .JPG file.
„ Out of Memory
This message will appear if you are 
working with images that are too large for 
the machines memory.
This message will also appear when a 
memory card or USB Flash memory drive 
you are using does not have enough 
available space to scan the documents.
„ Media is Full.
This message will appear if you are trying 
to save more than 999 files in a memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive.
„ Unusable Device
This message will appear if a USB device 
or USB Flash memory drive that is not 
supported has been connected to the USB 
direct interface (For more information, visit 
us at http://solutions.brother.com.
). This 
message can also appear if you connect a 
broken device to the USB direct interface.
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Printing photos 
directly from a 
PictBridge camera
5
 
Your Brother machine supports the 
PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect 
to and print photos directly from any 
PictBridge compatible digital camera.
If your camera supports the USB Mass 
Storage standard, you can also print photos 
from a digital camera without PictBridge.  See 
Printing photos directly from a digital camera 
(without PictBridge)  on page 41. 
PictBridge requirements5
To avoid errors, remember the following 
points:
„ The machine and the digital camera must 
be connected using a suitable USB cable.
„ The image file extension must be .JPG 
(Other image file extensions like .JPEG, 
.TIF, .GIF and so on will not be 
recognized).
„ PhotoCapture Center™ operations are 
not available when using the PictBridge 
feature.
Setting your digital camera
Make sure your camera is in PictBridge 
mode. Some of the settings listed below may 
not be available for your PictBridge 
compatible digital camera. Depending on your camera some of these 
settings may not be available.
1See 
DPOF printing  on page 40 for more details.
2If your camera is set to use the Printer Settings 
(Default setting), the machine will print your photo 
using the following settings.
„When your camera does not have any 
menu selections, this setting is also used.
„ The names and availability of each setting 
depends on the specification of your 
camera.
Please refer to the documentation supplied 
with your camera for more detailed 
information on changing PictBridge settings.
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Camera Menu 
Selections Options
Paper Size Letter, A4, 10x15 cm,  Printer Settings (Default 
setting)
2
Paper Type Plain Paper, Glossy Paper, Inkjet Paper, 
Printer Settings (Default 
setting)
2
Layout Borderless: On, Borderless: Off, Printer 
Settings (Default setting)
2
DPOF setting1-
Print Quality Normal, Fine, Printer  Settings (Default setting)
2
Color 
EnhancementOn, Off, Printer Settings 
(Default setting)2
Settings Options
Paper Size 10x15 cm
Paper Type Glossy Paper
Layout Borderless: On
Print Quality Fine
Color 
EnhancementOff
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Printing Images
Note
Remove any memory cards or USB Flash 
memory drive from the machine before 
connecting a digital camera.
 
aMake sure that your camera is turned 
off. Connect your camera to the USB 
direct interface (1) port on the machine 
using the USB cable.
 
1 USB direct interface
bTurn on the camera.
When the machine has recognized the 
camera, the LCD shows the following 
message:
 
Camera Connected
cChoose the photo you want to print 
following the instructions from your 
camera.
When the machine starts printing a 
photo, the LCD will show  Printing.
WARNING 
To prevent damage to your machine, do not 
connect any device other than a digital 
camera or USB Flash memory drive to the 
USB direct interface.
 
DPOF printing5
DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format.
Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon 
Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo 
Film Co. Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial 
Co. Ltd. and Sony Corporation) created this 
standard to make it easier to print images 
from a digital camera.
If your digital camera supports DPOF 
printing, you will be able to choose on the 
digital camera display the images and 
number of copies you want to print.
1
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Printing photos 
directly from a digital 
camera (without 
PictBridge)
5
If your camera supports (and is currently 
using) the USB Mass Storage standard, you 
can connect your camera in storage mode.  
This enables you to print photos from your 
camera.
If you would like to print photos in PictBridge 
mode, see Printing photos directly from a 
PictBridge camera  on page 39.
Note
The name, availability and operation differ 
among digital cameras.  Please refer to 
the documentation supplied with your 
camera for detailed information, such as 
how to switch from PictBridge mode to 
USB mass storage mode.
 
Printing Images5
Note
Remove any memory cards or USB Flash 
memory drive from the machine before 
connecting the digital camera.
 
aConnect your camera to the USB direct 
interface (1) on the machine using the 
USB cable.
 
1 USB direct interface
bTurn on the camera.
cFollow the steps in  Printing Images 
on page 32.
WARNING 
To prevent damages to your machine, do 
not connect any device other than a digital 
camera or USB Flash memory drive to the 
USB direct interface.
 
1
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Understanding the 
Error Messages
5
Once you are familiar with the types of errors 
that can occur while you are using PictBridge, 
you can easily identify and troubleshoot any 
problems. „ Out of Memory
This message will appear if you are 
working with images that are too large for 
the machines memory.
„ Unusable Device
This message will appear if you connect a 
camera which is not in PictBridge mode 
nor using the USB Mass storage standard.  
This message can also appear if you 
connect a broken device to the USB direct 
interface.
For more detailed solutions see  Error 
messages  on page 58.
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