Brother Dcp 540cn User Manual

PhotoCapture Center®
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Print Index (Thumbnails)5
The PhotoCapture Center® assigns numbers 
for images (such as No.1, No.2, No.3, and so 
on).
 
The PhotoCapture Center® does not 
recognize any other numbers or file names 
that your digital camera or PC has used to 
identify the pictures. You can print a 
thumbnail page (Index page with 6 or 5 
images per line). This will show all the 
pictures on the media card.
aMake sure you have put the media card 
in the proper slot.
Press (PhotoCapture). 
bPress...

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Print Photos5
Before you can print an individual image, you 
have to know the image number.
aMake sure you have put the media card 
in the proper slot.
Press (PhotoCapture). 
bPrint the Index. (See Print Index 
(Thumbnails)on page 39.)
cPress a or b to choose 
Print Photos.
Press OK.
dPress + repeatedly to enter the image 
number that you want to print from the 
Index page (Thumbnails).
If you want to choose a two digit 
number, press c to move the cursor to 
the next digit.
(For example,...

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PhotoCapture Center® print settings5
You can change the print settings temporarily for the next printing. 
These settings are temporary, and the machine returns to its default settings 180 seconds after 
printing.
Note
You can save the print settings you use most often by setting them as default. (See Setting 
your changes as new defaulton page 44.)
 
 
1 No of prints
(For View Photo(s))
You can see the total number of photos that will be printed.
(For Print All Photos, Print...

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Print Quality5
aPress a or b to choose 
Print Quality.
Press OK.
bPress a or b to choose Normal or 
Photo.
Press OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Color Start to print. 
Paper options5
Paper Type5
aPress a or b to choose Paper Type.
Press OK.
bPress a or b to choose the type of 
paper you are using, Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or 
Other Photo. 
Press OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Color Start to print. 
Paper and print...

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5 Adjusting Brightness, 
Contrast and Color5
Brightness5
aPress a or b to choose Brightness.
Press OK.
bPress a to make a lighter copy or press 
b to make a darker copy.
Press OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Color Start to print. 
Contrast5
You can choose the contrast setting. More 
contrast will make an image look sharper and 
more vivid.
aPress a or b to choose Contrast.
Press OK.
bPress a to increase the contrast or 
press b to decrease the...

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Cropping5
If your photo is too long or wide to fit the 
available space on your chosen layout, part 
of the image will automatically be cropped.
The factory setting is On. If you want to print 
the whole image, turn this setting to Off.
aPress a or b to choose Cropping.
Press OK.
bPress a or b to choose Off (or On).
Press OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Color Start to print. 
Cropping: On
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Cropping: Off 5
Borderless printing5
This feature expands the printable...

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Scan to Card 5
Entering Scan mode5
When you want to scan to card, press 
(Scan).
The LCD shows:
 
Press a or b to choose Scan to Card.
Press OK.
If you are not connected to your computer 
only the Scan to Card selection will appear on 
the LCD.
(See Scanning for Windows
® or Macintosh® 
in the Software User’s Guide for details about 
the other menu options.)
How to scan to card5
You can scan black & white and color 
documents into a media card. Black & white 
documents will be...

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Understanding the 
Error Messages
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Once you are familiar with the types of errors 
that can occur while you are using the 
PhotoCapture Center
®, you can easily 
identify and troubleshoot any problems.
„Media Error
This message will appear if you put in a 
media 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 media card.
„No File
This message will appear if you try to 
access a media card in the drive (slot)...

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Your Brother machine supports the 
PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect 
to and print photos directly from any 
PictBridge compatible digital camera.
Before Using 
PictBridge
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PictBridge requirements6
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...

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Printing Images6
aMake sure that your camera is turned 
off. Connect your camera to the 
PictBridge port (1) on the machine using 
the USB cable.
 
1 PictBridge port
Note
Remove any media cards from the 
machine before connecting the digital 
camera.
 
bTurn on the camera.
When the machine has recognized the 
camera, the LCD shows 
Camera Connected.
When the machine starts printing a 
photo, the LCD will show Printing.
WARNING 
To prevent damage to your machine, do not 
connect any device...