Brother Dcp 540cn User Manual

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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 a or b to choose Print Index.
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose 
6 Images/Line Fast or 
5 Images/Line Photo.
Press OK.
Print time for 5 Images/Line will be 
slower than 6 Images/Line, but the 
quality is better.
dPress Color Start to print.
Print All Photos5
You can print all the photos on your media 
card. 
aMake sure you have put the media card 
in the proper slot.
Press (PhotoCapture). 
bPress a or b to choose 
Print All Photos.
Press OK.
cPress + or - repeatedly to enter the 
number of copies you want.
dDo one of the following: 
„Change the print settings. (See 
page 41.) 
„If you do not want to change any 
settings, press Color Start to print.
  
5 Images/Line 
Photo6 Images/Line 
Fast
 
						

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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, enter 1, c, 6 to print 
image No.16.)
Press OK.
eRepeat stepd until you have entered 
all the image numbers that you want to 
print.
Note
• Press - to decrease the image number.
• You can enter all the numbers at one time 
by using the OK key for a comma. (For 
example, Enter 1, OK, 3, OK, 6 to print 
images No.1, No.3 and No.6.).
 
fAfter you have chosen all the image 
numbers, press OK again.
gPress + or - repeatedly to enter the 
number of copies you want. Press OK.
hDo one of the following:
„Change the print settings. (See 
page 41.)
„If you do not want to change any 
settings, press Color Start to print.
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.
When the memory card (CompactFlash
®, 
Memory Stick
®, Memory Stick Pro™, 
SecureDigital™ MultiMediaCard™ or 
xD-Picture Card™) with DPOF information is 
put into your machine, you can print the 
chosen image easily.
aMake sure you have put the media card 
into the proper slot.
Press  (PhotoCapture). The 
machine will ask you if you want to use 
DPOF setting.
bPress + to choose Yes.
cDo one of the following:
„Change the print settings. (See 
page 41.)
„If you do not want to change any 
settings, press Color Start to print. 
 
						

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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 Photos)
You can see the number of copies of each photo that will be printed.
Menu SelectionsOptions1Options2Page
Print Quality Normal/Photo42
Paper Type Plain Paper/Inkjet Paper/
Brother Photo/Other Photo42
Paper Size Letter/A4/4x 6/5x 7(When A4 or Letter is selected)
4x 3
5x 3.5
6x 4
7x 5
8x 6
Max. Size42
Brightness43
Contrast43
PHOTO
Print Quality
Paper Type
Brightness
Contrast Paper SizePhoto
Other Ph
 0
 0 4x 6
Print Start Press
 00011
Light
Dark
 
						

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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 size5
aPress a or b to choose Paper Size.
Press OK.
bPress a or b to choose the type of 
paper you are using, Letter, 4×6, 
5×7 or A4.
Press OK.
cIf you chose Letter or A4, press a or b 
to choose the print size.
Press OK.
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Color Start to print. 
True2Life On/Off
White Balance / Sharpness / 
Color Density / Exit43
Cropping On/Off44
Borderless On/Off44
Set New Default Yes/No44
Factory Reset Yes/No44
Menu SelectionsOptions1Options2Page
Example: Printed Position for Letter paper
1
4× 32
5× 3.53
6× 4
   
4
7× 55
8× 66
Max. Size
   
 
						

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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 contrast.
Press OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Color Start to print.
Color Enhancement (True2Life®)5
You can turn on the color enhancement 
(True2Life
®) feature to print more vivid 
images. Printing time will be slower.
aPress a or b to choose True2Life.
Press OK.
bDo one of the following:
„If you want to customize the White 
Balance, Sharpness or Color 
Density, press d or c to choose On, 
and then go to stepc.
„If you do not want to customize, 
press d or c to choose Off.
Press OK and then go to stepf.
cPress a or b to choose 
White Balance, Sharpness or 
Color Density.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to adjust the degree of the 
setting.
Press OK.
eDo one of the following:
„If you want to customize other color 
enhancement, press a or b to 
choose other option.
„If you want to change other settings, 
press a or b to choose Exit, and 
then press OK.
fIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Color Start to print.
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 color. By using this setting, 
you can correct that 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.
•Color Density
This setting adjusts the total amount of 
color in the image. You can increase or 
decrease the amount of color in an image 
to improve a washed out or weak picture.
 
 
						

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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
 5
Cropping: Off 5
Borderless printing5
This feature expands the printable area to the 
edges of the paper. Printing time will be 
slightly slower.
aPress a or b to choose Borderless.
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. 
Setting your changes as new 
default5
You can save the print settings you use most 
often by setting them as the default settings. 
These settings will stay until you change 
them again.
aPress a or b to choose your new 
setting.
Press OK.
Repeat this step for each setting you 
want to change.
bAfter changing the last setting, press a 
or b to choose Set New Default.
Press OK.
cPress + to choose Yes.
dPress Stop/Exit.
Restoring all the settings to 
factory settings5
You can restore all the settings you have 
changed to the factory settings. These 
settings will stay until you change them again.
aPress a or b to choose 
Factory Reset.
Press OK.
bPress + to choose Yes.
cPress Stop/Exit.
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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 stored in PDF (*.PDF) or 
TIFF file formats (*.TIF). Color documents 
may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG 
(*.JPG) file formats. The factory setting is 
150 dpi Colorand the default file format is 
PDF. File names default to the current date 
that you set using the control panel keys. (For 
details, see Quick Setup Guide.) For 
example, the fifth image scanned on July 1, 
2006 would be named 07010506.PDF. You 
can change the color and quality. 
aInsert a CompactFlash®, Memory 
Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, 
SecureDigital™, MultiMediaCard™ or 
xD-Picture Card™ into your machine.
WARNING 
Do not take out the media 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 select Scan to Card, 
choose one of the options below:
„To change the quality press OK and 
go to step e.
„To start scanning press Black Start 
or Color Start.
ePress a or b to select the quality, 
choose one of the options below:
„To change the file type, press OK 
and go to step f.
„To start scanning press Black Start 
or Color Start.
fPress a or b to select the file type, 
press OK.
gPress Black Start or Color Start.
SCAN
Scan to E-mail
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
Scan to File
Scan to Card
OK
Select & Press
QualitySelectable File 
Format
150dpi Color JPEG / PDF
300dpi Color JPEG / PDF
600dpi Color JPEG / PDF
200x100dpi B/W TIFF / PDF
200dpi B/W TIFF / PDF
 
						

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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 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) 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.
 
						

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6
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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
6
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 operations are not 
available when using the PictBridge 
feature.
Using PictBridge6
Setting your digital camera6
Make sure your camera is in PictBridge 
mode. The following PictBridge settings may 
be available from the LCD of your PictBridge 
compatible camera.
Depending on your camera some of these 
settings may not be available.
1See DPOF printing on page 48 for more details.
2If your camera is set to use the Printer Settings 
(Default setting), the machine will print your photo 
using the settings below.
„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.
PictBridge6
Camera Menu 
SelectionsOptions
Paper Size Letter, A4, 4×6, 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 setting 1-
Print Quality Normal, Fine, Printer Settings 
(Default setting)
 2
Color 
EnhancementOn, Off, Printer Settings 
(Default setting) 2
Settings Options
Paper Size 4×6
Paper Type Glossy Paper
Layout Borderless: On
Print Quality Fine
Color Enhancement Off
 
						

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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 other than a PictBridge 
compatible camera to the PictBridge port.
 
DPOF printing6
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