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Entering PhotoCapture mode5
After you insert the memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive, press the (Photo Capture ) key to illuminate it in 
blue and display the PhotoCapture options on 
the LCD.
The LCD shows:
 
„ Press  View Photos  if you want to 
quickly view and print your photos. See 
View Photos  on page 43.
„ Press  Enhance Photos  if you want to 
add special effects to your photos. See 
Enhance Photos  on page 44.
„ Press  Index Print  if you want to print 
an Index page (Thumbnails). You can also 
print photos using the image numbers of 
the Index page (Thumbnails). See  Index 
Print (Thumbnails)  on page 45.
Note
If your digital camera supports DPOF 
printing, see DPOF printing  on page 46.
 
Print Images5
View Photos5
You can preview your photos on the LCD 
before you print them. If your photos are large 
files there may be a delay before each photo 
is displayed on the LCD.
aMake sure you have put a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive in the 
correct slot.
Press ( Photo Capture ). 
bPress View Photos .
Do one of the following:
„ If you want to choose photos to print 
or print more than one for an image, 
go to step c.
„ If you want to print all photos, press 
.
Press  Yes to confirm.
Go to step f.
Note
• Press  d or  c to scroll through all photos. 
You can forward and rewind the 
thumbnails by holding these keys. The 
photo is not shown during this operation.
• Press   to start Slide Show.
 
cPress and choose a photo from the 
thumbnail.
dEnter the number of copies you want 
either by pressing the number or 
pressing  + or  -.
Press  OK.
eRepeat step c and d until you have 
chosen all the photos that you want to 
print.
View 
Photos Enhance 
Photos Index 
Print
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fAfter you have chosen all the photos, do 
one of the following: „ Press  OK and change the print 
settings. Press  Print Setting . 
(See page 47.) 
„ If you do not want to change any 
settings, press  OK and then 
Colour Start  to print.
Enhance Photos5
You can edit and add effects to your photos 
and view them on the LCD before printing.
Note
The Enhance Photos feature is supported 
by technology from Reallusion, Inc. 
 
aMake sure you have put a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive in the 
correct slot.
Press ( Photo Capture ). 
bPress Enhance Photos .
Note
• Press d or  c to scroll through all photos. 
You can forward and rewind the 
thumbnails by holding these keys. The 
photo is not shown during this operation.
• Press   to start Slide Show.
 
cPress and choose a photo from the 
thumbnails.
dPress and choose  Enhance or Trim . 
You can also choose both together. 
Press  OK.
eDo one of the following:
„ If you chose  Enhance, go to step f.
„ If you chose  Trim, go to step g.
fPress and choose the effect you wish to 
add.
Press  OK.
Do one of the following:
„ If you choose  Trim in step d, go to 
step g.
„ If you do not choose  Trim in step d, 
go to step h.
Note
•You have 7 ways to add effects to your photo.
 (Auto Correct )
The machine decides the suitable 
effect for your photo.
 ( Enhance Skin )
Best used for adjusting portrait 
photographs. It adjusts human skin 
colour. Press  d or  c to adjust the level 
of contrast.
 ( Enhance Scenery )
Best used for adjusting landscape 
photographs. It highlights green and 
blue areas in your photo. Press  d or  c 
to adjust the level of contrast.
 ( Remove Red-Eye )
The machine will attempt to remove 
red-eye from your photo. If red-eye 
detection fails, you can press the 
Try Again  button to re-detect.
 (Monochrome )
You can convert the colour of your 
photo to monochrome.
 ( Sepia )
Adds a sepia tone (shades of brown) 
effect to your photo.
 ( Auto Correct  
Remove Red-Eye )
The machine decides the suitable 
effects for your photo. Also, it will 
attempt to remove red-eye from your 
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• There are some cases when red-eye may not be removed.
•
When the face is too small in the image.
• When the face is turning too far up,  down, left or right.
• After adding each effect, you can enlarge  the view of the image by pressing  . To 
go back to the original size, press  .
•
While the image is enlarged, you can move 
around the image with  ,  ,   and  . 
Press 
Cancel to return to the list of 
effects.
 
gAdjust the red frame around your photo.
The part inside of the red frame will be 
printed.
„ Press  + or  - to enlarge or reduce the 
frame size.
„ Press  a, b, d  or  c to move the 
position of the frame.
„ Press  to rotate the frame.
Press  OK when you have finished 
adjusting the frame setting.
Press  OK to confirm.
Note
If your photo is very small or has irregular 
proportions you may not be able to trim 
the photo. The LCD will display 
Image Too Small.  or 
Image Too Long .
 
hEnter the number of copies you want 
either by pressing the number or 
pressing + or  -.
Press  OK.
iDo one of the following.
„ Press  Print Setting  and change 
the print settings. (See page 47.)
„ If you do not want to change any 
settings, press  Colour Start to print.
Index Print (Thumbnails)5
The PhotoCapture Center™ assigns 
numbers for images (such as NO.1, NO.2, 
NO.3, and so on).
 
The PhotoCapture Center™ uses these 
numbers to identity each picture. You can print 
a thumbnail page to show all the pictures on 
the memory card or USB Flash memory drive.
Note
Only file names that are 8 characters or 
less will be printed correctly on the index 
sheet.
 
aMake sure you have put the memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive in the 
correct slot.
Press ( Photo Capture ). 
bPress Index Print .
cPress Index Sheet  and choose 
6 Images/Line  or 5 Images/Line .
Print time for  5 Images/Line  will be 
slower than  6 Images/Line , but the 
quality is better.
dDo one of the following:
„ Press  Print Setting  to change 
the paper type or the paper size you 
are using.
„ If you do not want to change the 
paper settings, go to  g.
   
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ePress  Paper Type .
Choose the paper type you are using, 
Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , 
Brother BP71  or Other Glossy .
fPress Paper Size .
Choose the paper size you are using, 
Letter  or A4.
gPress  Colour Start  to print.
Printing Photos5
Before you can print an individual image, you 
have to know the image number.
aMake sure you have put a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive in the 
correct slot.
Press ( Photo Capture ). 
bPrint the Index. (See  Index Print 
(Thumbnails)  on page 45.)
cPress Index Print .
dPress Print Photos .
eEnter the image number that you want to 
print from the thumbnails printed on the 
Index page.
After you have chosen the image 
numbers, press OK.
Note
You can enter up to 12 characters 
(including commas) for the image 
numbers you want to print.
 
fEnter the number of copies you want by 
pressing + or -.
gDo one of the following:
„ Press  Print Setting  to change 
the print settings. (See page 47.)
„ If you do not want to change any 
settings, press  Colour 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 a memory card containing DPOF 
information is put into your machine, you can 
print the chosen image easily.
aMake sure you have put a memory card 
in the correct slot.
The machine will ask you if you want to 
use DPOF setting.
bPress Yes.
cDo one of the following:
„ Press  Print Setting  to change 
the print settings. (See page 47.)
„ If you do not want to change any 
settings, press  Colour Start to print. 
Note
An Invalid DPOF File error can occur if the 
print order that was created on the camera 
has been corrupted. Delete and recreate 
the print order using your camera to 
correct this problem. 
For instructions on how to delete or 
recreate the print order, refer to your 
camera manufacturers support website or 
accompanying documentation.
 
 
						

							
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PhotoCapture Center™ print settings5
You can change the print settings temporarily. 
Note
You can save the print settings you use most often by setting them as the default. (See  Setting 
your changes as a new default  on page 50.)
 
 
Menu SelectionsOptions 1Options 2Page
Print Quality
(Not available for 
DPOF printing.) Normal
/Photo —48
Paper Type Plain Paper /Inkjet Paper / 
Brother BP71 /Other Glossy —48
Paper Size 10x15cm/13x18cm /
A4 /A3 /Letter /Ledger (When A4 or Letter is chosen)
8x10cm /9x13cm /
10x15cm /13x18cm /
15x20cm /Max. Size 48
Brightness
(Not available when 
Enhance Photos  is 
chosen.) —49
Contrast
(Not available when 
Enhance Photos  is 
chosen.) —49
Color Enhance
(Not available when 
Enhance Photos  is 
chosen.) On
/Off
White Balance
Sharpness  
Color Density —49
Cropping On /Off —50
Print SettingPrin t S ettin g
Photo
Print Quality
Other Glossy
Paper Type
10 x15 cm
Paper Size
 0
Dark Light
 0
0
0
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Print Speed and Quality5
aPress  a or  b to display 
Print Quality .
bPress Print Quality .
cPress and choose  Normal or Photo .
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press Colour Start  to print. 
Paper options5
Paper Type5
aPress a or  b to display  Paper Type .
bPress Paper Type .
cPress and choose the paper type you 
are using, Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71  or 
Other Glossy .
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press Colour Start  to print. 
Paper and print size5
aPress a or  b to display  Paper Size .
bPress Paper Size .
cPress and choose the paper size you 
are using, 10x15cm, 13x18cm , A4 , A3 , 
Letter  or Ledger .
Do one of the following:
„ If you chose Letter or A4, go to 
step d.
„ If you chose another size of paper, 
go to step e.
dPress and choose the Print Size.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press  Colour Start  to print. 
Borderless On /Off —50
Date Print
(Not available for 
DPOF printing) On
/Off —50
Set New Default Yes No —50
Factory Reset Yes No —51
Menu SelectionsOptions 1Options 2Page
Example:
 Printed Position for A4 paper
1
8x10cm 2
9x13cm 3
10x15cm
 
  
4
13x18cm5
15x20cm6
Max. Size
 
  
 
						

							
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Adjusting Brightness, 
Contrast and Colour5
Brightness5
aPress 
a or  b to display  Brightness .
bPress Brightness .
cPress d or  c to make a darker or lighter 
print.
Press  OK.
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press  Colour 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 display  Contrast .
bPress Contrast .
cPress d or  c to change the contrast.
Press  OK.
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press  Colour Start  to print.
Colour Enhancement5
You can turn on the colour enhancement 
feature to print more vivid images. Printing 
time will be slower.
aPress a or  b to display 
Color Enhance .
bPress Color Enhance .
cDo one of the following:
„ If you want to customize the White 
Balance, Sharpness or Colour 
Density, press  On, and then go to 
step d.
„ If you do not want to customize, 
press  Off.
Go to step g.
dPress and choose  White Balance, 
Sharpness  or Color Density .
ePress d or  c to adjust the degree of the 
setting.
Press  OK.
fDo one of the following:
„ If you want to customize another 
colour enhancement, repeat from 
step a to step e.
„ If you want to change other settings, 
press print settings menu you want to 
change. (See page 47.)
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press  Colour 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 affect the 
appearance of white. The white areas of a 
picture may be slightly pink, yellow or 
some other colour. 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.
• 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 
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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. If 
you are also using the Borderless setting, 
turn  Borderless  to Off . (See  Borderless 
printing  on page 50.)
aPress a or  b to display  Cropping .
bPress Cropping .
cPress Off (or On).
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press  Colour 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 display  Borderless .
bPress Borderless .
cPress On (or  Off ).
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press  Colour Start  to print. 
Date Print5
You can print the date if it is already in the 
data on your photo. The date will be printed 
on the lower right corner. If the data doesn’t 
have the date information, you cannot use 
this function.
aPress a or  b to display  Date Print .
bPress Date Print .
cPress On (or  Off ).
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  .
Press  Colour Start  to print. 
Note
The DPOF setting on your camera must 
be turned off to the  Date Print.
 
Setting your changes as a 
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 and choose your new setting.
Repeat this step for each setting you 
want to change.
bAfter changing the last setting, press 
aor b to display  Set New Default .
cPress Set New Default .
dPress Yes to confirm.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
 
						

							
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Restoring all settings to the 
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 display 
Factory Reset .
bPress Factory Reset .
cPress Yes to confirm.
dPress  Stop/Exit .
Scan to a memory card 
or USB Flash memory 
drive
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Entering Scan mode5
When you want to scan to a memory card or 
USB Flash memory drive, press 
(Scan ).
The LCD shows:
 
Press  Scan to Media .
If you are not connected to your computer 
only the Scan to Media selection is available 
on the LCD.
(See  Scanning  for Windows
® or Macintosh® 
in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM 
for details about the other menu options.)
Scan to 
E-mail
Scan to 
File
Scan to 
Image
Scan to 
OCR
Scan to 
Media
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How to scan to a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive5
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 (*.TIF) file 
formats. Colour documents may be stored in 
PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats. 
The factory 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 July 1, 2008 would be named 
01070805.PDF. You can change the colour 
and quality.
aInsert a CompactFlash®, Memory 
Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, SD, SDHC, 
xD-Picture Card™ or USB Flash 
memory drive into your machine.
CAUTION 
DO NOT take out the memory card while 
Photo Capture  is blinking to avoid 
damaging the card, USB Flash memory 
drive or data stored on the card.
 
bLoad your document.
cPress ( Scan).
dPress  Scan to Media .
eDo one of the following.
„
To change the quality, press dorc to 
display 
Quality. 
Press 
Quality and choose 
Color 150 dpi, Color 300 dpi, 
Color 600 dpi, 
B/W 200x100 dpi or 
B/W 200 dpi.
„ To change the file type, press  dor c 
to display  File Type . 
Press  File Type  and choose  PDF, 
JPEG  or TIFF .
„ If you want to change the file name, 
press  dor c to display  File Name .   
Press  File Name  and enter the file 
name.
Press  OK.
You can only change the first 6 
characters.
„ Press  Mono Start  or Colour Start  to 
start scanning without changing 
additional settings.
Note
• If you chose colour in the resolution  setting, you cannot choose  TIFF.
• If you chose monochrome in the resolution  setting, you cannot choose  JPEG.
• If you are using the scanner glass of the  machine you can change the glass scan 
size.
Press  Glass Scan Size  and choose 
A4 , A3 , Letter , Legal  or Ledger .
 
fPress Mono Start  or Colour Start .
QualitySelectable File 
Format
Color 150 dpi PDF  / JPEG
Color 300 dpi PDF  / JPEG
Color 600 dpi PDF  / JPEG
B/W 200x100 dpi TIFF  / PDF
B/W 200 dpi TIFF  / PDF