Brother MFC 230C User Manual
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65 12 12 Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera 12 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 is using 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 67. PictBridge requirements12 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 camera12 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 66 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. Printing photos from a camera 12 Camera Menu Selections Options Paper Size 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 setting1- Print Quality Normal, Fine, Printer Settings (Default setting) 2 Settings Options Paper Size 4 ×6 Paper Type Glossy Paper Layout Borderless: On Print Quality Fine
Chapter 12 66 Printing Images12 Note Remove a 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) 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 printing12 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
Printing photos from a camera67 12 Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge) 12 If your camera supports 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 65. 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 Images12 Note Remove a 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) on the machine using the USB cable. 1 USB direct interface bTurn on the camera. cFollow the steps in Printing Images on page 61. 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. 1
Chapter 12 68 Understanding the Error Messages 12 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 will also appear if you connect a broken device to the USB direct interface. For more detailed solutions see Error messages on page 88.
70 13 The CD-ROM includes the Software User’s Guide for features available when connected to a computer (for example, printing and scanning). The guide has easy to use links that, when clicked, will take you directly to a particular section. You can find information on these features:„ Printing „ Scanning „ ControlCenter3 (for Windows ®) „ ControlCenter2 (for Macintosh ®) „ Faxing from your computer „ PhotoCapture Center ® How to read the HTML User’s Guide This is a quick reference to use the HTML User’s Guide. (For Windows ®) Note If you have not installed the software, see Viewing Documentation on page 3. aFrom the Start menu, point to Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX i s y o u r m o d e l number) from the programs group, then click User’s Guides in HTML format . bClick SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE from the top menu. cClick the heading you would like to view from the list at the left of the window. (For Macintosh®) aMake sure your Macintosh® is turned on. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. bDouble-click the Documentation icon. cDouble-click your language folder, and then double-click the top page file. dClick SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE in the top menu, and then click the heading you would like to read from the list at the left of the window. Software features13
Section VI AppendixesVI Safety and Legal72 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance83 Menu and Features104 Specifications113 Glossary123
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Choosing a locationA
Put your machine on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and shocks, such as a desk. Put
the machine near a telephone wall jack and a standar d AC power outlet. Choose a location where
the temperature remains between 50 °F and 95 °F (10 °C and 35 °C).
CAUTION
• Avoid placing your machine in a high-traffic area.
• Avoid placing your machine on a carpet.
• DO NOT put the machine near heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, medical equipment,
chemicals or water.
• DO NOT expose the machine to direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, or dust.
• DO NOT connect your machine to electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers.
• Disruption of power can wipe out information in the machines memory.
• Do not connect your machine to electrical outlets on the same circuit as large appliances or other equipment that might disrupt the power supply.
• Avoid interference sources, such as speakers or the base units of non-Brother cordless telephones.
Safety and LegalA
Safety and Legal73 A To use the machine safelyA Please keep these instructions for later reference and read them before attempting any maintenance. WARNING There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine. Before you clean the inside of the machine, make sure you have unplugged the telephone line cord first and then the power cord from the AC power outlet. Doing this will prevent an electrical shock. DO NOT handle the plug with wet hands. Doing this might cause an electrical shock. Always make sure the plug is fully inserted. DO NOT pull in the middle of the AC power cord. Doing this might cause an electrical shock.
74 DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the machine under the document cover or the scanner cover. Doing this may cause injury. DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the paper tray under the output paper tray cover. Doing this may cause injury. DO NOT touch the paper feed roller. Doing this may cause injury.