Brother MFC 240C User Manual

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Paper options10
Paper type10
If you are copying on special paper, be sure 
to choose the type of paper you are using so 
you will get the best print quality.
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  . 
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Copy Options and a or b to 
choose Paper Type.
Press OK.
ePress a or b to choose the type of 
paper you are using (Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo, 
Other Photo or Transparency). 
Press OK.
fPress Black...

Section IV
Walk-up Photo PrintingIV
PhotoCapture Center®58
PictBridge65
 

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PhotoCapture Center® 
Operations
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Printing from a media card 
without a PC11
Even if your machine is not connected to your 
computer, you can print photos directly from 
digital camera media. (See How to print from 
a media card on page 60.)
Using PhotoCapture Center® 
from your computer
You can access the media card that is in the 
media drive (slot) of the machine from your 
PC.
(See PhotoCapture Center
® for Windows® or 
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center
® for 
Macintosh
® in the Software...

PhotoCapture Center®
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1 CompactFlash®
2 SecureDigital™, MultiMediaCard™
3Memory Stick
®, Memory Stick Pro™
4 xD-Picture Card™
The PhotoCapture key will light to show the 
media card status. It can be on, off or blinking. 
See the table below for what the light means.
 
„On
A media card is inserted correctly.
„Off
No media card is present, or it is 
incorrectly inserted.
„Blinking
The inserted media card is being read, or 
is being written to.
CAUTION 
DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove 
the...

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How to print from a 
media card
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Before printing a photo you must first print a 
thumbnail index to choose the number of the 
photo you want to print. Follow the 
instructions below to start printing directly 
from your media card:
aMake sure you have put the media card 
in the proper slot. The LCD will show the 
following message:
 
C.Flash Active
 
Press PhotoCa...
bPress PhotoCapture. For DPOF 
printing, see DPOF printing on page 62.
cPress a or b to choose Print Index 
and then press...

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Printing Images11
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.
bPrint the index first. (See Printing the 
thumbnail index on page 60.)
Press (PhotoCapture). 
cPress a or b to choose 
Print Images. Press OK.
Note
If your media card contains valid DPOF 
information, the LCD will show 
DPOF Print:Yes. See DPOF printing 
on page 62.
 
dEnter the image number that you want to 
print from the...

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DPOF printing11
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 media card (CompactFlash...

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PhotoCapture Center® 
print settings
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These settings will remain until you change 
them again.
Print quality11
aPress Menu, 4, 1.
bPress a or b to choose Normal or 
Photo.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Paper Options11
Paper Type11
aPress Menu, 4, 2.
bPress a or b to choose Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or 
Other Photo.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Paper Size11
aPress Menu, 4, 3.
bPress a or b to choose the paper size 
you are using, Letter, A4, 4×6 or 
5×7. 
Press...

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Cropping11
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, 4, 7.
bPress a or b to choose Off (or On).
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Cropping: On
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Cropping: Off 11
Borderless printing11
This feature expands the printable area to the 
edges of the paper. Printing time will be 
slightly slower.
aPress...

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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 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...