Brother MFC 250C User Manual

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PhotoCapture Center®D
Note
The MFC-250C only supports USB Flash memory drives.
 
1Memory cards, Adapters and USB Flash memory drive are not included.
2SecureDigital (SD) : 16MB to 2GB
3SecureDigital High Capacity (SDHC) : 4GB to 8GB
4xD-Picture Card™  Conventional Card  from 16MB to 512MB
xD-Picture Card™  Type M   from 256MB to 2GB
xD-Picture Card™  Type M
+ 1GB and 2GB
xD-Picture Card™  Type H   from 256MB to 2GB
5USB 2.0 standard
USB Mass Storage Class from 16 MB to 8 GB
Support...

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PictBridgeD
CompatibilitySupports the Camera & Imaging Products Association 
PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001
Visit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge
 for more information
InterfacePictBridge (USB) Port
 

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ScannerD
1Windows® XP in this User’s Guide includes Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® 
XP Professional x64 Edition.
2Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning when using the WIA Driver for Windows® XP and Windows Vista® (resolution up 
to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using the Brother scanner utility)
Color/BlackYes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant
Yes (Windows
® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 
Edition/Windows Vista
®)
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater
WIA...

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PrinterD
1When you set the Borderless feature to On.
2See Paper type and size for each operation on page 15.
Printer Driver
Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 
Edition/Windows Vista
® driver supporting Brother Native 
Compression mode
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater: Brother Ink Driver 
ResolutionUp to 1200 × 6000 dpi
1200 × 2400 dpi
1200 × 1200 dpi
600 × 1200 dpi
600 × 600 dpi
600 × 300 dpi
600 × 150 dpi (Color)
450 × 150 dpi (Black & White)
Printing Width
8.26 in. [8.5 in. (borderless)...

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InterfacesD
1Your machine has a USB 2.0 Full-speed interface. This interface is compatible with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed; however, the 
maximum data transfer rate will be 12 Mbits/s. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 
interface.
2Third party USB ports are not supported for Macintosh®.
USB1 2A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2.0 m).
 

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Computer requirementsD
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Computer Platform & 
Operating System 
VersionSupported 
PC Software 
FunctionsPC 
InterfaceProcessor 
Minimum 
SpeedMi nimum 
RAMRecommended 
RAMHard Disk Space to install
For 
DriversFor 
Applications
Windows® 
Operating 
System
1
2000 
Professional
5
Printing, PC 
Fax Send
4, 
Scanning, 
Removable 
Disk
USB
Intel® 
Pentium
® II 
or equivalent64 MB 256 MB 110 MB 340 MB
XP Home25
XP 
Professional
25
128 MB 110 MB 340 MB
XP...

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Consumable itemsD
InkThe machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink 
cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly.
Service Life of Ink 
CartridgeStarter ink cartridges are in the box. The first time you install the ink 
cartridges the machine will use extra ink to fill the ink delivery tubes. 
This is a one-time process that enables high quality printing. 
Afterward, replacement ink cartridges will print the specified 
number of pages. Starter Cartridge...

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This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of 
these features depends on the model you purchased.
GlossaryE
ADF (automatic document feeder)
The document can be placed in the ADF 
and scanned one page at a time 
automatically.
Auto Reduction
Reduces the size of incoming faxes.
Automatic Redial
A feature that enables your machine to 
redial the last fax number after five 
minutes if the fax did not go through 
because the line was busy.
Backup...

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ECM (Error Correction Mode)
Detects errors during fax transmission 
and resends the pages of the fax that had 
an error.
Extension telephone
A telephone using the same line as your 
fax but plugged into a separate wall jack.
External telephone
A telephone that is plugged into the EXT 
jack of your machine.
F/T Ring Time
The length of time that the Brother 
machine rings (when the Receive Mode 
setting is Fax/Tel) to notify you to pick up 
a voice call that it answered.
Fax Journal
Lists...

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Pause
Allows you to place a 3.5 second delay in 
the dialing sequence while you are dialing 
using the dial pad or you are storing 
Speed Dial numbers. Press 
Redial/Pause as many times as needed 
for longer pauses.
Photo resolution (B&W only)
A resolution setting that uses varying 
shades of gray for the best representation 
of photographs.
PhotoCapture Center
®
Allows you to print digital photos from your 
digital camera at high resolution for photo 
quality printing.
PictBridge
Allows you to print...