Brother MFC 250C User Manual

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Copy options10
When you want to quickly change the copy 
settings temporarily for the next copy, use the 
Copy Options key.
 
The machine returns to its default settings 
2 minutes after it finishes copying, or if the 
mode timer returns the machine to Fax mode. 
(For more information see Mode Timer 
on page 19.)
Note
You can save some of the copy settings 
you use most often by setting them as 
default. You can find instructions on how 
to do this in the section for each feature. 
 
PressMenu 
selectionOptionsPage
Press
 
Quality Fast
Normal
Best58
Enlarge/
Reduce46%/78%/83%/
93%/97%/
100%/
104%/186%/198%/
Fit to Page/
Custom(25-400%)
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Paper TypePlain Paper
Inkjet Paper
Brother BP71
Other Glossy
Transparency62
Paper SizeLetter
Legal
A4
A5
4(W)x 6(H)62
Brightness- nnonn +61
Stack/Sort
(MFC-
290C only)Stack
Sort61
Page LayoutOff(1 in 1)
2in1(P)
2in1(L)
4in1(P)
4in1(L)
Poster(3 x 3)
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No. of CopiesNo. of Copies:01
(01 - 99)
 
						

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Changing copy quality10
You can choose from a range of quality 
settings. The default setting is Normal.
To temporarily change the quality setting, 
follow the instructions below:
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 aorb to 
choose Quality.
Press OK.
ePress aorb to choose Normal, Best or 
Fast. Press OK.
fPress Black Start or Color Start.To change the default setting, follow the 
instructions below:
aPress Menu, 3, 1. 
1.Quality
bPress aorb to choose Normal, Best or 
Fast. Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Enlarging or reducing the 
image copied10
You can choose an enlargement or reduction 
ratio. If you choose Fit to Page, your 
machine will adjust the size automatically to 
the paper size you set.
Press 
 
and then aorb 
to choose 
QualityNormalNormal is the 
recommended 
mode for ordinary 
printouts. This 
produces good copy 
quality with good 
copy speed.
FastFast copy speed 
and lowest ink 
consumption. Use to 
save time printing 
documents to be 
proof-read, large 
documents or many 
copies.
BestUse best mode to 
copy precise images 
such as 
photographs. This 
provides the highest 
resolution and the 
slowest speed.
Press Fit to Page
 
and then aorb to 
choose 
Enlarge/ReduceCustom(25-400%)
198% 4x6iA4
186% 4x6iLTR
104% EXEiLTR
100%
97% LTRiA4
93% A4iLTR
83% LGLiA4
78% LGLiLTR
46% LTRi4x6
 
						

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10
To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow the 
instructions below:
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 aorb to 
choose Enlarge/Reduce.
Press OK.
eDo one of the following:
„Press aorb to choose the 
enlargement or reduction ratio you 
want. Press OK.
„Press aorb to choose 
Custom(25-400%). Press OK. Use 
the dial pad to enter an enlargement 
or reduction ratio from 25% to 400%. 
(For example, press 5 3 to enter 
53%.) Press OK.
„Press aorb to choose 100% or 
Fit to Page. Press OK.
fPress Black Start or Color Start.
Note
•Page Layout is not available with 
Enlarge/Reduce.
•Fit to Page does not work properly 
when the document on the scanner glass 
is skewed more than 3 degrees. Using the 
document guidelines on the left and top, 
place your document in the upper left 
hand corner, with the document face down 
on the scanner glass.
•Fit to Page is not available for a Legal 
size document.
 
Making N in 1 copies or a 
poster (Page Layout)10
The N in 1 copy feature can help you save 
paper by letting you copy two or four pages 
onto one printed page. 
You can also produce a poster. When you 
use the poster feature your machine divides 
your document into sections, then enlarges 
the sections so you can assemble them into a 
poster. If you want to print a poster, use the 
scanner glass.
Important10
„Make sure the paper size is set to Letter 
orA4.
„You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce and 
Stack/Sort settings (MFC-290C) with the 
N in 1 and Poster features.
„N in 1 color copies are not available.
„(P) means Portrait and (L) means 
Landscape.
„You can only make one poster copy at a 
time.
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 aorb to 
choose Page Layout.
Press OK.
ePress aorb to choose Off(1 in 1), 
2in1(P), 2in1(L), 
4in1(P), 4in1(L) or 
Poster(3 x 3).
Press OK.
 
						

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fPress Black Start to scan the 
document. You can also press 
Color Start if you are using the Poster 
layout.
If you placed the document in the 
ADF (MFC-290C) or are making a 
poster, the machine scans the pages 
and starts printing.
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to g.
gAfter the machine scans the page, 
press1 to scan the next page.
 
Next Page?
 
1.Yes 2.No
hPlace the next page on the scanner 
glass. Press OK.
Repeat g and h for each page of the 
layout.
 
Set Next Page
 
Then Press OK
iAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press 2 in g to finish.Place your document face down in the 
direction shown below:
„2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
„Poster (3x3)
You can make a poster size copy of a 
photograph.
 
 
						

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10 Sorting copies using the ADF 
(Black & White only) 
(MFC-290C only)10
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be 
stacked in the order 3 2 1, 3 2 1, 3 2 1, and so 
on.
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 aorb to 
choose Stack/Sort.
Press OK.
ePress aorb to choose Sort. 
Press OK.
fPress Black Start.
Note
Fit to Page and Page Layout are 
not available with Sort.
 
Adjusting Brightness and 
Contrast10
Brightness10
To temporarily change the brightness setting, 
follow the instructions below:
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 aorb to 
choose Brightness.
Press OK.
 
-nnonn+    e
ePress a to make a lighter copy or press 
b to make a darker copy. Press OK.
fPress Black Start or Color Start.
To change the default setting follow the 
instructions below:
aPress Menu, 3, 2.
bPress a to make a lighter copy or press 
b to make a darker copy.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Contrast10
Adjust the contrast to help an image look 
sharper and more vivid.
The contrast can only be changed through 
the default setting.
aPress Menu, 3, 3. 
3.Contrast
bPress aorb to change the contrast. 
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
 
						

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Paper options10
Paper Type10
If you are copying on special paper, set the 
machine for the type of paper you are using to 
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 aorb to choose the type of paper 
you are using Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, 
Other Glossy or Transparency. 
Press OK.
fPress Black Start or Color Start.
Note
To change the default paper type setting 
see Paper Type on page 20.
 
Paper Size10
If copying on paper other than Letter size, you 
will need to change the paper size setting. 
You can copy on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or 
Photo 4 in.×6in. (10cm×15 cm) paper.
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 Size.
Press OK.
ePress aorb to choose the size of paper 
you are using Letter, Legal, A4, A5 
or 4(W)x 6(H). 
Press OK.
fPress Black Start or Color Start.
Note
To change the default paper size setting 
see Paper Size on page 20.
 
 
						

							Section IV
Walk-up Photo PrintingIV
PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from 
a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
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Printing photos from a camera75
 
						

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Note
The MFC-250C only supports USB Flash 
memory drives.
 
PhotoCapture Center® 
Operations
11
Printing from a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive 
without a PC11
Even if your machine is not connected to your 
computer, you can print photos directly from 
digital camera media or USB Flash Memory 
drive. (See How to print from a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive on page 67.)
Scanning to a memory card or 
USB Flash memory drive 
without a PC11
You can scan documents and save them 
directly to a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive. (See Scan to a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive on page 72.)
Using PhotoCapture Center® 
from your computer11
You can access a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive that is inserted in the front of 
the machine from your computer.
(See PhotoCapture Center
® for Windows® or 
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center
® for 
Macintosh
® in the Software Users Guide on 
the CD-ROM.)
Using a memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive11
Your Brother machine has media drives 
(slots) for use with the following, popular 
digital camera media: Memory Stick™, 
Memory Stick PRO™, SD, SDHC, xD-Picture 
Card™ and a USB Flash memory drive.
„miniSD™ can be used with a miniSD™ 
adapter.
„microSD™ can be used with a microSD™ 
adapter.
„Memory Stick Duo™ can be used with a 
Memory Stick Duo™ adapter.
„Memory Stick PRO Duo™ can be used 
with a Memory Stick PRO Duo™ adapter.
„Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) can be used 
with a Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) 
adapter.
„Adapters are not included with the 
machine. Contact a third party supplier for 
adapters.
The PhotoCapture Center
® feature lets you 
print digital photos from your digital camera at 
high resolution to get photo quality printing.
PhotoCapture Center
®
: Printing 
photos from a memory card or 
USB Flash memory drive
11
  
Memory Stick™
Memory Stick PRO™SD, SDHC
  
xD-Picture  Card™  USB Flash memory                
drive
0.87 in. (22 mm)
or less
0.43 in. (11 mm)
or less
 
						

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11 Memory cards (MFC-290C 
only) or a USB Flash memory 
drive folder structure11
Your machine is designed to be compatible 
with modern digital camera image files, 
memory cards or USB Flash memory drive; 
however, please read the points below to 
avoid errors:
„The image file extension must be .JPG 
(Other image file extensions like .JPEG, 
.TIF, .GIF and so on will not be 
recognized).
„Walk-up PhotoCapture Center
® printing 
must be performed separately from 
PhotoCapture Center
® operations using 
the PC. (Simultaneous operation is not 
available.)
„IBM Microdrive™ is not compatible with 
the machine.
„The machine can read up to 999 files 
(including the folder inside media) on a 
memory card or USB Flash memory drive.
„
This product supports xD-Picture Card™ 
Type M / Type M
+ / Type H (Large Capacity).
„The DPOF file on the memory cards must 
be in a valid DPOF format. (See DPOF 
printing on page 69.)Please be aware of the following:
„When printing Print Index or Print Images, 
the PhotoCapture Center
® will print all 
valid images, even if one or more images 
have been corrupted. Corrupted images 
will not be printed.
„(memory card users)
Your machine is designed to read memory 
cards that have been formatted by a digital 
camera.
When a digital camera formats a memory 
card it creates a special folder into which it 
copies image data. If you need to modify 
the image data stored on a memory card 
with your PC, we recommend that you do 
not modify the folder structure created by 
the digital camera. When saving new or 
modified image files to the memory card 
we also recommend you use the same 
folder your digital camera uses. If the data 
is not saved to the same folder, the 
machine may not be able to read the file or 
print the image.
„(USB Flash memory drive users)
This machine supports USB Flash 
memory drives that have been formatted 
by Windows
®.
 
						

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Getting started11
Firmly put a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive into the proper slot.
 
1 USB Flash memory drive
2 SD, SDHC
3 Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™
4 xD-Picture Card™
CAUTION 
The USB direct interface supports only a 
USB Flash memory drive, a PictBridge 
compatible camera, or a digital camera that 
uses the USB mass storage standard. Any 
other USB devices are not supported.
 
The Photo Capture key lights
 
„Photo Capture light is on, the memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive is 
properly inserted.
„Photo Capture light is off, the memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive is not 
properly inserted.
„Photo Capture light is blinking, the 
memory card or USB Flash memory drive 
is being read or written to.
CAUTION 
DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove 
the memory card or USB Flash memory 
drive from the media drive (slot) or USB 
direct interface while the machine is 
reading or writing to the memory card or 
USB Flash memory drive (the 
Photo Capture key is blinking). You will 
lose your data or damage the card.
 
The machine can only read one device at a 
time so do not put more than one device in 
the machine at a time.
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