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How to print from a 
memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive
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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 memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive:
aMake sure you have put the memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive in the 
correct slot. The LCD will show the 
following message:
 
C.Flash Active
 
Press PhotoCa...
bPress PhotoCapture . For DPOF 
printing, see  DPOF printing on page 63.
cPress a or  b to choose  Print Index . 
Press  OK.
dPress  Colour Start  to start printing the 
index sheet. Make a note of the image 
number you want to print. See  Print 
Index (Thumbnails) on page 61.
ePress a or  b to choose  Print Images  
and then press  OK. See  Printing 
Images on page 62.
fEnter the image number and press  OK.
gPress  Colour Start  to start printing.
Print Index (Thumbnails)11
The PhotoCapture Center™ assigns 
numbers for images (such as No.1, No.2, 
No.3, and so on).
 
The PhotoCapture Center™ does not 
recognize any other numbers or file names 
that your digital camera or PC has used to 
identify the pictures. You can print a 
thumbnail page (Index page with 5 images 
per line). This will 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 ( PhotoCapture ). 
bPress a or  b to choose  Print Index .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose the type of paper 
you are using,  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother Photo  or 
Other Photo . 
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter or A4. 
Press  OK.
ePress  Colour Start  to print.
 
						

							
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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 memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive in the 
correct slot.
bPrint the index first. (See  Print Index 
(Thumbnails) on page 61.)
Press ( PhotoCapture ). 
cPress a or  b to choose  Print Images . 
Press  OK.
Note
If your memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive contains valid DPOF 
information, the LCD will show 
DPOF Print:Yes . See DPOF 
printing on page 63.
 
dEnter the image number that you want to 
print from the thumbnail index. 
Press OK.
 
No.:1,3,6
Note
• Multiple numbers can be entered by using 
the  OK key to separate numbers. For 
example  1, OK , 3 , OK , 6  would print 
images 1,3 and 6.
The  # key can be used to print a range of 
numbers, for example  1, #, 5  would print 
all images from 1 to 5.
• You can enter up to 12 characters  (including commas) for the image 
numbers you want to print.
 
eAfter you have chosen the images you 
want to print, press  OK to choose your 
settings.
If you have already chosen your 
settings, press  Colour Start.
fPress a or  b to choose the type of paper 
you are using,  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother Photo  or 
Other Photo . 
Press  OK.
gPress  a or  b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter, A4 , 10x15cm  or 
13x18cm .
„ If you choose Letter or A4, go to  h.
„ If you choose another size, go to  i.
„ If you have finished choosing 
settings, press  Colour Start.
hPress a or  b to choose the print size 
( 10 x 8cm , 13 x 9cm , 15 x 10cm , 
18 x 13cm  or 20x15cm ). 
Press  OK.
iDo one of the following:
„ To choose the number of copies go 
to  j.
„ If you have finished choosing 
settings, press  Colour Start.
jEnter the number of copies you want. 
Press OK.
kPress  Colour Start  to print.
The printing positions when using A4 are 
shown below.
1
10x8cm 2
13x9cm3
15x10cm
 
  
4
18x13cm5
20x15cm
 
 
 
						

							
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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 memory card (CompactFlash
®, 
Memory Stick
®, Memory Stick Pro™, 
SecureDigital™ MultiMediaCard™ or 
xD-Picture Card™) with DPOF information is 
put into your machine, you can print the 
chosen image easily.
To print directly from a memory card with 
DPOF information on it follow the instructions 
below:
aFirmly insert the memory cards into the 
correct slot. 
 
C.Flash Active
Press ( PhotoCapture ). 
bPress a or  b to choose  Print Images . 
Press  OK.
cIf there is a DPOF file on the card, the 
LCD will show:
 
DPOF Print:Yes
dPress  a or  b to choose 
DPOF Print:Yes . Press OK.
ePress  a or  b to choose the type of paper 
you are using,  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother Photo  or 
Other Photo . 
Press  OK.
fPress  a or  b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter, A4 , 10x15cm  or 
13x18cm .
„ If you chose Letter or A4, go to  g.
„ If you chose another size, go to  h.
gPress  a or  b to choose the print size 
( 10 x 8cm , 13 x 9cm , 15 x 10cm , 
18 x 13cm  or 20 x 15cm ). 
Press  OK.
hPress  Colour Start  to print.
 
						

							
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PhotoCapture Center™ 
print settings
11
These settings will re main until you change 
them again.
Print speed and 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 , 10x15cm  or 
13x18cm . 
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Print Size11
This setting is available only when you 
choose Letter or A4 in the paper size setting.
aPress Menu, 4, 4.
bPress  a or  b to choose the print size you 
are using,  10 x 8cm , 13 x 9cm , 
15 x 10cm , 18 x 13cm  or 
20 x 15cm . 
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Adjusting Brightness and 
Contrast11
Brightness11
aPress Menu, 4, 5.
bPress  a or  b to make a lighter or darker 
print.
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Contrast11
You can choose the contrast setting. More 
contrast will make an image look sharper and 
more vivid.
aPress Menu, 4, 6.
bPress  a or  b to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
 
						

							
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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
  11
Cropping:Off 11
Borderless printing11
This feature expands the printable area to the 
edges of the paper. Printing time will be 
slightly slower.
aPress Menu, 4, 8 .
bPress  a or  b to choose  Off (or On).
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Understanding the 
Error Messages
11
Once you are familiar with the types of errors 
that can occur while you are using 
PhotoCapture Center™, you can easily 
identify and troubleshoot any problems.
„ Hub is Unusable.
This message will appear if a Hub or USB 
Flash memory drive with a Hub has been 
put into the USB direct interface.
„ Media Error
This message will appear if you put in a 
memory card that is either bad or not 
formatted, or when there is a problem with 
the media drive. To clear this error, take 
out the memory card.
„ No File
This message will appear if you try to 
access a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive in the drive (slot) that does 
not contain a .JPG file.
„ 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 a USB device 
or USB Flash memory drive that is not 
supported has been connected to the USB 
direct interface. (For more information, 
visit us at http://solutions.brother.com
.) 
This message will also appear if you 
connect a broken device to the USB direct 
interface.
 
						

							
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Printing photos 
directly from a 
PictBridge camera
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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.
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 68.
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 67 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.
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Camera Menu 
Selections Options
Paper Size 10 ×15cm, 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 10 ×15cm
Paper Type Glossy Paper
Layout Borderless: On
Print Quality Fine
 
						

							
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Printing Images12
Note
Remove any memory cards or 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.
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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 66. 
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 any memory cards or 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 62.
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.
 
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Understanding the 
Error Messages
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Once you are familiar with the types of errors 
that can occur while you are printing from a 
camera, 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 can also appear if 
you connect a broken device to the USB 
direct interface. 
For more detailed solutions see  Error 
messages on page 89.
 
						

							
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