Brother MFC 290C User Manual

							
PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive67
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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 
proper slot. For example, the LCD will 
show the following message:
 
M.Stick Active
 
Press PhotoCa...
bPress Photo Capture . For DPOF 
printing, see  DPOF printing  on page 69.
cPress aor b to choose  Print Index . 
Press  OK.
dPress  Color Start  to start printing the 
index sheet. Make a note of the image 
number you want to print. See  Print 
Index (Thumbnails)  on page 67.
eTo print images press  aor b to choose 
Print Images  in c and then press 
OK . (See  Printing Photos  on page 68.)
fEnter the image number and press  OK.
gPress  Color 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 computer has 
used to identify the pictures. You can print a 
thumbnail page. 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 
proper slot.
Press ( Photo Capture ). 
bPress aor b to choose  Print Index .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose 
6 Images/Line  or 5 Images/Line . 
Press  OK.
Print time for 5 Images/Line will be 
slower than 6 Images/Line, but the 
quality is better.
   
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dPress  aor b to choose the type of paper 
you are using,  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71  or 
Other Glossy . 
Press  OK.
ePress  aor b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter or A4. 
Press  OK.
fPress  Color Start  to print.
Printing Photos11
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 
proper slot.
bPrint the index first. (See  Print Index 
(Thumbnails)  on page 67.)
Press ( Photo Capture ). 
cPress aor b to choose  Print Images . 
Press  OK.
Note
If your memory card contains valid 
DPOF information, the LCD will show 
DPOF Print:Yes . See DPOF printing  
on page 69.
 
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, ,  3, ,  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.
 
eDo one of the following:
„ After you have chosen all the images 
you want to print, press  OK to 
choose your settings. Go to step  f.
„ If you have already chosen your 
settings, press  Color Start.
fPress aor b to choose the type of paper 
you are using,  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71  or 
Other Glossy . 
Press  OK.
gPress  aor b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter, A4 , 4x6  or 
5x 7 .
Press  OK.
„ If you choose Letter or A4, go to  h.
„ If you choose another size, go to  i.
„ If you have finished choosing 
settings, press  Color Start.
hPress a or  b to choose the print size 
( 3x 4 , 3.5x 5 , 4x 6 , 
5x 7 , 6x 8  or Max. Size ). 
Press  OK.
 
						

							
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iDo one of the following:„ To choose the number of copies go 
to  j.
„ If you have finished choosing 
settings, press  Color Start.
jEnter the number of copies you want. 
Press OK.
kPress  Color Start  to print.
The printing positions when using Letter are 
shown below.
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 (Memory Stick
®, 
Memory Stick Pro™, SD, SDHC or 
xD-Picture Card™) with DPOF information is 
put into your machine, you can print the 
chosen image easily.
aFirmly insert the memory cards into the 
proper slot. 
 
SD Card Active
Press ( Photo Capture ). 
bPress aor b to choose  Print Images . 
Press  OK.
cIf there is a DPOF file on the card, the 
LCD will show:
 
DPOF Print:Yes e
dPress aor b to choose 
DPOF Print:Yes . Press OK.
ePress  aor b to choose the type of paper 
you are using,  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71  or 
Other Glossy . 
Press  OK.
1
3x 4 2
3.5x 53
4x 6
 
  
4
5x 75
6x 86
Max. Size
 
  
 
						

							
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fPress  aor b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter, A4 , 4x6  or 
5x 7 .
Press  OK.
„ If you chose Letter or A4, go to  g.
„ If you chose another size, go to  h.
„ If you have finished choosing 
settings, press  Color Start.
gPress a or  b to choose the print size 
( 3x 4 , 3.5x 5 , 4x 6 , 
5x 7 , 6x 8  or Max. Size ). 
Press  OK.
hPress  Color Start  to print.
Note
When using DPOF printing the print 
quality, brightness, contrast, cropping and 
borderless settings are not available.
An invalid DPOF file can occur if the print 
order that was created on the camera has 
been corrupted. Delete and recreate the 
print order using your camera to correct 
this problem.
For instructions on how to delete or 
recreate the print order, refer to your 
camera manufacturer’s support website or 
accompanying documentation.
 
PhotoCapture Center® 
print settings
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These settings will remain until you change 
them again.
Print quality11
aPress  Menu, 4 , 1.
bPress  aor b to choose  Normal or 
Photo .
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Paper Options11
Paper Type11
aPress Menu, 4 , 2.
bPress  aor b to choose  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71  or 
Other Glossy .
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Paper Size11
aPress Menu, 4 , 3.
bPress  aor b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter, A4 , 4x6  or 
5x 7 . 
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
 
						

							
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Print Size11
This setting is available only when you 
choose Letter or A4 in the paper size setting.
aPress Menu, 4, 4 .
bPress  aor b to choose the print size you 
are using,  3x 4, 3.5x 5 , 
4x 6 , 5x 7 , 6x 8  or 
Max. Size . 
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Adjusting Brightness and 
Contrast and Color11
Brightness11
aPress Menu, 4, 5 .
bPress  aor 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  aor b to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
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. If 
you are also using the Borderless setting, 
turn Borderless to  Off. (See  Borderless 
printing  on page 72.)
aPress Menu, 4,  7.
bPress  aor b to choose  Off (or On).
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Cropping : On
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Cropping: Off  11
 
						

							
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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  aor b to choose  Off (or On).
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Print Date11
You can print the date if it is already in the 
data on your photo. The date will be printed 
on the lower right corner. If the data doesn’t 
have the date information, you cannot use 
this function.
aPress Menu, 4,  9.
bPress  aor b to choose  On (or  Off ).
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Note
The DPOF setting on your camera must 
be turned off to use the  Print Date 
feature.
 
Scan to a memory card 
or USB Flash memory 
drive
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You can scan black & white and color 
documents into a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive. Black and white documents 
will be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file 
formats (*.TIF). Color documents may be 
stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file 
formats. The default setting is 
Color 150 dpi  and the default file format 
is PDF. File names default to the current date 
that you set using the control panel keys. (For 
details, see the Quick Setup Guide.) For 
example, the fifth image scanned on July 1, 
2009 would be named 07010905.PDF. You 
can change the color and quality. 
aInsert a Memory Stick®, Memory Stick 
Pro™, SD, SDHC, xD-Picture Card™ or 
USB Flash memory drive into your 
machine.
WARNING 
DO NOT take out the memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive while  Photo Capture 
is blinking to avoid damaging the card, USB 
Flash memory drive or data stored on the 
card.
 
bLoad your document.
cPress ( Scan).
QualitySelectable File 
Format
Color 150 dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 300 dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 600 dpi JPEG  / PDF
B/W 200x100 dpi TIFF  / PDF
B/W 200 dpi TIFF  / PDF
 
						

							
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dPress a or  b to choose 
Scan to Media , do one of the 
following:
„ To change the quality press  OK and 
go to step  e.
„ To start scanning press  Black Start 
or  Color Start .
ePress a or  b to choose the quality, and 
then press  OK. (See  Changing the 
image quality  on page 73.)
Do one of the following: „ To change the file type, go to step  f.
„ To start scanning press  Black Start 
or  Color Start .
fPress a or  b to choose the file type and 
then press  OK. (See  Changing the 
black & white file format  on page 73 and 
Changing the color file format  
on page 73.)
Press  Black Start  or Color Start .
Changing the image quality11
aPress Menu, 4,  0, 1 .
bPress  a or  b to choose 
B/W 200x100 dpi , B/W 200 dpi , 
Color 150 dpi , Color 300 dpi  or 
Color 600 dpi .
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Changing the black & white 
file format11
aPress Menu, 4,  0, 2 .
bPress  a or  b to choose  TIFF or PDF .
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Changing the color file format11
aPress Menu, 4,  0, 3 .
bPress  a or  b to choose  JPEG or PDF .
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
 
						

							
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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 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.
„ Media is Full.
This message will appear if you are trying 
to save more than 999 files in a memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive.
„ 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 77.) 
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 76 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 Letter, A4, 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
Print Date On, Off, Printer Settings 
(Default setting)
2
Settings Options
Paper Size 4 ×6
Paper Type Glossy Paper
Layout Borderless: On
Print Quality Fine
Print Date Off
 
						

							
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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.
Note
An invalid DPOF File error can occur if the 
print order that was created on the camera 
has been corrupted. Delete and recreate 
the print order using your camera to 
correct this problem. For instructions on 
how to delete or recreate the print order, 
refer to your camera manufacturer’s 
support website or accompanying 
documentation.
 
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