Brother MFC 297C User Manual

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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 (for example):
 
M.Stick Active
 
Press PhotoCa...
bPress Photo Capture. For DPOF 
printing, see DPOF printing on page 63.
cPress aorb 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.
eTo print images press aorb to choose 
Print Images in c and then press 
OK. (See Printing Photos 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™ uses these 
numbers to identity each picture. You can 
print a thumbnail page to 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 (Photo Capture). 
bPress aorb 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 aorb to choose the type of paper 
you are using, Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71 or 
Other Glossy. 
Press OK.
ePress aorb to choose the paper size 
you are using, A4 or Letter. 
Press OK.
fPress Colour 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 
correct slot.
bPrint the index first. (See Print Index 
(Thumbnails) on page 61.)
Press (Photo Capture). 
cPress aorb 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 63.
 
dEnter the image number that you want to 
print from the thumbnails printed on the 
Index page. 
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.
 
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 Colour Start.
fPress aorb to choose the type of paper 
you are using, Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71 or 
Other Glossy. 
Press OK.
gPress aorb to choose the paper size 
you are using, Letter, A4, 10x15cm or 
13x18cm.
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 Colour Start.
hPress a or b to choose the print size 
(8 x 10cm, 9 x 13cm, 10 x 15cm, 
13 x 18cm, 15 x 20cm or 
Max. Size). 
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.
 
						

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jEnter the number of copies you want. 
Press OK.
kPress Colour Start to print.
The printing positions when using A4 are 
shown below.
DPOF printing11
DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format.
Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon 
Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, FUJIFILM 
Corporation, Panasonic Corporation 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 a memory card containing DPOF 
information is put into your machine, you can 
print the chosen image easily.
aFirmly insert the memory card into the 
correct slot. 
 
M.Stick Active
Press (Photo Capture). 
bPress aorb to choose Print Images. 
Press OK.
cIf there is a DPOF file on the card, the 
LCD will show:
 
DPOF Print:Yes
dPress aorb to choose 
DPOF Print:Yes. Press OK.
ePress aorb to choose the type of paper 
you are using, Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71 or 
Other Glossy. 
Press OK.
fPress aorb to choose the paper size 
you are using, Letter, A4, 10x15cm or 
13x18cm.
Press OK.
„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 
(8 x 10cm, 9 x 13cm, 10 x 15cm, 
13 x 18cm, 15 x 20cm or 
Max. Size). 
Press OK.
hPress Colour Start 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 manufactures support website or 
accompanying documentation.
 
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8 x 10cm2
9 x 13cm3
10 x 15cm
   
4
13 x 18cm5
15 x 20cm6
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PhotoCapture Center™ 
print settings
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These settings will remain until you change 
them again.
Print speed and quality11
aPress Menu, 4, 1.
bPress aorb to choose Normal or 
Photo.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Paper Options11
Paper Type11
aPress Menu, 4, 2.
bPress aorb to choose Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71 or 
Other Glossy.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Paper Size11
aPress Menu, 4, 3.
bPress aorb 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 aorb to choose the print size you 
are using, 8 x 10cm, 9 x 13cm, 
10 x 15cm, 13 x 18cm, 15 x 20cm 
or Max. Size. 
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Adjusting Brightness and 
Contrast11
Brightness11
aPress Menu, 4, 5.
bPress aorb 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 aorb 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. If 
you are also using the Borderless setting, 
turn Borderless to Off. (See Borderless 
printing on page 65.)
aPress Menu, 4, 7.
bPress aorb 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 Menu, 4, 8.
bPress aorb to choose Off (or On).
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Date Print11
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 aorb to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Note
The DPOF setting on your camera must 
be turned off to use the Date Print.
 
 
						

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Scan to a memory card 
or USB Flash memory 
drive
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You can scan monochrome and colour 
documents onto a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive. Monochrome documents will 
be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF (*.TIF) file 
formats. Colour 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. The machine 
automatically creates file names based on 
the current date. (For details, see the Quick 
Setup Guide.) For example, the fifth image 
scanned on July 1, 2009 would be named 
01070905.PDF. You can change the colour 
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 or 
USB Flash memory drive or the data stored 
on them.
 
bLoad your document.
cPress (Scan).
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 Mono Start 
or Colour Start.
ePress a or b to choose the quality, and 
then press OK.
Do one of the following:
„To change the file type, go to step f.
„To start scanning press Mono Start 
or Colour Start.
fPress a or b to choose the file type and 
then press OK.
Press Mono Start or Colour 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.
QualitySelectable File 
Format
Color 150 dpi JPEG / PDF
Color 300 dpi JPEG / PDF
Color 600 dpi JPEG / PDF
B/W 200x100 dpi TIFF / PDF
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11 Changing the monochrome 
file format11
aPress Menu, 4, 0, 2.
bPress a or b to choose TIFF or PDF.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Changing the colour file 
format11
aPress Menu, 4, 0, 3.
bPress a or b to choose JPEG or PDF.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
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 70.) 
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 69 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, those settings are 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 
SelectionsOptions
Paper Size Letter, A4, 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
Date Print On, Off, 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.
CAUTION 
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, FUJIFILM 
Corporation, Panasonic Corporation 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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Printing photos 
directly from a digital 
camera (without 
PictBridge)
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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 68.) 
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 Photos 
on page 62.
CAUTION 
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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