Brother MFC 425CN User Manual

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PhotoCapture Center™ requirements
Your machine is designed to be compatible with modern digital 
camera image files and media cords; however, please read the 
points below to avoid errors:
■The DPOF file on the media card must be in a DPOF format.  
(For camera which supports DPOF format, see DPOF printing on 
page 9-8.)
■The image file extension must be .JPG (Other image file 
extensions .JPEG, .TIF, .GIF and so on will not be recognized).
■Walk-up PhotoCapture...

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Getting started
Firmly insert the card into the appropriate slot.
PhotoCapture key indications:
■
PhotoCapture light is ON, the media 
card is inserted properly.
■
PhotoCapture light is OFF, the media 
card is not properly inserted.
■
PhotoCapture light is BLINKING, the 
media card is being read or written to.
The machine can only read one media card at a time so do not insert 
more than one card.
Do NOT unplug the power cord or remove the media card from 
the media...

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The steps below give a brief outline of the Direct Printing 
feature. Please see the remaining pages of this chapter for more 
detailed instructions.
1Insert the media card firmly into the media drive (slot).
When you insert your media card 
into the proper slot, the LCD shows.
2Press  (PhotoCapture).
If your digital camera supports DPOF printing, see DPOF 
printing on page 9-8.
3Print the index that shows thumbnail views of images stored on 
your media card. Your...

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Printing the Index (Thumbnails)
The PhotoCapture Center™ assigns numbers for images (such as 
No.1, No.2, No.3, and so on).
It does not recognize any other numbers or file names that your 
digital camera or PC have used to identify the pictures. You can print 
a thumbnail page (Index page with 6 or 5 images per line). This will 
show all the pictures on the media card.
1Make sure you have inserted the media card.
Press 
 (PhotoCapture). (See page 9-3.)
2Press ▲ or ▼...

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Printing images
Before you can print an individual image, you have to know the 
image number.
1Print the Index first. 
(See Printing the Index (Thumbnails) on page 9-5.)
2Make sure you have inserted the media card.
Press 
 (PhotoCapture).
3Press ▲ or ▼ to choose Print Images.
Press 
Menu/Set.
4Use the dial pad to enter the image 
number that you want to print from 
the Index page (Thumbnails).
Press 
Menu/Set.
Repeat this step until you have entered all the image...

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Paper Type & Paper Size
6Press ▲ or ▼ to select the type of paper you are using,  
Letter Glossy, 10x15cm Glossy, 13x18cm Glossy,  
A4 Glossy, Letter Plain, A4 Plain, Letter Inkjet, 
A4 Inkjet or 10x15cm Inkjet.
Press 
Menu/Set.
If you selected Letter or A4, go to Step 7.
If you selected another size, go to Step 8.
—OR—
If you have finished choosing settings, press 
Colour Start.
Print Size
7If you selected Letter or A4, press ▲ or ▼ to select the print size 
(10 x...

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DPOF printing
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 
select on the Digital Camera display the images and number of 
copies you want to print.
When the memory...

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Changing the default settings
You can save the PhotoCapture Center™ settings you use most often 
by setting them as default. These settings will remain until you 
change them again.
Increasing print speed or quality
1Press Menu/Set, 4, 1.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Normal or Photo.
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the paper & size
1Press Menu/Set, 4, 2.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Letter Glossy, 10x15cm Glossy, 
13x18cm Glossy, A4 Glossy, Letter Plain, A4 Plain,...

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Adjusting brightness
1Press Menu/Set, 4, 3.
2Press ▲ to make a lighter print.
—OR—
Press 
▼ to make a darker print.
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Adjusting contrast
You can choose the contrast setting. More contrast will make an 
image look sharper and more vivid.
1Press Menu/Set, 4, 4.
2Press ▲ to increase the contrast.
—OR—
Press 
▼ to decrease the contrast.
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Colour enhancement (MFC-425CN only)
You can turn on the colour...

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3Press ▲ or ▼ to select 1.White Balance, 2.Sharpness or  
3.Color Density.
Press 
Menu/Set.
4Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust the degree of the setting.
Press 
Menu/Set.
5Press Stop/Exit.
■White Balance 
This setting adjusts the hue of the white areas of an image. 
Lighting, camera settings and other influences will effect the 
appearance of white. The white areas of a picture may be slightly 
pink, yellow or some other colour. By using this adjustment you 
can correct this...