Brother MFC 425CN User Manual
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WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 9 - 2 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 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 in a media card. ■Use only Smart media cards with a 3.3v voltage rating. ■CompactFlash ® Type II is not supported. ■xD-Picture Card ™ Type M (Large Capacity) is supported. When printing the INDEX or IMAGE, the PhotoCapture Center™ will print all the valid images, even if one or more images have been corrupted. A portion of the corrupted image may be printed. Your machine is designed to read media cards that have been formatted by a digital camera. When a digital camera formats a media card it creates a special folder into which it copies image data. If you need to modify the image data stored on a media 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 media 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.
9 - 3 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 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 drive (slot) while the machine is reading or writing to the card (the PhotoCapture key is blinking). You will lose your data or damage the card. xD-Picture Card™ SecureDigital™ MultiMediaCard™ Memory Stick® Memory Stick Pro™ CompactFlash® SmartMedia®
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 9 - 4 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 machine will assign an image number to each thumbnail. Press ▲ or ▼ to select Print Index and then press Menu/Set. Press Colour Start to start printing the index sheet. (See Printing the Index (Thumbnails) on page 9-5.) 4To print images, press ▲ or ▼ to select Print Images and then press Menu/Set. Enter the image number and press Menu/Set. Press Colour Start to start printing. (See Printing images on page 9-6.) The media active message will be shown for 60 seconds and then disappear. Even in that case, you can enter the PhotoCapture mode by pressing PhotoCapture. You can change the settings for printing images, such as the Paper Type & Paper Size, Print Size and number of copies. (See Printing images on page 9-6.) C.Flash Active Press PhotoCapture key...
9 - 5 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 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 ▼ to select Print Index. Press Menu/Set. 3Press ▲ or ▼ to select 6 Images/Line or 5 Images/Line. Press Menu/Set. 4Press Colour Start to start printing. Index Index 5 Images/Line 6 Images/Line Print time for 5 Images/Line will be slower than 6 Images/Line, but the quality is better. To print an image, see Printing images on page 9-6.
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 9 - 6 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 numbers that you want to print. 5After you have selected all the image numbers, press Menu/Set again, and go to Step 6. —OR— If you have finished choosing settings, press Colour Start. If your media card contains valid DPOF information, the LCD shows DPOF Print:Yes, please go to DPOF printing on page 9-8. You can enter all the numbers at one time by using the key for a comma or the # key for hyphen. (For example, Enter 136 - to print images No.1, No.3 and No.6. Enter 1#5 to print images No.1 to No.5). Enter & Set Key No.:1,3,6
9 - 7 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 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 8cm, 13 x 9cm, 15 x 10cm, 18 x 13cm, 20 x 15cm or Max. Size). Press Menu/Set, and go to Step 8. —OR— If you have finished choosing settings, press Colour Start. Printed Position for A4 paper Number of Copies 8Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want. Press Menu/Set. 9Press Colour Start to print. 1 10 x 8cm2 13 x 9cm3 15 x 10cm 4 18 x 13cm 5 20 x 15cm 6 Max. Size The Max. Size is available for MFC-425CN only. The settings that you want to use with the card will be kept until you take out the media card from the drive (slot), print images or press Stop/Exit.
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 9 - 8 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 card (CompactFlash ®, SmartMedia®, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, SecureDigital™, MultiMediaCard™ and xD-Picture Card™) containing DPOF information is put into your machine, you can print the selected image easily. 1Insert your media card into the proper drive (slot). 2Press (PhotoCapture). 3Press ▲ or ▼ to select Print Images. Press Menu/Set. 4If there is a DPOF file on the card, the LCD shows: 5Press ▲ or ▼ to select DPOF Print:Yes. Press Menu/Set. 6Press ▲ or ▼ to select 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, press ▲ or ▼ to select the print size (10 x 8cm, 13 x 9cm, 15 x 10cm, 18 x 13cm, 20 x 15cm or Max. Size). Press Menu/Set. 7Press Colour Start to print. The media active message will be shown for 60 seconds and then disappear. Even in that case, you can enter the PhotoCapture mode by pressing PhotoCapture. C.Flash ActivePress PhotoCapture key... Select ▲▼ & Set DPOF Print:Yes
9 - 9 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 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, Letter Inkjet, A4 Inkjet or 10x15cm Inkjet. Press Menu/Set. If you selected Letter or A4, press ▲ or ▼ to select the print size (10 x 8cm, 13 x 9cm, 15 x 10cm, 18 x 13cm, 20 x 15cm or Max. Size). Press Menu/Set. 3Press Stop/Exit. The Max. Size is available for MFC-425CN only.
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 9 - 10 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 enhancement feature to print more vivid images. Printing time will be slower. 1Press Menu/Set, 4, 5. 2Press ▲ or ▼ to select On. Press Menu/Set. —OR— Select Off and press Menu/Set, then go to Step 5. If you select On, you can customize the White Balance, Sharpness or Colour Density.
9 - 11 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™ 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 effect and bring the white areas back to pure white. ■Sharpness This setting enhances the detail of an image. It is similar to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. If the image is not in true focus and you cannot see the fine details of the picture, then adjust the sharpness. ■Colour Density This setting adjusts the total amount of colour in the image. You can increase or decrease the amount of colour in an image to improve a washed out or weak picture.