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PhotoCapture Center® print settings14
You can change the print settings temporarily for the next printing. 
These settings are temporary, and the machine returns to its default settings 180 seconds after 
printing, unless you have set the Mode Timer to 2 minutes or less. (See Mode Timeron page 26.)
Note
You can save the print settings you use most often by setting them as default. (See  Setting 
your changes as new default on page 108.)
 
 
1 No of prints
(For View Photo(s))
You can see the total number of photos that will be printed.
(For Print All Photos, Print Photos)
You can see the number of copies of each photo that will be printed.
Menu SelectionsOption1Option2Page
Print Quality Normal /Photo — 106
Paper Type Plain Paper /Inkjet Paper /
Brother Photo /Other Photo — 106
Paper Size Letter /A4 /4x 6 /5x 7 (When A4 or Letter is chosen)
4x 3/5x 3.5 /6x 4 /
7x 5 /8x 6 /Max. Size 106
Brightness — 106
Contrast — 106
True2Life On /Off
White Balance  / 
Sharpness  / 
Color Density  
Exit — 107
Cropping On /Off — 108
Borderless On /Off — 108
Set New Default Yes /No — 108
Factory Reset Yes /No — 108
PHOTO
Paper Type
Paper Size
Brightness
ContrastOther Ph
Print Quality Photo
4x 6
 0
 0
Print Start Press
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Print Quality14
aPress  a or  b to choose 
Print Quality .
Press  OK.
bPress  a or  b to choose  Normal or 
Photo .
Press  OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print. 
Paper options14
Paper Type14
aPress a or  b to choose  Paper Type .
Press  OK.
bPress  a or  b to choose the type of 
paper you are using,  Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper , Brother Photo  or 
Other Photo . 
Press  OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print. 
Paper and print size14
aPress a or  b to choose  Paper Size .
Press  OK.
bPress  a or  b to choose the type of 
paper you are using,  Letter, 4 ×6 , 
5 ×7  or  A4.
Press  OK.
cIf you chose Letter or A4, press  a or  b 
to choose the print size.
Press  OK.
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print. 
Adjusting Brightness, 
Contrast and Color14
Brightness14
aPress a or  b to choose  Brightness .
Press  OK.
bPress  d to make a darker copy or press 
c  to make a lighter copy.
Press  OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print. 
Contrast14
You can choose the contrast setting. More 
contrast will make an image look sharper and 
more vivid.
aPress a or  b to choose  Contrast.
Press  OK.
bPress  c to increase the contrast or 
press  d to decrease the contrast.
Press  OK.
Example:  Printed Position for Letter paper
1
4 × 3 2
5
× 3.5 3
6
× 4
    
4
7× 5 5
8
× 6 6
Max. Size
 
  
 
						

							
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cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Color Start to print.
Color Enhancement (True2Life®)14
The color enhancement (True2Life®) feature 
will produce more vivid images. Your 
photographs will take slightly longer to print.
aPress  a or  b to choose  True2Life .
Press  OK.
bDo one of the following:
„ If you want to customize the White 
Balance, Sharpness or Color 
Density, press  d or  c to choose  On 
and then go to step c.
„ If you do not want to customize, 
press  d or  c to choose  Off.
Press  OK and then go to step f.
cPress  a or  b to choose 
White Balance , Sharpness  or 
Color Density .
Press  OK.
dPress  d or  c to adjust the degree of the 
setting.
Press  OK.
eDo one of the following:
„ If you want to customize other color 
enhancement, press  a or  b to 
choose other option.
„ If you want to change other settings, 
press  a or  b to choose  Exit, and 
then press  OK.
fIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print.
Note
•White Balance
This setting adjusts the hue of the white 
areas of an image. Lighting, camera 
settings and other fact ors will effect the 
appearance of white. 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 
focus and you cannot see the fine details 
of the picture, then adjust the sharpness.
• Color Density
This setting adjusts the total amount of 
color in the image. You can increase or 
decrease the amount of color in an image 
to improve a washed out picture.
 
 
						

							
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Cropping14
If your photo is too long or wide to fit the 
available space on your chosen layout, part 
of the image will automatically be cropped.
The factory setting is  On. If you want to print 
the whole image, turn this setting to  Off.
aPress  a or  b to choose  Cropping.
Press  OK.
bPress  a or  b to choose  Off (or On).
Press  OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print. 
Cropping : On
  14
Cropping: Off  14
Borderless printing14
This feature expands the printable area to the 
edges of the paper. Printing time will be 
slightly slower.
aPress  a or  b to choose  Borderless .
Press  OK.
bPress  a or  b to choose  Off (or On).
Press  OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print. 
Setting your changes as new 
default14
You can save the print settings you use most 
often by setting them the default settings. 
These settings will stay until you change 
them again.
aPress a or  b to choose your new 
setting.
Press  OK.
Repeat this step for each setting you 
want to change.
bAfter changing the last setting, press  a 
or  b to choose  Set New Default .
Press  OK.
cPress  1 to choose  Yes.
dPress  Stop/Exit .
Restoring all the settings to 
factory settings14
You can restore all the settings you have 
changed to the factory settings. These 
settings will stay until you change them again.
aPress a or  b to choose 
Factory Reset .
Press  OK.
bPress  1 to choose  Yes.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
 
						

							
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Scan to Card 14
Entering Scan mode14
When you want to scan to card, press (Scan ) to illuminate it in green.
 
The LCD shows:
 
Press  a or  b to choose  Scan to Card .
Press  OK.
If you are not connected to your computer 
only the Scan to Card  selection will appear  on 
the LCD.
(See  Scanning  for Windows
® or Macintosh® 
in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM 
for details about the other menu options.)
How to scan to card14
You can scan black & white and color 
documents into a media card. Black & 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. For color documents the 
factory setting is  150 dpi Color  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 Quick 
Setup Guide.) For example, the fifth image 
scanned on July 1, 2006 would be named 
07010605.PDF. You can change the color, 
quality and file name. 
aInsert a CompactFlash®, Memory 
Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, 
SecureDigital™, MultiMediaCard™ or 
xD-Picture Card™ into your machine.
WARNING 
Do not take out the media card while 
PhotoCapture  is blinking to avoid 
damaging the card or data stored on the 
card.
 
bLoad your document.
cPress ( Scan).
dPress  a or  b to choose 
Scan to Card .
Press  OK.
SCAN
Scan to E-mail
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
Scan to File
Scan to Card
OKSelect & Press
QualitySelectable File 
Format
150 dpi Color JPEG  / PDF
300 dpi Color JPEG  / PDF
600 dpi Color JPEG  / PDF
200x100 dpi B/W TIFF  / PDF
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eDo one of the following. „ To change the quality, go to step  f.
„ Press  Black Start  or Color Start  to 
start scanning without changing 
additional settings.
fPress  a or  b to choose 
150 dpi Color , 300 dpi Color , 
600 dpi Color , 200x100 dpi B/W  
or  200 dpi B/W .
Press  OK.
gDo one of the following.
„ To change the file type, go to step  h.
„ Press  Black Start  or Color Start  to 
start scanning without changing 
additional settings.
hPress  a or  b to choose  JPEG, PDF  or 
TIFF .
Press  OK.
Note
• If you chose color in the resolution setting, 
you cannot choose  TIFF.
• If you chose black & white in the resolution  setting, you cannot choose  JPEG.
 
iDo one of the following.
„ To change the file name, go to 
step j.
„ Press  Black Start  or Color Start  to 
start scanning without changing 
additional settings.
jThe file name is set automatically 
however, you can set a name of your 
choice using the dial pad. You can only 
change the first 6 digits.
Press  OK.
Note
Press  Clear/Back  to delete the current 
name.
 
kPress  Black Start  or Color Start .
Understanding the 
Error Messages
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Once you are familiar with the types of errors 
that can occur while you are using the 
PhotoCapture Center
®, you can easily 
identify and troubleshoot any problems.
When an error message is displayed on the 
LCD and you press a key, the machine will 
beep to get your attention.
„ Media Error
This message will appear if you put in a 
media 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 media card.
„ No File
This message will appear if you try to 
access a media card 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.
 
						

							
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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.
Before Using 
PictBridge
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PictBridge requirements15
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.
Using PictBridge15
Setting your digital camera15
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 112 for more details.
2If your camera is set to use the Printer Settings 
(Default setting), the machine will print your photo 
using the settings below.
„The names and availability of each setting 
depend on the specification of your 
camera.
Please refer to the documentation supplied 
with your camera for more detailed 
information on changing PictBridge settings.
PictBridge15
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 setting 1—
Print Quality Normal, Fine, Printer 
Settings (Default setting) 2
Color 
Enhancement On, Off, Printer Settings 
(Default setting) 2
Settings Options
Paper Size 4
×6
Paper Type Glossy Paper
Layout Borderless: On
Print Quality Fine
Color 
Enhancement Off
 
						

							
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Printing Images15
aMake sure that your camera is turned 
off. Connect your camera to the 
PictBridge port on the machine using 
the USB cable.
 
1 PictBridge port
Note
Remove any media cards from the 
machine before connecting the digital 
camera.
 
bTurn on the camera.
When the machine has recognized the 
camera, the LCD shows 
Camera Connected .
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 PictBridge 
compatible camera to the PictBridge port.
 
DPOF printing15
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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Understanding the 
Error Messages
15
Once you are familiar with the types of errors 
that can occur while you are using the 
PictBridge, 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.
„ Wrong USB device
This message will appear if you connect a 
non-PictBridge compatible or broken 
device to the PictBridge port. To clear the 
error, unplug the device from the 
PictBridge port, then press  On/Off to turn 
the machine off and then on again. 
See  Error messages  on page 136 for the 
detailed solution.
 
						

							
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