Brother MFC 5860CN User Manual

PhotoCapture Center®
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The Photo Capture  key will light to show the 
media card status. It can be on, off or blinking. 
See the table below for what the light means.
 
„ On
A media card is inserted correctly.
„ Off
No media card is present, or it is 
incorrectly inserted.
„ Blinking
The inserted media card is being read, or 
is being written to.
CAUTION 
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...

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How to print from a 
media card
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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 media card:
aMake sure you have put the media card 
in the proper slot. The LCD will show the 
following message:
 
C.Flash Active
Press PhotoCapture..
bPress  Photo Capture . 
(For DPOF printing, see  DPOF 
printing on page 78.)
cPress a or  b to choose  Print Index...

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Printing Images13
Before you can print an individual image, you 
have to know the image number.
aMake sure you have put the media card 
in the proper slot.
bPrint the index first. (See Printing the 
thumbnail index on page 76.)
Press ( Photo Capture ). 
cPress a or  b to choose 
Print Images . Press OK.
Note
If your media card contains valid DPOF 
information, the LCD will show 
DPOF Print:Yes . See DPOF 
printing on page 78.
 
dEnter the image number that you want to 
print...

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DPOF printing13
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 media card...

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PhotoCapture Center® 
print settings
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These settings will remain until you change 
them again.
Print quality13
aPress  Menu, 4, 1 .
bPress  a or  b to choose  Normal or 
Photo .
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Paper Options13
Paper Type13
aPress Menu, 4, 2 .
bPress  a or  b to choose  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother Photo  or 
Other Photo .
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Paper Size13
aPress Menu, 4, 3 .
bPress  a or  b to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter,...

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Note
• 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 color. By using this, you can 
correct this effect and bring the white 
areas back to pure white.
• Sharpness
This setting enhances the detail of an 
image, similar to adjusting the fine focus 
on a camera. If the image is not in true 
focus and you...

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Scan to Card13
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. 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...

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Changing the color file format13
aPress  Menu, 4, 9,  3.
bPress  a or  b to choose  PDF or JPEG . 
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 the 
PhotoCapture Center
®, you can easily 
identify and troubleshoot any problems.
„ 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...

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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 requirements14
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
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Printing Images14
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 the following 
message:
 
Camera Connected
When the machine starts printing a 
photo, the LCD will show  Printing.
WARNING 
To prevent damage to your machine, do...