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Trimming14
You can trim your photo and print a part of the 
image. 
Note
If your photo is very small or an irregular 
shape you may not be able to trim the 
photo. The LCD will display 
Image Too Small. or 
Image Too Long. .
 
aMake sure you have put a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive in the 
proper slot.
Press (PhotoCapture ).
bPress a or  b to choose  Trimming.
Press  OK.
cPress  d or  c to choose your photo.
Press  OK.
dAdjust the red frame on your photo.
The part inside of the red frame will be 
printed.
„ Press  l or  # to enlarge or reduce the 
frame size.
„ Press each arrow key to move the 
position of the frame.
„ Press  0 to rotate the frame.
„ Press  OK when you have finished 
the frame setting.
ePress  a or  b to increase or decrease the 
number of copies.
fDo one of the following: 
„ Press  OK and change the print 
settings. (See page 106.) 
„ If you do not want to change any 
settings, press  Color Start to print.
DPOF printing14
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 memory card (CompactFlash
®, 
Memory Stick
®, Memory Stick Pro™, 
SecureDigital with DPOF information is put 
into your machine, you can print the chosen 
image easily.
aMake sure you have put a memory card 
in the proper slot.
Press  ( PhotoCapture ). The 
machine will ask you if you want to use 
DPOF setting.
bPress  1 to choose  Yes.
cDo one of the following:
„ Change the print settings. (See 
page 106.)
„ If you do not want to change any 
settings, press  Color 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 manufacturer’s support website or 
accompanying documentation.
 
 
						

							
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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 3 minutes after 
printing, unless you have set the Mode Timer to 2 minutes or less. (See  Mode Timer on page 23).
Note
You can save the print settings you use most often by setting them as default. (See  Setting 
your changes as the new default  on page 109.)
 
 
1 No. of prints
(For View Photo(s), Search by Date, Slide Show)
You can see the total number of photos that will be printed.
(For Print All Photos, Print Photos, Photo Effects, Trimming)
You can see the number of copies of each photo that will be printed.
(For DPOF printing) This does not appear.
Menu SelectionsOptions 1Options 2Page
Print Quality
(Does not appear for 
DPOF printing) Normal
/Photo — 107
Paper Type Plain Paper /Inkjet Paper /
Brother Photo /Other Photo — 107
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 107
Brightness
(Does not appear 
when 
Photo Effects  is 
chosen.) — 108
Contrast
(Does not appear 
when 
Photo Effects  is 
chosen.) — 108
Print Setting
Print Quality
PHOTO
Paper  Type
Paper Size
0
Brightness 4
x
6
Other Photo
0001Photo
Print Start Press
1
Dark
Light
 
						

							
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Print Quality14
aPress a or  b to choose 
Print Quality .
bPress d or  c 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 .
bPress d or  c to choose the paper size 
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 .
bPress d or  c to choose the paper size 
you are using,  Letter, 4x 6 , 
5x 7  or A4.
Press  OK.
cIf you chose Letter or A4, press  d or  c  to  
choose the Print Size.
dIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print. 
True2Life
(Does not appear 
when 
Photo Effects  is 
chosen.) On
/Off
White Balance  
 
Sharpness  
 
Color Density  
Exit — 108
Cropping On /Off — 109
Borderless On /Off — 109
Set New Default Yes /No — 109
Factory Reset Yes /No — 109
Menu SelectionsOptions 1Options 2Page
Example: Printed Position for Letter paper
1
4x 3 2
5x 3.53
6x 4
 
  
4
7x 55
8x 66
Max. Size
 
  
 
						

							
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Adjusting Brightness, 
Contrast and Color14
Brightness14
aPress  a or  b to choose  Brightness .
bPress d to make a darker print or press 
c  to make a lighter print.
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.
bPress c to increase the contrast or press 
d  to decrease the contrast.
Press  OK.
cIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Color Start to print.
Color Enhancement (True2Life®)14
You can turn on the color enhancement 
(True2Life
®) feature to print more vivid 
images. Printing time will be slower.
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 .
dPress d or  c to adjust the degree of the 
setting.
Press  OK.
eDo one of the following:
„ If you want to customize another 
color enhancement, press  a or  b to 
choose another 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 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 setting, 
you can correct that 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 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 or weak 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.
bPress d or  c 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 .
bPress d or  c 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 the 
new default14
You can save the print settings you use most 
often by setting them as 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 settings to the 
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 a memory card 
or USB Flash memory 
drive
14
Entering Scan mode14
When you want to scan to a memory card or 
USB Flash memory drive, press  (Scan ).
The LCD shows:
 
Press  a or  b to choose  Scan to Media .
Press  OK.
If you are not connected to your computer 
only the Scan to Media 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 a memory card 
or USB Flash memory drive14
You can scan black & white and color 
documents into a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive. 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 factory setting is  Color 150dpi  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, 2007 would be named 
07010705.PDF. You can change the color 
and quality.
aInsert a CompactFlash®, Memory 
Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, 
SecureDigital, MultiMediaCard™, 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 
PhotoCapture is 
blinking to avoid damaging the card, USB Flash 
memory drive, or data stored on the card.
 
bLoad your document.
cPress ( Scan).
dPress  a or  b to choose 
Scan to Media .
Press  OK.
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  Color 150dpi , 
Color 300dpi , Color 600dpi , B/W 
200x100dpi  or B/W 200dpi .
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.
Scan to ImageS ca n to  Im age
SCAN Select & Press
OK
Scan to OCRSca n to  O CRScan to FileSca n to  F ile
Scan to E-mailS ca n to  E -m ail
Scan to MediaS ca n to  M ed ia
Scan a document intoS ca n  a  d ocu m en t  in toyour E-maily o ur E -m ailapplication a p pli c a tio n as a file a s a  f ile  attachment.atta ch m en t.
QualitySelectable File 
Format
Color 150dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 300dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 600dpi JPEG  / PDF
B/W 200x100dpi TIFF  / PDF
B/W 200dpi TIFF  / PDF
 
						

							
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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
14
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.  This message will 
also appear when a memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive you are using does 
not have enough space available for the 
scanned document.
„ 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
15
 
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 114
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.
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 113 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, this setting is 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.
Printing photos from a camera15
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 setting1-
Print Quality Normal, Fine, Printer Settings  (Default setting)
2
Color 
EnhancementOn, 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
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 
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.
WARNING 
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 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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Printing photos 
directly from a digital 
camera (without 
PictBridge)
15
If your camera is using 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 112. 
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 Images15
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.
For print settings, see  Print Images 
on page 99
cFollow the steps in  Print Images 
on page 99.
WARNING 
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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