Brother MFC J6910DW User Manual

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Print Images9
View Photos9
You can preview your photos on the LCD 
before you print them. If your photos are large 
files there may be a delay before each photo 
is displayed on the LCD.
aMake sure you have put the memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive in the 
proper slot.
Press ( PHOTO CAPTURE ). 
bPress View Photo(s) .
Do one of the following:
 If you want to choose photos to print 
or print more than one for an image, 
go to step c.
 If you want to print all photos, 
press .
Press  Yes to confirm.
Go to step f.
Note
• Four thumbnails are displayed at a time 
with the current page number and total 
number of pages listed under the 
thumbnails.
• Press  dor c repeatedly to scroll through 
all photos. Hold down  dor c to 
fast-forward and fast-rewind through the 
thumbnail pages.
• Press  to start Slide Show.
 
cPress a photo from the thumbnail.
dEnter the number of copies you want 
either by pressing the number box and 
entering the number of copies or by 
pressing  + or  -.
Press  OK.
eRepeat step c andd until you have 
chosen all the photos that you want to 
print.
fAfter you have chosen all the photos, 
press  OK. You now have the following 
options:
 To add the Auto Correct  effect to 
your chosen photos, press  . 
(See  Enhance Photos  in chapter 8  of 
the  Advanced User’s Guide .)
 If you want to change the print 
settings, press  Print Setting . 
(See page 61.)
 If you do not want to change any 
settings, go to step g.
gPress Color Start  to print.
 
						

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PhotoCapture Center™ 
print settings
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You can change the print settings 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 in chapter 1  of the Advanced 
User’s Guide .)
Note
You can save the print settings you use 
most often by setting them as the default. 
(See Setting your changes as the new 
default  in chapter 8  of the Advanced 
User’s Guide.)
 
 
How to scan to a 
memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive
9
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 (*.TIF) file 
formats. Color documents may be stored in 
PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats. 
The factory setting is  Color 200 dpi and 
the default file format is PDF. The machine 
automatically creates file names based on 
the current date. (For details, see the  Quick 
Setup Guide .) For example, the fifth image 
scanned on July 1, 2011 would be named 
07011105.PDF. You can change the color 
and quality.
aMake sure you have put the memory 
card or USB Flash memory drive in the 
proper slot.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT take out the memory card or 
USB Flash memory drive while 
PHOTO CAPTURE  is blinking to avoid 
damaging the card, USB Flash memory 
drive or the data stored on them.
 
QualitySelectable File 
Format
Color 100 dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 200 dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 300 dpi JPEG  / PDF
Color 600 dpi JPEG  / PDF
B/W 100 dpi TIFF  / PDF
B/W 200 dpi TIFF  / PDF
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bDo one of the following:  If you want to scan a 2-sided 
document, load your document in the 
ADF. 
Press  Stop/Exit to return to Ready 
mode. 
Press  Duplex , and then press  Scan. 
Go to step c.
 If you want to scan a single-sided 
document, load your document and 
press ( SCAN). 
Go to step d.
cDo one of the following:
 If your document is flipped on the 
long edge, press 
DuplexScan :LongEdge .
 If your document is flipped on the 
short edge, press 
DuplexScan :ShortEdge .
dPress to Media .
eDo one of the following:
 To change the quality, press  dor c to 
display  Quality. 
Press  Quality and choose 
Color 100 dpi , 
Color 200 dpi , 
Color 300 dpi , 
Color 600 dpi , B/W 100 dpi , 
B/W 200 dpi  or B/W 300 dpi .
 To change the file type, press  dor c 
to display  File Type . 
Press  File Type  and choose  PDF, 
JPEG or  TIFF.
Note
If you are using the scanner glass of the 
machine you can change the glass scan 
size. 
Press d or  c to display 
Glass Scan Size  and choose Letter, 
Legal,  Ledger,  A3 or A4.
 
If you want to change the file name, 
press  dor c to display File Name .   
Press  File Name  and enter the file 
name.
You can only change the first 
6 characters.
Press  OK.
 To start scanning without changing 
additional settings, go to step f.
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.
 
fPress Black Start  or Color Start .
Note
• You can scan a 2-sided document up to 
Legal size from the ADF.
• You can place multiple documents on the  scanner glass and scan them as separate 
files. (See Auto Crop  in chapter 8  of the 
Advanced User’s Guide .)
 
Long edge
Portrait Landscape
 
 
Short edge
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10
Printing a document10
The machine can receive data from your 
computer and print it. To print from a 
computer, install the printer driver.
(See Printing  for Windows
® or Printing and 
Faxing  for Macintosh in the  Software User’s 
Guide  for details about the print settings.)
aInstall the Brother printer driver on the 
Installation CD-ROM. (See the  Quick 
Setup Guide .)
bFrom your application, choose the Print 
command.
cChoose the name of your machine in the 
Print dialog box and click  Properties.  
dChoose the settings you want in the 
Properties dialog box.
 Media Type
 Print Quality
 Paper Size
 Orientation
 Color/Grayscale
 Ink Save Mode
 Scaling
eClick  OK.
fClick  OK to begin printing.
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Scanning a document11
There are several ways to scan documents. 
You can use the SCAN key on the machine or 
the scanner drivers on your computer.
aTo use the machine as a scanner, install 
a scanner driver. If the machine is on a 
Network, configure it with a TCP/IP 
address.
 Install the scanner drivers on the 
Installation CD-ROM. (See the  Quick 
Setup Guide  and Scanning  in the 
Software User’s Guide .)
 Configure the machine with a TCP/IP 
address if network scanning does not 
work. (See  Configuring Network 
Scanning  in the Software User’s 
Guide .)
bLoad your document. (See  How to load 
documents  on page 28.)
 Use the ADF to scan multiple pages 
of documents or 2-sided documents. 
It feeds each sheet automatically.
 Use the scanner glass to scan a 
page of a book or one sheet at a 
time.
cDo one of the following:
 To scan using the  SCAN key, go to 
Scanning using the SCAN key .
 To scan using a scanner driver at 
your computer, go to  Scanning using 
a scanner driver .
Scanning using the 
SCAN key
11
For more information, see  Using the Scan 
key in the Software User’s Guide .
aPress (SCAN).
bChoose the SCAN mode you want.
 to File
 to Media
 to Network
 to FTP
 to Email
 to OCR
1
to Image
1(Macintosh users)
This function is available after you download 
and install Presto! PageManager from 
http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/brother/
PM9SEInstaller_BR_multilang.dmg
c(For network users)
Choose the computer you want to send 
the data to.
dPress  Start to begin scanning.
Scanning using a 
scanner driver
11
For more information, see  Scanning a 
document using the TWAIN driver  or 
Scanning a document using the WIA driver  in 
the  Software User’s Guide .
aStart a scanning application and click 
the Scan  button.
bAdjust the settings such as  Resolution, 
Brightness  and Scan Type  in the 
Scanner Setup dialog box.
cClick  Start or Scan  to begin scanning.
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A
Replacing the ink 
cartridges
A
Your machine is equipped with an ink dot 
counter. The ink dot counter automatically 
monitors the level of ink in each of the 
four cartridges. When the machine detects an 
ink cartridge is running out of ink, the machine 
will tell you with a message on the LCD.
The LCD will tell you which ink cartridge is low 
or needs replacing. Be sure to follow the LCD 
prompts to replace the ink cartridges in the 
correct order.
Even though the machine tells you to replace 
an ink cartridge, there will be a small amount 
of ink left in the ink cartridge. It is necessary 
to keep some ink in the ink cartridge to 
prevent air from drying out and damaging the 
print head assembly.
IMPORTANT
Brother strongly recommends that you do 
not refill the ink cartridges provided with 
your machine. We also strongly 
recommend that you continue to use only 
Genuine Brother Brand replacement ink 
cartridges. Use or attempted use of 
potentially incompatible ink and/or 
cartridges in the Brother machine may 
cause damage to the machine and/or may 
result in unsatisfactory print quality. Our 
warranty coverage does not apply to any 
problem that is caused by the use of 
unauthorized third-party ink and/or 
cartridges. To protect your investment and 
obtain premium performance from the 
Brother machine, we strongly recommend 
the use of Genuine Brother Supplies.
 
aOpen the ink cartridge cover.
If one or more of the ink cartridges have 
reached the end of their life, the LCD 
shows B&W Print Only  or 
Cannot Print .
bPress the lock release lever as shown to 
release the cartridge for the color 
indicated on the LCD. Remove the 
cartridge from the machine.
 
 
cOpen the new ink cartridge bag for the 
color shown on the LCD, and then take 
out the ink cartridge.
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dTurn the green release lever on the 
orange protective packing (1) clockwise 
until it clicks to release the vacuum seal. 
Then remove the orange protective 
packing as shown.
 
 
eEach color has its own correct position. 
Insert the ink cartridge in the direction of 
the arrow on the label.
 
fGently push the back of the ink cartridge 
marked “PUSH” until it clicks, and then 
close the ink cartridge cover.
 
gThe machine will automatically reset the 
ink dot counter.
Note
• If you replaced an ink cartridge, for example Black, the LCD may ask you to 
verify that it was a brand new one (for 
example,  Did You Change  Black). 
For each new cartridge you installed, 
press  Yes to automatically reset the ink 
dot counter for that color. If the ink 
cartridge you installed is not a brand new 
one, be sure to press  No.
• If the LCD shows No Ink Cartridge  or 
Cannot Detect  after you install the ink 
cartridges, check that the ink cartridges 
are installed properly. Remove the ink 
cartridge and reinstall it slowly until it 
clicks.
 
CAUTION 
If ink gets in your eyes, wash it out with 
water at once and call a doctor if you are 
concerned.
 
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IMPORTANT
• DO NOT take out ink cartridges if you do not need to replace them. If you do so, it 
may reduce the ink quantity and the 
machine will not know the quantity of ink 
left in the cartridge.
• DO NOT touch the cartridge insertion  slots. If you do so, the ink may stain your 
skin.
• If ink gets on your skin or clothing  immediately wash it off with soap or 
detergent.
• If you mix the colors by installing an ink  cartridge in the wrong position, clean the 
print head several times after correcting 
the cartridge installation.
• Once you open an ink cartridge, install it in  the machine and use it up within six 
months of installation. Use unopened ink 
cartridges by the expiration date written on 
the cartridge package.
• DO NOT dismantle or tamper with the ink  cartridge; this can cause the ink to leak out 
of the cartridge.
 
Cleaning and checking 
the machine
A
Cleaning the scannerA
aUnplug the machine from the AC power 
outlet.
bLift the document cover (1). Clean the 
scanner glass (2) and the white 
plastic (3) with a soft lint-free cloth 
moistened with a non-flammable glass 
cleaner.
 
cIn the ADF unit, clean the white bar (1) 
and the glass strip (2) with a soft lint-free 
cloth moistened with a non-flammable 
glass cleaner.
 
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dClose the document cover and open the 
ADF cover.
Clean the white bar (1) and the glass 
strip (2) with a soft lint-free cloth 
moistened with a non-flammable glass 
cleaner.
 
eClose the ADF cover.
fRe-connect the power cord.
Note
In addition to cleaning the scanner glass 
and glass strip with a non-flammable glass 
cleaner, run your fingertip over the glass 
to see if you can feel anything on it. If you 
feel dirt or debris, clean the glass again 
concentrating on that area. You may need 
to repeat the cleaning process three or 
four times. To test, make a copy after each 
cleaning attempt.
 
Cleaning the print headA
To maintain good print quality, the machine 
will automatically clean the print head when 
needed. You can start the cleaning process 
manually if there is a print quality problem.
Clean the print head and ink cartridges if you 
get a horizontal line in the text or graphics, or 
blank text on your printed pages. You can 
clean Black only, three colors at a time 
(Yellow/Cyan/Magenta), or all four colors at 
once.
Cleaning the print head consumes ink. 
Cleaning too often uses ink unnecessarily.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching 
the print head may cause permanent 
damage and may void the print heads 
warranty.
 
aPress .
bPress Cleaning .
cPress Black,  Color or  All.
The machine cleans the print head. 
When cleaning is finished, the machine 
will go back to the Ready screen 
automatically.
Note
If you clean the print head at least five 
times and the print has not improved, try 
installing a new Genuine Brother Brand 
replacement ink cartridge for each 
problem color. Try cleaning the print head 
again up to five more times. If the print has 
not improved call Brother Customer 
Service. (See Brother numbers  
on page i.)
 
 
i
 
When there is a 
spot of dirt or 
correction fluid 
on the glass strip 
the printed 
sample shows a 
vertical line.
After the glass 
strip is cleaned 
the vertical line is 
gone.
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Checking the print qualityA
If faded or streaked colors and text appear on 
your printouts, some of the print head nozzles 
may be clogged. You can check this by 
printing the Print Quality Check Sheet and 
looking at the nozzle check pattern.
aPress .
bPress Test Print .
cPress Print Quality .
dPress Color Start .
The machine begins printing the Print 
Quality Check Sheet.
eCheck the quality of the four color blocks 
on the sheet.
fThe LCD asks you if the print quality is 
OK.
Do one of the following:
 If all lines are clear and visible, press 
Yes  to finish the Print Quality check 
and go to step j.
 If you can see missing short lines as 
shown below, press  No.
gThe LCD asks you if the print quality is 
OK for black and the three colors.
Press Yes or  No.
hThe LCD asks you if you want to start 
cleaning.
Press Color Start .
The machine starts cleaning the print 
head.
iAfter cleaning is finished, press 
Color Start .
The machine starts printing the Print 
Quality Check Sheet again and then 
return to step e. 
jPress Stop/Exit .
If you repeat this procedure at least five 
times and the print quality is still poor, 
replace the ink cartridge for the clogged 
color. 
After replacing the ink cartridge, check 
the print quality. If the problem still 
exists, repeat the cleaning and test print 
procedures at least five times for the 
new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing, 
call Brother Customer Service. (See 
Brother numbers  on page i.)
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching 
the print head may cause permanent 
damage and may void the print heads 
warranty.
 
Note
 
OK Poor
   
 
i
 
When a print head 
nozzle is clogged 
the printed 
sample looks like 
this.After the print 
head nozzle is 
cleaned, the 
horizontal lines 
are gone.