Brother DCP 117C User Manual

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Changing the defaul t copy settings
You can save the copy settings you use most often by setting them 
as default. These settings will remain until you change them again.
Setting Paper Type
To get the best print quality, set the machine for the type of paper you 
are using.
1Press Menu.
2Press   or   to select  1.Copy.
Press 
Set.
3Press   or   to select  1.Paper Type.
Press 
Set.
4Press   or   to select  Plain, Inkjet , Glossy  or 
Transparency .
Press 
Set.
5Press Stop/Exit.
The...

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Setting Paper Size 
You can use five sizes of paper for printing your copies: Letter, Legal, 
A4, A5 and Photo Card (10x15cm). When you change the type of 
paper you load in the machine, you will need to change the setting 
for Paper Size at the same time so your machine can fit the copy on 
the page.
1Press Menu.
2Press   or   to select  1.Copy.
Press 
Set.
3Press   or   to select  2.Paper Size.
Press 
Set.
4Press   or   to select  Letter, Legal , A4 , A5  or  10x15cm .
Press...

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Adjusting brightness
1Press Menu.
2Press   or   to select  1.Copy.
Press 
Set.
3Press   or   to select  4.Brightness. 
Press 
Set.
4Press   to make a lighter copy.
— OR —
Press   to make a darker copy.
Press 
Set. 
5Press Stop/Exit.
Adjusting contrast
You can change the contrast to help an image look sharper and more 
vivid.
1Press Menu.
2Press   or   to select  1.Copy.
Press 
Set.
3Press   or   to select  5.Contrast.
Press 
Set.
4Press   to increase the contrast.
— OR —
Press   to...

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Adjusting Colour saturation
Colour Saturation can only be changed through the default setting.
1Press Menu.
2Press   or   to select  1.Copy.
Press 
Set.
3Press   or   to select  6.Color Adjust.
Press 
Set.
4Press   or   to select  Red, Green  or Blue .
Press 
Set.
5Press   to increase the colour saturation.
— OR —
Press   to decrease the colour saturation.
Press 
Set.
6Return to Step 4 to select the next colour.
— OR —
Press 
Stop/Exit.
 

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Legal limitations
Colour reproductions of certain documents are illegal and may result 
in either criminal or civil liability. This memorandum is intended to be 
a guide rather than a complete listing of every possible prohibition. In 
case of doubt, we suggest that you check with relevant authorities as 
to any particular questionable documents.
The following are examples of documents which should not be 
copied:
■Money
■ Bonds or other certificates of indebtedness
■ Certificates...

3 - 1   WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER™
3
Introduction
Even if your machine is not connected to your computer, you can 
print photos directly from your digital camera media. Your Brother 
machine includes media drives (slots) for use with popular digital 
camera media: CompactFlash
®, SmartMedia®, Memory Stick®, 
Memory Stick Pro™, SecureDigital™ (SD Card), MultiMediaCard™ 
and xD-Picture Card™.  
The PhotoCapture Center
™ feature lets you print digital photos from 
your digital camera at high resolution to...

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PhotoCapture Center™ requirements
Your machine is designed to be compatible with modern digital 
camera image files and media cards; however, please read the 
points below to avoid errors:
■ The DPOF file on the media card must be in a valid format. 
(See  DPOF printing  on page 3-8.)
■ 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...

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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...

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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 3-8.
3Print the index that shows thumbnail views of the photos stored 
on your media card....

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Printing the Ind ex (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 3-3.)
2Press   or...