Brother MFC-250C User Manual

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Table of Contents
Section I Windows
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1Printing 2
Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2
Features ....................................................................................................................................................2
Choosing the right type of paper................................................................................................................3
Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing ..............................................................................................3
Clearing data from the memory .................................................................................................................3
Status Monitor............................................................................................................................................4
Monitoring the machine’s status..........................................................................................................4
Turning off the Status Monitor .............................................................................................................5
Printer driver settings.................................................................................................................................6
Accessing the printer driver settings..........................................................................................................6
Basic tab....................................................................................................................................................7
Media Type..........................................................................................................................................8
Quality .................................................................................................................................................8
Paper Size...........................................................................................................................................9
Color Mode........................................................................................................................................10
Page Layout ......................................................................................................................................10
Orientation.........................................................................................................................................10
Copies ...............................................................................................................................................11
Advanced tab...........................................................................................................................................12
Color/Grayscale.................................................................................................................................13
Color Settings ....................................................................................................................................13
Use Watermark..................................................................................................................................14
Watermark Settings...........................................................................................................................15
Other Print Options............................................................................................................................17
Support ..............................................................................................................................................26
Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION...................................................................28
Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On ......................................................29
Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off ................................................30
Printing an image...............................................................................................................................31
Smart Portrait ....................................................................................................................................33
Red-eye Reduction............................................................................................................................33
Print Expression List..........................................................................................................................34
Uninstalling FaceFilter Studio............................................................................................................34
2Scanning 35
Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver........................................................................................35
Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................35
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan..............................................................................37
Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box..........................................................................................38
Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows
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XP/Windows Vista
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WIA compliant ...................................................................................................................................42
Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................42
Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass .........................................................44

Brother MFC-250C Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	22 ppm
Scan to	e-mail, OCR, USB
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, PNG
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
PC free copying	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	18 cpm
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	170 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	40
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Scan speed	6 sec/page
Network ready	No
Dimensions (WxDxH)	390 x 365 x 150 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Standard media sizes	Com10, DL, C5, JE4
Color all-in-one functions	fax, print
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista, XP (32 & 64 bit) Windows 2000, Linux; Mac OS X 10.2.4 en recenter
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Power consumption (standby)	4.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	3 W
Power consumption (average operating)	22 W
Number of print cartridges	4
Media weight (tray 1)	64 - 220 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5
Borderless printing media sizes	A4, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Bundled software	Brother MFL-pro suite in Windows: BrotherControlCentre 3 Scansoft Paperport 11SE + OCR, Macintosh:BrotherControlCentre 2 Newsoft Presto! Page manager 7
Package weight	10100 g
Market positioning	Home & office