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Printing data from a USB Flash

 

 

memory drive or digital camera

 

 

 

supporting mass storage

 

 

 

With the Direct Print feature, you do not need a computer to print data. You can print by just plugging your USB Flash memory drive into the machine’s USB direct interface. You can also connect and print directly from a camera set to USB mass storage mode.

You can use a USB Flash Memory Drive that has the following specifications:

USB Class

USB Mass Storage Class

 

 

USB Mass Storage

SCSI or SFF-8070i

Class

 

 

 

Transfer protocol

Bulk transfer Only

 

 

Format 1

FAT12/FAT16/FAT32

Sector size

Max. 4096Byte

 

 

Encryption

Encrypted devices are

 

not supported.

 

 

1NTFS format is not supported.

Note

•Some USB Flash memory drives may not work with the machine.

•If your camera is in PictBridge mode, you cannot print data. Please refer to the documentation supplied with your camera to switch from PictBridge mode to mass storage mode.

b Choose Brother DCP-XXXX Printer (1) and check the Print to file box (2). Click Print.

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c Choose the folder you want to save the file to and enter the file name if you are prompted to.

If you are prompted for a file name only, you can also specify the folder you want to save the file in by entering the directory name. For example: C:\Temp\FileName.prn

If you have a USB Flash memory drive or digital camera connected to your computer, you can save the file directly to the USB Flash memory drive.

Creating a PRN file for direct printing

Note

The screens in this section may vary depending on your application and operating system.

a From the menu bar of an application, click File, then Print.

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