Brother International MFC-L8850CDW Basic Users Guide - Page 79

Printing from a USB flash drive or digital camera supporting mass storage

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10 Printing from a USB flash drive or digital camera supporting mass storage 10 With the Direct Print feature, you do not need a computer for printing. You can print by just plugging your USB flash 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 drive that has the following specifications: USB Class USB Mass Storage Sub Class Transfer protocol Format 1 Sector size Encryption USB Mass Storage Class SCSI or SFF-8070i Bulk transfer Only FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 Max. 4096 Byte Encrypted devices are not supported. 1 NTFS format is not supported. NOTE • Some USB flash drives may not work with the machine. • If your camera is in PictBridge mode, you cannot print from it. See the documentation supplied with your camera to switch from PictBridge mode to mass storage mode. Creating a PRN file for direct printing 10 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. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (1) and check the Print to file box (2). Click Print. 1 2 10 c Choose the folder you want to save the file to and enter the file name if prompted. 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 a USB flash drive is connected to your computer, you can save the file directly to the USB flash drive. 67

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10
10
With the Direct Print feature, you do not need
a computer for printing. You can print by just
plugging your USB flash 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 drive that has the
following specifications:
1
NTFS format is not supported.
NOTE
Some USB flash drives may not work with
the machine.
If your camera is in PictBridge mode, you
cannot print from it. See the
documentation supplied with your camera
to switch from PictBridge mode to mass
storage mode.
Creating a PRN file for
direct printing
10
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
.
b
Choose
Brother MFC-XXXX Printer
(1)
and check the
Print to file
box (2).
Click
Print
.
c
Choose the folder you want to save the
file to and enter the file name if
prompted.
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 a USB flash drive is connected to your
computer, you can save the file directly
to the USB flash drive.
Printing from a USB flash drive
or digital camera supporting
mass storage
10
USB Class
USB Mass Storage Class
USB Mass Storage
Sub Class
SCSI or SFF-8070i
Transfer protocol
Bulk transfer Only
Format
1
FAT12/FAT16/FAT32
Sector size
Max. 4096 Byte
Encryption
Encrypted devices are
not supported.
2
1