User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE MFC-5890CN MFC-6490CW
- Brother numbers
- Ordering accessories and supplies
- Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
- Compilation and Publication Notice
- Brother® Two-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA Only)
- BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER / FAX MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
- Table of Contents
- Section I: General
- 1 General Information
- 2 Loading paper and documents
- 3 General setup
- 4 Security features
- Section II: Fax
- 5 Sending a Fax
- Entering Fax mode
- Broadcasting (Black & White only)
- Additional sending operations
- Sending faxes using multiple settings
- Contrast
- Changing fax resolution
- Dual access (Black & White only)
- Real time transmission
- Overseas Mode
- Delayed Faxing (Black & White only)
- Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only)
- Checking and canceling waiting jobs
- Setting your changes as the new default
- Restoring all settings to the factory settings
- Sending a fax manually
- Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
- Out of Memory message
- 6 Receiving a Fax
- 7 Telephone Services and External devices
- Voice operations
- Telephone services
- Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
- External and extension telephones
- 8 Dialing and storing numbers
- 9 Printing Reports
- 10 Polling
- 5 Sending a Fax
- Section III: Copy
- 11 Making copies
- How to copy
- Copy settings
- Changing copy quality
- Enlarging or reducing the image copied
- Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout)
- Sorting copies using the ADF
- Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
- Paper Options
- Skew Adjustment (MFC-6490CW only)
- Book Copy
- Watermark Copy
- Setting your changes as the new default
- Restoring all settings to the factory settings
- ‘Out of Memory’ message
- 11 Making copies
- Section IV: Walk-up Photo Printing
- Section V: Software
- Section VI: Appendixes
- A Safety and Legal
- Choosing a location
- To use the machine safely
- Important safety instructions
- Standard telephone and FCC Notices (These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)
- Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)
- LAN connection
- International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement
- Legal limitations for copying
- Trademarks
- B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
- C Menu and Features
- D Specifications
- E Glossary
- A Safety and Legal
- Index
- brother USA/CAN
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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B
Paper Jam Paper is jammed in the machine. (MFC-6490CW)
Remove the jammed paper by following
the steps in Printer jam or paper jam
(MFC-6490CW only) on page 164.
(MFC
-5890CN)
Remove the jammed paper by following
the steps in Printer jam or paper jam
(MFC-5890CN only) on page 162.
Make sure the paper length guide is set to
the paper size. Do not extend the paper
tray when you load A5 or smaller size
paper.
Replace Ink One or more of the ink cartridges
have reached the end of their life.
Replace the ink cartridges. (See Replacing
the ink cartridges on page 167.)
Unable to Clean XX The machine has a mechanical
problem.
—OR—
A foreign object such as a clip or
ripped paper is in the machine.
Open the scanner cover and look inside
the machine for foreign objects and paper
scraps. If the error message continues,
disconnect the machine from the power for
several minutes, then reconnect it. (The
machine can be turned off for
approximately 24 hours without losing
faxes stored in the memory. See
Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal
report on page 159.)
Unable to Init. XX The machine has a mechanical
problem.
—OR—
A foreign object such as a clip or
ripped paper is in the machine.
Open the scanner cover and look inside
the machine for foreign objects and paper
scraps. If the error message continues,
disconnect the machine from the power for
several minutes, then reconnect it. (The
machine can be turned off for
approximately 24 hours without losing
faxes stored in the memory. See
Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal
report on page 159.)
Unable to Print XX The machine has a mechanical
problem.
—OR—
A foreign object such as a clip or
ripped paper is in the machine.
Open the scanner cover and look inside
the machine for foreign objects and paper
scraps. If the error message continues,
disconnect the machine from the power for
several minutes, then reconnect it. (The
machine can be turned off for
approximately 24 hours without losing
faxes stored in the memory. See
Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal
report on page 159.)
Error Message Cause Action