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
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This depends on printing conditions.
Dimensions (MFC-5890CN)
(MFC-6490CW)
Weight (MFC-5890CN) 23.6 lb (10.7 kg)
(MFC-6490CW) 34.4 lb (15.6 kg)
Noise Operating:
50 dB or less
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Temperature Operating:
Best Print Quality:
50° F to 95° F (10 to 35° C)
68° F to 91° F (20 to 33° C)
Humidity Operating:
Best Print Quality:
20 to 80% (without condensation)
20 to 80% (without condensation)
ADF (automatic document
feeder)
For best results we recommend:
Up to 50 pages
Temperature: 68° F - 86° F (20° C - 30° C)
Humidity: 50% - 70%
Paper: 20 lb (80 g/m
2
)
Paper Tray #1
150 Sheets 20 lb (80 g/m
2
) (MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW)
Paper Tray #2
250 Sheets 20 lb (80 g/m
2
) (MFC-6490CW)
19.1 in.
(485 mm)
18.1 in.
16.1 in.
(460 mm)
(408 mm)
9.5 in.
(242 mm)
22.6 in.
21.3 in.
(574 mm)
(540 mm)
21.4 in.
19.2 in.
(543 mm)
(488 mm)
12.7 in.
(323 mm)