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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Computer requirements D
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Computer Platform &
Operating System
Version
Supported
PC Software
Functions
PC
Interface
Processor
Minimum
Speed
Minimum
RAM
Recommended
RAM
Hard Disk Space to install
For
Drivers
For
Applications
Windows
®
Operating
System
1
2000
Professional
5
Printing,
PC Fax
4
,
Scanning,
Removable
Disk
USB,
10/100
BaseTx
(Ethernet),
Wireless
802.11b/g
(MFC-
6490CW
only)
Intel
®
Pentium
®
II
or equivalent
64 MB 256 MB 110 MB 340 MB
XP Home
25
XP
Professional
25
128 MB 110 MB 340 MB
XP
Professional
x64 Edition
2
64-bit (Intel
®
64
or AMD64)
supported CPU
256 MB 512 MB 110 MB 340 MB
Windows
Vista
®2
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 or equivalent
64-bit (Intel
®
64
or AMD64)
supported CPU
512 MB 1 GB 600 MB 530 MB
Macintosh
®
Operating
System
6
Mac OS
®
X
10.2.4 - 10.4.3
Printing, PC
Fax Send
4
,
Scanning,
Removable
Disk
USB
3
,
10/100
BaseTx
(Ethernet),
Wireless
802.11b/g
(MFC-
6490CW
only)
PowerPC
G4/G5
PowerPC
G3 350MHz
128 MB 256 MB 80 MB 400 MB
Mac OS
®
X
10.4.4 or
greater
PowerPC
G4/G5
Intel
®
Core™
Processor
512 MB 1 GB
Conditions:
1
Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater.
2
For WIA, 1200 x 1200 resolution. Brother Scanner
Utility enables to enhance up to 19200 x 19200 dpi.
3
Third party USB ports are not supported.
4
PC Fax supports black and white only, and does
not support Ledger/A3 size paper.
5
PaperPort™ 11SE supports Microsoft
®
SP4 or
higher for Windows
®
2000 and SP2 or higher for XP.
6
Presto!
®
PageManager
®
on the CD-ROM supports
Mac OS
®
X 10.3.9 or higher. For Mac OS
®
X
10.2.4-10.3.8 Presto!
®
PageManager
®
is available
as a download from the Brother Solutions Center.
For the latest driver updates, visit:
(in US) www.brother.com
(in Canada) www.brother.ca
All trademarks, brand and product names are
property of their respective companies.