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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Table of Contents
Section I General
1 General Information 2
Using the documentation....................................................................................... 2
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................2
Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide ........................2
Viewing Documentation...................................................................................2
Accessing Brother Support (For Windows
®
) ......................................................... 5
MFC-6490CW Control panel overview ..................................................................6
LCD screen......................................................................................................8
Basic Operations .............................................................................................8
2 Loading paper and documents 9
Loading paper and other print media.....................................................................9
Loading paper in paper tray #1........................................................................9
Loading paper in paper tray #2 (MFC-6490CW only)....................................12
Loading envelopes and post cards................................................................15
Removing small printouts from the machine .................................................16
Printable area ................................................................................................17
Acceptable paper and other print media..............................................................18
Recommended print media ...........................................................................18
Handling and using print media.....................................................................19
Choosing the right print media.......................................................................20
Loading documents .............................................................................................22
Using the ADF ...............................................................................................22
Using the scanner glass ................................................................................23
Scannable area .............................................................................................24
3 General setup 25
On/Off key ...........................................................................................................25
Turning the machine off.................................................................................25
Turning the machine on.................................................................................25
Power Off setting ................................................................................................25
Mode Timer..........................................................................................................26
Paper settings......................................................................................................26
Paper Size and Type (MFC-5890CN only)....................................................26
Paper Size and Type (MFC-6490CW only)...................................................27
Tray use in Copy mode (MFC-6490CW only) ...............................................28
Tray use in Fax mode (MFC-6490CW only)..................................................28
Secure Paper Feed mode for Ledger size Short Grain Paper.......................29
Volume Settings................................................................................................... 29
Ring Volume..................................................................................................29
Beeper Volume..............................................................................................30
Speaker Volume............................................................................................30
Automatic Daylight Savings Time........................................................................31