User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-6890CDW
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
 - 2 Load plain A4 paper
 - 3 Connect the power cord and telephone line
 - 4 Set Your Country (For Australia / New Zealand Customer Only)
 - 5 Install the ink cartridges
 - 6 Check the print quality
 - 7 Choose a Receive Mode
 - 8 Set the LCD contrast (If needed)
 - 9 Set the date and time
 - 10 Enter personal information (station ID)
 - 11 Fax Transmission Report
 - 12 Set tone or pulse dialling mode (Not available for New Zealand)
 - 13 Choose your connection type
 
 - For USB Interface Users (For Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
 - For USB Interface Users (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
 - For Wired Network Interface Users (For Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
 - For Wired Network Interface Users (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
 - For Wireless Network Interface Users
- 14 Before you begin
 - 15 Confirm your network environment (Infrastructure Mode)
 - Connecting the Brother machine to the wireless network
 - Install the Drivers & Software (For Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
 - Install the Drivers & Software (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
 
 - Install Optional Applications Windows®
 - For Network Users
 - Consumables
 - brother ARL/ASA/NZ
 
 - Start Here
 
16
Macintosh
®
USB
For USB Interface Users (For Mac OS
®
 X 10.2.4 or greater)
14
Before you install
a Make sure your machine is connected to the 
power and your Macintosh
®
 is ON. You must 
be logged on with Administrator rights.
15
Connect the USB cable
a  Lift the scanner cover into the open position.
b Remove the USB label.
c Connect the USB cable to the USB socket 
marked with a   symbol. You will find the 
USB socket inside the machine on the right as 
shown below.
d Carefully guide the USB cable through the 
trench as shown below, following the trench 
around and toward the back of the machine. 
Then connect the cable to your Macintosh
®
.
Important
• For Mac OS
®
 X 10.2.0 to 10.2.3 users, 
upgrade to Mac OS
®
 X 10.2.4 or greater. (For 
the latest information for Mac OS
®
 X, visit 
http://solutions.brother.com/
)
• Make sure there are no memory cards or a 
USB Flash memory drive inserted.
Important
• DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port 
on a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub.
• Connect the machine directly to your 
Macintosh
®
.
Important
Make sure that the cable does not restrict the 
cover from closing, or an error may occur.
LAN USB










