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
 
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Load plain A4 paper
a Pull paper tray#1 (the upper tray) a 
completely out of the machine.
b Open the paper tray cover a.
c With both hands, gently press and slide the 
paper side guides a and then the paper length 
guide b to fit the paper size you are loading in 
the tray.
Make sure that the triangular marks c on the 
paper side guides a and paper length guide b 
line up with the mark for the paper size you are 
using.
d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams 
and misfeeds.
e Gently put the paper into paper tray#1 print 
side down and top edge first. Check that the 
paper is flat in the tray.
f Gently adjust the paper side guides to the 
paper with both hands. Make sure that the 
paper side guides touch the edges of the 
paper.
g Close the paper tray cover. Check that the 
paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum 
paper mark a.
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Important
DO NOT push the paper in too far.
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