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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Wired Network
Windows
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Wired Network
c Carefully guide the network cable to the trench 
as shown below, following the trench around 
and toward the back of the machine. Then, 
connect the cable to your network.
d Gently close the scanner cover using the finger 
holds on both sides of it.
WARNING
Be careful not to trap your fingers under the 
scanner cover.
Always use the finger holds provided on both 
sides of the scanner cover when opening and 
closing it.
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Install MFL-Pro Suite
a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM 
drive.
b Double-click the Start Here OSX icon to install.
c Choose Wired Network Connection, and 
then click Next. Follow the on-screen 
instructions.
d The Brother software will search for the Brother 
device. During this time the following screen 
will appear.
Important
Make sure that the cable does not restrict the 
cover from closing, or an error may occur.
Note
If both USB and LAN cables are being used, 
guide both cables through the trench with one on 
top of the other.
Note
Please wait, it will take a few seconds for the 
software to install. After the installation, click 
Restart to finish installing the software.










