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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Windows
®
Wireless Network
Install the Drivers & Software 
(For Windows
®
 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/
Windows Vista
®
) 
17
Before you install 
MFL-Pro Suite
a Make sure that your computer is ON and you 
are logged on with Administrator rights.
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Install MFL-Pro Suite
a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM 
drive. If the model name screen appears, 
choose your machine. If the language screen 
appears, choose your language.
b The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click 
Initial Installation.
c Click Install MFL-Pro Suite.
Important
• If there are any programs running, close 
them.
• Make sure there are no memory cards or a 
USB Flash memory drive inserted.
• The screens may differ depending on the 
operating system.
• The supplied CD-ROM includes ScanSoft™ 
PaperPort™ 11SE. This software supports 
Windows
®
 2000 (SP4 or greater), XP (SP2 or 
greater), XP Professional x64 Edition and 
Windows Vista
®
. Update to the latest 
Windows
®
 Service Pack before installing 
MFL-Pro Suite.
Important
Before installation, if you are 
using personal firewall 
software (other than Windows
®
Firewall), anti-spyware or 
antivirus applications, 
temporarily disable them.
Note
If the Brother screen does not appear 
automatically, go to My Computer (Computer), 
double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then 
double-click start.exe.










