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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6
Check the print quality
a When the preparation process has finished, the 
LCD shows this message
.
Press Colour Start.
b Check the quality of the four colour blocks a 
on the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)
c If all lines are clear and visible, press Yes to 
finish the quality check.
If you can see missing short lines, press No and 
go to d.
d The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for 
black and colour. Press Yes or No.
After pressing Yes or No for both black and 
colour, the LCD shows:
e Press Colour Start, the machine will then start 
cleaning the colours.
f After cleaning is finished, press Colour Start. 
The machine starts printing the Print Quality 
Check Sheet again. Go back to b.
Important
Make sure you put paper in the upper tray for 
the initial setup.
<Black> <Colour>
OK OK
<Black> <Colour>
Poor Poor
Set Paper and Press Start
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1
Black OK?
Yes No
Start Cleaning?
Press Start










