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
 
9
9
Set the date and time 
The machine displays the date and time, and if you 
set up the station ID, the date and time displayed on 
your machine will be printed on every fax you send.
a Press MENU.
b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.
c Press Initial Setup.
d Press Date&Time.
e Enter the last two digits of the year on the 
Touchscreen, and then press OK.
(e.g. Enter 0 9 for 2009.)
f Repeat for Month and Day, and Hours and 
Minutes in 24-hour format.
g Press Stop/Exit.
10
Enter personal 
information (station ID)
You should store your name and fax number to be 
printed on all fax pages that you send.
a Press MENU.
b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.
c Press Initial Setup.
d Press Station ID.
e Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the 
Touchscreen, and then press OK. For example, 
to enter the Australia dialling code “+61”, 
press  until + appears then enter +. 
Press  until numbers appear then press 6, 
1 and the rest of your number.
f Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using 
the Touchscreen, and then press OK.
g Press Stop/Exit.
Year:2009
Ye a r : 2 0 0 9
Date&Time
D a t e & Ti m e
Note
• To enter numbers or special letters, press  
repeatedly until the character you want to enter 
appears in the character set.
• If you need to enter a character that is on the 
same button as the last character, press c to 
move the cursor to the right.
• If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to 
change it, press d or c to move the cursor to the 
incorrect character, press  .
Note
If you make a mistake and want to start again, 
press Stop/Exit and go back to a.
For details, see Entering Text in Appendix C 
of the User's Guide.










