Brother Mfc 6490cw User Manual
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ix C Menu and Features 178 On-screen programming .................................................................................... 178Menu table ................................................................................................... 178 Memory storage........................................................................................... 178 Mode and menu keys ........................................................................................ 178 Menu table ................................................................................................... 179 Entering Text ............................................................................................... 206 D Specifications 207 General .............................................................................................................. 207 Print media......................................................................................................... 209 Fax ..................................................................................................................... 210 Copy .................................................................................................................. 212 PhotoCapture Center™ ..................................................................................... 213 PictBridge .......................................................................................................... 214 Scanner ............................................................................................................. 215 Printer ................................................................................................................ 216 Interfaces ........................................................................................................... 217 Computer requirements ..................................................................................... 218 Consumable items ............................................................................................. 219 Network (LAN) ................................................................................................... 220Wireless one-push configuration ................................................................. 221 E Glossary 222 FIndex 226
Section I GeneralI General Information2 Loading paper and documents9 General setup25 Security features33
2 1 Using the documentation 1 Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine. Symbols and conventions used in the documentation1 The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation. General Information1 BoldBold typeface identifies specific buttons on the machines control panel, or on the computer screen. Italics Italicized typeface emphasizes an important point or refers you to a related topic. Courier New Text in Courier New font identifies messages on the LCD of the machine. Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. Cautions specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible damage to the machine or other objects. Electrical Hazard icons alert you to possible electrical shock. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Improper Setup icons alert you to devices and operations that are not compatible with the machine.
General Information3 1 Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide 1 This User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine such as how to use the advanced features of the Printer, Scanner, PC Fax and Network. When you are ready to learn detailed information about these operations, read the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide that are on the CD-ROM. Viewing Documentation1 Viewing Documentation (For Windows ®)1 To view the documentation, from the Start menu, point to Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) from the programs group, and then choose User’s Guides in HTML format . If you have not installed the software, you can find the documentation by following the instructions below: aTurn on your PC. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. bIf the model name screen appears, click your model name. cIf the language screen appears, click your language. The CD-ROM Main Menu will appear. Note If this window does not appear, use Windows ® Explorer to run the start.exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM. dClick Documentation . eClick the documentation you want to read. „ HTML documents : Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in HTML format. This format is recommended for viewing on your computer. „ PDF documents : User’s Guide for stand-alone operations, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in PDF format. This format is recommended for printing the manuals. Click to go to the Brother Solutions Center, where you can view or download the PDF documents. (Internet access and PDF Reader software are required.)
Chapter 1 4 How to find Scanning instructions1 There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as follows: Software User’s Guide „ Scanning (For Windows ® 2000 Professional/Windows ® XP and Windows Vista ®) „ ControlCenter3 (For Windows ® 2000 Professional/Windows ® XP and Windows Vista ®) „ Network Scanning ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides „ The complete ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides can be viewed from the Help selection in the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE application. Presto! ® PageManager® User’s Guide (Hong Kong users only) „ Instructions for scanning directly from Presto! ® PageManager®. The complete Presto! ® PageManager® User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help selection in the Presto! ® PageManager® application. How to find Network setup instructions (MFC-6490CW only) 1 Your machine can be connected to a wireless or wired network. You can find basic setup instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. If your wireless access point supports SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™, follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. For more information about network setup please see the Network User’s Guide. Viewing Documentation (For Macintosh ®)1 aTurn on your Macintosh®. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The following window will appear. bDouble-click the Documentation icon. cDouble-click your language folder. dDouble-click top.html to view the Software Users Guide and Network Users Guide in HTML format. eClick the documentation you want to read: „ Software User’s Guide „ Network User’s Guide
General Information5 1 How to find Scanning instructions1 There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as follows: Software User’s Guide„ Scanning (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) „ ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) „ Network Scanning (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) Presto! ® PageManager® User’s Guide „ The complete Presto! ® PageManager® User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help selection in the Presto! ® PageManager® application. How to find Network setup instructions (MFC-6490CW only) 1 Your machine can be connected to a wireless or wired network. You can find basic setup instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. If your wireless access point supports SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™, follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. For more information about network setup please see the Network User’s Guide. Accessing Brother Support (For Windows ®)1 You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center). „ Click Brother Support on the main menu. The following screen will appear: „ To access our web site (http://www.brother.com ), click Brother Home Page . „ For the latest news and product support information (http://solutions.brother.com ), click Brother Solutions Center . „ To visit our web site for original Brother Supplies (http://www.brother.com/original/ ), click Supplies Information . „ To access the Brother CreativeCenter (http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/ ) for FREE photo projects and printable downloads, click Brother CreativeCenter . „ To return to the main page, click Back or if you have finished, click Exit.
Chapter 1 6 MFC-6490CW Control panel overview1 The MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW have the same control panel keys. Note Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide show the MFC-6490CW. 1 Fax and telephone keys: „Fax Preview Lets you preview incoming and outgoing faxes on the LCD. „ Hook Press before dialing if you want to make sure a fax machine will answer, and then press Mono Start or Colour Start . Also, press this key after picking up the handset of an external telephone during the F/T pseudo/double-ring. „ Redial/Pause Redials one of the last 30 numbers called. It also inserts a pause when programming quick dial numbers. 2Dial Pad Use these keys to dial telephone and fax numbers and as a keyboard for entering information into the machine. The # key lets you temporarily switch the dialling mode during a telephone call from Pulse to Tone. (Not Available in New Zealand) 3 Mode keys: „ Fax Lets you access Fax mode. „ Scan Lets you access Scan mode. „ Copy Lets you access Copy mode. „ Photo Capture Lets you access PhotoCapture Center™ mode. 4 Menu keys: „Volume keys d c When the machine is idle, you can press these keys to adjust the ring volume. „ Phone Book key Press to store One Touch, Speed Dial and Group numbers in the machine’s memory. Lets you store, look up, and dial numbers that are stored in the memory. 21 910 21.1 2 .2 009 F ax 12:4 5 M em .
General Information7 1 „d or c Press to scroll backward or forward to a menu selection. Also, press to choose options. „ a or b Press to scroll through the menus and options. „Menu Access the main menu. „ OK Choose a setting. „ Clear/Back Press to delete characters or to go back to the previous menu level. 5 Start keys: „ Colour Start Lets you start sending faxes or making copies in full colour. Also lets you start a scanning operation (in colour or mono, depending on the scanning setting in the ControlCenter software). „ Mono Start Lets you start sending faxes or making copies in monochrome. Also lets you start a scanning operation (in colour or mono depending on the scanning setting in the ControlCenter software). 6PowerSave Lets you put the machine into Power Save mode. 7 Stop/Exit Stops an operation or exits from a menu. 8 Ink Management Lets you clean the print head, print a test page to check the print quality, and check the available ink volume. 9 LCD (liquid crystal display) Displays messages on the screen to help you set up and use your machine. Also, you can adjust the angle of the LCD by lifting it. 10 One Touch keys These 3 keys give you instant access to 6 previously stored numbers. Shift To access One Touch numbers 4 to 6, hold down Shift as you press the One Touch key. Also, if no number is assigned to the key, you can directly store the number by pressing the empty key. 34 5 976 8 21.12.20092 1.1 2.2 00921.12.2009 FaxF axFax 12:4512:4 512:45 Mem.M em .Mem.
Chapter 1 8 LCD screen indications1 The LCD shows the current machine status when the machine is idle. 1 Wireless Status (MFC-6490CW only) A four level indicator shows the current wireless signal strength if you are using a wireless connection. 2 Memory Status Lets you see the available memory in the machine. 3 Ink indicator Lets you see the available ink volume. 4 Current Receive Mode Lets you see the current receive mode.„ Fax (Fax only) „ F/T (Fax/Tel) „ TAD (External TAD) „ Mnl (Manual) 5 Faxes in memory Shows how many received faxes are in the memory. Note (MFC-6490CW) If you receive a fax containing multiple paper sizes (for example, a page of A4 data and a page of A3 data), the machine may create and store a file for each paper size. The LCD may show that more than one fax job has been received. Basic Operations1 The following steps show how to change a setting in the machine. In this example the Mode Timer setting is changed from 2 minutes to 30 seconds. aPress Menu. bPress aor b to choose General Setup . Press OK. cPress aor b to choose Mode Timer . dPress dor c to choose 30Secs. Press OK. You can see the current setting on the LCD: ePress Stop/Exit . 0Max 21.12.200921 .1 2.2 0 0921.12.2009 FaxF axFax 12:451 2:4 512:45 Mem.M em .Mem. 12 3 4 5Network MENU Fax Machine Info. Initial Setup Print Reports Select & PressOK General Setup General SetupGeneral Setup VVolumeolume MENU Select & PressOK Mode Mode TTimerimer TTray Settingray Setting 2Mins2Mins Daylight SaveDaylight Save PP. Save Setting. Save Setting OnOn Fax Receive : OnFax Receive : On General SetupGeneral Setup MENU Select & PressOK Mode Mode TTimerimer TTray Settingray Setting 30Secs30Secs OnOnDaylight SaveDaylight Save PP. Save Setting. Save SettingFax Receive : OnFax Receive : On VVolumeolume General SetupGeneral Setup MENU Select & PressOK Mode Mode TTimerimer TTray Settingray Setting 30Secs30Secs OnOnDaylight SaveDaylight Save PP. Save Setting. Save SettingFax Receive : OnFax Receive : On VVolumeolume