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Menu tableC
The menu table will help you understand the menu selections and options that are found in the 
machines programs. The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk.
Menu ( )
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General Setup Mode Timer —Off
0Sec
30Secs
1Min
2Mins*
5Mins Sets the time to return to 
Fax mode.
26
Paper Type
(MFC-5890CN) —
Plain Paper*
Inkjet Paper
Brother BP71
Other Glossy
Transparency Sets the type of paper in 
the paper tray.
26
Paper Size
(MFC-5890CN) —
A4*
A5
A3
10x15cm
Letter
Legal
Ledger Sets the size of the paper 
in the paper tray.
27
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General Setup
(Continued)Tray Setting
(MFC-6490CW)Tray#1 Paper Type
(Options)
Plain Paper*
Inkjet Paper
Brother BP71
Other Glossy
Transparency Sets the size and type of 
paper in paper tray #1.
27
Paper Size
(Options)
A4 *
A5
A3
10x15cm
Letter
Legal
Ledger 27
Tray#2 Paper Type (Option)
Plain Paper Sets the size of the paper 
in the paper tray #2.
27
Paper Size
(Options)
A4 *
A3
Letter
Legal
Ledger
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General Setup
(Continued) Tray Setting
(MFC-6490CW)
(Continued)Tray Use:Copy Tray#1
*
Tray#2 Choose the tray that will be 
used for Copy mode.
28
Tray Use:Fax Tray#1
Tray#2
Auto Select*Choose the tray that will be 
used for Fax mode.
28
Volume Ring Off
Low
Med*
High Adjusts the ring volume. 29
Beeper Off
Low*
Med
High Adjusts the volume level of 
the beeper.
30
Speaker Off
Low
Med*
High Adjusts the speaker 
volume.
30
Daylight Save — On*
Off Changes for Daylight 
Savings Time manually.
30
P.Save Setting—Fax Receive:On*
Fax Receive:Off
Customizes the Power Save 
key not to receive faxes in 
power save mode.25
LCD Settings LCD Contrast Light
Med*
Dark Adjusts the contrast of the 
LCD.
31
Backlight Light *
Med
Dark You can adjust the 
brightness of the LCD 
backlight.
31
Dim Timer Off
10Secs
20Secs
30Secs* You can set how long the 
LCD backlight stays on for 
after the last key press.
32
Wallpaper — You can choose the 
wallpaper of the LCD. 32
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General Setup
(Continued)Sleep Mode
—1Min
2Mins
3Mins
5Mins
10Mins*
30Mins
60Mins You can choose how long 
the machine will remain 
idle before it goes into 
sleep mode.
31
A3 - Short Grain—
On
Off*Turn on this setting when you 
use A3 short grain paper.29
Function Lock Set Password Lock OffiOn
Setup User
Reset All Users
— You can restrict selected  machine operation for up to 
20 restricted users and all 
other non-authorized 
Public users. 33
Fax Setup Receive Ring Delay 2 -  10  (2 *)
(Example for 
Australia.) Sets the number of rings 
before the machine 
answers in Fax Only or 
Fax/Tel mode. 51
F/T Ring Time 20Secs
30Secs*
40Secs
70Secs
(For New Zealand)
20Secs
30Secs *
40Secs
55Secs Sets the pseudo/double-
ring time in Fax/Tel mode.
51
Fax Detect On *
Off Receives fax messages 
without pressing the 
Mono Start
 or 
Colour Start  key. 52
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Fax
(Continued) Setup Receive
(Continued)Remote Codes On
*
( 51, #51)
( l 91, #91 for New 
Zealand)
Off Allows you to answer all 
calls at an extension or 
external telephone and use 
codes to turn the machine 
on or off. You can 
personalize these codes.
73
Mono/Colour Mono(Max.A3) *
Colour(Max.A4)
Choose the receive options 
for incoming faxes.53
Auto ReductionOn *
Off Cuts the size of incoming 
faxes.
52
Memory ReceiveOff
*
Fax Forward
Fax Storage
PC Fax Receive You can set the machine to 
either forward fax 
messages, store incoming 
faxes in the memory (so 
you can retrieve them while 
you are away from your 
machine), or send faxes to 
your PC.
If you choose Fax Forward 
or PC Fax Receive, you 
can turn on the safety 
feature Backup Print. 54
Report SettingTransmission
(MFC-5890CN)
On
On+Image
Off
*
Off+Image Initial setup for 
Transmission Verification 
Report and Fax Journal 
Report.
85
Transmission
(MFC-6490CW) On
On+Image
Off
*
Off+Image
Off2
Off2+Image
Journal PeriodOff
Every 50 Faxes*
Every 6 Hours
Every 12 Hours
Every 24 Hours
Every 2 Days
Every 7 Days 86
Print Document— — Prints incoming faxes 
stored in the memory.54
Remote Access —
--- Set your own code for 
Remote Retrieval. 60
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Fax
(Continued)Remaining Jobs— — Check which jobs are in the memory and lets you 
cancel chosen jobs.47
Miscellaneous Compatibility High *
Normal
Basic(for VoIP)
Adjusts the modem speed 
to help resolve 
transmission problems. 152
Distinctive
(Not available in 
New Zealand) On
Off
* Use with phone company 
distincive ringing service 
allows you to have a voice 
number and fax number on 
the one phone line. 65
70
Faxability
(For New Zealand 
only) On
Off
* If you have FaxAbility from 
Telecom, you can use this 
function to store the ringing 
pattern of your fax number.
And if you set in to 
On, you 
should use the registered 
number only. 68
Call Waiting
(For New Zealand 
only) On
Off
* If you have Call Waiting as 
well as FaxAbility, set the 
Call Waiting to 
On. 69
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Network menu
Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4 Options Descriptions
Network Wired LAN TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto *
Static
RARP
BOOTP
DHCP Chooses the 
BOOT method 
that best suits 
your needs.
IP Address [000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255] Enter the IP 
address.
Subnet Mask [000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255] Enter the Subnet 
mask.
Gateway [000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255] Enter the 
Gateway 
address.
Node Name
BRNXXXXXXXXXXXXEnter the Node 
name.
WINS Config Auto *
Static Chooses the 
WINS 
configuration 
mode.
WINS Server (Primary) 
000.000.000.000
(Secondary) 
000.000.000.000
Specifies the IP 
address of the 
primary or 
secondary 
server.
DNS Server (Primary) 
000.000.000.000
(Secondary) 
000.000.000.000
Specifies the IP 
address of the 
primary or 
secondary 
server.
APIPA On *
Off Automatically 
allocates the IP 
address from the 
link-local address 
range.
See  Network Users Guide on the CD-ROM
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Network
(Continued)Wired LAN
(Continued)TCP/IP
(Continued)IPv6
On
Off* Enable or 
Disable the IPv6 
protocol. If you 
want to use the 
IPv6 protocol, 
visit 
http://solutions.
brother.com for 
more information.
Ethernet — Auto*
100B-FD
100B-HD
10B-FD
10B-HD Chooses the 
Ethernet link 
mode.
WLAN
(MFC-6490CW) TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto
*
Static
RARP
BOOTP
DHCP Chooses the 
BOOT method 
that best suits 
your needs.
IP Address [000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255] Enter the IP 
address.
Subnet Mask [000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255] Enter the Subnet 
mask.
Gateway [000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255].
[000-255] Enter the 
Gateway 
address.
Node Name
BRWXXXXXXXXXXXXEnter the Node 
name.
WINS Config Auto *
Static Chooses the 
WINS 
configuration 
mode.
WINS Server (Primary) 
000.000.000.000
(Secondary) 
000.000.000.000
Specifies the IP 
address of the 
primary or 
secondary 
server.
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Network
(Continued) WLAN
(MFC-6490CW)
(Continued)TCP/IP
(Continued)
DNS Server
(Primary) 
000.000.000.000
(Secondary) 
000.000.000.000
Specifies the IP 
address of the 
primary or 
secondary 
server.
APIPA On *
Off Automatically 
allocates the IP 
address from the 
link-local address 
range.
IPv6 On
Off* Sets the IPv6 
protocol On.
Setup Wizard — — You can 
configure your 
print server.
SES/WPS/AOSS — — You can easily 
configure your 
wireless network 
settings using the 
one-button push 
method.
WPS w/PIN Code— — You can easily 
configure your 
wireless network 
settings using 
WPS with a PIN 
code.
WLAN Status Status — You can see the 
current wireless 
network status.
Signal — You can see the 
current wireless 
network signal 
strength.
SSID — You can see the 
current SSID.
Comm. Mode — You can see the 
current 
Communication 
Mode.
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Network
(Continued)E-mail/IFAX
(MFC-6490CW)
(Available as a 
download for 
MFC-5890CN)Mail Address Mail Address
— Enter the mail 
address. (Up to 
60 characters)
Setup Server SMTP Server Name
(Up to 30 characters)
IP Address
[000-255]. [000-255]. 
[000
-255]. [000-255]
Enter the SMTP 
server address.
SMTP Port [00001-65535] Enter the SMTP 
port number.
Auth. for SMTPNone
SMTP-AUTH
POP bef.SMTPSelects the 
Security method 
for E-mail 
notification
POP3 Server Name
(Up to 30 characters)
IP Address
[000-255]. [000-255]. 
[000-255]. [000-255]
Enter the POP3 
server address.
POP3 Port [00001-65535] Enter the POP3 
port number.
Mailbox Name — Enter the mail 
box name. (Up to 
20 characters)
Mailbox Pwd — Enter the 
password to login 
to the POP3 
server. (Up to 
20 characters)
APOP On
Off* Enables or 
disables APOP.
Setup Mail RXAuto Polling On
*
Off Automatically 
checks the POP3 
server for new 
messages.
Poll Frequency10Min(s)
Sets the interval 
for checking for 
new messages 
on the POP3 
server.
Header All
Subject+From+To
None* Selects the 
contents of the 
mail header to be 
printed.
Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4 Options Descriptions
See Network Users Guide on the CD-ROM
 The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk.