Brother Mfc 6490cw User Manual
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Specifications219 D Consumable itemsD Ink The machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly. Service Life of Ink Cartridge Replacement Ink Cartridges The first time you install a set of ink cartridges the machine will use an amount of ink to fill the ink delivery tubes for high quality printouts. This process will only happen once. With all following ink cartridges you can print the specified number of pages. For more information about the replacement consumables, visit us at www.brother.com/pageyield . Replacement Consumables LC67BK, LC67HY-BK LC67C, LC67HY -C LC67M, LC67HY -M LC67Y, LC67HY -Y What is Innobella™? Innobella™ is a range of genuine consumables offered by Brother. The name Innobella™ derives from the words Innovation and Bella (meaning Beautiful in Italian) and is a representation of the innovative technology providing you with beautiful and long lasting print results. When you print photo images, Brother recommends Innobella™ glossy photo paper (BP71 series) for high quality. Brilliant prints are made easier with Innobella™ Ink and paper.
220 Network (LAN)D 1See the Computer Requirements chart on page 218. 2If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com . LANYou can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC Fax Send, PC Fax Receive (Windows ® only) and Remote Setup 1. Also included is Brother BRAdmin Light2 Network Management software. Support for Windows ® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista ® Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater Ethernet 10/100 BASE-TX Auto Negotiation (Wired LAN) IEEE 802.11 b/g (Wireless LAN) Protocols TCP/IP for IPv4: ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), NetBIOS/WINS, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, DNS Resolver, mDNS, FTP Server, TELNET, SNMPv1, TFTP, Scanner Port, LLTD responder, Web Services, SMTP Client, POP before SMTP, SMTP -AUTH, POP3, APOP, FTP Client TCP/IP for IPv6: (Turned off as default) NDP, RA, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, mDNS, FTP Server, TELNET, SNMPv1, TFTP, Scanner Port, LLTD responder, Web Services, SMTP Client, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, POP3, APOP, FTP Client Network Security SSID/ESSID, 128 (104) / 64 (40) bit WEP, WPA/WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES) Setup Support Utility (MFC-6490CW only) SecureEasySetup™ Yes (simple setup with your SecureEasySetup™-capable access point/router) AOSS™ Yes (simple setup with your AOSS™-capable access point/router) WPS Yes (simple setup with your Wi-Fi Protected Setup™-capable access point/router)
Specifications221 D Wireless one-push configurationD If your wireless access point supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC 1) or AOSS™, you can configure the machine easily without a computer. By pushing a button on the wireless LAN router / access point and the machine, you can set up the wireless network and security settings. See the users guide for your wireless LAN router / access point for instructions on how to access one-push mode. 1Push Button Configuration Note Routers or access points that support SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ have the symbols shown below.
222 E This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchased. GlossaryE ADF (automatic document feeder)The document can be placed in the ADF and scanned one page at a time automatically. Auto Reduction Reduces the size of incoming faxes. Automatic fax transmission Sending a fax without picking up the handset of an external telephone. Automatic Redial A feature that enables your machine to redial the last fax number after five minutes if the fax did not go through because the line was busy. Backup Print Your machine prints a copy of every fax that is received and stored in memory.This is a safety feature so you will not lose messages during a power failure. Batch Transmission (Black and white faxes only) As a cost saving feature, all delayed faxes to the same fax number can be sent as one transmission. Beeper Volume Volume setting for the beep when you press a key or make an error. Brightness Changing the Brightness makes the whole image lighter or darker. Broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message to more than one location. Caller ID A service purchased from the telephone company that lets you see the number (or name) of the party calling you. CNG tones The special tones (beeps) sent by fax machines during automatic transmission to tell the receiving machine that a fax machine is calling. Coding method Method of coding the information contained in the document. All fax machines must use a minimum standard of Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine is capable of greater compression methods, Modified Read (MR), Modified Modified Read (MMR) and JPEG, if the receiving machine has the same capability. Colour Enhancement Adjusts the colour in the image for better print quality by improving sharpness, white balance and colour density. Communication error (Comm. Error) An error during fax sending or receiving, usually caused by line noise or static. Compatibility group The ability of one fax unit to communicate with another. Compatibility is assured between ITU-T Groups. Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light documents, by making faxes or copies of dark documents lighter and light documents darker. Delayed Fax Sends your fax at a specified time later. Dual Access Your machine can scan outgoing faxes or scheduled jobs into memory at the same time it is sending a fax from memory or receiving or printing an incoming fax.
Glossary223 E ECM (Error Correction Mode)Detects errors during fax transmission and resends the pages of the fax that had an error. Extension telephone A telephone using the same line as your fax but plugged into a separate wall socket. External telephone A TAD (telephone answering device) or telephone that is connected to your machine. F/T Ring Time The length of time that the Brother machine rings (when the Receive Mode setting is Fax/Tel) to notify you to pick up a voice call that it answered. FaxAbility A subscriber service purchased from the telephone company that provides another phone number on an existing phone line. The Brother fax machine uses the new number to simulate a dedicated fax line. Fax Detect Enables your machine to respond to CNG tones if you interrupt a fax call by answering it. Fax Forwarding Sends a fax received into the memory to another pre-programmed fax number. Fax Journal Lists information about the last 200 incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means Transmit. RX means Receive. Fax Preview If you choose Fax Preview you will be able to view received faxes on the LCD by pressing the Fax Preview key. Fax Storage You can store received faxes in memory. Fax tones The signals sent by sending and receiving fax machines while communicating information. Fax/Tel You can receive faxes and telephone calls. Do not use this mode if you are using a telephone answering device (TAD). Fine resolution Resolution is 203 × 196 dpi. It is used for small print and graphs. Greyscale The shades of grey available for copying, scanning and faxing photographs. Group number A combination of One Touch and Speed Dial numbers that are stored on a One Touch key or in a Speed Dial location for Broadcasting. Help list A printout of the complete Menu table that you can use to program your machine when you do not have the Users Guide with you. Innobella™ Innobella™ is a range of genuine consumables offered by Brother. For best quality results Brother recommends Innobella™ Ink and Paper. Journal Period The pre-programmed time period between automatically printed Fax Journal Reports. You can print the Fax Journal on demand without interrupting the cycle. LCD (liquid crystal display) The display screen on the machine that shows interactive messages during On- Screen Programming and shows the date and time when the machine is idle. Manual fax When you lift the handset of your external telephone you can hear the receiving fax machine answer before you press Mono Start or Colour Start to begin sending the fax.
224 Memory ReceiveReceives faxes into the machines memory when the machine is out of paper. Menu mode Programming mode for changing your machines settings. OCR (optical character recognition) The bundled ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR or Presto! ® PageManager ® software application converts an image of text to text you can edit. One Touch Keys on the machine’s control panel where you can store numbers for easy dialling. You can store a second number on each key if you hold down Shift as you press the One Touch key. Overseas Mode Makes temporary changes to the fax tones to accommodate noise and static on overseas telephone lines. Pause Allows you to place a 3.5 second delay in the dialling sequence while you are dialling using the dial pad or while you are storing One Touch and Speed Dial numbers. Press Redial/Pause as many times as needed for longer pauses. Photo resolution (Mono only) A resolution setting that uses varying shades of grey for the best representation of photographs. PhotoCapture Center™ Allows you to print digital photos from your digital camera at high resolution for photo quality printing. PictBridge Allows you to print photos directly from your digital camera at high resolution for photo quality printing. Polling The process of a fax machine calling another fax machine to retrieve waiting fax messages. Pulse (Not available in New Zealand) A form of rotary dialling on a telephone line. Quick Dial List A listing of names and numbers stored in One Touch and Speed Dial memory, in numerical order. Real Time Transmission When memory is full, you can send faxes in real time. Remaining jobs You can check which jobs are waiting in memory and cancel jobs individually. Remote Access Code Your own four-digit code (--- ) that allows you to call and access your machine from a remote location. Remote Activation Code Press this code ( l 5 1 (l 9 1 for New Zealand)) when you answer a fax call on an extension or external telephone. Remote Deactivation Code (For Fax/Tel mode only) When the machine answers a voice call, it pseudo/double-rings. You can pick up at an extension telephone by pressing this code ( # 5 1 ( #9 1 for New Zealand)). Remote Retrieval Access The ability to access your machine remotely from a touch tone telephone. Resolution The number of vertical and horizontal lines per inch. See: Standard, Fine, Super Fine and Photo. Ring Delay The number of rings before the machine answers in Fax Only and Fax/Tel modes.
Glossary225 E Ring VolumeVolume setting for the machines ring. Scan to Media You can scan a monochrome or colour document into a memory card or USB Flash memory drive. Monochrome images will be in TIFF or PDF file format and colour images may be in PDF or JPEG file format. Scanning The process of sending an electronic image of a paper document into your computer. Search An electronic, numerical or alphabetical listing of stored One Touch, Speed Dial and Group numbers. Speed Dial A pre-programmed number for easy dialling. You must press (Phone Book ), the two digit code, and Mono Start or Colour Start to start the dialling process. Standard resolution 203 × 97 dpi. It is used for regular size text and quickest transmission. Station ID The stored information that appears on the top of faxed pages. It includes the senders name and fax number. Super Fine resolution (Mono only) 392 × 203 dpi. Best for very small print and line art. TAD (telephone answering device) You can connect an external TAD to your machine. Temporary settings You can choose certain options for each fax transmission and copy without changing the default settings. Tone (Not available in New Zealand) A form of dialling on the telephone line used for Touch Tone telephones. Transmission The process of sending faxes over the phone lines from your machine to the receiving fax machine. Transmission Verification Report A listing for each fax sent, that shows its date, time and number. User Settings A printed report that shows the current settings of the machine.
Index 226 F A Access codes, storing and dialling ........... 83 ADF (automatic document feeder) .... 22, 40 Answering machine (TAD) ....................... 71 connecting ............................................. 72 Apple® Macintosh® See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Automatic fax receive ............................................. 49 Fax Detect .......................................... 52 B Broadcasting ............................................ 43 setting up Groups for ............................ 82 C Caller ID history ....................................... 77 Caller ID History report ............................ 86 Cancelling Fax Forwarding ..................................... 62 jobs awaiting redial ............................... 47 Cleaning paper pick-up roller ............................. 171 print head ............................................ 172 printer platen ....................................... 171 scanner ............................................... 170 Connecting external TAD (answering machine) ...................... 71, 72 external telephone ................................ 73 Consumable items ................................. 219 Control panel overview .............................. 6 ControlCenter See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Copy book ...................................................... 98 brightness ............................................. 96 contrast ................................................. 97 enlarge/reduce ...................................... 93 enter Copy mode .................................. 92 multiple .................................................. 92 out of memory ..................................... 101 page layout (N in 1) .............................. 94 paper size ............................................. 97 paper type ............................................ 97 quality ................................................... 93 return to default .................................. 100 set new default ................................... 100 single .................................................... 92 sort (ADF only) ..................................... 96 tray use ................................................. 28 using ADF ............................................. 96 using scanner glass .............................. 23 watermark ............................................. 99 using a media card ............................ 99 using a paper document .................. 100 using a template ................................ 99 using a USB Flash memory drive ...... 99 Cordless telephone ................................. 73 Custom telephone features on a single line .............................................. 149 D Dialling a pause ................................................. 77 access codes and credit card numbers ............................................... 81 Caller ID history .................................... 77 Groups .................................................. 43 manual .................................................. 75 One Touch ............................................ 75 Outgoing Call ........................................ 76 Speed Dial ............................................ 75 Direct printing from a non-PictBridge camera ............ 124 from a PictBridge camera ................... 122 Distinctive Ring setting ring pattern .......................... 66, 70 turning off ....................................... 66, 70 Document loading ............................................ 22, 23 Dual Access ............................................ 46
227 F E Envelopes ................................... 15, 20, 21 Error messages on LCD ........................ 153 B&W Print Only ................................... 153 Cannot Detect ..................................... 154 Cannot Print ........................................ 154 Comm. Error ....................................... 154 Ink low ................................................. 155 No Cartridge ....................................... 155 No Paper Fed ..................................... 156 Not Registered ............................. 75, 156 Out of Memory .................................... 156 while scanning a document ............. 101 Unable to Clean .................................. 157 Unable to Init. ...................................... 157 Unable to Print .................................... 157 Unable to Scan ................................... 158 External telephone, connecting ................ 73 F Fax codes changing ........................................ 60, 74 Remote Access Code ........................... 60 Remote Activation Code ................ 52, 73 Remote Deactivation Code ................... 73 using ..................................................... 73 Fax Detect ................................................ 52 Fax Forwarding changing remotely ......................... 62, 63 programming a number ........................ 55 Fax Storage ............................................. 55 printing from memory ............................ 54 turning on .............................................. 55 Fax Stream® Duet .................................... 65 Fax, from PC See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Fax, stand-alone receiving ............................................... 49 at end of conversation ....................... 50 difficulties ................................ 145, 147 F/T Ring Time, setting ....................... 51 Fax Detect ......................................... 52 Fax Forwarding .................................. 62 Fax Preview ................................ 58, 60 Fax Stream® Duet .............................. 65 from extension telephone .................. 73 from external telephone .................... 73 into PC .............................................. 56 printing from memory ........................ 54 reducing to fit on paper ..................... 52 retrieving from a remote site ....... 62, 63 Ring Delay, setting ............................ 51 telephone line interference .............. 152 tray use ............................................. 28 sending ........................................... 40, 87 Broadcasting ..................................... 43 cancelling from memory .................... 47 contrast ............................................. 45 delayed batch transmission ............... 47 delayed fax ........................................ 46 enter Fax mode ................................. 40 from ADF ........................................... 40 from memory (Dual Access) .............. 46 from scanner glass ............................ 41 manual .............................................. 48 overseas ............................................ 46 Real Time Transmission ................... 46 Resolution ......................................... 45 return to factory setting ..................... 47 set new default .................................. 47 telephone line interference .............. 152 Fax/Tel mode answering at extension telephones ...... 73 Fax Stream® Duet ................................ 65 Remote Activation Code ...................... 73 Remote Deactivation Code .................. 73 Ring Delay ............................................ 51 Function Lock .......................................... 33 G Greyscale ...................................... 210, 215 Groups for Broadcasting ......................... 82 H Help LCD messages ................................... 178 using Mode and menu keys ............ 178 Menu Table ................................ 178, 179 Hook key, using ......................................... 6
228 I Ink cartridgeschecking ink volume ............................ 174 ink dot counter .................................... 166 replacing ............................................. 166 Innobella™ ............................................. 219 J Jacks EXTexternal telephone ............................. 71 TAD (answering machine) ................. 71 Jams document ............................................ 160 paper ................................................... 160 L LCD (liquid crystal display) .................... 178 Brightness ...................................... 31, 32 Contrast ................................................ 31 Dim Timer ............................................. 32 Help List ................................................ 86 Loading envelopes and post cards .......... 15 Loading paper ............................................ 9 M Macintosh® See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Maintenance, routine replacing ink cartridges ....................... 166 Manual dialling ................................................... 75 receive .................................................. 49 transmission .......................................... 48 Memory Security ...................................... 89 Memory Storage .................................... 178 Menu Table ............................................ 178 Mode, entering Copy ...................................................... 92 Fax ........................................................ 40 PhotoCapture .......................................... 6 Scan ........................................................ 6 Multi-line connections (PABX) ................. 72 N Network PrintingSee Network Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .............................................. Scanning See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .............................................. O One touchsetting up .............................................. 77 P Packing the machine ............................. 175 Paper .........................................15, 18, 209 capacity ................................................ 21 loading ........................................9, 12, 15 printable area ....................................... 17 size ....................................................... 27 size of document .................................. 22 type ...........................................20, 26, 27 PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM and Help in the PaperPort™ 11SE application to access How-to-Guides. ........................................ PhotoCapture Center™ Adding Effect ...................................... 109 Borderless .......................................... 117 CompactFlash® .................................. 104 Cropping ............................................. 117 DPOF printing ..................................... 113 Enhance Photos Auto Correct .................................... 109 Enhance Scenery ............................ 110 Enhance Skin-Tone ......................... 110 Monochrome ................................... 111 Remove Red-Eye ............................ 111 Sepia ............................................... 111 from PC See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .............................................. Memory Stick Pro™ ........................... 104 Memory Stick® ................................... 104 Preview photos ................................... 107