User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE MFC-490CW
- Approval Information and Compilation and Publication Notice
- Table of Contents
- Section I: General
- 1 General Information
- 2 Loading paper and documents
- 3 General setup
- 4 Security features
- Section II: Fax
- 5 Sending a Fax
- Entering Fax mode
- Broadcasting (Monochrome only)
- Additional sending operations
- Sending faxes using multiple settings
- Contrast
- Changing fax resolution
- Dual access (Monochrome only)
- Real time transmission
- Overseas Mode
- Delayed Faxing (Monochrome only)
- Delayed Batch Transmission (Monochrome only)
- Checking and cancelling waiting jobs
- Setting your changes as a new default
- Restoring all settings to the factory settings
- Sending a fax manually
- Out of Memory message
- 6 Receiving a Fax
- 7 Telephone and External devices
- Voice operations
- Telephone Service for Australia
- Telephone Service for New Zealand
- Telephone Service for Some Countries
- Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
- External and extension telephones
- 8 Dialling and storing numbers
- 9 Printing Reports
- 10 Polling
- 5 Sending a Fax
- Section III: Copy
- 11 Making copies
- How to copy
- Copy settings
- ‘Out of Memory’ message
- 11 Making copies
- Section IV: Direct Photo Printing
- Section V: Software
- Section VI: Appendixes
- A Safety and Legal
- B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
- C Menu and Features
- D Specifications
- E Glossary
- Index
- brother ARL/ASA/NZ
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Table of Contents
Section I General
1 General Information 2
Using the documentation.......................................................................................2
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................2
Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide ........................3
Viewing Documentation...................................................................................3
Accessing Brother Support (For Windows
®
) .........................................................5
Control panel overview ..........................................................................................6
LCD screen indications....................................................................................8
Basic Operations .............................................................................................8
2 Loading paper and documents 9
Loading paper and other print media.....................................................................9
Loading envelopes and postcards.................................................................11
Loading photo paper......................................................................................13
Removing small printouts from the machine .................................................14
Printable area ................................................................................................14
Acceptable paper and other print media..............................................................15
Recommended print media ...........................................................................15
Handling and using print media .....................................................................15
Choosing the right print media.......................................................................17
Loading documents .............................................................................................19
Using the ADF ...............................................................................................19
Using the scanner glass ................................................................................19
Scannable area .............................................................................................20
3 General setup 21
Power Save mode ...............................................................................................21
Putting your machine in Power Save mode...................................................21
Bringing your machine out of Power Save mode ..........................................21
Power Save setting........................................................................................21
Mode Timer..........................................................................................................22
Paper settings......................................................................................................22
Paper Type ....................................................................................................22
Paper Size .....................................................................................................23
Volume Settings...................................................................................................23
Ring Volume ..................................................................................................23
Beeper Volume..............................................................................................24
Speaker Volume ............................................................................................24
Setting Daylight Savings Time.............................................................................24
Sleep Mode..........................................................................................................25










