User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-490CW
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
- 2 Load plain A4 paper
- 3 Connect the power cord and telephone line
- 4 Install the ink cartridges
- 5 Check the print quality
- 6 Choose a Receive Mode
- 7 Set the LCD contrast (If needed)
- 8 Set the date and time
- 9 Enter personal information (station ID)
- 10 Set tone or pulse dialling mode
- 11 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
- 12 Before you begin
- 13 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 CHN-ENG
- Start Here
9
8
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 choose Initial Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Date&Time.
Press OK.
d Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial
pad, and then press OK.
(e.g. Enter 0 8 for 2008.)
e Repeat for Month and Day, and Hours and
Minutes in 24-hour format.
f Press Stop/Exit.
9
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 choose Initial Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Station ID.
Press OK.
d Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the
dial pad, and then press OK. To enter a “+” for
international codes, press l. For example, to
enter the China dialling code “+86
”, press l, 8,
6 and then the rest of your number.
e Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using
the dial pad, and then press OK.
f Press Stop/Exit.
Date&Time
Year:20
08
MENU Input & Press OK
Note
• See the following chart for entering your name.
• If you need to enter a character that is on the
same key 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 Clear/Back.
Press
key
One
time
Two
times
Three
times
Four
times
2 ABC2
3 DEF 3
4 GH I 4
5 JKL5
6 MNO6
7 PQRS
8 TUV8
9 WX Y Z
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.










