User Manual

Table Of Contents
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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
MFC-6490CW 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 paper in paper tray #1........................................................................ 9
Loading paper in paper tray #2 (MFC-6490CW only)....................................12
Loading envelopes and postcards.................................................................15
Removing small printouts from the machine .................................................17
Printable area ................................................................................................18
Acceptable paper and other print media..............................................................19
Recommended print media ........................................................................... 19
Handling and using print media ..................................................................... 20
Choosing the right print media.......................................................................21
Loading documents .............................................................................................23
Using the ADF ...............................................................................................23
Using the scanner glass ................................................................................24
Scannable area .............................................................................................25
3 General setup 26
Power Save mode ...............................................................................................26
Putting your machine in Power Save mode...................................................26
Bringing your machine out of Power Save mode ..........................................26
Power Save setting........................................................................................26
Mode Timer.......................................................................................................... 27
Paper settings...................................................................................................... 27
Paper Size and Type (MFC-5890CN only).................................................... 27
Paper Size and Type (MFC-6490CW only) ...................................................28
Tray use in Copy mode (MFC-6490CW only) ............................................... 29
Tray use in Fax mode (MFC-6490CW only).................................................. 29
Secure Paper Feed mode for A3 size Short Grain Paper .............................30
Volume Settings...................................................................................................30
Ring Volume .................................................................................................. 30
Beeper Volume..............................................................................................31
Speaker Volume ............................................................................................31
Sleep Mode .........................................................................................................31