User Manual

Sending a Fax
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Faxing from the scanner glass 5
You can use the scanner glass to fax pages
of a book one at a time. The documents can
be up to A3 size for MFC-6490CW, and A4
size for MFC-5890CN.
You cannot send color faxes with multiple
pages.
Note
• Since you can only scan one page at a
time, it is easier to use the ADF if you are
sending a multiple page document.
• (MFC-6490CW only)
You can send color faxes up to A4 in size.
a Press (Fax).
b Load your document face down on the
scanner glass. (See Using the scanner
glass on page 24.)
c Enter the fax number using the dial pad,
One Touch, Speed Dial or Search.
Note
You can preview a fax message before
sending it by pressing Fax Preview. For
details, see How to preview an outgoing
fax on page 42.
d Press Mono Start or Color Start.
 If you press Mono Start, the
machine starts scanning the first
page. Go to step e.

If you press Color Start , the machine
starts sending the document.
e Do one of the following:
 To send a single page, press 2 to
choose No (or press Mono Start
again).
The machine starts sending the
document.

To send more than one page, press 1
to choose
Yes and go to step f .
f Place the next page on the scanner glass.
Press OK.
The machine starts scanning the page.
(Repeat steps e and f for each
additional page.)
Setting scanner glass size for
faxing (MFC-5890CN only) 5
When documents are Letter size, you need to
set scan size to Letter. If you do not, the side
portion of the faxes will be missing.
a Press (Fax).
b Press a or b to choose
Glass ScanSize.
c Press d or c to choose Letter (or A4).
Press OK.
Note
• You can save the setting you use most
often by setting it as default. (See Setting
your changes as a new default
on page 47.)
• This setting is only available for sending
documents from the scanner glass.