User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-790CW MFC-990CW
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
- 2 Connect the handset (MFC-790CW only)
- 3 Load plain A4 paper
- 4 Connect the power cord and telephone line
- 5 Set Your Country (For Australia / New Zealand Customer Only)
- 6 Install the ink cartridges
- 7 Check the print quality
- 8 Choose a Receive Mode
- 9 Set up the TAD
- 10 Set the LCD contrast (If needed)
- 11 Set the date and time
- 12 Enter personal information (station ID)
- 13 Set tone or pulse dialling mode (Not available for New Zealand)
- Set up the cordless handset (MFC-990CW only)
- 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
- 20 Before you begin
- 21 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 ARL/ASA/NZ
- Start Here
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11
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 display Initial Setup.
c Press Initial Setup.
d Press Date&Time.
e Enter the last two digits of the year on the
Touchscreen, and then press OK.
(e.g. Enter 0 8 for 2008.)
f Repeat for Month and Day, and Hours and
Minutes in 24-hour format.
g Press Stop/Exit.
12
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 display Initial Setup.
c Press Initial Setup.
d Press Station ID.
e Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the
Touchscreen, and then press OK. To enter
numbers or special letters, press
repeatedly until the character you want to enter
appears, then press the character you want to
use. For example, to enter the Australia dialling
code “+61”, press until + appears then
enter +. Press until numbers appear then
press 6, 1 and the rest of your number.
f Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using
the Touchscreen, and then press OK.
g Press Stop/Exit.
13
Set tone or pulse dialling
mode (Not available for
New Zealand)
Your machine comes set for Tone dialling service. If
you have Pulse dialling service (rotary), you need to
change the dialling mode.
a Press MENU.
b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.
c Press Initial Setup.
d Press a or b to display Tone/Pulse.
e Press Tone/Pulse.
f Press Pulse (or Tone).
g Press Stop/Exit.
For MFC-790CW:
Now go to
Go to page 13.
For MFC-990CW:
Now go to
To set up the cordless handset, go to Set up
the cordless handset (MFC-990CW only)
on page 11.
To install your machine before you set up the
cordless handset, go to page 13.
Year:2008
Year:2008
Date&Time
Date&Time
Note
• If you need to enter a character that is on the
same button 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 .
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.










