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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 ........................2
Viewing Documentation...................................................................................2
Accessing Brother Support (For Windows
®
) ......................................................... 5
MFC-6490CW Control panel overview ..................................................................6
LCD screen......................................................................................................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 post cards................................................................15
Removing small printouts from the machine .................................................16
Printable area ................................................................................................17
Acceptable paper and other print media..............................................................18
Recommended print media ...........................................................................18
Handling and using print media.....................................................................19
Choosing the right print media.......................................................................20
Loading documents .............................................................................................22
Using the ADF ...............................................................................................22
Using the scanner glass ................................................................................23
Scannable area .............................................................................................24
3 General setup 25
On/Off key ...........................................................................................................25
Turning the machine off.................................................................................25
Turning the machine on.................................................................................25
Power Off setting ................................................................................................25
Mode Timer..........................................................................................................26
Paper settings......................................................................................................26
Paper Size and Type (MFC-5890CN only)....................................................26
Paper Size and Type (MFC-6490CW only)...................................................27
Tray use in Copy mode (MFC-6490CW only) ...............................................28
Tray use in Fax mode (MFC-6490CW only)..................................................28
Secure Paper Feed mode for Ledger size Short Grain Paper.......................29
Volume Settings................................................................................................... 29
Ring Volume..................................................................................................29
Beeper Volume..............................................................................................30
Speaker Volume............................................................................................30
Automatic Daylight Savings Time........................................................................31