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USER’S GUIDE
MFC-5490CN
Version 0
USA/CAN
Contents
Main
If you need to call Customer Service
http://www.brother.com/registration/
Brother numbers
Register your product
http://www.brother.com/registration/
FAQs (frequently asked questions)
http://solutions.brother.com/
Ordering accessories and supplies
http://www.brothermall.com/
http://www.brother.ca/
Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
Compilation and Publication Notice
Brother Two-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA Only)
Brother Two-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA Only)
BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER / FAX MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
Table of Contents
Section I General
1 General Information 2
2 Loading paper and documents 8
3 General setup 20
Section II Fax
5 Sending a Fax 28
6 Receiving a Fax 35
7 Telephone Services and External devices 40
8 Dialing and storing numbers 50
9 Remote fax options (Black & White only) 55
10 Printing Reports 62
11 Polling 64
Section III Copy
12 Making copies 68
Section IV Walk-up Photo Printing
13 PhotoCapture Center: Printing photo s from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive 76
14 Printing photos from a came ra 87
Section V Software
15 Software and Network features 92
Section VI Appendixes
A Safety and Legal 94
B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 106
C Menu and Features 131
D Specifications 144
E Glossary 158 FIndex 162
Section I
General
Using the documentation
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation
Accessing the Software and Network Users Guide
Viewing Documentation
General Information
c
d e
How to find Scanning i nstructions
Viewing Documentation (For Macintosh)1
a
b c d
e
How to find Scanning instructi ons
Accessing Brother Support (For Windows)1
Control panel o verview
12/10 11:53 Res:Standar
12/10 11:53 Fax Res:Standard
45
810
9 7
6
Loading paper and other print media
Loading paper and documents
d
e
f
g
h
i
Loading envelopes and post cards
About envelopes
b
a b
c
Removing small printouts from the machine
Printable area
Acceptable paper and other print media
Recommended print media
Handling and using print media
Brother paper
Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover
Choosing the right print media
Paper type and size for ea ch operation
Paper weight, thickness and c apacity
Loading documents
Using the ADF
Recommended environmen t
Document Sizes Supporte d
How to load documents
a b
c
Scannable area
On/Off key
Turning the machine off
a
Turning the machine on
General setup
3
Mode Timer
a b
Paper settings
Paper Type
a b
Volume Settings
3
Automatic Daylight Savings Time
a b
LCD display
LCD Contrast
a b
Security features
TX Lock
Setting and changing the TX Lock password
Setting up the password
b
b
c
Turning TX Lock off
a b
Page
Section II
Fax
Sending a Fax
Entering Fax mode
Faxing from the ADF
b
c
Broadcasting (Black & White only)
c
d
e
Canceling a Broadcast in progress
Additional sending operations
Sending faxes using multiple settings
c
d
Contrast
c d
Changing fax resolution
To change the fax resolution for the next fax 5
c
To change the default fax r esolution
b
c
Sending in real time for the next fax only
b c
Overseas Mode
c
Delayed Batch Transmission
b c
Checking and canceling waiting jobs
a
c
d
Sending a fax manually
c
d e
f
Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
a
Receiving a Fax
a b
Using receive modes
Fax only
Fax/Tel
Manual
External TAD
Receive mode settings
Ring Delay
a b
F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
a b
Additional receiving operations
Printing a reduced incoming fax
d
b
c
Telephone Services and External devices
Telephone services
Voice Mail
Distinctive Ring
What does your telephone company's Distinctive Ring do?
What does Brother's Distinctive Ring do?
Do you have Voice Mail?
Before you choose the ring pattern to register
a
b
c
Turning off Distinctive Ring
a b
c
d
Printing Caller ID List
a b
c d
Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
Connections
a
b
c
d
e f
a
c
Special line considerations
Roll over telephone lines
Two-line telephone sys tem
a
b
c
d
Multi-line connec tions (PBX)
External and extension telephones
Connecting an external or extension telephone
Using external and extension telephones
Using extension tele phones:
Using an external telephone (connected to the EXT. jack of the machine.)
a
c
d
Dialing and storing numbers
How to Dial
Manual dialing
One Touch Dialing
Speed Dialing
Storing numbers
Storing a pause
Storing One Touch Dial numbers
b
c
b
c
d
f
Changing One Touch or Speed Dial names or numbers
b
c
d
e
f
c
d e
Fax Forwarding
b
c
Remote fax options (Black & White only)
Paging
b
c
Fax Storage
b
PC Fax Receive
b
c
d
Changing the destination PC
Turning off Remote Fax Options
b
Changing Remote Fax Options
Remote Retrieval
Setting a Remote Access Code
a
b
Using your Remote Access Code
Remote Fax commands
Retrieving fax messages
a b
c
d
e
Changing your Fax Forwarding number
a b
c
d
e
f
Printing Reports
Fax reports
Transmission Verification Report
a b
Fax Journal (activity report)
Reports
How to print a report
a b
Polling
Polling overview
Polling receive
Setup to receive polling
b
Polled transmit (Black & White only)
Set up for polled transmit
c
e
f g
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Page
How to copy
Entering Copy mode
Making a single copy
c
Making copies
Plain Letter 100% Normal 01 12
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12
Copy keys
Changing copy quality
c
d e
a
b
d
Enlarging or reducing the image copied
c
d
e
f
g
h
c
d
e
Page
Page
Page
PhotoCapture Center Operations
Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC
Scanning to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC
Using PhotoCapture Center from your computer
PhotoCapture Center: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
Memory cards or a USB Flash memory drive folder structure
Getting started
1 2 3 4 5
How to print from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
a
b
c
d
e
f
Printing Images
a
b
k
DPOF printing
a
b
c
PhotoCapture Center print settings
Print quality
a b
Paper Options
Paper Type
a b
c
d
Cropping
a b
Borderless printing
a b
Print Date
c
Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
a
Page
Understanding the Error Messages
14
Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera
PictBridge requirements
Setting your digi tal camera
Printing photos from a camera
Printing Images
a
b
c
DPOF printing
14
Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)
Printing Images
a
b c
Understanding the Error Messages
Page
Software and Network features
a
b
c
a
Appendixes
A
Safety and Legal
Choosing a location
To use the machine safely
Page
Page
Page
Important safety instru ctions
Page
Page
Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)
Page
Legal limitations for copying
Trademarks
B
Troubleshooting
If you are having difficulty with your machine
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
Printing
Printing (contin ued)
Printing Received Faxes
Telephone Line or Connections
Printing (continued)
Receiving Faxes
Sending Faxes
Telephone Line or Connection s (continued)
Handling Incoming Calls
Menu Setting Difficulties
Copying Difficulties
Scanning Difficulties
Software Difficulties
PhotoCapture Center Difficulties
Scanning Difficulties (con tinued)
Dial Tone
a b
Telephone line interference
a b
Network Difficulties
Error and maintenance messages
Page
Page
Page
Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report
Transferring faxes to an other fax machine
a b
Transferring Fax Journal report to another fax machine
a b
Transferring faxes to yo ur PC
a
b
c
Document jam
Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit
a
b c
Page
d
e
f
g
h
Routine maintenance
Replacing the ink cart ridges
Page
f
g
Cleaning the outside of the machine
a
b
c
d
e
a
b
Cleaning the machine printer platen
a
b
Cleaning the paper pick-up roller
a
b
f
c
d e
b
c
d
e
f
Machine Information
Checking the serial number
a
Packing and shipping the machine
a b
c
d
e
g
h
j
i
C
Menu keys
On-screen programming
Menu table
a b c
Page
Menu Table
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Entering Text
D
General
Specifications
Page
Print media
Fax
Page
Copy
Page
Page
Scanner
Printer
Interfaces
Computer requirements
Consumable items
Network (LAN)
E
Glossary
Page
Page
Page
Index
F
G
H
I
J
L
M
N
Q
R
S
T
V
W
Page
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