Brother MFC-6490CW Acceptable paper and other media

Chapter 2

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Acceptable paper and

other media 2

The print quality can be affected by the type

of paper you are using in the machine.

To get the best print quality for the settings

you have chosen, always set the Paper Type

to match the type of paper you load.

You can use plain paper, inkjet paper (coated

paper), glossy paper, transparencies and

envelopes.

We recommend testing various paper types

before buying large quantities.

For best results, use Brother paper.

When you print on inkjet paper (coated

paper), transparencies and photo paper,

be sure to choose the proper media in the

‘Basic’ tab of the printer driver or in the

Paper Type setting of the machine’s

menu. (See Paper Size and Type

on page 27.)

When you print on Brother Photo paper,

load one extra sheet of the same photo

paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has

been included in the paper package for

this purpose.

When you use transparencies or photo

paper, remove each sheet at once to

prevent smudging or paper jams.

Avoid touching the printed surface of the

paper immediately after printing; the

surface may not be completely dry and

may stain your fingers.

Recommended media 2

To get the best print quality, we suggest using

Brother paper. (See table below.)

We recommend using ‘3M Transparency

Film’ when you print on transparencies.

Brother paper

Paper Type Item

Ledger Plain BP60PLGR (USA

only)

Ledger Glossy Photo BP71GLGR

Letter Plain BP60PL (USA only)

Letter Glossy Photo BP71GLTR

Letter Inkjet (Matte) BP60ML (USA only)

4 × 6 in. Glossy Photo BP71GP

Contents

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What does Brother's Distinctive Ring do? Do you have Voi ce Mail? Before you choose the ring pattern to r egi st er c d e f g c d e Ca ller I D Setting up you r area code (USA only) Connecting an external TAD (telephone answerin g devi ce) Connections a b c d e f a b c Special line co ns iderations Roll over telephone line s Two-line te lephone syste m a b c d Multi-line connections (P BX) External and extension te lephones Connecting an external or extension t elephone Using external and extension telephones Using extension telephones Using an external telephone (connected to the EXT. jack of the machi ne) If you answer a call and no one is on the l ine: Using a Non-Brother cordless external telephone Page Dia ling and st oring nu mbers How to Dial Manual dialing One Touch Dialing Speed Di aling b c d Fax Redial a b b Call er ID hist ory Stor ing numb ers Storing a pause Storing One Touch Dial numbers a b d f g Storing One Touch numbers from the Ca ll er I D h is to ry b d e g h i c e i g Storing Speed Dial numbers from Ou tgo in g Ca ll s c d f g h c j d e g c e f g j i Setting up groups for broadcasting f g i e Changin g a Group nam e c g Deleting a Gr oup c d Deleting a numbe r from a Group c d e Dialing Access codes and credit card numbers a b c d e f g h Pr inti ng Repo rts 9 Fax repor ts Transmission Verification Report c Repor ts How to pri nt a report b c d Poll ing 10 Polling o verview Polling receive Setup to receive polling Polled transmit (B lack & White only) Set up for polled t ransmit c d e f g Page How to copy Entering C opy mode Making a single copy c Making co pies Copy set tings Changing copy quality d e f Enlarging or reducing the im ag e copi ed g Making N in 1 copies or a poster (pa ge la yout) d e g h i j d e f Page Tray Sel ect a d e f d f b d e f g h b d e f g h Page Out of Memory message Page Section IV Walk-up Photo Printing PhotoCapture Center Operatio ns Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC Scanning to memory cards or USB Flash memory drive without a PC Using PhotoCapture Center from your computer PhotoCapture Center: Printing photos from a memory card or US B Flash memory driv e Memory cards or a USB Flash mem ory drive folde r str ucture Getting st arte d 1 2 3 4 5 Entering PhotoC apture mode Print Images View Photo(s) a b d a b e c e a Pr int Photos b c d f g Enhance Photos Auto Correct a a b d e Enhan ce Scenery a b d e Remove Red-Eye a b d e Monoc hr ome a b d e Page Print All Photos a b c d Slide show a b c Printing a p hoto du ring a Slide sho w a b c Trimmi ng a b c d e a b PhotoCapture Center print settings 12 Pri nt Qual ity a b c Paper options Paper Type a b c Con trast a b c Color Enhancement (True2Life)12 a b a b c Borderless printing a b c Prin t Date a b c Setting your changes as the new de fault a b Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Entering S can mode How to scan to a memory card or USB Fl ash memory drive a c d k e f Page Understanding the Err or Messages 13 Printing photos directly from a PictBridg e camera PictBridge requirements Setting your digi tal camera Pr inti ng photos f rom a camera Printing Im ages a b c DPOF prin t ing 13 Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without Pic t Br idg e ) Printing Im ages a b c Understanding the Err or Messages Page Softw are and Network features a b c a Appendixes A Sa fe ty a nd Leg al Choosing a locati on To use th e machine safely Page Page Page Page Important safety instructions Page Page Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declara ti on of Conformity (USA onl y) Indus try Canada Com plianc e State ment (Cana da only) LAN connection International ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement A Lega l limitations f or copying Tradem arks B Troub leshooting If you are having difficulty with your machine B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenanc e Printing Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 147 Printing Received Faxes Printing Telephone Line or Connections Receiving Faxes Sending Faxes Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 149 Handling Incoming Calls Copying Difficulties Scanning Difficulties Sending Faxes (continued) Software Difficulties PhotoCapture Center Difficulties Network Difficulties Dial Tone b c d e Telephone line interference c Err or and Main tenan ce mess ages Page Page Page Page Error anima tion Transferring your faxes or Fax Jour nal report Transferring faxes to another fax machi ne a b c g d e Page Page Printer jam or paper j am a b c d e f g h i Routine maint enance Replacing the ink cartridges a b c d e f g Cleaning the outside of the ma chin e Page Cleaning the sc anner glass a b Cleaning the machine printer platen a b Cleaning the paper pick-up roller a b f c d b c d e f b c i d e b c Machine In formatio n Checki ng the seri al number d b c d e j f g C Mode an d me nu keys On-screen prog ramm ing Menu table Memory s torage Menu table Page Page Page Network menu Page Page Page Page Page Menu ( ) (continued) Fax ( ) Page Scan ( ) Page Page Copy ( ) Page Page Watermark Copy Settings Page Photo Capture ( ) Print Settings Page Phone Book ( ) Fax Preview ( ) Entering T ext Inser ting spaces Making cor rections Repeating l etters Specia l characters and sy mbols D General Spec ificatio ns Page Pri nt m edia Fax Co py Phot oCaptu re Cent er Page Scanner Pri nter Inte rfaces Comp uter req uirements Cons umable item s Networ k (LAN) Wireless one -push configurat ion E Glos sary Page Page Page Index F G H I J L M N Q R S T V W Page Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com