Document Outline

• USER’S GUIDE MFC-5490CN
  • Brother numbers
    • Register your product
    • FAQs (frequently asked questions)
    • For Customer Service
  • Ordering accessories and supplies
  • Compilation and Publication Notice
  • Table of Contents
  • Section I: General
    • 1 General Information
      • Using the documentation
        • Symbols and conventions used in the documentation
      • Accessing the Software and Network User’s Guide
        • Viewing Documentation
          • Viewing Documentation (For Windows®)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • Viewing Documentation (For Macintosh®)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
      • Accessing Brother Support (For Windows®)
      • Control panel overview
    • 2 Loading paper and documents
      • Loading paper and other print media
        • Loading envelopes and post cards
          • About envelopes
        • Removing small printouts from the machine
        • Printable area
      • Acceptable paper and other print media
        • Recommended print media
        • Handling and using print media
          • Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover
        • Choosing the right print media
          • Paper type and size for each operation
          • Paper weight, thickness and capacity
      • Loading documents
        • Using the ADF
          • Recommended environment
          • Document Sizes Supported
          • How to load documents
        • Using the scanner glass
          • Document Sizes Supported
          • How to load documents
        • Scannable area
    • 3 General setup
      • On/Off key
        • Turning the machine off
        • Turning the machine on
      • Power Off setting
      • Mode Timer
      • Paper settings
        • Paper Type
        • Paper Size
      • Volume Settings
        • Ring Volume
          • Setting the Ring Volume from the menu
        • Beeper Volume
        • Speaker Volume
      • Automatic Daylight Savings Time
      • LCD display
        • LCD Contrast
      • Sleep Mode
    • 4 Security features
      • TX Lock
        • Setting and changing the TX Lock password
          • Setting up the password
          • Changing the password
        • Turning TX Lock on/off
          • Turning TX Lock on
          • Turning TX Lock off
  • Section II: Fax
    • 5 Sending a Fax
      • Entering Fax mode
        • Faxing from the ADF
        • Faxing from the scanner glass
        • Faxing A4 size documents from the scanner glass
        • Color fax transmission
        • Canceling a fax in progress
      • Broadcasting (Black & White only)
        • Canceling a Broadcast in progress
      • Additional sending operations
        • Sending faxes using multiple settings
        • Contrast
        • Changing fax resolution
          • To change the fax resolution for the next fax
          • To change the default fax resolution
        • Dual access (Black & White only)
        • Real time transmission
          • Sending in real time for all faxes
          • Sending in real time for the next fax only
        • Overseas Mode
        • Delayed Faxing (Black & White only)
        • Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only)
        • Checking and canceling waiting jobs
        • Sending a fax manually
        • Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Out of Memory message
    • 6 Receiving a Fax
      • Receive modes
        • Choosing the correct Receive Mode
      • Using receive modes
        • Fax only
        • Fax/Tel
        • Manual
        • External TAD
      • Receive mode settings
        • Ring Delay
        • F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
        • Easy Receive
          • If Easy Receive is On:
          • If Easy Receive is Off:
      • Additional receiving operations
        • Printing a reduced incoming fax
        • Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Receiving faxes into memory when the paper tray is empty
        • Printing a fax from the memory
    • 7 Telephone Services and External devices
      • Voice Operations
        • Tone or pulse (Canada only)
        • Fax/Tel mode when the power key is on
        • Fax/Tel mode when the power key is off
      • 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
          • Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern
          • Turning off Distinctive Ring
        • Caller ID
          • Viewing the Caller ID List
          • Printing Caller ID List
      • Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
        • Connections
        • Recording an outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD
        • Special line considerations
          • Roll over telephone lines
          • Two-line telephone system
          • Converting telephone wall outlets
          • Installing machine, external two-line TAD and two-line telephone
        • Multi-line connections (PBX)
      • External and extension telephones
        • Connecting an external or extension telephone
        • Using external and extension telephones
          • Using extension telephones:
          • Using an external telephone (connected to the EXT. jack of the machine.)
          • If you answer a call and no one is on the line:
        • Using a non-Brother cordless external telephone
        • Using remote codes
          • Fax Receive Code
          • Telephone Answer Code
          • Changing the remote codes
    • 8 Dialing and storing numbers
      • How to Dial
        • Manual dialing
        • One Touch Dialing
        • Speed Dialing
        • Search
        • Fax Redial
      • Storing numbers
        • Storing a pause
        • Storing One Touch Dial numbers
        • Storing Speed Dial numbers
        • Changing One Touch or Speed Dial names or numbers
        • Setting up groups for broadcasting
        • Dialing Access codes and credit card numbers
    • 9 Remote fax options (Black & White only)
      • Fax Forwarding
      • Paging
      • Fax Storage
      • PC Fax Receive
        • Changing the destination PC
      • Turning off Remote Fax Options
      • Changing Remote Fax Options
      • Remote Retrieval
        • Setting a Remote Access Code
        • Using your Remote Access Code
        • Remote Fax commands
        • Retrieving fax messages
        • Changing your Fax Forwarding number
    • 10 Printing Reports
      • Fax reports
        • Transmission Verification Report
        • Fax Journal (activity report)
      • Reports
        • How to print a report
    • 11 Polling
      • Polling overview
      • Polling receive
        • Setup to receive polling
        • Sequential polling (Black & White only)
      • Polled transmit (Black & White only)
        • Set up for polled transmit
  • Section III: Copy
    • 12 Making copies
      • How to copy
        • Entering Copy mode
        • Making a single copy
        • Making multiple copies
        • Stop copying
      • Copy keys
        • Changing copy quality
        • Enlarging or reducing the image copied
        • Copy options
          • Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout)
          • Sorting copies using the ADF
          • Adjusting Brightness
          • Adjusting Contrast
        • Paper Options
          • Paper Type
          • Paper Size
  • Section IV: Walk-up Photo Printing
    • 13 PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
      • 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
        • Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
        • Memory cards or a USB Flash memory drive folder structure
      • Getting started
      • How to print from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
        • Print Index (Thumbnails)
        • Printing Images
        • DPOF printing
      • PhotoCapture Center® print settings
        • Print quality
        • Paper Options
          • Paper Type
          • Paper and print size
        • Adjusting Color Enhancement
        • Cropping
        • Borderless printing
        • Print Date
      • Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
        • Changing the image quality
        • Changing the black & white file format
        • Changing the color file format
      • Understanding the Error Messages
    • 14 Printing photos from a camera
      • Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera
        • PictBridge requirements
        • Setting your digital camera
        • Printing Images
        • DPOF printing
      • Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)
        • Printing Images
      • Understanding the Error Messages
  • Section V: Software
    • 15 Software and Network features
  • Section VI: Appendixes
    • A Safety and Legal
      • Choosing a location
      • To use the machine safely
        • Important safety instructions
        • Standard telephone and FCC Notices (These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.)
        • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)
        • Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)
        • LAN connection
        • International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement
      • Legal limitations for copying
      • Trademarks
    • B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
      • Troubleshooting
        • If you are having difficulty with your machine
        • Dial Tone
        • Telephone line interference
      • Error and maintenance messages
        • Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report
          • Transferring faxes to another fax machine
          • Transferring Fax Journal report to another fax machine
          • Transferring faxes to your PC
        • Document jam
          • Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit
          • Document is jammed inside the ADF unit
        • Printer jam or paper jam
      • Routine maintenance
        • Replacing the ink cartridges
        • Cleaning the outside of the machine
        • Cleaning the scanner
        • Cleaning the machine printer platen
        • Cleaning the paper pick-up roller
        • Cleaning the print head
        • Checking the print quality
        • Checking the print alignment
        • Checking the ink volume
      • Machine Information
        • Checking the serial number
      • Packing and shipping the machine
    • C_Menu and Features
      • On-screen programming
        • Menu table
        • Memory storage
      • Menu keys
      • Menu Table
      • Entering Text
    • D Specifications
      • General
      • Print media
      • Fax
      • Copy
      • PhotoCapture Center®
      • PictBridge
      • Scanner
      • Printer
      • Interfaces
      • Computer requirements
      • Consumable items
      • Network (LAN)
    • E Glossary
  • Index
  • brother USA/CAN