Broadcasting (black & white only), Canceling a broadcast in progress – Brother MFC-5890CN User Manual
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Sending a Fax
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Broadcasting
(Black & White only)
5
Broadcasting is when the same fax message 
is automatically sent to more than one fax 
number. You can include Groups, One Touch, 
Speed Dial numbers and up to 50 manually 
dialed numbers in the same broadcast. 
After the broadcast is finished, a Broadcast 
Report will be printed.
a
Press (Fax).
b
Load your document.
c
Press a or b to choose Broadcasting.
Press OK.
d
You can add numbers to the broadcast 
in the following ways:
Press a or b to choose Add Number 
and enter the number using a dial 
pad.
Press OK.
Press a or b to choose Phone Book 
and OK. Press a or b to choose 
Alphabetical Order or 
Numerical Order and OK. Press 
a
or b to select a number and OK.
Note
One Touch Dial locations begin with l. 
Speed Dial locations begin with #.
e
After you have entered all the fax 
numbers by repeating step d, press 
a
or b to choose Complete.
Press OK.
f
Press Black Start.
Note
• If you have not used up any of the numbers
for Groups, you can broadcast up to 216 
(MFC-5890CN) or 256 (MFC-6490CW) 
different numbers.
• The available memory will vary depending
on the types of jobs in the memory and the 
number of locations used for broadcasting. 
If you broadcast to the maximum numbers 
available, you will not be able to use dual 
access and delayed fax.
• If the memory is full, press Stop/Exit to
stop the job. If more than one page has 
been scanned, press Black Start to send 
the portion that is in the memory.
Canceling a Broadcast in 
progress
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a
Press Menu.
b
Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c
Press a or b to choose 
Remaining Jobs.
Press OK.
The LCD will show the fax number being 
dialed and the Broadcast job number.
d
Press OK.
The LCD will ask you the following 
message:
Cancel Job? 
Yes
i
Press 1
No
i
Press 2
e
Press 1 to cancel the number being dialed.
The LCD will then show the Broadcast 
job number.
f
Press OK.
The LCD will ask you the following 
message:
Cancel Job?
Yes
i
Press 1
No
i
Press 2
g
Press 1 to cancel the Broadcast.
h
Press Stop/Exit.