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Quick Setup Guide
Start Here MFC-490CW
Before you can use the machine, read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation.
Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.
WARNING
Important
DO NOT connect the USB cable yet (if you are using a USB
cable).
Unpack the machine and check the components
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Black
Yellow
2
Cyan
Magenta
Starter Ink
Cartridges
[x4] Quick Setup Guide
User’s Guide CD-ROM Accessory Order Test Sheet (USA only) Telephone Line Cord
Form
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d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. Load plain Letter/A4 paper 2 e Gently put the paper into the paper tray print side down and top edge first. Check that the paper is flat in the tray. a Pull the paper traya completely out of the machine. Important Do not push the paper in too far. 1 b Open the paper tray covera. 1 Note When you use Legal size paper, press and hold the universal guide release button a as you slide out the front of the paper tray. c With both h
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g Close the paper tray covera. 1 h Slowly push the paper tray completely into the machine. i While holding the paper tray in place, pull out the paper supporta until it clicks, and then unfold the paper support flapb. 2 1 3
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Note Connect the power cord If you are sharing one telephone line with an and telephone line 3 external telephone, connect it as shown below. Before you connect the external telephone, remove the protective cap a from the EXT. jack Important on the machine. DO NOT connect the USB cable yet (if you are using a USB cable). 11 a Connect the power cord. 22 1 b Connect the telephone line cord. Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the jack on the 1 Extension telephone machine marked LI
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e Turn the green knob on the protective yellow cap clockwise until it clicks to release the Install the ink cartridges vacuum seal, then remove the capa. 4 WARNING If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with water at once, and if irritation occurs consult a doctor. a Make sure that the power is turned on. The LCD shows: No Cartridge Install Ink 1 Black b Open the ink cartridge covera. f Take care to match the color of the levera with the cartridge colorb, as shown in the diagram below. 1
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h Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After Important all the ink cartridges are installed close the ink cartridge cover. • DO NOT take out ink cartridges if you do not need to replace them. If you do so, it may reduce the ink quantity and the machine will not know the quantity of ink left in the cartridge. • DO NOT shake the ink cartridges. If ink stains your skin or clothing, wash with soap or detergent at once. • DO NOT repeatedly insert and remove the cartridges. If you d
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d The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for black and color. Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No) on the Check the print quality dial pad. 5 Black OK? a When the preparation process has finished, the Yes Press LCD shows this message No Press . Set Paper and Press After pressing 1 (Yes) or 2 (No) for both black Start and color, the LCD shows: Start Cleaning? Yes Press Press Color Start. No Press b Check the quality of the four color blocks a on the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta) e Press 1 (Yes)
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Choose the correct Receive Mode 7 The correct Receive Mode is determined by the external devices and telephone subscriber services (Voice Mail, Distinctive Ring, etc.) you have (or will be using) on the same line as the Brother machine. Will you be using a Distinctive Ring number for receiving faxes? Brother uses the term "Distinctive Ring" but telephone companies may have other names for this service such as Custom Ringing, RingMaster, Personalized Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Call, and Smart Rin
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d Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial pad, and then press OK. Set the LCD contrast Date&Time (If needed) 8 Year:20 08 If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the contrast setting. MENU Input & Press OK a Press Menu. (e.g. Enter 0 8 for 2008.) b Press a or b to choose General Setup. Press OK. e Enter the two digits for the month on the dial pad, and then press OK. c Press a or b to choose LCD Settings. Date&Time Press OK. Month: d Press a or b to choos
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f Press Stop/Exit. Set your station ID Note 10 If you make a mistake and want to start again, press Stop/Exit and go back to a. You should store your name and fax number to be printed on all fax pages that you send. For details, see Entering Text in Appendix C of the User's Guide. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup. Note Press OK. (USA only) c Press a or b to choose Station ID. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 Press OK. makes it unlawful for any person to use a
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Set tone or pulse dialing Automatic Daylight mode Savings Time 11 12 Your machine comes set for Tone dialing service. If You can set the machine to change automatically for you have Pulse dialing service (rotary), you need to daylight savings time. It will reset itself forward one change the dialing mode. hour in the Spring and backward one hour in the Fall. a Press Menu. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup. b Press a or b to choose General Setup. Press OK. Press OK. c Pre
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e Press Black Start. Send in the Product Registration and Test Note 13 Sheet (USA only) You will receive a confirmation fax of your Product Registration. You can also register your product online using the On-Line Registration link from the installation CD-ROM or visit http://www.brother.com/registration/. a Fill out the Product Registration and Test Sheet. b Put the sheet face down in the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) or face down on the scanner glass. c Make sure (Fax) is illu
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® ® ® ® Windows Macintosh Windows Macintosh Wireless Network USB Wired Network Choose your connection type 14 For USB interface cable ® Windows , go to page 14 ® Macintosh , go to page 18 For Wired Network ® Windows , go to page 21 ® Macintosh , go to page 26 For Wireless Network ® ® Windows and Macintosh , go to page 29 13
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® USB Windows For USB Interface Users ® (For Windows 2000 Professional/XP/ XP Professional x64 Edition/ ® Windows Vista ) Before you install Install MFL-Pro Suite 15 16 a Make sure that your computer is ON and you a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM are logged on with Administrator rights. drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen Important appears, choose your language. • DO NOT connect the USB cable yet. • If there are any programs running,
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® ® Windows Macintosh USB ® USB Windows f Choose Local Connection, and then click Note Next. The installation continues. • If this screen appears, click OK and restart your computer. • If the installation does not continue automatically, open the main menu again by ejecting and then reinserting the CD-ROM or double-click the start.exe program from the g When this screen appears, go to the next step. root folder, and continue from b to install MFL- Pro Suite. ® • For Windows Vista , when th
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® USB Windows c Carefully route the USB cable through the trench and out the back of the machine as Connect the USB cable shown below and connect the cable to your 17 computer. Important • DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port on a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub. • Connect the machine directly to your computer. a Using both hands, use the plastic tabs on both sides of the machine to lift the scanner cover until it locks securely into the open position. Important Make sure that the
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® ® Windows Macintosh USB ® USB Windows Connect the power cord Finish and restart 18 19 a Connect the power cord. a Click Finish to restart your computer. The installation will continue automatically. After restarting the computer, you must be logged on with Administrator rights. The installation screens appear one after another. Note If an error message appears during the software installation, run the Installation Diagnostics Important located in Start/All Programs/Brother/ MFC-XXXX (wher
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® USB Macintosh ® For USB Interface Users (For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater) b Connect the USB cable to the USB socket marked with a symbol. You will find the Before you install USB socket inside the machine on the right as 15 shown below. a Make sure your machine is connected to the ® power and your Macintosh is ON. You must LAN USB be logged on with Administrator rights. Important ® • For Mac OS X 10.2.0 to 10.2.3 users, ® upgrade to Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater. (For ® the latest informat
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® ® Windows Macintosh USB ® USB Macintosh e When this screen appears, click OK. Install MFL-Pro Suite 17 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM ® drive. For Mac OS X 10.3.x or greater, the installation of MFL-Pro Suite is now complete. Go to step 18 on page 20. ® f For Mac OS X 10.2.4 to 10.2.8 users, click Add. b Double-click the Start Here OSX icon to install. g Choose USB. c Choose Local Connection, and then click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions. h Choose XXX-XXXX (where XXX
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® USB Macintosh Install ® ® 18 Presto! PageManager ® ® When Presto! PageManager is installed OCR capability is added to Brother ControlCenter2. You can easily scan, share and organize photos and ® ® documents using Presto! PageManager . a Double-click the Presto! PageManager icon and follow the on-screen instructions. ® For Mac OS X 10.2.4 to 10.3.8 users, when this screen appears, click Go to download the software from the Brother Solutions Center website. The installation is now Finis
