Brother International MFC 6490CW Software Users Manual - English
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SOFTWARE USER'S GUIDE For DCP users; This documentation is for both MFC and DCP models. Where it says 'MFC' in this user's guide, please read 'MFC' as 'DCP'. Version D USA - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 2
, Inc. Each company whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs. All other brand and product names mentioned in this Software User's Guide, the User's Guide, and the Network User's Guide are registered trademarks of their - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 3
Turning off the Status Monitor ...5 Printer driver settings...6 Accessing the printer driver settings...6 Basic tab ...7 Media Type...8 Quality ...8 Paper Size ...9 Color Mode ...10 Page Layout ...10 Orientation ...10 Copies ...11 Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only 12 Advanced tab...14 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 4
WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax MFC-250C and MFC-290C 91 Address Book ...92 Setup ...92 DEVICE SETTING...93 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C 94 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C 94 Ink Level ...95 User's Guide - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 5
Scan to FTP Manual Method...122 How to set a new default for Scan to FTP 123 Entering Text ...125 For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW 125 For MFC-6890CDW...126 5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) 127 Remote Setup...127 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 129 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 6
the Brother Ink driver ...158 Choosing page setup options ...158 Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only 160 Choosing printing options ...162 Basic settings...163 Media Type...163 Quality ...164 Color Mode ...164 Advanced settings ...165 Color/Grayscale ...166 Other Print Options...168 Support - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 7
image ...177 Settings in the Scanner window ...178 Using the Scan key Technical support COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is MFC models only 209 DEVICE SETTINGS ...211 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C 212 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C 212 Ink - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 8
File Name 235 Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles 236 Scan to FTP Manual Method...237 How to set a new default for Scan to FTP 238 Entering Text ...240 For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW 240 For MFC-6890CDW...241 13 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® 242 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 9
Section I Windows® Printing Scanning ControlCenter3 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PhotoCapture Center® Firewall settings (For Network users) I 2 37 69 96 127 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 10
the Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many other features. Low Running Cost Whenever a particular ink color requires replacement, you only have to replace that individual cartridge. USB The Universal Serial - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 11
or receiving a fax on paper, it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Clearing data from the memory 1 If the LCD shows Data Remaining, you can clear the data that is left in the printer memory by pressing the Stop/Exit key on the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 12
one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of error messages such as paper empty, paper jam or ink replacement required. You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or by choosing Status Monitor located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 13
Printing Turning off the Status Monitor If you want to switch off the Status Monitor, follow these steps: 1 1 a Right-click the Status Monitor icon or window and click Load Status Monitor on Startup to clear the check mark. b Right-click again then click Exit. Note Even if the Status Monitor is - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 14
Paper Size Page Layout Color Settings Automatic Duplex printing (Available on MFC-6890CDW) Scaling Use Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings a Click File, then Print in your application. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 15
, Media Type and Quality (1). Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. This setting may cause some slight blurring of text. b Choose Borderless, Paper Size, Color Mode, Orientation, number of Copies and the page order, Reverse Order, Page Layout, Page - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 16
than Normal. Fast The fastest print mode and the lowest amount of ink used. Use for printing large volume documents or documents for proofing. Media Type Plain Paper 1 Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Inkjet Paper Color/Grayscale Brother BP71 Photo Paper, Brother BP61 Photo Paper or Other - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 17
such as Letter (Borderless) or Ledger (Borderless) (Available on 11 × 17 models). Note For 11 × 17 models • If your prints look smudged when you use Ledger paper, your paper may be short grain paper. Choose Ledger (Short Grain) to avoid smudging. Consult the paper packaging - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 18
color is adjusted to print more natural colors. Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid colors will be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your application software contains - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 19
Printing Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 999). 1 1 Collate 1 With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then reprinted according to the number of copies you choose. If Collate is unchecked, then each page will be - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 20
Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only) 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Check Duplex/Booklet if you want to use the duplex (two-sided) printing feature. In this mode, the machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically. Guidelines for printing on both - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 21
. • Choose Duplex 1 to reduce print speed. • Choose Duplex 2 to reduce print speed and ink density. When you choose the duplex printing function, the machine uses all ink cartridges for color/grayscale print. The machine stops print operations when one or more ink cartridges require replacement. 13 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 22
Choose your setting for Color/Grayscale (1). b Choose your setting for Scaling feature (2). Choose Off if you want to print the document as it one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created. e Click the Other Print Options button to set more Printer - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 23
Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to be printed in black and white using grayscale. Color Settings Click the Color Settings button to see options for enhanced print settings. Printing 1 1 1 15 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 24
of a picture may be slightly pink, yellow or some other color. By adjusting the white balance you can adjust those white Printing 1 When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in both directions offering faster print speeds. When unchecked, the print head will only print in one - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 25
Watermark Settings Click the Watermark Settings button to change the watermark settings. Printing 1 1 You can choose a watermark and change its size and position on the page. If you want to add a new watermark, click the New button, and then choose Use Text or Use Bitmap File. 17 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 26
Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the watermark. Title 1 Choose CONFIDENTIAL, COPY or DRAFT as the title or enter a title you like in the field. Text 1 Enter your watermark text into the Text Box, and then choose Font, Style, Size and Color - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 27
Other Print Options Click the Other Print Options button to set more Printer functions: Printing 1 1 Note The screen shown in this section may vary depending on your machine. 19 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 28
, choose Opaque. When Opaque is chosen, you can click the Color button to change the color of the Date and Time background. Note The selection boxes show the format of Date and Time to be printed. The actual Date and Time printed on your document is automatically retrieved from the settings on your - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 29
Printing Quick Print Setup 1 The Quick Print Setup feature lets you quickly choose driver settings. Set Quick Print Setup to On and 1 choose the function which should be displayed in the Quick Print Setup icon. To view and change settings, click the tasktray icon. 21 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 30
Printing Photo Bypass Tray Help 1 Set the Photo Bypass Tray Help to On to display help instructions on how to use the photo paper tray when 1 you select Photo or Photo L paper. (Available on Photo Bypass Tray models) 22 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 31
Mode feature lets you choose print data transfer mode to improve print quality 1 or print speed. Recommended Setting Choose Recommended Setting for general use. Improved Print Quality Choose Improved Print Quality for better print quality. Print speed may be reduced slightly, depending - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 32
Printing Advanced Color Settings You can set the Halftone Pattern and Match Monitor for more color adjustment. Halftone Pattern 1 1 The machine can use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange dots to express halftones. There are some predefined patterns and you can choose which one to use - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 33
Printing 1 1 Print All Pages Lets you print all pages. Print Odd Pages Lets you print the odd-numbered pages only. Print Even Pages Lets you print the even-numbered pages only. Note • The print speed of the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings is slower than the other printer driver - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 34
of the paper The following steps show how you can print on both sides of the paper using the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings. 1 1 If you want to print a 10 pages file on 5 sheets of paper, you must set the printer driver options to print all oddnumbered pages in reverse order (page - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 35
In the printer driver, choose the Basic tab and un-check Reverse Order. h Choose the Advanced tab and click Other Print Options. i Choose Print Order and check Print Even Pages. Click OK. j The machine will print all the even-numbered pages on the other side of the paper. Guidelines for printing on - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 36
Printing Support The Support window shows the driver version and settings information. There are also links to the Brother Solutions Center and Genuine Supplies Websites. Click the Support button to display the Support window: 1 1 28 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 37
Printing Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a website offering information about your Brother product including 1 FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. Genuine Supplies Website The Genuine Supplies Website - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 38
FaceFilter Studio application from the CD-ROM supplied with your machine. Install FaceFilter Studio and download FaceFilter Studio Help by following the instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. You can start FaceFilter Studio by clicking on Start/All Programs/Reallusion/FaceFilter Studio/FaceFilter - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 39
Printing Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On 1 1 a When you launch FaceFilter Studio for the first time, this screen will appear, if your Brother machine is turned On, and connected to your computer, the FaceFilter Studio will detect your Brother machine. b After you click - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 40
Printing Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off a When you launch FaceFilter Studio for the first time, if your Brother machine is turned Off or not connected to your computer, this screen will appear. 1 1 b Click Detect in step a, and this screen will appear. Turn on - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 41
will be grayed out and you will not be able to use the Print function. 1 Note • When FaceFilter Studio starts with limited functionality, the with full functionality, see Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On on page 31. Printing an image 1 a Click the Open icon to choose - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 42
in the top menu bar. c The Print dialog will appear. Click the Print icon on the left. Printing 1 d The Print settings dialog will appear. Choose Paper Size, Paper Source, Orientation, number of Copies, Scaling and Printing Area. Note If you want to print a borderless photo, choose Full Page Photo - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 43
Brother machine. Click OK. Printing 1 Note If you want to use photo paper, click Properties and set the Media Type and Quality in the printer driver dialog. f Click Print in the Print settings dialog box and your photo will print slider to adjust the color of the marked areas. d Click OK. 35 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 44
List FaceFilter Studio lets you modify a facial expression by applying an expression template or by manual adjustment. In the Select Expression step, you can preview or print the expression list of your choice. 1 1 Uninstalling FaceFilter Studio 1 To uninstall FaceFilter Studio, choose Start - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 45
are using Windows® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made. For more information, see Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 151. Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 46
Scanning e Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN from the Available Scanners list. ( (6) i Click Start. When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the PaperPort™ 11SE window. Note After you select a document size, you can adjust the scanning area further by clicking the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 47
Scanning Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan 2 You can preview your image and crop unwanted portions before scanning by using the PreScan button. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Start button in the Scanner Setup dialog box to scan the image. 2 a Follow the steps - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 48
of the document appears in the PaperPort™ 11SE window (or your application window). g In the PaperPort™ 11SE window, use the options available to refine the scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White Resolution 2 You can choose a scanning resolution - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 49
Color Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image. 24bit Color Uses up to 16.8 million colors to scan the image. Although using 24bit Color creates an image with the most accurate color setting is only available when you set Scan Type to Black & White, Gray or True Gray. Contrast 2 You can - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 50
Scanning Document Size 2 Choose one of the following sizes: A3 11.7 × 16.5 in (297 × 420 mm) (Available on 11 x 17 scanning models only) 2 Ledger 11 × 17 in (279.4 × 431.8 mm) ( - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 51
area. • Data Size: shows the approximate data size in Bitmap format. The size will vary depending on the type of file, resolution and number of colors used. 43 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 52
the left side of the screen. d Click Select button. e Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN from the Available Scanners list. (Where XXXX is your model name.) Note If you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will start. f Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 53
h Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: 1 Scanning 2 2 3 4 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture 4 Page size i Choose Document Feeder from the Paper source drop-down list (1). j Choose the picture type (2). k Choose the Page - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 54
By default, the scanner resolution can be set to a maximum of 1200 dpi. If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 48.) 2 Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass 2 The Preview button is used to preview an - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 55
in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort™ 11SE window (or your application - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 56
driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi and for changing the Maximum Scanning Size setting. For Letter scanning models 2 If you want to set Legal size as the default size, check Legal in the Brother /All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your model name)/Scanner Settings. 48 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 57
Note For Windows Vista® when the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • For users who have administrator rights: Click Allow. Scanning 2 • For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK. 49 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 58
Scanning Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users) 2 2 Open your software application to scan the document. c Do one of the following: For Windows Photo Gallery Click File, then Import from Camera or Scanner. For Windows Fax and Scan - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 59
3 4 5 6 7 8 Scanning 2 1 Profile 2 Source 3 Paper size 4 Color format 5 File type 6 Resolution 7 Brightness 8 Contrast Note By default, the scanner If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 48.) g Click the Scan button - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 60
Flatbed in the Source drop-down list. Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box. 1 2 3 8 4 5 6 7 1 Profile 2 Source 3 Color format 4 File type 5 Resolution 6 Brightness 7 Contrast 8 Scanning area Note If your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you do not need - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 61
e Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. Scanning 2 f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in your application window. 53 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 62
the Brother MFL-Pro software suite software. (See SCAN on page 72.) For details about how to configure the scan settings and to launch the application of your choice using the (Scan) key, see Using ControlCenter3 on page 69. Scan to E-mail 2 You can scan either a black and white or color - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 63
for viewing and editing. a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. For Touchscreen models 2 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to Image - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 64
a text file which can then be edited in your favorite word processing software. a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press a or b to choose Scan to OCR. Press OK. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. 2 2 For Touchscreen models 2 a Load your - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 65
(See File on page 77.) 2 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press a or b to choose Scan to File. Press OK. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. For Touchscreen models 2 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to File - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 66
black and white and color documents directly to a USB Flash memory drive or memory card. Black and white documents will be stored in the PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file formats (*.TIF). Color • DCP-165C and MFC-290C do not support CompactFlash®. • MFC-250C does not support CompactFlash®, Memory Stick™, - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 67
choice using the dial pad. You can only change the first 6 digits of the file name. (MFC models only) Press OK. Note Press Clear/Back to delete the letters you entered. i Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 68
or xD-Picture Card™ 4 into your machine. 1 This product also supports CompactFlash® type1. 2 MagicGate™ Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick PRO™ to e. If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start. e Press quality and then press the quality you want. If - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 69
the file name. Press OK. 2 Note Press to delete the letters you entered. For details on entering text, see the User's Guide included with your machine. i Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press Yes or No. After you - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 70
to Media. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Quality. Press OK. e Choose the quality you want. Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit. Changing the default black & white file format a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose PhotoCapture. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Scan to Media. Press OK. d Press a or - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 71
to Media. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose ColorFile Type. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose PDF or JPEG. Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit. For Color LCD models Setting the new default a Press the (Scan) key. b Press a or b to choose Scan to Media. Press OK. c Press and choose your new setting - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 72
Scanning For Touchscreen models Setting the new default a Press the (Scan) key. b Press Scan to Media. c Press and choose your new setting. Repeat this step for each setting you want to change. d After changing the last setting, press Set New Default. e Press Yes to confirm. f Press Stop/Exit. - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 73
PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE™ 2 Note ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE supports Windows® 2000 (SP4 or greater) or XP (SP2 or greater), XP 2 Professional x64 Edition and Windows Vista® only. ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE for Brother is a document management application. You can use PaperPort™ 11SE to - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 74
Scanning Viewing items 2 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE gives several ways to view items: Desktop view displays the item in the chosen folder with a thumbnail (a small graphic that shows each item in a desktop or folder) or an icon. 2 You can see both PaperPort™ 11SE items (MAX files) and non- - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 75
. You can also use Windows® Explorer to manage the folders recognize one of the applications on your PC, you can manually create 11SE uses the optical character recognition software (OCR), which comes with convert the entire item, or by using the Copy Text command, you can choose only a portion - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 76
and convert them to PaperPort™ 11SE (MAX) files in several different ways: Print to the Desktop view from another application, such as Microsoft® Excel. 2 Import files saved in other file formats, such as Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). Exporting items into other - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 77
3 ControlCenter3 is a software utility that lets you eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. of PhotoCapture Center®. (3) d Access the Copy features available via your PC. (4) e configuration window for each function, ControlCenter Help and a link to the Brother Solutions - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 78
Classic 3 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note • To be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you need to install Adobe® Flash® Player 8 or greater. If you do not - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 79
AutoLoad feature off 3 Once you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on the tasktray. You can open the ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the icon. If you do not want ControlCenter3 to run automatically each time you start your PC: a Right-click the ControlCenter3 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 80
key on your machine choose the Device Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. To configure the Software button in ControlCenter3 choose the Software Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. Note You can configure your machine's Scan key for each - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 81
You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) right-click the Image button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. If you want to scan and then crop a - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 82
icon. Choose File Type from the drop-down list. You can delete an application that you have added by clicking the Delete button in the Software Button tab. Note This function is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to OCR. The - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 83
click the OCR button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 To change the word processing application, choose clicking the Add button. To delete an application, click the Delete button in the Software Button tab. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 84
-click the E-mail button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 To change the E-mail application, choose your applications will appear in the drop-down list. If you are having trouble using a custom application with ControlCenter3 you should choose an application from - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 85
one of the file types shown in the file attachment list. To configure the file type and folder, right-click the File button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software and file name every time you scan, check the Show Save as Window box. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 86
to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. 3 Scan to Image Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on your PC. Scan to OCR Converts scanned documents into editable text files. You can choose the destination - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 87
File Type You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) ControlCenter3 3 3 79 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 88
Customizing a user-defined button 3 To configure a button, right-click the button, then click the ControlCenter Configuration button to see the configuration window. Scan to Image 3 General tab 3 To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 89
text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 3 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 81 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 90
ControlCenter3 Scan to E-mail 3 General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 3 Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 91
your preferred folder by clicking the icon. Check Show Folder to show where the scanned image is saved after scanning. Check Show Save As Window to specify the destination of the scanned image after every scan. Choose the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 92
Lets you copy the files on the USB Flash memory drive or the memory card and launch the FaceFilter Studio application. (See Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION on page 30.) Note • DCP-165C and MFC-290C do not support CompactFlash®. • MFC-250C does not support CompactFlash - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 93
folder. For example, a file created on the memory card on Oct.08, 2007 will be saved into a folder named 10082007. Retain PCC folder structure when copying The copy is saved using the same folder structure as the original, no new folders are created. If you check Create date folder before - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 94
copy the files on a USB Flash memory drive or memory card and launch the FaceFilter Studio application. FaceFilter Studio gives you an easy-to-use borderless photo printing information on FaceFilter Studio, see Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION on page 30. Note To use the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 95
the folder settings, right-click the button and choose your preferred settings for file copying. 3 Creating the Copy Folder 3 Create a new folder based on the PCC files Date or Month The default setting is Date. A copy folder is created with a name based on the date that the original file was - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 96
up to four buttons. The Copy1 to Copy4 buttons can be customized to let you use advanced copy functions such as N in 1 3 printing. To use the Copy buttons, configure the printer driver by right-clicking the button and choosing the ControlCenter Configuration. Enter a name in Please enter a name - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 97
In the printer driver settings dialog box, you can choose advanced settings for printing. ControlCenter3 3 Note • You must configure each of the copy buttons before they can be used. • The Print Options screen will vary depending on the model of printer you have chosen. 89 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 98
available for MFC-250C and MFC-290C) on page 143.) Address Book Lets you open the Brother PC-FAX address book. (See Brother Address Book on page 136.) Setup Lets you configure the PC-FAX settings. (See Sending setup on page 130.) Note PC-FAX supports Letter or Legal Black and White faxing - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 99
, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 3 Receive/View Received (Not available for MFC-250C and MFC-290C) 3 The Brother PC-FAX Receiving software option lets you view and store your faxes on your PC. It is automatically installed when you install the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 100
Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC on page 145.) Address Book 3 The Address Book button lets you add, amend or delete contacts from your address book. To edit the Address Book, click the Address Book button to open the dialog box. (See Brother Address Book on page 136.) Setup - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 101
-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on page 127.) Ink Level Lets you check the ink status. (See Status Monitor on page 4.) User's Guide Lets you view the Software User's Guide and the Network User - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 102
setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup on page 127. 3 3 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) 3 The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers from your - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 103
ControlCenter3 Ink Level 3 The Ink Level button opens the Status Monitor window, which displays the ink level for each cartridge. 3 User's Guide 3 The User's Guide button lets you view the Software User's Guide and the Network User's Guide in HTML format. 95 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 104
software. If you installed the machine following the instructions for a network user in the Quick Setup Guide then the machine should already be configured for your network. Note • For network scanning, a maximum of 25 clients can be connected to one license supports the Brother NL-5 pack which - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 105
with built-in network support) Configuring Network Scanning 4 If you are using a different machine than the one that was originally registered to your PC during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite software (see the Quick Setup Guide), follow the steps below. a For Windows®2000, click the Start - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 106
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Note For Windows Vista® if the User Account Control screen appears, do the following: • For users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. 4 • For users who do not have - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 107
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Specify your machine by name 4 1 Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click Browse and choose the machine you want to use. 2 Click - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 108
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Using the Scan key 4 Note If you are designated on your network. The ControlCenter3 software will launch the default E-mail application on the designated PC. You can scan and send a black and white or color document from the PC as an E- - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 109
support) For Touchscreen models 4 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to E-mail. d (For MFC-6890CDW Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note • If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 110
Black and White and PDF or JPEG for color. Note • Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server) requires SMTP/POP3 mail server support. (See the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) • MFC please download the necessary software from the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com). For MFC-6490CW - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 111
Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press 1 for Yes or press 2 for No. For MFC-6890CDW 4 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to E-mail. d Press E-mail server. e Press Manual to - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 112
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) g Press d or c to choose File Type. or c to choose Glass Scan Size. • ·Choose the document size you want. h Press Black Start or Color Start. 4 The machine starts the scanning process. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 113
support) Scan to Image 4 When you choose Scan to Image, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the PC you designated on your network. The ControlCenter3 software digits of the PIN number. Press OK. e Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. For - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 114
support) Scan to OCR 4 When you choose Scan to OCR, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the PC you designated on your network. The ControlCenter3 software will launch the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR software Press OK. e Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 115
built-in network support) Scan to File 4 When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or color document and send have entered all four digits of the PIN number. Press OK. e Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. For Touchscreen models 4 a Load - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 116
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Note • If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 configuration screen. (See SCAN on page 72.) • If you would - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 117
support) How to set a new default for Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW) You can set your own default settings. Setting the new default For MFC Exit. For MFC-6890CDW a Press the (Scan) key. b Press Scan to E-mail. c Press E-mail server. d Press Manual or Phone - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 118
Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Factory reset You can reset the factory settings. For MFC-6490CW a Press the (Scan) key. f Press Stop/Exit. For MFC-6890CDW a Press the (Scan) key. b Press Scan to E-mail. c Press E-mail server. d Press Manual or Phone Book to enter the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 119
support) Scan to FTP (For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW) 4 When you choose Scan to FTP, you can scan a black and white or color document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the internet. The details required to use Scan to FTP can be entered manually (for example /brother/abc/) (up to - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 120
b to choose PDF or JPEG for color or gray scale documents and PDF or TIFF for B/W documents. Press OK. Note For MFC-6490CW If you are using the scanner counter plus the file extension (For example, BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx098765.pdf). You can also manually enter a File Name up to 15 characters. Press a or b - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 121
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Creating a user defined File Name 4 FTP. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose one of the FTP server profiles listed. Press OK. If the Scan to FTP profile is complete, press Black Start or Color Start and go to k. If the Scan to FTP - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 122
go to h. Note For MFC-6490CW If you are using the scanner glass of the machine, choose the document size. • Press a or b to choose Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4 or A3. Press OK. h Enter the username. Press OK. 4 i Enter the password. Press OK. j Press Black Start or Color Start. k The LCD shows - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 123
Note For MFC-6490CW If you are using the scanner glass of the machine, choose the document size. • Press a or b to choose Glass ScanSize. • Press d or c to choose Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4 or A3. Press OK. k Do one of the following: If you want to start scanning, press Black Start or Color Start - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 124
Scanning (For models with built-in network support) l Press a or b to choose File Name. Press OK. Press a or b to choose a file name you want to use and press OK. Press Black Start or Color Start and go to n. Note If you want to change the file name manually, go to m. m Press a or b to choose - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 125
b to choose . Press OK. Note If there is no FTP Profile configured, skip c and go to d. d Enter the FTP host address (for example ftp.example.com up to 60 characters) or the IP address (for example 192.23.56.189). Press OK. e Enter the destination folder (for example /brother/abc/, up - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 126
(For models with built-in network support) Factory reset 4 You can reset Quality, File Type, Glass ScanSize and File Name to the factory settings. a Press the (Scan) key. b Press a or b to choose Scan to FTP. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose . Press OK. 4 Note If there is - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 127
support) Scan to FTP (For MFC-6890CDW) 4 When you choose Scan to FTP, you can scan a black and white or color document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the internet. The details required to use Scan to FTP can be entered manually FTP server (for example /brother/abc/) (up to 60 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 128
For models with built-in network support) r Press to choose PDF or JPEG for color or gray scale documents and flatbed/ADF scanner counter plus the file extension (For example, BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx098765.pdf). You can also manually enter a File Name up to 15 characters. Press a or b to choose File Name - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 129
models with built-in network support) Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles 4 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to FTP. d Press a or b to choose one of the FTP server profiles listed. If the Scan to FTP profile is complete, press Black Start or Color Start and go to - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 130
support) Scan to FTP Manual Method 4 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to FTP. d Press a or b to choose - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 131
support) n Press a or b to choose . Press OK. Enter the file name you want to use (up to 15 characters) and press OK. Press Black Start or Color 192.23.56.189). Press OK. f Enter the destination folder (for example /brother/abc/, up to 60 characters). Press OK. g Enter the username. Press OK - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 132
support) Factory reset 4 You can reset Quality, File Type, Glass Scan Size and File Name to the factory settings. a Press the (Scan) key. b Press Scan to FTP. c Press a or b to choose - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 133
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Entering Text 4 For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW 4 When you are setting certain menu selections, you may need to enter text into the machine. Most number keys have three or four letters printed on keys. The keys for 0, # and l do not have - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 134
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) For MFC-6890CDW 4 When you are setting certain menu selections, you may need to enter text into the machine. Press to choose numbers, letters or special characters. - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 135
from a Windows® application. When you start this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your PC screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine. Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 136
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) Note • You can use the Export and Import buttons to save Quick-Dial or all your settings for your machine. • If your PC is - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 137
the latest information and updates on the Brother PC-FAX feature, visit http://solutions.brother.com. Note • If you are using Windows® XP or Windows® 2000 Professional, you must log on with Administrator rights. • The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents. 6 Setting up user - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 138
PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Sending setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below. Outside line access 6 Enter a number to access an outside line here. - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 139
PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Setting up a cover page 6 From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the icon to access the Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup screen. The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box appears: 6 Entering cover page information 6 Note If you are sending a fax to more than one - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 140
PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface 6 a Create a file in any application on your PC. b Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: 6 c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Facsimile style user - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 141
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) e To include a cover page, click Cover Page On. Note application on your PC. b Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: 6 6 c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Simple style user interface appears: Note If the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 142
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) d Enter the fax number using any of the following methods: Enter the fax number in the To: field. Click the To: button, and - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 143
PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Address Book 6 If Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Select Address Book pull-down which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are four types: Brother Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 144
-FAX Software (MFC models only) Brother Address Book 6 a Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name), PC-FAX sending, then PC-FAX Address Book. The Brother Address Book dialog box appears: 6 Setting up a member in the Address Book 6 In the Brother Address - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 145
PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Speed Dial setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Speed Dial tab. (To use this feature, you must choose the Facsimile style user interface.) 6 You can register a - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 146
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Setting up a group for broadcasting 6 You can create a group to send the same PC-FAX to several recipients at one time. a In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 147
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Deleting a member or group 6 a Choose the MFC-290C) on page 127.) 6 Exporting the whole current Address Book 6 Note If you are creating a vCard, you must first choose the member. If you choose vCard in a, Save as type: will be vCard (*.vcf). a Do one - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 148
d Click OK to save the data. Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 6 e Enter the name of the file, and then click Save. 140 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 149
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Importing to the Address Book 6 You can import ASCII text files (*.csv), vCards (electronic business cards) or Remote Setup Dial Data into your Address Book. a Do one of the following: From the Address Book, click File, Import, then Text. From the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 150
e Enter the name of the file, and then click Open. Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 6 Note If you chose Text in a, Files of type: will be Text file (*.csv). 142 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 151
the software automatically runs and can transfer any faxes on PC startup.) Note • See Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance in the User's Guide or visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for more information. • To use PC-FAX receiving with a Windows® XP and Windows Vista - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 152
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Enabling the PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine 6 You can optionally enable the Backup Print option. When enabled, the machine will print a copy of the fax before the fax is sent to the PC or the PC is switched off. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 153
) Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC 6 Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, PC-FAX Receiving and start the PC-FAX receiving software when you start Windows®, check Add to Startup folder. f If you want to use the PC-FAX Receiving software over your network, see - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 154
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings 6 The settings to send received faxes to your computer were automatically configured during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) If you are using a different machine than the one - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 155
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Viewing new PC-FAX messages 6 Each time your PC is receiving a PC-FAX, the icon will alternate between and . Once the fax has - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 156
do not support CompactFlash®. • MFC-250C does not support CompactFlash®, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, SecureDigital or xD-Picture Card™. • While the machine is printing from the PhotoCapture Center®, your PC cannot access the PhotoCapture 7 Center® for any other operation. • For Windows® 2000 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 157
save it to another drive on your PC. 7 1 If you are using Windows® XP/Windows Vista® and you create a name for the volume label of the USB Flash , do the following to prevent damage to the memory card: 7 a In Windows® Explorer, right-click the removable disk icon and choose Eject. b Wait until - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 158
your browser software in which FTP is supported. Your browser software accesses the media using the FTP protocol and the network Host Name of the machine. You can also access the media by entering ftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of your Brother machine) from your - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 159
. If you did not install from the CD-ROM follow the instructions below to configure Windows® Firewall. If you are using any other personal firewall software, see the User's Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer. UDP Port number information for Firewall configuration UDP Port - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 160
. g If you still have trouble with your network connection, click the Add button. h Add port 137 for both network scanning and Network PC-Fax receiving by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example "Brother Network Print". 2 In Name or IP address - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 161
users 8 a Click the button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click Change settings. b When the User Account Control screen the administrator password and click OK. 8 c Make sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On. d Click the Exceptions tab. 153 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 162
"Brother PC-Fax". 2 In Port number: Enter "54926". 3 Make sure UDP is selected. Then, click OK. i Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK. j If you still have trouble with your network connection such as Network Scanning or Printing, check the File and Printer - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 163
Section II Apple® Macintosh® II Printing and Faxing 156 Scanning 176 ControlCenter2 196 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 214 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® 242 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 164
receiving a fax on paper, it pauses the Macintosh® printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Clearing data from the memory 9 If the LCD shows Data Remaining, you can clear the data that is left in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit key on the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 165
icon in the dock or click the Ink Level button in the DEVICE SETTINGS tab of ControlCenter2. Quitting the window Go to the menu bar and choose Quit. Note For Network Users, a Status Monitor Widget for Mac OS® X 10.4 or greater is also available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com. 157 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 166
Printing and Faxing Using the Brother Ink driver 9 Choosing page setup options 9 a From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup. Make sure MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) is chosen in the Format for pop-up menu. You can change the settings for Paper Size, - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 167
and Faxing For Mac OS® X 10.5.x For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. 9 To do borderless printing 9 From the Paper Size pop-up menu, choose the size of paper you want to print such as Letter (Borderless) or Tabloid (Borderless) (Available - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 168
Printing (MFC-6890CDW only) 9 The supplied printer driver supports duplex (two-sided) printing. In this mode, the machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically. Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 9 The duplex printing function supports Tray 1 For Mac OS® X 10.2.x a Select - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 169
For Mac OS® X 10.3.x to 10.4.x a Select Layout. b Choose Long-edged binding or Short-edged binding in Two-Sided. Printing and Faxing 9 For Mac OS® X 10.5.x a Check Two-Sided. b Select Layout. c Choose Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding. 9 9 161 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 170
reduce print speed or choose Duplex 2 to reduce print speed and ink density. (Not available for Mac OS® X 10.2.x) • When you choose the duplex printing function, the machine uses all ink cartridges for color/grayscale print. The machine stops print operations when one or more ink cartridges require - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 171
which ink dries slowly. This setting may cause some slight blurring of text. Media Type 9 To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver. The machine changes the way it prints depending on the selected media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 172
Use for printing precise images such as photographs. This is the highest resolution and slowest speed. Media Type Plain Paper 1 Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Photo Paper, Brother BP61 Photo Paper or Other Photo Paper Transparencies Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 173
Printing and Faxing Advanced settings 9 You can choose the Color/Grayscale, Mirror Printing, Reverse Printing and Bi-Directional Printing settings. 9 165 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 174
Printing and Faxing Color/Grayscale 9 This selection allows a color document to be printed in black and white using grayscale. Color Settings 9 Click the Color Settings button to see options for enhanced print settings. 9 166 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 175
Printing and Faxing Color Enhancement Printing 9 Check Reverse Printing to reverse the data up to down. Bi-Directional Printing 9 When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in both directions offering faster print speeds. When unchecked, the print head will only print in one - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 176
more Printer functions. You can choose Paper Thickness, Data Transfer Mode, Halftone Pattern and Advanced Duplex Settings. (MFC-6890CDW only). 9 Data Transfer Mode 9 The Data Transfer Mode feature lets you choose print data transfer mode to improve print quality or print speed. Recommended - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 177
Genuine Supplies Websites. Click the Support button to display the Support window: 9 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 178
a Create a document in a Macintosh® application. b From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Print. For Mac OS® X 10.2.x to 10.4.x Printing and Faxing 9 For Mac OS® X 10.5.x For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. 9 170 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 179
c Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. Printing and Faxing d Choose Facsimile from the Output pop-up menu. 9 e Enter a fax number in the Input Fax Number box, and then click Print to send the fax. 171 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 180
Printing and Faxing Note If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click Add after entering the first fax number. The destination fax numbers will be listed in the Destination Fax Numbers field. 9 172 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 181
Printing and Faxing Drag a vCard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application (For Mac OS® X 10.2.x to 10.4.x) 9 You can address a fax number using a vCard (an electronic business card) from the Mac OS® X Address Book application. a Click Address Book. b For Mac OS® X 10.2.x to 10.4.x Drag a vCard - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 182
c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print to send the fax. Printing and Faxing Note The vCard used must contain a work fax or home fax number. Using Mac OS® X 10.5.x Addresses panel You can address a fax number using Addresses button. a Click Addresses. 9 9 174 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 183
b Choose fax number from Addresses panel and then click To. Printing and Faxing c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print to send the fax. 9 175 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 184
10 Scanning 10 Scanning from a Macintosh® 10 The Brother machine software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh®. You can use this Macintosh® TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support TWAIN specifications. When you scan a document, you can either use the ADF (automatic - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 185
Scanning Scanning an image into your Macintosh® 10 You can scan a whole page, or a portion by pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page 10 a Load your document. b Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Resolution Scan Type Scanning Area - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 186
appears in the application window. g You can refine the image in your editing software. Settings in the Scanner window 10 Resolution 10 You × 9600 dpi 19200 × 19200 dpi Black & White/ Gray (Error Diffusion) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 bit color Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 187
creating simulated gray images without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give Color Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image. 24 Bit Color Uses up to 16.8 million colors to scan the image. Although using 24 Bit Color creates an image with the most accurate color - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 188
Scanning Document Size 10 Choose one of the following sizes: A3 297 × 420 mm (Available on 11 x 17 scanning models only) Ledger 11 × 17 in (Available on 11 x 17 scanning models - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 189
too dark, set a higher Brightness level and scan the document again. Note The Brightness setting is only available if you have set Scan Type to Black & White, Gray or True Gray. Contrast You can increase or decrease the contrast level by moving the slide bar to the right or left. An - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 190
the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro Suite and connect the machine to the included CD-ROM, then the correct drivers and ControlCenter2 are installed. Scanning by the to E-mail 10 You can scan either a black and white or color document into your E-mail application as a file - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 191
for viewing and editing. a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. For Touchscreen models a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to Image - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 192
for viewing and editing. a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press a or b to choose Scan to OCR. Press OK. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. For Touchscreen models 10 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to OCR - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 193
you have chosen in the Scan to File screen of the Brother ControlCenter2. (See File on page 203.) a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press a or b to choose Scan to File. Press OK. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. For Touchscreen models - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 194
black and white and color documents directly to a USB Flash memory drive or memory card. Black and white documents will be stored in the PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file formats (*.TIF). Color • DCP-165C and MFC-290C do not support CompactFlash®. 10 • MFC-250C does not support CompactFlash®, Memory Stick™, - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 195
choice using the dial pad. You can only change the first 6 digits of the file name. (MFC models only) Press OK. Note Press Clear/Back to delete the letters you entered. i Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 196
on the stick cannot be read. 3 This product supports SecureDigital High Capacity. 4 This product supports xD-Picture Card™ Type M / Type M+ / e. If you want to start scanning without changing any settings, press Black Start or Color Start. e Press quality and then press the quality you want. - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 197
the file name. Press OK. Note Press to delete the letters you entered. For details on entering text, see the User's Guide included with your machine. i Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press Yes or No. After you - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 198
to Media. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Quality. Press OK. e Choose the quality you want. Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit. Changing the default black & white file format a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose PhotoCapture. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Scan to Media. Press OK. d Press a or - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 199
to Media. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose ColorFile Type. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose PDF or JPEG. Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit. For Color LCD models Setting the new default a Press the (Scan) key. b Press a or b to choose Scan to Media. Press OK. c Press and choose your new setting - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 200
Scanning For Touchscreen models Setting the new default a Press the (Scan) key. b Press Scan to Media. c Press and choose your new setting. Repeat this step for each setting you want to change. d After changing the last setting, press Set New Default. e Press Yes to confirm. f Press Stop/Exit. - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 201
the Quick Setup Guide. For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 to 10.3.8 users, you need to download Presto! PageManager from the Brother Solutions Center website. To download, insert the CD-ROM and double-click Presto! PageManager icon. You will be prompted to download the software from the Brother Solutions Center - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 202
Scanning Technical support 10 For USA Company name: Postal Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail Address: Germany 0900 1 409640 [email protected] http://de.newsoft.eu.com 10 Avanquest UK The Software Centre East Way, Lee Mill Industrial Estate Plymouth Devon. PL21 9GE 44-01752-201148 44-01752-894833 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 203
Italy Company name: Postal Address: Telephone: E-mail Address: URL: Spain Company name: Postal Address: Telephone: E-mail Address: Other countries E-mail Address: 5CA Not Open 0899399878 [email protected] http://it.newsoft.eu.com 5CA Not Open 0807505598 [email protected] [email protected] - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 204
on the model number of your machine. Using ControlCenter2 11 ControlCenter2 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications. Using ControlCenter2 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. The icon will appear on the menu bar. To open - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 205
icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences. The ControlCenter2 preference window appears. b Uncheck Start ControlCenter on computer startup. c Click OK to close the window. Note The ControlCenter2 application icon is in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/ControlCenter. 11 197 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 206
key on your machine choose the Device Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. To configure the Software button in ControlCenter2 choose the Software Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. Note 11 You can configure your machine's Scan key for - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 207
the pop-up menu the type of file you want the scanned images to be saved in. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) settings, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. 11 If you want to scan and then crop a portion - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 208
choose the Application Name and click the Delete button. 11 Note This function is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to OCR. The window may vary depending on the function. 200 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 209
change the default word processing application. To configure Scan To OCR, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the Target Application pop-up menu. You can - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 210
the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. To change the E-mail application, choose your preferred E-mail application applications will appear in the pop-up menu. If you are having trouble using a custom application with ControlCenter2 you should choose an application from - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 211
folder, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. You can change the File Name. Enter the file name you want box. To specify the destination of the scanned image everytime, check Show Save As window box. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 212
, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window appears. There are four scan functions: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR Scan to Image Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on your Macintosh® as a - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 213
ControlCenter2 User-defined button 11 To customize a button, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window appears. Follow these guidelines for button configuration. Scan to Image 11 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 214
create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. ControlCenter2 11 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 11 206 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 215
Scan to E-mail General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. ControlCenter2 11 Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 216
Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. If you want to specify the destination of the scanned image, check the Show Save As Window. 11 If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. 208 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 217
MFC models only) 11 COPY - Lets you use your Macintosh® and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print the copies using any of the features of the machine's printer driver, or you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver installed - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 218
from the pop-up menu. (See Sending a fax (MFC models only) on page 170.) For Mac OS® X 10.5.x 11 For more options click the triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. To copy, click the Print button. To fax, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu and then choose Send Fax from - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 219
, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) on page 242.) Quick-Dial Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of the Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) on page 242.) Ink Level Lets you open the Brother Status Monitor, which displays the ink level for each cartridge - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 220
. Note For details, see Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) on page 242. Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) 11 The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window in the Remote Setup Program, so you can 11 easily register - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 221
ControlCenter2 Ink Level 11 The Ink Level button opens the Brother Status Monitor window, which displays the ink level for each cartridge. Note The Brother Status Monitor application is located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities. 11 213 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 222
located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you have already installed the MFLPro Suite Software following the network installation steps in the Quick Setup Guide then this selection should already - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 223
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Note • To use the Scan key features on the machine, click the check box for Register your computer with the "Scan To" functions at the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 224
support) to the recipient. You can scan a black and white or color document and it will be sent with the E-mail from the Macintosh® as an attachment. a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press a or b to choose Scan to E-mail. Press OK. d (For MFC - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 225
network support) For Touchscreen models 12 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to E-mail. d (For MFC- Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note • If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 226
Black and White and PDF or JPEG for color. Note • Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server) requires SMTP/POP3 mail server support. (See the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) • MFC , please download the necessary software from the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com). For MFC-6490CW 12 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 227
Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press 1 for Yes or press 2 for No. For MFC-6890CDW 12 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to E-mail. d Press E-mail server. e Press Manual to - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 228
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Note If you are using the scanner glass of the machine, choose the document size. • Press d or c to choose Glass Scan Size. • Choose the document size you want. h Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 229
(For models with built-in network support) e Press the destination Macintosh® and then press OK. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination Macintosh® on the control panel. Press OK. f Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 230
Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to OCR 12 When you digit. Repeat until you have entered all four digits of the PIN number. Press OK. e Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. For Touchscreen models a Load your document. b Press the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 231
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to File 12 When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or color document and send it directly to the Macintosh® you designate on your network. The file will be saved in the folder and file format that - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 232
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Note • If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (See SCAN on page 198.) • If you would - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 233
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) How to set a new default for Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW) You can set your own default settings. Setting the new default For MFC-6490CW a Press the (Scan) key. b Press a or b to choose Scan to E-mail. - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 234
b to choose E-mail Server. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Factory Reset. Press OK. e Press 1 to choose Yes. f Press Stop/Exit. For MFC-6890CDW a Press the (Scan) key. b Press Scan to E-mail. c Press E-mail server. d Press d or c to choose Factory Reset. e Press Yes. Network Scanning - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 235
support) Scan to FTP (For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW) 12 When you choose Scan to FTP, you can scan a black and white or color document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the internet. The details required to use Scan to FTP can be entered manually (for example /brother/abc/) (up - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 236
b to choose PDF or JPEG for color or gray scale documents and PDF or TIFF for B/W documents. Press OK. Note For MFC-6490CW If you are using the scanner plus the file extension (For example, BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx098765.pdf). You can also manually enter a File Name up to 15 characters. Press a or b to - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 237
Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Creating a user defined File Name 12 prompted to enter any missing information in the following steps. e Choose one of the options below: Press a or b to choose Color 150 dpi, Color 300 dpi or Color 600 dpi. Press OK and go to f. Press a or - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 238
OK. j Press Black Start or Color Start. k The LCD shows Connecting. When the connection to the FTP server is successful the machine starts the scanning process. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press 1 for Yes or press 2 for No. Scan to FTP Manual Method 12 a Load - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 239
For MFC-6490CW If you are using the scanner glass of the machine, choose the document size. • Press a or b to choose Glass ScanSize. • Press d or c to choose Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4 or A3. Press OK. k Do one of the following: If you want to start scanning, press Black Start or Color Start and - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 240
b to choose . Press OK. Note If there is no FTP Profile configured, skip c and go to d. d Enter the FTP host address (for example ftp.example.com up to 60 characters) or the IP address (for example 192.23.56.189). Press OK. e Enter the destination folder (for example /brother/abc/, up - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 241
Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Factory reset 12 You can reset Quality, File Type, Glass ScanSize and File Name to the factory settings. a Press the (Scan) key. b Press a or b to choose Scan to FTP. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose . Press OK. Note If there is - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 242
support) Scan to FTP (For MFC-6890CDW) 12 When you choose Scan to FTP, you can scan a black and white or color document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the internet. The details required to use Scan to FTP can be entered manually (for example 12 /brother/abc/) (up to 60 - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 243
For models with built-in network support) r Press to choose PDF or JPEG for color or gray scale documents and PDF flatbed/ADF scanner counter plus the file extension (For example, BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx098765.pdf). You can also manually enter a File Name up to 15 characters. Press a or b to choose File Name - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 244
models with built-in network support) Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles 12 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to FTP. d Press a or b to choose one of the FTP server profiles listed. If the Scan to FTP profile is complete, press Black Start or Color Start and go to - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 245
support) Scan to FTP Manual Method 12 a Load your document. b Press the (Scan) key. c Press Scan to FTP. d Press a or b to choose - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 246
support) n Press a or b to choose . Enter the file name you want to use (up to 15 characters) and press OK. Press Black Start or Color example 192.23.56.189). Press OK. f Enter the destination folder (for example /brother/abc/, up to 60 characters). Press OK. g Enter the username. Press OK. - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 247
support) Factory reset 12 You can reset Quality, File Type, Glass Scan Size and File Name to the factory settings. a Press the (Scan) key. b Press Scan to FTP. c Press a or b to choose - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 248
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Entering Text 12 For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW 12 When you are setting certain menu selections, you may need to enter text into the machine. Most number keys have three or four letters printed on keys. The keys for 0, # and l do not have - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 249
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) For MFC-6890CDW 12 When you are setting certain menu selections, you may need to enter text into the machine. Press to choose numbers, letters or special - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 250
on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your Macintosh® and displayed on your Macintosh® screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine. Note The Remote Setup application icon is in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities. OK Lets you start - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 251
machine. • If you need to change the machine that was registered to your Macintosh® during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the Quick Setup Guide), or if the network environment was changed, you need to specify the new machine. Open the Device Selector and choose the new machine. (For network - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 252
only the media that was put in first. • DCP-165C and MFC-290C do not support CompactFlash®. • MFC-250C does not support CompactFlash®, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, SecureDigital or xD-Picture Card™. • While the machine is printing from the PhotoCapture Center®, your Macintosh® cannot access the - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 253
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® c You can edit a file and save it to another drive on your Macintosh®. d Quit all applications that are running stored data on the USB Flash memory drive or memory card and drag the Removable Disk icon into the Trash icon before you remove the memory card from - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 254
in which FTP is supported. (e.g. Safari, Internet Explorer®) Your browser software accesses the memory card using the FTP protocol and the network Host Name of the machine. In the address bar, enter ftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of your Brother machine). Your browser - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 255
68 exporting 68 importing 68 PhotoCapture Center® Macintosh 244 Windows 148 Presto! PageManager (Macintosh 184, 193 Print Macintosh® Brother Ink driver 158 Windows® Brother printer driver 6 R Remote Setup Macintosh 242 Windows 127 S Scan Macintosh® Network 214 OCR 193 Presto! PageManager - Brother International MFC 6490CW | Software Users Manual - English - Page 256
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