Brother MFC-5890CN Quick Setup Guide

Quick Setup Guide

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Before you can use the machine, read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation.

WARNING

Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.

MFC-5890CN

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 (LC1100HY-BK)
Yellow (LC1100HY-Y)
Cyan (LC1100HY-C)
Magenta (LC1100HY-M)

Ink Cartridges

[x4]

User’s Guide CD-ROM Power Cord Telephone Line Cord

WARNING

Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your machine. To avoid danger of suffocation, please keep
these bags away from babies and children.

Quick Setup Guide

One Touch Labels

a Remove the protective tape and film covering the scanner glass.
b Make sure you have all components.

Note

• The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.

• Save all packing materials and the box in case for any reason you must ship your machine.

• You need to purchase the correct interface cable for the interface you want to use (for USB or network
connection).

USB cable

Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2 metres long.

Network cable

Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network.

UK/IRE/GEN/SAF Version 0

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Load plain A4 paper

d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams

and misfeeds.

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a Pull the paper tray a completely out of the

machine.

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b Open the paper tray cover a.

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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.

Important

Do not push the paper in too far.

f Gently adjust the paper side guides to the

paper with both hands. Make sure that the
paper side guides touch the edges of the
paper.

c With both hands, gently press and slide the

paper side guides a and then the paper length
guide b to fit the paper size.

Make sure that the triangular marks c on the
paper side guides a and paper length guide b
line up with the mark for the paper size you are
using.

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g Close the paper tray cover. Check that the

paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum
paper mark a.

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h Slowly push the paper tray completely into the

machine.

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i While holding the paper tray in place, pull out

the paper support a until it clicks, and then
unfold the paper support flap b.

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Connect the power cord

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Important

DO NOT connect the USB cable yet (if you are
using a USB cable).

and telephone line

a Connect the power cord.

WARNING

WARNING

Since the machine is grounded through the
power outlet, you can protect yourself from
potentially hazardous electrical conditions on
the telephone network by keeping the power
cord connected to your machine when you
connect it to a telephone line. Similarly, you
can protect yourself when you want to move
your machine by disconnecting the telephone
line first and then the power cord.

Important

The telephone line cord MUST be connected
to the socket on the machine marked LINE.

Note

If you are sharing one telephone line with an
external telephone, connect it as shown below.

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The machine must be fitted with an earthed
plug.

b Connect the telephone line cord. Connect one

end of the telephone line cord to the socket on
the machine marked LINE and the other end to
a telephone wall socket.

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1 Extension telephone
2 External telephone

Note

If you are sharing one telephone line with an
external telephone answering machine, connect it
as shown below.

Set the receive mode to External TAD if
you have an external answering machine.
See Choose a Receive Mode on page 7.
For additional details, see Connecting an
external TAD (telephone answering device)
in Chapter 7 of the User’s Guide.

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Install the ink cartridges

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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

Black

b Open the ink cartridge cover a.

e Turn the green knob on the protective yellow

cap clockwise until it clicks to release the
vacuum seal, then remove the cap a.

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c Remove the green protective part a.

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Note

Do not throw away the green protective part. You
will need it if you transport the machine.

d Unpack the ink cartridge.

f Take care to match the colour of the lever a

with the cartridge colour b, as shown in the
diagram below.

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g Install each ink cartridge in the direction of the

arrow on the label.

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Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After
all the ink cartridges are installed close the ink
cartridge cover.

Note

The machine will prepare the ink tube system for
printing. This process will take approximately four
minutes. Do not turn off the machine.

c If all lines are clear and visible, press 1 (Yes)

on the dial pad to finish the quality check.

<Black> <Colour>

OK OK

If you can see missing short lines, press 2 (No)
on the dial pad and go to d.

<Black> <Colour>

Poor Poor

d The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for

black and colour. Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No) on
the dial pad.

Black OK?

Check the print quality

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a When the preparation process has finished, the

LCD shows this message

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Set Paper and Press
Start

Press Colour Start.

b Check the quality of the four colour blocks a

on the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)

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Yes Press
No

After pressing 1 (Yes) or 2 (No) for both black
and colour, the LCD shows:

Start Cleaning?

Yes Press
No

Press

Press

e Press 1 (Yes), the machine will then start

cleaning the colours.

f After cleaning is finished, press Colour Start.

The machine starts printing the Print Quality
Check Sheet again. Go back to b.

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Choose a Receive Mode

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Set the LCD contrast (If needed)

There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.

Do you want to use the telephone features of your
machine (if available) or an external telephone or
external telephone answering device connected on the
same line as the machine?

Yes

Are you using the voice message
function of an external telephone
answering device?

No

Do you want the machine to
answer fax and telephone calls
automatically?

Fax Only

Your machine
automatically answers

Yes

No

Yes

every call as a fax.

Fax/Tel

Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the telephone
will ring for you to pick
up the call.

Manual

You control the
telephone line and must
answer every call
yourself.

External TAD

Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored
on the external TAD.
Fax messages are
printed.

No

If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try
changing the contrast setting.

a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose General Setup.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose LCD Settings.

Press OK.

d Press a or b to choose LCD Contrast.
e Press d or c to choose Light, Med or Dark.

Press OK.

f Press Stop/Exit.

Note

You can also adjust the angle of the display by
lifting it.

Set the date and time

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The machine displays the date and time, and if you
set up the station ID, it will add it to each fax you send.

a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose Date&Time.

Press OK.

d Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose Receive Mode.
d Press d or c to choose the receive mode.

Press OK.

e Press Stop/Exit.

For details, see Using receive modes in
Chapter 6 of the User's Guide.

Date&Time

Year:20

08

MENU Input & Press OK

(e.g. Enter 0 8 for 2008.)

e Repeat for Month and Day, and Hours and

Minutes in 24-hour format.

f Press Stop/Exit.

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Enter personal information (station ID)

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Set tone or pulse dialling mode

You should store your name and fax number to be
printed on all fax pages that you send.

a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose Station ID.

Press OK.

d Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the

dial pad, and then press OK. To enter a “+” for
international codes, press l. For example, to
enter the UK dialling code “+44
and then the rest of your number.

”, press l, 4, 4

e Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using

the dial pad, and then press OK.

Note

• See the following chart for entering your name.

• If you need to enter a character that is on the

same key as the last character, press c to
move the cursor to the right.

• If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to

change it, press d or c to move the cursor to the
incorrect character, press Clear/Back.

Press

key

2 ABC2

3 DEF 3

4 GH I 4

5 JKL5

6 MNO 6

7 PQRS

8 TUV8

9 WXY Z

One
time

Two

times

Three

times

Four

times

f Press Stop/Exit.

Note

If you make a mistake and want to start again,
press Stop/Exit and go back to a.

For details, see Entering Text in Appendix C
of the User's Guide.

Your machine comes set for Tone dialling service. If
you have Pulse dialling service (rotary), you need to
change the dialling mode.

a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose Tone/Pulse.
d Press d or c to choose Pulse (or Tone).

Press OK.

e Press Stop/Exit.

Set the telephone line

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If you are connecting the machine to a line that
features PBX or ISDN to send and receive faxes, it is
necessary to change the telephone line type
accordingly by completing the following steps.

type

a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose Phone Line Set.
d Press d or c to choose Normal, PBX or ISDN.

Press OK.

e Press Stop/Exit.

PBX and TRANSFER

The machine is initially set to Normal, which lets the
machine connect to a standard PSTN (Public
Switched Telephone Network) line. However, many
offices use a central telephone system or Private
Branch Exchange (PBX). Your machine can be
connected to most types of PBX. The machine’s
recall feature supports timed break recall only (TBR).
TBR will work with most PBX systems allowing you to
gain access to an outside line, or transfer calls to
another extension. The feature works when the Tel/R
key is pressed.

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Choose your connection type

Windows

For USB interface cable

Windows®, go to page 10

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Macintosh

, go to page 14

For Wired Network

Windows®, go to page 17

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Macintosh

, go to page 22

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USB Wired Network

Macintosh

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Windows

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Macintosh

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