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Wireless 4-in-1 Colour Inkjet Printer MFC-J491DW

Sleek 4-in-1 A4 inkjet with wireless connectivity and automatic document feeding, in a stylish black finish.

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Specifications

General - Printers

Printer type Colour
Functions Print, Copy and Scan, Fax
Display LCD
Display size 4.5cm
Max paper size A4
Memory 128MB
Technology Inkjet

Brother Apps

Easy Scan to Email Yes
Office Doc Creator Yes
Scan to Searchable PDF Yes

Connectivity

Local interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Wireless 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Connectivity Wireless, USB

Mobile connectivity

Supported AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, iPrint&Scan, Mopria, Print Service Plugin for Android

Copying

2-sided copy No
Resolution Up to 1200 x 1200dpi (mono) & 1200x600dpi (colour)
Speed Up to 6ipm (mono) & 3ipm (colour)
Resolution (colour) Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
Resolution (mono) Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi

Dimensions & weights

With carton 477(W) x 249(D) x 457(H) mm
With carton 10.1 kg
Without carton 400(W) x 341(D) x 172(H)mm
Weight 8.3 kg

Energy Consumption

Operating 16 watts
Ready mode 3.5 watts
Sleep mode 1 watts
Off 0.2 watts
Sound power 50 dB

Faxing

Fax modem 14.4 kbps

Environment

Sound pressure 50dBA (Maximum)

Environmental

Blue Angel environmental accreditation Yes
Nordic Swan environmental accreditation Yes
Power consumption Operating:16W, Ready mode: 3.5W, Sleep: 1W, Off: 0.2W

In the box

Contents Power supply cord, Fax cord, Product safety guide, Software disc, Ink cartridges, User guide, Warranty card, Quick setup guide

Media specifications

Types and sizes Standard Tray: A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo (102x152mm), Indexcard (127x203mm), Photo-2L (127x178), C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch Photo Tray: Photo (102x152mm), Photo-L (89x127mm) Manual Feed Slot: A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo (102x152mm) Indexcard (127x203mm), Photo-2L (127x178mm), C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch, Photo (102x152mm), Photo-L (89x127mm)
Weights Standard Tray: 64-220m/m2, Photo Tray: 64-220g/m2, Manual Feed Slot: 64-300g/m2

Network

Wi-Fi Direct™ Yes
Wireless network 802.11b/g/n
Wireless network security WEP 64/128bit, WPA-PSK(TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK(AES)
Wireless setup support Yes

Operating systems & software

Software supplied - Windows Brother ControlCenter4, Nuance® Paperport® 14 SE (download only) with OCR
Supported Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit editions), Windows 8.1 (32 & 64 bit editions), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit editions), Windows 7(32 & 64 bit editions), Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008R2, Windows Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit editions). Note that Windows Server supports network printing only. OS X 10.11, macOS X 10.12.X, 10.13.X, 10.14.X, 10.15.X. Linux CUPS, LPD/LPRng (x86/x64 environment)

Paper handing

Paper input 100 sheet standard tray, 20 sheet ADF
Paper output 50 sheets
Standard tray capacity 100 sheets

Printing

A4 2-sided print speed Up to 3ipm (mono) & 1.7ipm (colour) images per minute
A4 standard print speed Up to 12ipm (mono) & 6ipm (colour) pages per minute
Minimum droplet size 1.5Pl
Resolution Up to 6,000 x 1,200 dpi (Vertical x Horizontal)
Speed - fast mode Up to 27ppm mono & 10ppm colour
Speed - laser comparable Up to 12ipm mono & 6ipm colour
Automatic 2 sided print Yes
Droplet size 1.5 pico litre
First print out time Less than 8.5 seconds
Recommended monthly volume 50-1000 pages

Scanning

2-Sided scan No
Resolution Optical: Up to 1,200 x 2,400dpi, Interpolated: Up to 19,200dpi.
Scan to Email / Image / File / OCR / Web services
Speed From 3.35 seconds Mono / 4.38 seconds Colour (A4 size. 100 x100dpi)
Scanner type CIS

Supplies and accessories

Brother paper BP71GLA: A4 glossy photo paper, 20 sheets, BP71GLP: 10x15cm glossy photo paper, 20/50 sheets, BP60MA: A4 Matte inkjet paper, 25 sheets, BP60PA: A4 inkjet paper, 250 sheets
Standard yield ink cartridges LC3213BK/C/Y/M - Approx 400 A4 pages, LC3211BK/C/M/Y - Approx 200 A4 pages

Warranty

Warranty 1 year

Web connect

Scan to Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, OneNote
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