MFC-J3540DW

Specifications

General Specifications

Printer Type			Inkjet
Print Head	Mono		Piezo with 420 nozzles x 1
	Colour		Piezo with 420 nozzles x 3
Memory Capacity			MFC-J3540DW/MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6540DW/MFC-J6555DW/MFC-J6740DW/MFC-J6940DW 256 MB MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW 512 MB
LCD (liquid crystal display) *1			MFC-J3540DW/MFC-J6540DW/MFC-J6740DW 2.7 in. (67.5 mm) TFT Colour Touchscreen LCD MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6555DW/MFC-J6940DW/MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW 3.5 in. (87.6 mm) TFT Colour Touchscreen LCD
Power Source			AC 100 to 120 V 50/60 Hz (Taiwan) AC 220 to 240 V 50/60 Hz (Australia and other countries)
Power Consumption *2			MFC-J3540DW/MFC-J6540DW/MFC-J6740DW Copying 3: Approx. 29 W Ready 4: Approx. 5 W Sleep 4: Approx. 0.9 W Power Off 4 5: Approx. 0.03 W MFC-J3940DW (Taiwan) Copying 3: Approx. 30 W Ready 4: Approx. 5 W Sleep 4: Approx. 0.9 W Power Off 4 5: Approx. 0.02 W MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6555DW/MFC-J6940DW (Australia and other countries) Copying 3: Approx. 29 W Ready 4: Approx. 5.5 W Sleep 4: Approx. 0.9 W Power Off 4 5: Approx. 0.03 W MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW Copying 3: Approx. 31 W Ready 4: Approx. 6 W Sleep 4: Approx. 0.9 W Power Off 4 5: Approx. 0.03 W
Dimensions			MFC-J3540DW/MFC-J6540DW MFC-J6555DW MFC-J6740DW MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6940DW/MFC-J6955DW MFC-J6957DW
Weights			MFC-J3540DW/MFC-J6540DW 19.8 kg MFC-J6555DW 20.1 kg MFC-J6740DW 23.4 kg MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6940DW 23.4 kg MFC-J6955DW 24.0 kg MFC-J6957DW 27.5 kg
Noise Level	Sound Pressure *6	Operating	Printing 50.0 dB (A) (Approx.) Copying (using the scanner glass) 51.5 dB (A) (Approx.)
Temperature	Operating		10 to 35°C
	Best Print Quality		20 to 33°C
Humidity	Operating		20 to 80% (without condensation)
	Best Print Quality		20 to 80% (without condensation)
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)			Up to 50 pages Paper: 80 gsm

Measured diagonally.

Measured when the machine is connected to the USB interface. Power consumption varies slightly depending on the usage environment or part wear.

When using ADF, single-sided printing and scanning, resolution: standard / document: ISO/IEC 24712 printed pattern.

Measured according to IEC 62301 Edition 2.0.

Even when the machine is turned off, it will automatically turn itself on periodically for print head maintenance, and then turn itself off.

Noise depends on printing conditions.

Document Size Specifications

Document Size	ADF Width	105 to 297 mm
	ADF Length *1	148 to 431.8 mm
	Scanner Glass Width	Max. 297 mm
	Scanner Glass Length	Max. 431.8 mm

Up to 900 mm when using the long paper function.

Print Media Specifications

Paper Input	Paper Tray #1	Paper Type *1	Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size *2	(Landscape) A4, Letter, Executive, B5 (JIS) (Portrait) A3, Ledger, B4 (JIS), Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, A5, B6 (JIS), A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (9 x 13 cm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), Index card (13 x 20 cm)
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper
	Paper Tray #2 (MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6740DW/MFC-J6940DW/MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size *2	(Landscape) A4, Letter (Portrait) A3, Ledger, B4 (JIS), Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper
	Paper Tray #3 (MFC-J6957DW)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size *2	(Landscape) A4, Letter (Portrait) A3, Ledger, B4 (JIS), Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper
	Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) *3 (MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6555DW/MFC-J6940DW/MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW)	Paper Type *1	Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size *2 / Maximum Paper Capacity	(Landscape) A4, Letter, Executive, B5 (JIS) (Portrait) A3, Ledger, B4 (JIS), Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, A5, B6 (JIS), A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (9 x 13 cm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), Index card (13 x 20 cm)	Up to 100 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper
			Long Paper (Width: 88.9 - 297 mm / Height: 431.9 - 1200 mm)	Up to 1 sheet
	Manual Feed Slot (MFC-J3540DW/MFC-J6540DW/MFC-J6740DW)	Paper Type *1	Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size *2	(Landscape) A4, Letter, Executive, B5 (JIS) (Portrait) A3, Ledger, B4 (JIS), Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, A5, B6 (JIS), A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (9 x 13 cm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), Index card (13 x 20 cm)
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 1 sheet
Paper Output *1			Up to A4/Letter size paper Up to 100 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper (face up print delivery to the output paper tray) Over A4/Letter size paper Up to 50 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper (face up print delivery to the output paper tray)

For glossy paper, remove any printed pages from the output paper tray immediately to avoid smudging.

B6 (JIS), B5 (JIS) and B4 (JIS) size paper are supported only in some countries.

We recommend using the MP tray for glossy paper.

Fax Specifications

Compatibility	ITU-T Super Group 3
Modem Speed	Automatic Fallback: 33,600 bps
Scanning Width (Single-sided document)	288 mm (A3)
Scanning Width and Length (2-sided document) (MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6940DW/MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW)	Width: 288 mm (A3) (ADF) Length: 425.8 mm (ADF)
Printing Width	291 mm (A3)
Greyscale	Monochrome: 8 bit (256 levels) Colour: 24 bit (8 bit per colour/ 256 levels)
Resolution (Horizontal)	203 dpi
Resolution (Vertical)	Standard: 98 dpi (Mono) 196 dpi (Colour)
	Fine: 196 dpi (Mono) 196 dpi (Colour)
	Superfine: 392 dpi (Mono)
	Photo: 196 dpi (Mono)
Address Book	100 names x 2 numbers or Email addresses
Groups	Up to 6
Broadcasting	250 (200 Address Book/50 Manual Dial)
Automatic Redial	3 times at 5 minute intervals
Memory Transmission	Up to 150 pages *1
Out of Paper Reception	Up to 150 pages *1

‘Pages’ refers to the ‘ITU-T Test Chart #1’ (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code).

Copy Specifications

Colour/Monochrome		Yes/Yes
Copy Width		291 mm *1
Multiple Copies		Stacks/Sorts up to 999 pages
Enlarge/Reduce		25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution		Prints up to 1200 × 4800 dpi
Automatic 2-sided (MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6940DW/MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Recycled Paper
	Paper Size	A3, Ledger, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, A4, A5, Letter

When copying on A3 size paper.

USB Flash Drive Specifications

Compatible Media		USB Flash drive *1
JPEG Print	Resolution	Up to 1200 x 4800 dpi
	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper
	Paper Size	A4, Letter, A3, Ledger, Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm)
	File Format	JPEG (Progressive JPEG format is not supported)
PDF Print (MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW)	Resolution	Up to 1200 x 1800 dpi
	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Recycled Paper
	Paper Size *2	A4, Letter, A3, Ledger, B4 (JIS), Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, B5 (JIS), A5, A6
	File Format	PDF version1.7
Scan to Media	File Format	JPEG, PDF (Colour, Grey) TIFF, PDF (Monochrome)

USB Flash drive is not included. Full-Speed USB 2.0. USB Mass Storage standard. Supported formats: FAT12/FAT16/FAT32/exFAT

B5 (JIS) and B4 (JIS) size paper are supported only in some countries.

Scanner Specifications

Colour/Monochrome	Yes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant	Yes (Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10)
WIA Compliant	Yes (Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10)
Colour Depth	48 bit colour processing (Input) 24 bit colour processing (Output)
Greyscale	16 bit colour processing (Input) 8 bit colour processing (Output)
Resolution	Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated) *1 Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass) Up to 600 × 600 dpi (optical) (from ADF)
Scanning Width and Length (Single-sided document)	(Scanner Glass) Width: Up to 295 mm Length: Up to 429.8 mm (ADF) Width: Up to 295 mm Length: Up to 429.8 mm
Scanning Width and Length (2-sided document) (MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6940DW/MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW)	Width: Up to 295 mm (ADF) Length: Up to 429.8 mm (ADF)

Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (resolutions up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be selected using the scanner utility).

Printer Specifications

Emulation (MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW)		PCL6, BR-Script3, PDF version1.7, XPS version 1.0
Resolution		Up to 1200 × 4800 dpi
Printing Width *1		291 mm Borderless *2: 297 mm
Borderless		A4, Letter, A3, Ledger, A6, Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (9 x 13 cm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), Index card (13 x 20 cm)
Automatic 2-sided	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Recycled Paper
	Paper Size *3	A3, Ledger, B4 (JIS), Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, A4, A5, Letter, Executive, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS)
Print Speed		See your model's page on your local Brother website.

When printing on A3 size paper.

When the Borderless feature is set to On.

B6 (JIS), B5 (JIS) and B4 (JIS) size paper are supported only in some countries.

Interface Specifications

USB 1 2	Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 5 m.
LAN	Use an Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater.
Wireless LAN	(For Oceania countries) IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n (Infrastructure) IEEE 802.11a/g/n (Wi-Fi Direct) (For ASEAN, Middle East, Africa, South Asian countries and others *3) IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure) IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)
NFC (MFC-J3940DW/MFC-J6940DW/MFC-J6955DW/MFC-J6957DW)	Yes

Your machine has a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 interface.

Third party USB ports are not supported.

Hong Kong, Macau, and Mongolia.

Network Specifications

You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC-Fax Send, and PC-Fax Receive (Windows only).

Network Security (Wired)		APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, FTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPsec
Network Security (Wireless)		APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, FTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPsec
Wireless Network Security *1		WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA3-SAE (AES)
Wireless Setup Support Utility	WPS	Yes

Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only.