MFC-J491DW

Specifications

General Specifications

Printer Type

Inkjet

Print Head
Black

Piezo with 210 nozzles x 1

Color
  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    Piezo with 70 nozzles x 3

  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

    Piezo with 210 nozzles x 3

Memory Capacity

128 MB

LCD (liquid crystal display) *1
  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    1.8 in. (44.9 mm) TFT Color LCD

  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

    2.7 in. (67.5 mm) TFT Color Touchscreen LCD

Power Source

AC 100 to 120 V 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption *2

  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    Copying *3: Approx. 17 W

    Ready *4: Approx. 3.5 W

    Sleep *4: Approx. 1 W

    Power Off *4 *5: Approx. 0.2 W

  • MFC-J690DW

    Copying *3: Approx. 18 W

    Ready *4: Approx. 3.5 W

    Sleep *4: Approx. 1.2 W

    Power Off *4 *5: Approx. 0.2 W

  • MFC-J895DW

    Copying *3: Approx. 18 W

    Ready *4: Approx. 3.5 W

    Sleep *4: Approx. 1.2 W

    Power Off *4 *5: Approx. 0.2 W

Dimensions

  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

Weights

  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    18.1 lb (8.2 kg)

  • MFC-J690DW

    18.1 lb (8.2 kg)

  • MFC-J895DW

    18.1 lb (8.2 kg)

Noise Level
Sound Pressure
Operating

50 dB (A) (Approx.) *6

Temperature
Operating

50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 °C)

Best Print Quality

68 to 91 °F (20 to 33 °C)

Humidity
Operating

20 to 80% (without condensation)

Best Print Quality

20 to 80% (without condensation)

ADF (automatic document feeder) *7

Up to 20 pages

Paper: 20 lb (80 g/m²)

*1
Measured diagonally
*2
Measured when the machine is connected to the USB interface. Power consumption varies slightly depending on the usage environment or part wear.
*3
When using ADF, single-sided printing, resolution: standard / document: ISO/IEC 24712 printed pattern.
*4
Measured according to IEC 62301 Edition 2.0.
*5
Even when the machine is turned off, it will automatically turn itself on periodically for print head maintenance, and then turn itself off.
*6
Noise depends on printing conditions.
*7
ADF models only

Document Size Specifications

Document Size
ADF Width *1

5.8 to 8.5 in. (148 to 215.9 mm)

ADF Length *1 *2

5.8 to 14.0 in. (148 to 355.6 mm)

Scanner Glass Width

Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)

Scanner Glass Length

Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)

*1
ADF models only
*2
Documents that are longer than 11.7 in. (297 mm) must be fed one page at a time.

Print Media Specifications

Paper Input
Paper Tray
Paper Type *1

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

Letter, A4, Legal, Executive, A5, A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (4" x 6")/(10 x 15 cm), Photo 2L (5" x 7")/(13 x 18 cm), Index card (5" x 8")/(13 x 20 cm)

Maximum Paper Capacity
  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW/MFC-J690DW

    Up to 100 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) plain paper

  • MFC-J895DW

    Up to 150 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) plain paper

Photo Bypass Tray (USA)

Photo Paper Tray (Canada)

(MFC-J690DW)

Paper Type *1

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

Photo (4" x 6")/(10 x 15 cm) and Photo L (3.5" x 5")/(89 x 127 mm)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 20 sheets

thickness: 10 mil (0.25 mm)

Manual Feed Slot

(MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW)
Paper Type *1

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

Letter, A4, Legal, Executive, A5, A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (4" x 6")/(10 x 15 cm), Photo L (3.5" x 5")/(9 x 13 cm), Photo 2L (5" x 7")/(13 x 18 cm), Index card (5" x 8")/(13 x 20 cm)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 1 sheet

Paper Output *1

Up to 50 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) Plain Paper (face up print delivery to the output paper tray)

*1
For glossy paper, remove printed pages from the output paper tray immediately after they exit the machine to avoid smudging.

Fax Specifications

Compatibility

ITU-T Group 3

Modem Speed

Automatic Fallback: 14,400 bps

Scanning Width

(Single-sided document)

8.19 in. (208 mm) (Letter)

Printing Width

8.26 in. (210 mm) (Letter)

Gray Scale

B&W: 8 bit (256 levels)

Color: 24 bit (8 bit per color/ 256 levels)

Resolution

(Horizontal)

203 dpi

Resolution

(Vertical)

Standard:

98 dpi (Black)

196 dpi (Color)

Fine:

196 dpi (Black)

196 dpi (Color)

Superfine:

392 dpi (Black)

Photo:

196 dpi (Black)

Address Book
  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    40 numbers

  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

    100 names x 2 numbers

Groups

Up to 6

Broadcasting
  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    90 (40 Address Book/50 Manual Dial)

  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

    250 (200 Address Book/50 Manual Dial)

Automatic Redial

1 time after 5 minutes

Memory Transmission
  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    Up to 170 pages *1

  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

    Up to 200 pages *1

Out of Paper Reception
  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    Up to 170 pages *1

  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

    Up to 200 pages *1

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

Copy Specifications

Color/Black

Yes/Yes

Copy Width

8.26 in. (210 mm) *1

Multiple Copies

Stacks/Sorts up to 99 pages

Enlarge/Reduce

25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)

Resolution

Prints up to 1200 × 2400 dpi

*1
When copying on Letter size paper.

PhotoCapture Center Specifications

This function is available for MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW.

Compatible Media *1

MultiMediaCard (32 MB - 2 GB)

MultiMediaCard plus (128 MB - 4 GB)

MultiMediaCard mobile with Adapter (64 MB - 1 GB)

SD Memory Card (16 MB - 2 GB)

miniSD with Adapter (16 MB - 2 GB)

microSD with Adapter (16 MB - 2 GB)

SDHC Memory Card (4 GB - 32 GB)

miniSDHC with Adapter (4 GB - 32 GB)

microSDHC with Adapter (4 GB - 32 GB)

SDXC Memory Card (48 GB - 256 GB)

USB Flash drive *2 *3

Photo
Resolution
  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

    Up to 1200 x 6000 dpi

Paper Type

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Brother BP71 paper

Paper Size

Letter, A4, Photo (4" x 6")/(10 x 15 cm), Photo 2L (5" x 7")/(13 x 18 cm)

File Format

JPEG (Progressive JPEG format is not supported)

Scan to Media
File Format

JPEG, PDF (Color, Gray)

TIFF, PDF (Black & White)

*1
Memory cards, adapters and USB Flash drives are not included.
*2
The USB flash drive feature is available only for certain models. (MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW)
*3
Full-Speed USB 2.0. USB Mass Storage standard up to 256 GB. Supported formats: FAT12/FAT16/FAT32/exFAT

Scanner Specifications

Color/Black

Yes/Yes

TWAIN Compliant

Yes

(Windows® 7 SP1 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10)

(macOS v10.11.6 / 10.12.x /10.13.x)

WIA Compliant

Yes

(Windows® 7 SP1 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10)

Color Depth

30 bit color processing (Input)

24 bit color processing (Output)

Gray Scale

10 bit color processing (Input)

8 bit color processing (Output)

Resolution

Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated) *1

(from Scanner Glass)

Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (optical)

(from ADF) *2

Up to 1200 × 600 dpi (optical)

Scanning Width and Length

(Single-sided document)

(Scanner Glass)

Width: Up to 8.42 in. (213.9 mm)

Length: Up to 11.61 in. (295 mm)

(ADF) *2

Width: Up to 8.42 in. (213.9 mm)

Length: Up to 13.92 in. (353.6 mm)

*1
Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® 7 SP1, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1 and Windows® 10 (resolution up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be selected using the scanner utility).
*2
ADF models only

Printer Specifications

Resolution
  • MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

    Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi (Windows® only)

  • MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW

    Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi

Printing Width *1

8.26 in. [8.50 in. (borderless)] *2

Borderless *3

Letter, A4, A6, Photo (4" x 6")/(10 x 15 cm), Photo L (3.5" x 5")/(9 x 13 cm), Photo 2L (5" x 7")/(13 x 18 cm), Index card (5" x 8")/(13 x 20 cm)

Automatic 2-sided
Paper Type

Plain Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

Letter, A4, Executive, A5

Print Speed

For detailed specifications visit www.brother.com.

*1
When printing on Letter size paper.
*2
When the Borderless feature is set to On.
*3
Photo 2L-size paper is only supported by some models.

Interface Specifications

USB *1 *2

Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2 m).

LAN

(MFC-J895DW)

Use an Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater.

Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure)

IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)

NFC

(MFC-J895DW)

Yes

*1
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.
*2
Third party USB ports are not supported.

Network Specifications

  • You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC-Fax Send, PC-Fax Receive (Windows® only), Remote Setup (Windows® only), and to access photos over a network connection.

  • Brother BRAdmin Light (Windows® only) is available as a download from Brother Solutions Center.
  • (Windows®) If you require more advanced machine management, use the latest version of Brother BRAdmin Professional.
Network Security (Wired) *1

SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS)

Network Security (Wireless)

SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS)

Wireless Network Security

SSID (32 characters), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)

Wireless Setup Support Utility WPS

Yes

*1
Supported models only