General Specifications

Printer Type

Inkjet

Print Head
Black

Piezo with 420 nozzles x 1

Color

Piezo with 420 nozzles x 3

Memory Capacity
  • MFC-J5340DW/MFC-J5855DW

    256 MB

  • MFC-J5955DW

    512 MB

LCD (liquid crystal display) *1
  • MFC-J5340DW

    2.7 in. (67.5 mm) TFT Color Touchscreen LCD

  • MFC-J5855DW/MFC-J5955DW

    3.5 in. (87.6 mm) TFT Color Touchscreen LCD

Power Source

AC 100 to 120 V 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption *2

  • MFC-J5340DW/MFC-J5855DW

    Copying *3: Approx. 35 W

    Ready *4: Approx. 4.5 W

    Sleep *4: Approx. 0.9 W

    Power Off *4 *5: Approx. 0.02 W

  • MFC-J5955DW

    Copying *3: Approx. 35 W

    Ready *4: Approx. 5 W

    Sleep *4: Approx. 0.9 W

    Power Off *4 *5: Approx. 0.02 W

Dimensions
  • MFC-J5340DW

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  • MFC-J5855DW

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  • MFC-J5955DW

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Weights
  • MFC-J5340DW

    37.5 lb (17.0 kg)

  • MFC-J5855DW

    39.0 lb (17.7 kg)

  • MFC-J5955DW

    46.1 lb (20.9 kg)

Noise Level
Sound Pressure *6
Operating
  • Printing

    51.5 dB(A) (Approx.)

  • Copying (using the scanner glass)

    52.0 dB(A) (Approx.)

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)

Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)

Up to 50 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 and scanning, 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.

Document Size Specifications

Document Size
ADF Width

4.1 to 8.5 in. (105 to 215.9 mm)

ADF Length *1

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
Up to 35.4 in. (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)

Letter, Executive, A4

(Portrait)

Ledger, A3, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, 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 250 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) plain paper

Paper Tray #2

(MFC-J5955DW)

Paper Type

Plain Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

(Landscape)

Letter, A4

(Portrait)

Ledger, A3, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 250 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) plain paper

Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) *3

(MFC-J5855DW/MFC-J5955DW)

Paper Type *1

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

Paper Size / Maximum Paper Capacity

(Landscape)

Letter, Executive, A4

(Portrait)

Ledger, A3, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, 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)

Up to 100 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) Plain Paper

Long Paper (Width: 3.5 - 11.7 in. (88.9 - 297 mm) / Height: 17 - 47.2 in. (431.9 - 1200 mm))

Up to 1 sheet

Manual Feed Slot

(MFC-J5340DW)
Paper Type *1

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

Paper Size

(Landscape)

Letter, Executive, A4

(Portrait)

Ledger, A3, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, 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 Letter/A4 size paper

    Up to 100 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) Plain Paper (face up print delivery to the output paper tray)

  • Over Letter/A4 size paper

    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 any printed pages from the output paper tray immediately to avoid smudging.
*2
Glossy paper is available up to Letter or A4 size.
*3
We recommend using the MP tray for glossy paper.

Fax Specifications

Compatibility
  • MFC-J5340DW

    ITU-T Group 3

  • MFC-J5855DW/MFC-J5955DW

    ITU-T Super Group 3

Modem Speed
  • MFC-J5340DW

    Automatic Fallback: 14,400 bps

  • MFC-J5855DW/MFC-J5955DW

    Automatic Fallback: 33,600 bps

Scanning Width

(Single-sided document)

8.19 in. (208 mm) (Letter)

Scanning Width and Length

(2-sided document)

(MFC-J5955DW)

Width: 8.19 in. (208 mm) (Letter/Legal/A4) (ADF)

Length: 13.76 in. (349.6 mm) (ADF)

Printing Width

10.76 in. (273.4 mm) (Ledger)

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

100 names x 2 numbers or Email addresses

Groups

Up to 6

Broadcasting

250 (200 Address Book/50 Manual Dial)

Automatic Redial

1 time after 5 minutes

Memory Transmission

Up to 150 pages *1

Out of Paper Reception

Up to 150 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 999 pages

Enlarge/Reduce

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

Resolution

Prints up to 1200 × 4800 dpi

Automatic 2-sided

(MFC-J5955DW)

Paper Type

Plain Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

Letter, Executive, A4, A5

*1
When copying on Letter 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

Letter, A4, Ledger, A3, 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)

PDF Print

(MFC-J5955DW)

Resolution

Up to 1200 x 1800 dpi

Paper Type

Plain Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

Letter, A4, Ledger, A3, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, Executive, A5, A6

File Format

PDF version1.7

Scan to Media
File Format

JPEG, PDF (Color, Gray)

TIFF, PDF (Black & White)

*1
USB Flash drive is not included. Full-Speed USB 2.0. USB Mass Storage standard. Supported formats: FAT12/FAT16/FAT32/exFAT

Scanner Specifications

Color/Black

Yes/Yes

TWAIN Compliant

Yes

(Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10)

WIA Compliant

Yes

(Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10)

Color Depth

48 bit color processing (Input)

24 bit color processing (Output)

Gray Scale

16 bit color processing (Input)

8 bit color 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 8.42 in. (213.9 mm)

Length: Up to 11.61 in. (295 mm)

(ADF)

Width: Up to 8.42 in. (213.9 mm)

Length: Up to 13.92 in. (353.6 mm)

Scanning Width and Length

(2-sided document)

(MFC-J5955DW)

Width: Up to 8.42 in. (213.9 mm) (ADF)

Length: Up to 13.92 in. (353.6 mm) (ADF)

*1
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-J5955DW)

PCL6, BR-Script3, PDF version1.7, XPS version 1.0

Resolution

Up to 1200 × 4800 dpi

Printing Width *1

10.76 in. (273.4 mm)

Borderless *2: 11 in. (279.4 mm)

Borderless

Letter, A4, Ledger, A3, 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, Executive, A4, A5

Print Speed

See your model's page on your local Brother website.

*1
When printing on Ledger size paper.
*2
When the Borderless feature is set to On.

Interface Specifications

USB *1 *2

Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 16 feet (5 m).

LAN

Use an Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater.

Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n (Infrastructure)

IEEE 802.11a/g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)

NFC

(MFC-J5955DW)

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

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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

*1
Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only.