Brother MFC-490CW User Manual

Chapter 5
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Contrast 5
If your document is very light or very dark, you
may want to change the contrast. For most
documents the factory setting Auto can be
used. It automatically chooses the suitable
contrast for your document.
Use Light when sending a light document.
Use Dark when sending a dark document.
a Press (Fax).
b Press a or b to choose Contrast.
c Press d or c to choose Auto, Light or
Dark.
Press OK.
Note
Even if you choose Light or Dark, the
machine will send the fax using the Auto
setting in any of the following conditions:
• When you send a color fax.
• When you choose Photo as the Fax
Resolution.
Changing fax resolution 5
The quality of a fax can be improved by
changing the fax resolution.
a Press (Fax).
b Press a or b to choose
Fax Resolution.
c Press d or c to choose the resolution
you want.
Press OK.
Note
You can choose four different resolution
settings for black & white faxes and two for
color.
If you choose S.Fine or Photo and then
use the Color Start key to send a fax, the
machine will send the fax using the Fine
setting.
Black & White
Standard Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine Good for small print and
transmits a little slower than
Standard resolution.
S.Fine Good for small print or artwork
and transmits slower than Fine
resolution.
Photo Use when the document has
varying shades of gray or is a
photograph. This has the
slowest transmission.
Color
Standard Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine Use when the document is a
photograph. The transmission
time is slower than Standard
resolution.

Brother MFC-490CW Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	33 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
PC free copying	Yes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	22 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	480 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)	390 x 375 x 180 mm
Power requirements	AC 100-120V, 50/60Hz
Networking features	10/100 Base-TX
Wireless technology	802.11b/g
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, fax, print, scan
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Mac, Linux
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	15 sheets
Display	LCD
Display diagonal	3.3 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Compatible memory cards	CF, MS Pro, SD, SDHC, xD
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Envelopes sizes	C5, DL
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media types	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, APIPA (Auto IP), NetBIOS/WINS, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, DNS, mDNS, FTP, TELNET, SNMPv1, TFTP, LLTD, Web
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Power consumption (standby)	6 W
Power consumption (average operating)	29 W
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Digital sender	No
Maximum duty cycle	2500 pages per month