Brother MFC-5490CN User Manual

Sending a Fax
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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 default 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 Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Load your document.
c Press Menu, 2, 2, 1.
d Press a or b 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 colour 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. Resolution can
be changed for the next fax or for all faxes.
To change the fax resolution for the
next fax
5
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Load your document.
c Press Resolution then a or b to choose
the resolution.
Press OK.
To change the default fax resolution 5
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Press Menu, 2, 2, 2.
c Press a or b to choose the resolution
you want.
Press OK.
Note
You can choose four different resolution
settings for monochrome faxes and two
for colour.
If you choose S.Fine or Photo and then
use the Colour Start key to send a fax,
the machine will send the fax using the
Fine setting.
Monochrome
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 grey or is a
photograph. This has the
slowest transmission.
Colour
Standard Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine Use when the document is a
photograph. The transmission
time is slower than Standard
resolution.

Brother MFC-5490CN Specifications

General

Duplex printing	No
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Economical printing	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	35 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	28 ppm
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR, USB
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Grayscale levels	256
Output color depth	24 bit
Scan speed (black)	3.44 ppm
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	23 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	400 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	100
Total input capacity	150 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Internal memory	40 MB
Processor family	RISC
Compatible memory cards	CF, MS Pro, SD, SDHC, xD
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media types	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Paper tray media weight	64 - 220 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Photo paper sizes (imperial)	4x6, 5x7 \
Borderless printing media sizes	4x6, 5x7, A4, A6, Letter
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight	60 - 90 g/m²
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Dimensions (WxDxH)	440 x 403 x 222 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, print, scan
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)	6 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	4.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)	27 W
Package weight	13.700 g
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Home & office
Display number of lines	2 lines
Display number of characters	16
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR