Brother MFC-J3540DW Quick Setup Guide

Quick Setup Guide
Read the Product Safety Guide first, then read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct installation procedure.
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Unpack the machine and check the components
Remove the protective tape or film covering the machine and the supplies. The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.
MFC-J3540DW / MFC-J3940DW / MFC-J6540DW / MFC-J6940DW
MFC-J6955DW / MFC-J6957DW
NOTE
• Save all packing materials and the box in case you must ship your machine.
• You must purchase the correct interface cable for the interface you want to use.
USB cable
Use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 5 metres long.
Ethernet (Network) cable
Use a straight-through Category 5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or
100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network.
• Brother aims to reduce waste and save the raw materials and energy required for their
production. Read more about our environmental work at www.brotherearth.com.
NOTE
You can adjust the control panel
angle to read the LCD more easily.
NOTE
The first time you install a set
of ink cartridges the machine
will use an amount of ink to fill
the ink delivery tubes for high
quality printouts. This process
will only happen once.
Open the ink cartridge cover.
MFC-J3540DW / MFC-J3940DW / MFC-J6540DW / MFC-J6940DW:
Remove the orange protective part from the machine. Follow
the LCD instructions to store the orange protective part inside
the machine. If you must transport the machine, remove the ink
cartridges and replace this part.
The latest manuals are available at the Brother support website:
support.brother.com/manuals
Video setup instructions:
support.brother.com/videos
Pull the paper tray completely
out of the machine as shown
by the arrow.
Fan the paper well. Load the paper in the tray
and adjust the paper guides.
Slowly push the paper tray
completely into the machine.
Pull out the paper support until
it locks into place.
Quickly shake just the
black ink cartridge
horizontally 15 times as
shown, before inserting
it into the machine.
Follow the LCD instructions
to install the ink cartridges.
Close the ink cartridge
cover. The machine will
prepare the ink tube
system for printing.
Follow the LCD instructions to set
the date and time.
After setting the date and time, you
can set the Brother LCD Message
defaults.
Follow the LCD instructions,
and then press [St a r t].
The machine prints the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
Follow the LCD instructions and
check the quality of the four
colour blocks on the sheet, and
then start the cleaning procedure
if required.
Follow the LCD instructions
to print the Adjustment
Sheet. The black circle mark
is located in the upper right
corner of the sheet.
Place the Adjustment Sheet
face down on the scanner
glass. Make sure the black
circle is in the upper left corner
of the scanner glass.
Follow the LCD instructions
and complete adjusting the
alignment.
When finished, remove the
Adjustment Sheet from the
scanner glass.
After finishing the machine setup, you can change the paper type or size. For more information
about paper handling, see the Online User’s Guide at support.brother.com/manuals.
2
Load plain A4 paper
5
Install the inbox ink cartridges
3
Connect the power cord
7
Check the print quality
8
Adjust the print alignment (recommended)
To adjust the print alignment before using your machine, press [St a r t].
6
Set the date and
time
• Most of the machine illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide show the MFC-J6955DW.
• The images in this guide are for illustration purposes only and may differ from the
actual products.
Do not exceed
this mark (bbb).
4
Select your country or language
After turning the machine on, you may need to set your country or language (depending on
your machine). If required, follow the LCD instructions.
OK Poor

Brother MFC-J3540DW Specifications

General

Card reader integrated	No
Sound power level (printing)	65.4 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Scan to	E-mail, E-mail Server, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USB
Scan drivers	SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Scanner type	ADF scanner
Grayscale levels	256
Input color depth	48 bit
Maximum scan area	297 x 431.8 mm
Output color depth	24 bit
Input grayscale depth	16 bit
Output grayscale depth	8 bit
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
N-up printing	2, 4, 9, 16
Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	4800 x 1200 DPI
Duplex printing mode	Auto/Manual
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono	28 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color	21 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)	4.4 s
Time to first page (color, normal)	4.6 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	- ppm
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms	802.1x RADIUS, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Printing colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Duplex functions	Print
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Number of print cartridges	4
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies	999 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4
Time to first copy (black, normal)	5 s
Time to first copy (color, normal)	6 s
Paper input type	Paper tray
Total input capacity	301 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacity	250 sheets
Total number of input trays	3
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets
Display	LCD
Control type	Buttons, Touch
Product color	Gray
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Cables included	Phone
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	150 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax forwarding to	E-mail, Fax, PC
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	150
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (off)	0.03 W
Power consumption (sleep)	0.9 W
Power consumption (standby)	6 W
Power consumption (printing)	29 W
Envelopes sizes	Com-10, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizes	9x13, 10x15, 13x18 cm
Custom media width	105 - 297 mm
Custom media length	148 - 431.8 mm
Paper tray media types	Coated paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A3, A4, A5, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A3
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	64 - 220 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight	64 - 120 g/m²
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Other operating systems supported	ChromeOS
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Package depth	561 mm
Package width	681 mm
Package height	423 mm
Package weight	22600 g
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	477 mm
Width	576 mm
Height	305 mm