Brother MFC-J491DW User Manual

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Scan to an Editable Text File Using OCR
Your machine can convert characters in a scanned document to text using optical character recognition (OCR)
technology. You can edit this text using your preferred text-editing application.
• The Scan to OCR feature is available for certain languages.
• Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent
changes, use either ControlCenter4 (Windows
®
) or Brother iPrint&Scan (Mac) software.
>> MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW
>> MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW
MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW
1. Load your document.
2. Press (SCAN).
3. Press a or b to select the [to PC] option, and then press OK.
4. Press a or b to select the [to OCR] option, and then press OK.
5. If the machine is connected over the network, press a or b to select the computer where you want to send
data, and then press OK.
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, use the control panel to enter the four-digit PIN for the computer,
and then press OK.
6. Do one of the following:
• To change the settings, go to the next step.
• To use the default settings, press Black Start or Color Start.
[Scan Type] depends on the default settings. Pressing Black Start or Color Start does not allow you to
change the settings.
7. Press a or b to select the [Scan Settings] setting, and then press OK.
To use the
[Scan Settings] option, a computer with either ControlCenter4 (Windows
®
) or Brother
iPrint&Scan (Mac) software installed must be connected to the machine.
8. Press a or b to select the [Set at Device] setting, and then press OK.
9. Select the scan settings you want to change, and then press OK.
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Brother MFC-J491DW Specifications

General

Display	LCD
Product color	Black
Built-in display	Yes
Display diagonal	1.77 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Internal memory	128 MB
Card reader integrated	No
Sound pressure level (copying)	50 dB
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Duplex printing mode	Auto
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono	12 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color	6 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)	8 s
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono	3 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color	1.7 ipm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	10 ppm
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI
Package depth	249 mm
Package width	447 mm
Package height	457 mm
Package weight	10100 g
Power consumption (off)	0.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)	1 W
Power consumption (standby)	3.5 W
Power consumption (printing)	16 W
Power consumption (average operating)	- W
Sustainability certificates	Nordic Swan Ecolabel, ENERGY STAR
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	170 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Paper input type	Paper tray
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	20 sheets
Paper tray media types	Plain paper
Borderless printing media sizes	A4
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Input color depth	30 bit
Output color depth	24 bit
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Digital sender	-
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433100

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	341 mm
Width	400 mm
Height	172 mm