Brother MFC-J491DW User Manual

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Transfer Faxes to Your Computer
You can transfer the faxes from your machine's memory to your computer.
>> MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW
>> MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW
MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW
1. Press Stop/Exit to interrupt the error temporarily.
2. Make sure you have installed Brother software and drivers on your computer, and then turn on PC-FAX
Receive on the computer. Do one of the following:
• Windows
®
7
From the
(Start) menu, select All Programs > Brother > Brother Utilities.
Click the drop-down list and select your model name (if not already selected). Click PC-FAX in the left
navigation bar, and then click Receive.
• Windows
®
8 and Windows
®
10
Launch
(Brother Utilities), and then click the drop-down list and select your model name (if not
already selected). Click PC-FAX in the left navigation bar, and then click Receive.
3. Read and confirm the instructions on your computer.
Faxes in the machine's memory will be sent to your computer automatically.
When faxes in the machine's memory are not sent to your computer:
Make sure you have set [PC Fax Receive] on the machine.
Press a or b to select [Backup Print: On] or [Backup Print: Off]. Press OK.
If faxes are in the machine's memory when you set up PC-Fax Receive, the LCD will ask if you want to
transfer the faxes to your computer.
Press c to transfer all faxes in the memory to your computer.
MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW
1. Press to interrupt the error temporarily.
2. Make sure you have installed the Brother software and drivers on your computer, and then turn on PC-FAX
Receive on the computer. Do one of the following:
• Windows
®
7
From the
(Start) menu, select All Programs > Brother > Brother Utilities.
Click the drop-down list and select your model name (if not already selected). Click PC-FAX in the left
navigation bar, and then click Receive.
• Windows
®
8 and Windows
®
10
Click
(Brother Utilities), and then click the drop-down list and select your model name (if not
already selected). Click PC-FAX in the left navigation bar, and then click Receive.
3. Read and confirm the instructions on your computer.
Faxes in the machine's memory will be sent to your computer automatically.
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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