Brother MFC-J491DW User Manual

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Check the Ink Volume
Although an ink volume icon appears on the machine's LCD, you can use the ink menu to see a large graph
showing the ink left in each cartridge.
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1. Press Settings.
2. Press a or b to select the following:
a. Select [General Setup]. Press OK.
b. Select [Maintenance]. Press OK.
c. Select [Ink Volume]. Press OK.
The LCD displays the ink volume.
• When the ink cartridge is near the end of its life or having a problem, one of the following icons is
displayed.
The ink level is low.
The ink cartridge is at the end of its life.
There is a problem with the ink cartridge.
• To check or print the model numbers of the ink cartridges, press Clear/Back to go back to the
[Maintenance] menu screen, and then select [Ink Cartridge Model].
Press OK and follow the instruction on the LCD.
3. Press Stop/Exit.
You can also check the ink volume from your computer.
MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW
1. Press [Ink] > [Ink Volume]. The touchscreen displays the ink volume.
• You can also press [Settings] > [Maintenance] > [Ink Volume].
• When the ink cartridge is near the end of its life or having a problem, one of the following icons is
displayed.
The ink level is low.
The ink cartridge is at the end of its life.
There is a problem with the ink cartridge.
• To check or print the model numbers of the ink cartridges, press (Back) to go back to the [Ink]
menu screen.
Press [Ink Cartridge Model], and follow the instruction on the touchscreen.
2. Press .
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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