Brother MFC-J5730DW User Manual

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(Macintosh)
Clean the Print Head from Your Computer (Macintosh)
To maintain good print quality, the machine automatically cleans the print head when needed. If there is a print
quality problem, start the cleaning process manually.
1. Select System Preferences from the Apple Menu.
2. Select Printers & Scanners, and then select the machine.
3. Click the Options & Supplies button.
4. Click the Utility tab, and then click the Open Printer Utility button.
The Status Monitor screen appears.
5. Click the Control menu, and then select Maintenance.
6. Select one of the following options:
Option Description
Check Print Quality... Use to print the test page and check the print quality.
Print Head Cleaning... Use to start the cleaning process manually. Select if a line or blank spaces
appear in text or graphics on the test page.
7. Do one of the following:
• If you selected the Check Print Quality... option, click Start.
The machine prints the test page.
• If you selected the Print Head Cleaning... option, select Black only, Color only, or All option for the
cleaning type, and then click Next.
8. Select the Normal, Strong, or Strongest option for the cleaning strength, and then click Next.
9. Click Start.
The machine starts cleaning.
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Brother MFC-J5730DW Specifications

General

Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 4800 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono	22 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color	20 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)	6 s
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono	12 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color	11 ipm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	35 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	12 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	9 cpm
Scan to	E-mail, E-mail Server, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USB
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Input color depth	48 bit
Maximum scan area	210 x 297 mm
Output color depth	24 bit
Scan speed (color)	14 ppm
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Duplex scan speed (color)	10 ppm
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	200 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	100
Display	LCD
Control type	Touch
Product color	Black
Display diagonal	3.66 \
Market positioning	Business
Internal memory	256 MB
Card reader integrated	No
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Package depth	469 mm
Package width	639 mm
Package height	511 mm
Package weight	24300 g
Power consumption (off)	0.04 W
Power consumption (sleep)	1.6 W
Power consumption (standby)	6.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)	30 W
Sustainability certificates	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Email protocols	APOP, POP3
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, APOP, EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, IPPS, PEAP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Paper input type	Paper tray
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets
Maximum input capacity	500 sheets
Total number of input trays	2
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets
Digital sender	-
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Paper tray media types	Plain paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A3, A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A3
Bundled software	Brother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 14
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433100

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	398 mm
Width	530 mm
Height	374 mm