Technical Specifications
GENERAL
Printing Technology Inkjet
Display 2 line x 16 characters
Memory Capacity 40MB
Interfaces Hi-speed USB 2.0 / USB Direct
1
/ PictBridge™ /
Media Cards
Network Built-in Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX
Network Functionality Print, Scan, PC Fax and PhotoCapture Centre™
Protocols TCP / IP (IPv4 & IPv6)
COLOUR PRINTING
Print Speed Up to 35 ppm (Monochrome) & 28 ppm (Colour)
Print Resolution Up to 1,200 x 6,000 dpi
Borderless Printing Available for A4, LTR, A6, Photo 4x6”, Index Card,
Photo-2L, Post Card 1
Colour Enhancement Brother image enhancement allows you to customise
colour output
Minimum Droplet Size 1.5pl
2
(picolitres)
COLOUR FAXING
Modem Speed 33.6Kbps Super G3
Best Transmit Speed Approximately 3 seconds
Data Compression MH, MR, MMR (Monochrome), JPEG (Colour)
Fax / Tel Switch Automatic recognition of fax and telephone reception
One-Touch Dials 6 locations
Speed Dials 100 locations for pre-stored numbers
Group Dials Up to 6 groups
Automatic Redial Automatic redial if the recipient fax is busy
Memory Transmission Up to 400 pages
3
Out-of-Paper Reception Up to 400 pages
3
Broadcasting Locations Send the same fax message to up to 156 locations
Auto Reduction Automatically reduces a received fax to fit onto a single
sheet of A4
ECM (Error Correction Mode) Yes
Fax Forwarding Yes (Monochrome only)
Fax Retrieval Yes (Monochrome only)
Dual Access Scan a fax for transmission while receiving a fax
(Monochrome only)
COLOUR COPYING
Copy Speed Up to 23 cpm (Monochrome) & 20 cpm (Colour)
Copy Resolution Up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi (Monochrome)
Up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi (Colour)
Multi-copy Produces up to 99 copies of each original
Enlargement / Reduction Ratio 25% - 400% in 1% increments
N-in-1 Reduce 2 or 4 pages onto a single sheet
Poster Printing Enlarge an image to print onto 3 x 3 pages of A4 size
(available for A4 only)
COLOUR SCANNING
Colour and Monochrome
Scanning
Yes
Scanning Resolution Optical Up to 1,200 x 2,400 dpi
Interpolated Up to 19,200 x 19,200 dpi
Scan Speed
From 4 seconds (Monochrome) & from 5 seconds (Colour)
(A4 size, 100 x 100dpi)
Greyscale 256 shades of grey
Colour Depth 48 / 24-bit colour processing
“Scan” key Allows the user to scan to E-mail, OCR, image, file,
card or a USB flash memory drive.
Supporting: JPEG, PDF, TIFF
PC FAXING
Sending Yes, available for Windows
®
and Macintosh
®
Receiving Yes, available for Windows
®
only
PAPER HANDLING
Paper Input 150 sheets standard paper tray
50 sheets Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
Paper Output 50 sheets
Paper Handling Sizes A4, LTR, LGL, EXE, JISB5, A5, A6, Photo 4x6”
(102x152mm), Index Card (127x203mm), Photo-2L
(127x178mm), Post Card 1 (100x148mm), Post Card
2 (148x200mm), C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope,
Monarch, JE4 Envelope
Media Type Plain, inkjet, glossy, transparency
DIRECT PHOTO PRINTING
PictBridge™ Print directly from a PictBridge™ enabled digital
camera
USB Direct Interface Print directly from a USB flash memory drive
PhotoCapture Centre™
(Acceptable Media Cards)
Compact Flash: 4MB - 8GB (Type1 only, Type2 &
Microdrive are not compatible)
Memory Stick™: 16MB - 128MB (Memory Stick Duo™
with Adapter)
Memory Stick Pro™: 256MB - 8GB (MagicGate: Yes if
not using MG function)
Secure Digital: 16MB - 2GB (MiniSD with Adapter)
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC): 4 - 8GB
xD Picture Card: 16MB - 512MB
xD Picture Card Type M / Type M+ /
Type H: 256MB - 2GB
Media Card Drive Save and retrieve files using any of the above listed
media cards
Network Media Card Drive Save and retrieve files using any of the above listed
media cards through the network
Image Format Photo Print: JPEG
Scan to Card: JPEG, PDF (Colour), TIFF, PDF
(Monochrome)
SOFTWARE
Driver Software Included Brother MFL-Pro Suite
Windows
®
Brother ControlCentre3, ScanSoft
™
Paperport
™
11 SE
with OCR
Macintosh
®
Brother ControlCentre2, NewSoft Presto!
®
PageManager
®
Reallusion FaceFilter Studio
Software
A simple and easy to use photo editor that enables you
to fine-tune your photos to print perfect, professional-
looking photos with or without borders
Supported Operating System Windows Vista
®
/ Windows
®
XP Professional (32 &
64 bit editions) / XP Home Edition / Windows
®
2000
Professional (SP4) / Mac OS
®
X 10.2.4 or greater
CONSUMABLES
Innobella™ Ink Cartridges
4
LC-67BK Black: up to 450 pages
LC-67
C / M / Y
Cyan / Magenta / Yellow: up to
325 pages each
Brother Paper BP71GA4 Innobella™ A4 Glossy Photo Paper
(20 sheets)
BP71GP20 Innobella™ 4x6 Glossy Photo Paper
(20 sheets)
BP60MA A4 Matte Inkjet Paper (25 sheets)
BP60PA A4 Plain Inkjet Paper (250 sheets)
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
With Carton 525(W) x 490(D) x 325(H)mm / 13.7kg
Without Carton 440(W) x 403(D) x 222(H)mm / 9.6kg
1 Print & scan directly from / to a USB flash memory drive (supports up to 8GB).
Brother does not guarantee the compatibility of all brands of USB flash
memory drives.
2 When used with Brother BP71 photo paper - see Consumables section
3 ITU-T Test Chart #1 / MMR
4 Approximate page yields in accordance with ISO 24711. The supplied ink will be
lesser due to initial purging.
MFC-5490CN
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Brother strongly recommends the use of genuine Brother consumable products only.
Benefits include better quality prints, greater yields per consumable, protection of your
machine from damages and achievement of optimum performance. As a precaution,
please note that your machine warranty may not cover any damages arising from the use
of non-genuine consumables.
Brother International Corporation, Nagoya, Japan.
Microsoft, Windows, the Windows logo and / or other Microsoft products referenced herein are either registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and / or other countries. Brother and its logo are trademarks
of Brother Industries Ltd., Japan. All specifications are subject to change without notice. All registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies.
For more information regarding system requirements, please visit http://solutions.brother.com
MFC-5490CN
Print / Fax / Copy / Scan / PC Fax / Direct Print
6-in-1 Network-Ready Colour Inkjet
Multi-Function Centre
Network Ready All-in-one
with 50-Page Automatic Document Feeder
1. 5
pl
Droplet Size
Direct Print From
USB Devices
4 Separate
Ink Cartridges
6000
dpi
1200 x
6000
1,200 x 6,000 dpi
Print Resolution
Print Speed -
35ppm (Mono)
28ppm (Colour)
Automatic
Document
Feeder
Super G3 Fax
oDirect Phot
Print
High Paper
Capacity
150 sheets
Network
Ready
