MFC-J3540DW A3 Inkjet Printer

Fast and Cost Effective Business Inkjet Printer with Full A3 Functionality

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Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Print (Up to A3/LGR)
Up to 28.0/28.0 ipm (Mono/Color)
FPOT: Up to 4.4/4.6 seconds (Mono/Color)
2.7" TFT Color Touchscreen LCD

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Overview

The Printer for Bigger Creativity

The Brother MFC-J3540DW is an all in one, wide format printer that’s made for business. Featuring the latest MAXIDRIVE print technology that greatly enhances print quality, boosts print speed and makes machine life more durable.

WIDE MEDIA SIZES

Whether you are printing large format or small documents, the new Brother inkjet printer series ensures your ideas are illustrated brilliantly.

FASTEST IN ITS CLASS*

With an impressive First Print Out Time (FPOT) of 4.4 seconds^^, 28ipm^ for black and 28ipm^ for color, the new inkjet series ensures that you spend less time waiting for prints, and more time crafting your ideas.

HIGH VOLUME RE-IMAGINED

With Brother’s high-yield ink cartridges, get yields up to 3,000** pages for black and 1,500** pages for color. Cost has never been more efficient.

THE NEXT GENERATION IN PRINT

MAXIDRIVE - Brother’s patented print chip uses a unique dual transformational piezoelectric system that emits ink at high-power. This greatly enhanced print quality, boost print speed and make machine life more durable.

FUNCTIONALITY AT A TAP

Navigate print jobs and printer functions effortlessly with the color LCD touchscreen. With built-in Ethernet and wireless capabilities, connect all your devices to one MFC for extra convenience.

FUNCTIONALITY AT A TAP

Navigate print jobs and printer functions effortlessly with the color LCD touchscreen. With built-in Ethernet and wireless capabilities, connect all your devices to one MFC for extra convenience.

HIGH CAPACITY TRAYS

Versatile paper handling increases productivity. Two paper trays with 500 sheets combined capacity help minimize refills. The trays accept up to A3 paper size to minimize switching between A4 and A3 papers. In addition, the multi-purpose tray holds up to and extra 100 sheets‡ of multiple paper types, allowing printing on envelopes, cardstock and other media for diverse printing needs.

‡ Applicable to MFC-J3940DW | ^ Based on ISO/IEC 24734 | ^^ Based on ISO/ICE 17629 | ** Approximate cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711

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Specifications

Basic Specs

Functions

Print, Scan, Copy, Fax

Printer Type

Inkjet Printer

Product Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height)

576 mm x 477 mm x 305 mm

Print Speed

Up to 28.0 (Mono) / 28.0 (Color) ipm
FPOT: 4.4 (Mono) / 4.6 (Color) Seconds

Paper Type

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

A4, Letter, Executive, B5, A3, Ledger, B4,Legal, Mexican Legal, India Legal, Folio, A5, B6, A6, C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch, Photo(10x15cm/4x6"), Photo-L(9x13cm/3.5x5"), Photo-2L(13x18cm/5x7"), Indexcard(13x20cm/5x8")
(B5, B4 and B6 size paper are supported only in some countries.)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper

Print

Resolution

Up to 1200 × 4800 dpi

Printing Width

A3: 291mm/297 mm (With Border/Borderless)
Ledger: 273.4mm/279.4mm(With Border/Borderless)

Borderless

A4, Letter, A3, Ledger, A6, Photo(10x15cm/4x6"), Photo-L(9x13cm/3.5x5"), Photo-2L(13x18cm/5x7"), Indexcard(13x20cm/5x8")

2-sided - Paper Type

Plain Paper, Recycled Paper

2-sided - Paper Size

A3, Ledger, B4 (JIS), Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, A4, A5, Letter, Executive, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS)

Print Media

Paper Input - Paper Tray #1 - Paper Type

Landscape: A4, Letter, Executive, B5(JIS)
Portrait: A3, Ledger, Legal, Folio, B4(JIS), A5, B6(JIS), A6, Photo(4x6"), Indexcard(5x8"), Photo-L(3.5x5"), Photo-2L(5x7"), Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch、C5, Mexico Legal, India Legal
(B6(JIS), B5(JIS) and B4(JIS) size paper are supported only in some countries.)

Paper Input - Paper Tray #1 - Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper

Paper Input - Manual Feed Slot - Paper Type

Landscape: A4, Letter, Exective, B5(JIS)
Portrait: A3, B4(JIS), Ledger, Legal, Folio, A5, B6(JIS), A6, Photo(10x15cm/4x6"), Indexcard(13x20cm/5x8"), Photo-L(9x13cm/3.5x5"), Photo-2L(13x18cm/5x7"), C5, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch, Mexico Legal, India Legal
(B6(JIS), B5(JIS) and B4(JIS) size paper are supported only in some countries.)

Paper Input - Manual Feed Slot - Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 1 sheet

ADF Input Paper Tray Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 50 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper

Paper Output

Up to 100 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper (Up to A4/Letter)
Up to 50 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper (Over A4/Letter)

Document Sizes

Scanner Maximum document size 1

FB: 295mm x 429.8mm
ADF:295mm x 429.8mm

Copy

Colour

Yes

Monochrome

Yes

Copy Width

A4 (ADF/FB): 291 mm
LETTER (ADF/FB): 273.4 mm

Multiple Copies

Up to 999 pages

Enlarge/Reduce

25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)

Resolution

Print: Up to 1,200 x 4,800 dpi
Scan(Color): Up to 600 x 600 dpi (FB), Up to 300 x 600 dpi (ADF)
Scan(Mono): Up to 600 x 600 dpi (FB/ADF)

2-sided - Paper Type

Plain Paper, Recycled Paper

2-sided - Paper Size

Ledger, Legal, Folio, Letter, A3, A4, A5, Mexico Legal, India Legal

Connectivity

USB 2.0
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure)
IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)

Scan

Colour Scanning

Yes

Monochrome

Yes

Colour Depth - Input

48 bit color processing

Colour Depth - Output

24 bit color processing

Greyscale - Input

16 bit color processing

Greyscale - Output

8 bit color processing

Resolution - Interpolated

Up to 19,200 × 19,200 dpi (interpolated) (Windows Only)

Resolution - Scanner Glass

Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi

Resolution - ADF

Up to 600 × 600 dpi

Scanning Width - Scanner Glass

Up to 295 mm

Scanning Width - ADF

Up to 295 mm

Scanning Length - Scanner Glass

Up to 429.8 mm

Scanning Length - ADF

Up to 429.8 mm

Fax

Compatibility

ITU-T Group - Super G3

Modem Speed

33.6 Kbps

Scanning Width (Single-sided Document)

Up to 288 mm (A3)

Printing Width

Up to A3: 291mm
Ledger: 273.4mm

Greyscale - Mono

8 bit

Greyscale - Colour

24 bit

Resolution (Horizontal)

203 dpi

Resolution (Vertical) - Standard - Mono

98 dpi

Resolution (Vertical) - Standard - Colour

196 dpi

Resolution (Vertical) - Fine - Mono

196 dpi

Resolution (Vertical) - Fine - Colour

196 dpi

Resolution (Vertical) - Superfine - Mono

392 dpi

Address Book

Yes

Groups

Up to 6 groups

Broadcasting

250 locations

Speed Dial

200 locations

Automatic Redial

3 times at 5 minute intervals

Memory Transmission

Up to 150 pages (ITU-T Test Chart #1, MMR)

Out of Paper Reception

Up to 150 pages (ITU-T Test Chart #1, MMR)

PC Fax - Color / Mono

Yes (Mono)

PC Fax - Sending

Yes (Network/USB)

PC Fax - Receiving

Yes (Network/USB)
*NA for MAC

PC Fax - Broadcasting

Up to 50

PC Fax - Document Size

Letter, A4, Legal, A3,B4(JIS),Ledger

PC Fax - PC-Fax Protocol

RX: Class 2
TX: PC-FAX Driver

Display & Memory

Display

2.7" TFT Color LCD

Memory Capacity

256 MB

Weight

19.8 kg

Operation

Power Source

220-240V AC 50/60Hz

Power Consumption - Printing

Approx. 29 W

Power Consumption - Ready

Approx. 5 W

Power Consumption - Sleep

Approx. 0.9 W

Power Consumption - Power Off

Approx. 0.03 W

Noise Level

50.0 dB(A)

Temperature - Operating

10℃ to 35℃

Temperature - Best Print Quality

20℃ to 33℃

Network

Wireless Network Security

WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA3-SAE (AES) *Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only.

Wireless Setup Support Utility - WPS

Yes

Supported OS

Windows® 7/8.1/10
Server 2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016/2019
macOS 10.14.6/10.15.x/11

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