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MFC-J6540DW Professional A3 inkjet wireless all-in-one printer, with a 6 month free EcoPro subscription trial

Fast print all-in-one device, 2-sided A4 and A3 print, 6.8cm colour touchscreen and A3 copy, scan and fax capabilities. Meeting the needs of demanding small offices and business workgroups.

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Product Details

  • Print, copy, scan & fax - all up to A3
  • Print speeds of up to 28 ipm mono & colour (Based on ISO/IEC 24734)
  • Automatic A4/A3 2-sided print
  • Wired and wireless connectivity | Mobile compatible – download app: Brother Mobile Connect
  • 6.8cm colour LCD touch screen
  • 250 sheet paper capacity | 50 sheet ADF | manual feed slot
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Product Overview

The professional A3 MFC-J6540DW all-in-one printer is built to last, meeting the needs of demanding small offices and business workgroups.
A3 capability enables you to produce a variety of A3, as well as A4 colour documents, without any hassle, while experiencing high quality prints,
fast print speeds and low running costs. This multifunction device offers print, copy, scan and fax functionality. Print from your workstation, in a meeting
room, or from your mobile device with wireless connectivity.

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Specifications

General

Printer Type Colour
Function Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Technology Inkjet
Maximum Paper Size A3
Connectivity USB, Wired, Wireless
Memory Internal (256MB)
Control Panel Touchscreen
Display Yes

Printing (1)

One Sided Print Speed A4 Mono 28 (images per minute)
One Sided Print Speed A4 Colour 28 (images per minute)
Two Sided Print Speed A4 Mono 21 (images per minute)
Two Sided Print Speed A4 Colour 21 (images per minute)
First print out time (2) Mono (4.4 seconds), Colour (4.6 seconds)
Mobile Print Yes
Automatic 2 sided print Yes
Quiet Mode Yes
Duty Cycle Up to 2,500 pages
Printer Functions N-up Printing, Poster Printing, ID Printing, Booklet Printing, Print Profiles, Watermark Printing

Drivers

Printer Drivers ChromeOS (Supports native ChromeOS printing), Linux (CUPS, LPD/LPRng (x86/x64 environment)), macOS (10.14,x, 10.15,x, We recommend using AirPrint from 11.0,x), PCL Drivers (Generic PCL XL driver), PostScript (Driver for Windows that enables you to print to any network or locally connected Brother laser printer that supports PostScript), Windows (10, 8), Server (2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019), Visit support.brother.com for the full list of supported OS and to download the latest drivers and software,

Paper Handling (11)

Paper input Standard (Tray 1) (250 sheets), Manual Feed Slot (1 sheet), Automatic Document Feeder (50 sheets)
Paper output A4 (100 sheets), A3 (50 sheets)
Media Sizes Standard (Tray 1) (A23, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo (10 x 15cm), Indexcard (13 x 20cm), Photo-2L (13 x 18cm), C5 Envelope, DL Envelope, Com-10, Monarch, LGR, LGL, Folio, Photo-L (9 x 13cm), Mexico Legal, India Legal, A3), Auto 2-Sided (A23, LTR, A3, LGR, LGL, Folio, Mexico Legal, India Legal, EXE, A5), Multi Purpose Tray (A23, LTR, LGR, LGL, A3, A5, A6, Folio, Indexcard (13 x 20cm), Photo (10 x 15cm), Photo-2L (13 x 18cm), Photo-L (9 x 13cm), Monarch, DL Envelope, C5 Envelope, Mexico Legal, India Legal, EXE), Automatic Document Feeder (Width: 105 to 297 mm, Length: 148 to 431.8 mm), Scanner Glass (Width: up to 297 mm, Length: up to 431.8 mm)
Media Types and Weights Standard (Tray 1) (Plain, Recycled, Glossy, Inkjet, 64 - 220g/m2), Manual feed slot (Plain, Recycled, Inkjet, Glossy, 64-220g/m2 (260g/m2 with Brother BP71 glossy paper only)), Auto 2-Sided (Plain, Recycled, 64 - 120g/m2), Automatic Document Feeder (Plain, Recycled, 64 - 120g/m2)
Envelope Printing Yes

Copying

One Sided Copy Speed A4 Colour 16
One Sided Copy Speed A4 Mono 25
Copy Resolution Up to 600 x 600 dpi
First copy out time Colour (6.0 Seconds), Mono (5.0 seconds)
Grey Scale 256 shades of grey (8 bit)
Copy Functions Multi-Copying/Stack/Sort, Enlargement/Reduction Ratio %, N in 1 Copying, 2 in 1 ID Copying, Enlarge Text Copy

Scanning

Scanner type CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
Colour And Mono Scanning Yes
Resolution Interpolated (Up to 19200 x 19200dpi), Scanner Glass (Mono, Colour), ADF (Mono, Colour), Mono (600 x 600dpi), Colour (300 x 600dpi)
Colour Depth Output (24 bit Colour Processing), Input, 48 bit Colour Processing
Inkjet Scan Grey Scale Output (8 bit colour Processing), Input (16 bit colour Processing)
One Sided Scan Speed A3 Colour (3) 13
One Sided Scan Speed A3 Mono (3) 13
One Sided Scan Speed A4 Colour (3) 25
One Sided Scan Speed A4 Mono (3) 25

Network

WiFiDirect Yes
WiredNetworkSecurity SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, FTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), 802,1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3, Kerberos, IPsec
WirelessNetwork 2,4GHz: IEEE 802,11 b/g/n (Infrastructure Mode), IEEE 802,11 g/n (Wi-Fi Direct), 5GHz: IEEE 802,11 a/n (Infrastructure Mode)
WirelessSetupSupport Yes

Scanner functions

Standard Functions Scan to (Email Server, Network, Searchable PDF, SharePoint (On Premise), FTP, File, Image, OCR, Email)
Scan Profiles 5 preset network
Scan Features Auto Deskew, Base Colour Removal

Faxing

Scan Drivers Linux ( SANE), Windows (Windows 10, TWAIN, WIA, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012R2, 2012 & 2008R2), Visit support,brother,com for the full list of supported OS and to download the latest drivers and software,

Faxing

Fax PC-Fax Send and Receive, Out of Paper Reception, Memory Transmission, Error Correction Mode (ECM), Distinctive Ring Detection (UK, DK only), Broadcasting, Auto Reduction, Greyscale

Fleet Management Tools

Fleet Management Tools LAN/WAN Management Software (BRAdmin Professional), Unattended Installer, MSI Installer, Embedded Web Server, Driver Deployment Wizard

Operating Systems And Software

Software supplied - Windows Windows Software (Brother iPrint&Scan), Macintosh Software (Brother iPrint&Scan Desktop)

Supplies And Accessories (9)

Cartridges BK (LC422BK - 550 pages, LC422XLBK - 3000 pages), C, M, Y (LC422CMY - 550 pages, LC422XLCMY - 1500 pages), LC422VAL- 4 X 550 pages, LC422XLVAL- 3,000 pages BK, 1,500 pages CMY

Carton Contents

Carton Contents Power supply cord, Quick setup guide, Product safety guide, Warranty, Device, Supplies, User guide

Dimensions And Weights

Dimensions With Carton 681mm (W) x 561mm (D) x 423mm (H)
Weight With Carton 22.6
Dimensions Without Carton 576mm (W) x 477mm (D) x 305mm (H)
Weight Without Carton 19.8

Duty Cycle

Recommended Monthly Volume Up to 2,500 pages

Operating Environment

Power Consumption Power Off (0.03W), Sleep (0.9W), Ready (5.5W), Copying (29.0W)
Sound Power Printing (Mono, Colour), Mono (<6.54B(A)), Colour (<6.54B(A))
Sound Pressure Printing (50.0dB)
TEC Value 0.17
Ink Save Mode Yes

Environmental

Environmental Blue Angel, Nordic Swan, GS Mark

Address Book

Address Book LDAP

Connectivity

Local interface USB 2.0 Host (Front), Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Wireless network interface 2.4GHz: IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 5GHz: IEEE 802,11a/n
Wireless Setup Support Yes
Wireless Applications Yes
WiFi Direct Yes
Wired Interface Ethernet 10/100BASE-TX Auto Negotiation
Wireless Network 2,4GHz: IEEE 802,11 b/g/n (Infrastructure Mode), IEEE 802,11 g/n (Wi-Fi Direct), 5GHz: IEEE 802,11 a/n (Infrastructure Mode)

Mobile Connectivity

Mobile and Web Connectivity Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPad / iPhone), Apple AirPrint, Brother Print Service Plugin, Mopria®, Brother Apps, Web Connect

Security Features

Features E-mail Notifications, E-mail Reports, Secure Function Lock 3.0
Wired Network Security SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, FTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), 802,1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3, Kerberos, IPsec
Wireless network security SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, FTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), 802,1x (EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA3-SAE (AES) *Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3, IPsec
IP Filter Yes
IPv4 ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNSResolver, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, TFTP server, ICMP, Web Services (Print), Web Services (Scan), SNTPClient, LDAP, CIFS Client, FTP Client, POP3 Client, IMAP4 Client, mDNS, HTTP Server, IPP
IPv6 NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port / Port9100, SMTP Client, FTP Server, FTP Client, CIFS Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, TFTP server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP, Web Services (Print), Web Services(Scan), HTTP Server, IPP, IMAP4, POP3

Caveats

  • [1] Print Speeds based on ISO/IEC 24734
  • [2] FPOT (First Print Out Time) based on ISO/IEC 17629
  • [3] Scan Speeds based on ISO/IEC 17991
  • [9] Approx. declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711
  • [11] Capacity calculated with 80gsm paper

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Brother devices conform to The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 and receive guaranteed software security updates until at least five years after the device is last in production.

After the initial support period, Brother shall use all reasonable endeavours to provide software updates for as long as reasonably practicable.

If you already own a Brother device, visit support.brother.com for information specific to your device.

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