brother Color Inkjet Printer User Guide

June 7, 2024
Brother

brother Color Inkjet Printer

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All-in-one wireless colour inkjet printer
The MFC-J4540DWXL is a solidly built, yet sleek, feature rich multifunction device offering high-quality printing for less. Forming part of our All in Box range, it comes with inbox inks printing up to 6000 pages saving significant time and money. With an abundance of features and connectivity options, and a three-year warranty as standard, the multifunctional MFC-J4540DWXL is the business device.

Key Features:

  • XL inbox inks – BK: 6000 pages, CMY: 5000 pages
  • Wireless connectivity
  • Print via near-field-communications (NFC)
  • Mobile compatible – download app: ‘Brother Mobile Connect’
  • 20 sheet automatic document feeder
  • Automatic 2-sided printing
  • Two enclosed paper tray holding a total of 400 sheets
  • Print speeds of up to 20 images per minute
  • 6.8cm colour LCD touchscreen
  • Three-year warranty as standard

The professional print bundle for your home or office
The feature-rich MFC-J4540DWXL forms part of our All in Box range of devices. This means when you buy this device, as well as a professional-standard multifunctional printer, you’ll also receive 3 years’ worth of ink, which will significantly reduce your print costs, and a 3-year warranty. The combined savings in time and money makes this All in Box device a great choice for professional home printing. Print yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711
Work connected, always
You don’t just need to be sat at your desk, or even near the printer to use the MFC-J4540DW. With the range of connectivity options available, you can print anywhere in your house or office – and even from your mobile phone through the Wi-Fi, or NFC. By downloading the Brother Mobile Connect app you can access an array of features – from sending print jobs, to checking your ink levels and ordering replenishments when necessary.
More paper capacity, more control
The MFC-J4540DW comes with an extra paper tray – this means that as well as replenishing ink less, the need to replace paper in the device is also reduced. With this, comes more control over how you use your time to be as productive as possible. Additionally, with the MFC-J4540DW’s simple to use 6.8cm LCD touchscreen, navigating tasks has never been easier.

General

CPU speed 576MHz
Display 6.8cm LCD touchscreen
Memory Capacity 128MB
Ink Page Gauge Yes

Paper

Standard Tray
150 sheets (80g/m2)
Output Paper Capacity
100 sheets (80g/m2)
Media Sizes/Standard Tray
A4, LTR, LGL, EXE, A5, A6, Photo(102x152mm/4×6”), Indexcard(127x203mm/5×8”), Photo-2L(127x178mm/5×7”), C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch,Photo-L (89x127mm/3.5×5”),Folio,Mexico Legal,India Legal
Media Types & Weights/Standard Tray
Plain, Inkjet, Glossy (cast/resin), Recycled & 64-220g/m2 (17-58 lb.)
Lower tray
250 sheets (80 g/m2)
Media Sizes/Lower Tray
A4, LTR, LGL, EXE, A5, Folio, Mexico Legal, India Legal.

Media Types & Weights/Lower tray
Plain, Recycled & 64-120g/m2
(17-32 lb.)
Paper Input/ADF
20 pages (80g/m2)
Paper Input/Manual
Feed Slot 1 sheet
Media Sizes/ADF
(width/length)
148/148mm to 215.9/355.6mm
(5.8/5.8” to 8.5/14.0”)
*Documents that are longer than 11.7 in. (297mm) must be fed one page at a time.
Media Types & Weights/ADF
Plain, Recycled & 64-90g/m2
(17-24lb.)
Media Sizes/Scanner Glass (width/length)
up to 215.9/297mm
(up to 8.5/11.7”)

Media Types & Weights/ Auto Duplex
Plain, Recycled & 64-105g/m2
(17-28lb)
Media Sizes/Manual
Feed Slot
A4, LTR, LGL, EXE, A5, A6, Photo(102x152mm/4×6”), Indexcard(127x203mm/5×8”), Photo-2L(127x178mm/5×7”), C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch,Photo-L (89x127mm/3.5×5”),Folio,Mexico Legal,India Legal
Media Types & Weights/Manual Feed Slot
Plain, Inkjet, Glossy(cast/resin), Recycled & 64-300g/m2
(17-79 lb.)
Media Sizes/Auto Duplex

A4/LTR/EXE/A5 Letter/A4/A5/EXE
Print

Print Speed1
20.0ipm mono /
19.0ipm mono
First Print Out Time2
5.8 Secs Mono /
5.9 secs Colour

Duplex Print Speed (A4,LTR)1
11.0/10.0ipm
Resolution (horizontal x vertical)
up to 1200×4800 dpi

Emulation GDI
Auto Duplex Print
Yes (up to A4/LTR)
Quiet Mode
Yes

Print Function

N-up Printing3
Reduce up to 2, 4, 9 or 16
A4 pages into just one A4 page
Reduce up to 2, 4, 9 or 16 A4 pages into just one A4 page
Poster Printing4
Enlarge 1 A4 page into a poster
using 4, 9, 16 or 25 A4 pages

Watermark Printing
Watermark your documents with predefined text or with your own user-defined messages
ID Printing4
Add identification to your printed documents (date & time, short custom message or PC username)

Booklet Printing4
Print documents in A5 booklet format using manual 2-sided print.
Print Profiles3
Store your favourite driver settings as profiles to easily recall them.

Copy

Copy Speed5
13.0ipm mono / 10.5ipm colour
First Copy Out Time6
10.5 secs mono /
13.0 secs colour
Duplex Copy Speed ESAT5
5.0ipm mono / 4.5ipm colour

Resolution (horizontal x vertical)/Mono
Print: Max. 1200 x 2400dpi
Scan: Max. 1200 x 1200dpi
Resolution (horizontal x vertical)/Color
Print: Max. 1200 x 2400dpi
Scan: Max. 1200 x 600dpi
Multiple Copy
Up to 99

Multi Copy/Stack
Yes
Multi Copy/Sort
Yes
Reduction/Enlargement (%)
25 – 400 in 1% increments
N in 1
2in1/2in1(ID)/4in1
Poster
Yes (3×3, 2X2, 2×1)

Scan

Scanner Type
CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
Colour & Mono Scanning
Yes
Scanning Speed Multiple sheets10
17.0ipm mono / 7.0ipm colour
Resolution(horizontal x vertical)/Optical
FB: 1200 x 2400dpi
ADF: 1200 x 600dpi

Multi-page Scan to Single PDF files (Firm/PC)
Yes (iPrint&Scan Desktop Only)
Auto Crop (Firm/PC)
Yes (TWAIN only)
Base Color Removal  (Firm/PC)
Yes
Auto Deskew
Yes

Document Scanning width/ length
FB: 213.9mm (8.42in)/ 295mm (11.61in)
ADF: 213.9mm (8.42in)/ 353.6mm (13.92in)
Color Depth (Input/Output)
Color Depth
30bit color Processing (Input)
24 bit color Processing (Output)
/256 levels per color
Gray Scale
10bit color Processing (Input)
8bit color Processing (Output)
/256 levels

Scan Functions

Scan to/Image
Yes
Scan to/OCR
Yes
Scan to/Email
Yes
Scan to/File
Yes

Scan to/Media (USB memory)
Yes
Scan to/FTP
Yes
Scan to/Network4
Yes

Scan to SFTP
Yes
Scan to Sharepoint (Firm/PC)
Yes

Scan to SFTP
Yes
Scan to Sharepoint (Firm/PC)
Yes

Windows®
TWAIN & WIA
Windows®
Windows® 10
Windows® 8
Windows® 11

Macintosh
TWAIN
macOS 10.8.x or greater

Connectivity

USB Interface
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
USB Host
Yes
USB Host (for External IC Card Reader)
Yes (Shortcut, Secure
Function Lock)
Wireless LAN(2.4GHz)
Yes
LAN
Yes
Brother Mobile Connect7
Yes
NFC
Yes
AirPrint
Yes
Mopria7
Yes
Brother Print Service Plugin7
Yes

Cloud

Web Connect (Connect with 3rd party services)
Yes
Apps (Brother original services)
Yes

Network & Security

Wireless Network
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure) IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)
Wireless Security
SSID (32 chr), WEP 64/128bit, WPA-PSK(TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK(TKIP/AES)
Wireless Certification
Wi-Fi Certification Mark License (WPA™/WPA2™ – Enterprise, Personal), Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Identifier Mark License, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Wi-Fi Direct
Wireless Network Security Wi-Fi Certification Mark License (WPA™/WPA2™ – Enterprise, Personal), Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Identifier Mark License, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Wi-Fi Direct
Wired Network Security SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, Ipsec.

Active Directory Authentication
Yes

LDAP Authentication
Yes
IP Filter
IPv4
Protocols (IPv4)
ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port9100, IPP, SNMPv1/v2c, TFTP server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client,HTTP Server.
Protocols (IPv6)
NDP, RA, mDNS,LLMNR Responder, DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD,Custom Raw Port/ Port9100, IPP, SNMPv1/v2c, TFTP server, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, ICMPv6, HTTP Server.

Network Management
Ethernet 10/100BASE-TX Auto
Negotiation

Network connection (Wired)
BRAdmin Windows Only
(by download)

Network Security (Wired)
SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, Ipsec.

Embedded Web Server (EWS)
Yes
(Recommend Browser: Internet Explorer 11/Edge (for Windows), Safari 10/11 (for Mac), Chrome (for Android), Chrome/Safari (for iOS) Recommend OS: 4.x or later (for Android), 10.x or later (for iOS))

Supplies and Accessories:

Inbox Cartridges8
LC426XLBK – 6,000 pages
LC426XLCMY – 5,000 pages

Standard yield cartridges8
LC426BK – 3,000 pages
LC426CMY – 1,500 pages

Duty Cycle

Recommended monthly volume9
250 to 2,000 pages

Maximum Monthly Volume9
Up to 30,000 pages

Dimensions

Carton Dimension
W 497 x D 312 x H 464mm
Carton Weight
12.6kg

Machine Dimensions
W 435 x D 335 x H 250mm
Machine Weight
10.4kg

Environment

Power Consumption
Networked Standby:
Approx. 1.9W
Copying Mode: Approx. 21W
Ready Mode: Approx. 3.5W
Sleep Mode: Approx. 1.2W
Off: Approx 0.2W

Sound Pressure Level (Operating)
57db

Sound Power Level (Printing)
6.76b(A)

Blue Angel Mark
Yes

  1. Based on ISO/IEC 24734
  2. Based ISO/IEC 17629
  3. Windows & Mac Only
  4. Windows OnlyO/IEC 29183
  5. Based on ISO/IEC 24735
  6. Optional Download
  7. Approx declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711
  8. Maximum number of printed pages per month can be used to compare designed durability between like Brother products. For maximum printer life, it is best to choose a printer with a duty cycle that far exceeds your print requirements
  9. Based on ISO/IEC17991.

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References

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