subject: A Brief Product Overview Of The Brother A3 Printer [print this page] Belonging to the Professional Series of inkjet printers is the Brother a3 printer. Also distributed as MFC-6490CW, it's suitable for carrying out the printing of professional documents in a large workspace. Apart from being an inkjet machine, it's also a copier, scanner and fax machine in one. Several different standard interfaces allow it to catch up with a changing network structure.
The machine's compact body has a dimension of 21.3 inches x 19.2 inches x 12.7 inches (width x depth x height). It has a weight of 34.4 pounds. A spacious colored screen can be found in the front, and it measures diagonally 3.3 inches. Such lets the operator to see the menus clearer, as well as edit documents and preview faxes.
Maximum black and white printing speed is set at 35 pages per minute, while colored printing yields 28 pages per minute. An impressive print resolution of up to 6000 x 2000 dots per in. Enables churning out of documents and photos with crisp details. Compatible media types are extensive, ranging from plain paper, matte, glossy, photo paper, transparency and many more. Paper handling size includes letter, legal, executive, envelope and custom sizes. Maximum media size which can be handled is 11 in. X 17 in. (ledger).
There are 4 high yield cartridges inside the printer. Such paves the way for much convenience, as the operator needs to replace only the cartridge with worn out toner. Other similar machines incorporate all cartridges in a singular unit, which can be very expensive. A max duty cycle is at 5,000 impressions. Recommended monthly output volume is set at 250 to 2,000 pages for optimal performance.
Being a copier, it takes on a flatbed style. It can make copies of both colored and black and white documents efficiently. The machine handles black and white tasks at a speed of 23 copies a minute. For colored tasks, that's 20 copies a minute. The reduce and enlarge functions range from 25 to 400 percent. Because it's a stand-alone copier type, no PC is needed to use the feature.
Making scans of colored and black and white documents, images and photos are possible. There's a maximum optical resolution of 1200 x 2400 dots every inch. But there's also an interpolated scan resolution, which is set at a maximum of 19200 x 19200 dots every inch. To ensure consistent color scanning each time, a 48-bit scan depth is around.
As a fax machine, it boasts of a modem speed of 33.6K bits per minute, with a maximum transmission speed set at approximately 3 seconds per page. While there's no telephone handset that can be found on the machine, there are other useful functions that make up for such. Some of them include caller waiting, caller ID, distinctive ring detection, automatic redial and up to 480 page fax memory.
Even if the network structuring of your workspace changes, the Brother a3 printer can adapt to it. That's because other than the wired interface, there's also an integrated wireless interface. Now it's possible to attach the printer to a wired or wireless router for the workspace to benefit from its printing, copying, scanning and faxing features. Other connectivity options include the following: USB 2.0 high-speed, USB 2.0 flash drive, PictBridge and slots for memory cards.
