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MFC-J6540DWE Professional A3 inkjet wireless all-in-one printer, with a 6 month free EcoPro subscription trial

Name: MFCJ6540DWE
Brand: Brother
SKU: MFCJ6540DWEZU1
Price: 359.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

A professional all-in-one A3 colour device. This printer offers print, copy, scan and fax functionality all housed in a stylish, durable shell. This device comes with a free 6 month EcoPro subscription, so you can save on supplies, with easy automatic ink delivery and warranty cover.

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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
6.8cm colour LCD touch screen
250 sheet paper capacity | 50 sheet ADF | manual feed slot

Product Overview

Available at Argos!

Purchase the MFC-J6540DWE and receive:

A powerful A3 device with print, copy, scan and fax functionality all housed in a stylish, durable shell
A FREE 6 month EcoPro subscription trial
Automatic FREE delivery of Brother original ink supplies
A lifetime warranty support for your printer

Now you will never run out of ink with a straight forward ink delivery subscription.

Recycle your empty ink cartridges for FREE, responsibly protecting the environment. Brother has a zero waste to landfill policy for empty cartridges returned and for every Brother supply returned to us we donate to our rainforest-saving charity partner Cool Earth.

By recycling, you're protecting the environment and supporting the rainforest with Cool Earth.
Better for you, better for the planet, a better way to print.

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,

EnergyConsumption

Consumption

Power Off (0.03W), Sleep (0.9W), Ready (5.5W), Copying (29.0W)

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), 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

In the box

Content

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

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	Input, 48 bit Colour Processing, Output, 24 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	Auto Reduction, Broadcasting, Distinctive Ring Detection (UK, DK only), Error Correction Mode (ECM), Greyscale, Memory Transmission, Out of Paper Reception, PC-Fax Send and Receive

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

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

Blue Angel, Nordic Swan, GS Mark

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, 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

Support & Drivers

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Resources

Technical Specifications

Brochure-MFCJ6540DWE

Software Security Updates Guarantee

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.

Summary

MFC-J6540DWE Professional A3 inkjet wireless all-in-one printer, with a 6 month free EcoPro subscription trial

EcoPro ink and toner subscription

Product Details

Product Overview

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Specifications

General

Printing (1)

Drivers

EnergyConsumption

Paper Handling (11)

Copying

In the box

Scanning

Network

Scanner functions

Faxing

Faxing

Fleet Management Tools

Operating Systems And Software

Supplies And Accessories (9)

Carton Contents

Dimensions And Weights

Duty Cycle

Operating Environment

Environmental

Address Book

Connectivity

Mobile Connectivity

Security Features

Caveats

Support & Drivers

Downloads & Drivers

FAQs

Manuals & Guides

Resources

Software Security Updates Guarantee

Reviews

Printing ⁽¹⁾

Paper Handling ⁽¹¹⁾

Supplies And Accessories ⁽⁹⁾