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Brother MFC-685cw
Brother MFC-685cw
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- Manufacturer:
- Brother International
- Part number:
- MFC685CW
General
- Copier Type
- Digital
- Fax Type
- Plain paper
- Width
- 15.7 in
- Depth
- 14.6 in
- Printing Technology
- Ink-jet - Color - Photo printer
- Height
- 7.1 in
- Monthly Duty Cycle (max)
- 2500 impressions
- Weight
- 18.5 lbs
- Display Diagonal Size
- 3.3"
- Office Machine Features
- Print from memory card
Printer
- Minimum Ink Droplet Size
- 1.5 pl
- Ink Cartridge Configuration
- 4 cartridges (1 each: cyan, magenta, yellow, black)
- Ink Type
- Brother Innobella ink
Memory
- Standard Memory
- 32 MB
- Supported Flash Memory
- CompactFlash, Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, USB flash drive, XD-Picture Card, Memory Stick Pro
Copying
- Max Copying Speed
- up to 22 pages/min (mono) / up to 20 pages/min (color)
- Max Copying Resolution
- up to 1200 x 1200 dpi (mono) / up to 1200 x 600 dpi (color)
- Gray Scale Half-Tones
- 256
- Max Document Enlargement
- 400 %
- Max Document Reduction
- 25 %
- Maximum Copies
- 99
- Automatic Duplexing
- None
- Copying Features
- 2 on 1, 4 on 1
Scanning
- Scan Element
- CIS
- Optical Resolution
- 600 x 2400 dpi
- Interpolated Resolution
- 19200 x 19200 dpi
- Gray Scale Depth
- 8 bit
- Color Depth
- 24 bit
- Color Depth (Internal)
- 36 bit
Fax Machine
- Compatibility
- G3
- Max Transmission Speed
- 14.4 Kbps
- Data Compression System
- MH, MR, MMR, JPEG
- Total Memory Capacity
- 480 pages
- Handset
- Corded handset
- PC Faxing
- Yes
Printing
- Max Printing Resolution
- up to 6000 x 1200 dpi (mono) / up to 6000 x 1200 dpi (color)
- Max Printing Speed
- up to 30 pages/min (mono) / up to 25 pages/min (color)
- Ink Palette Supported (Colors)
- Cyan, magenta, yellow, black
- Color
- 4-ink
Fax Machine Features
- Broadcast Transmission
- 210 stations
- Remote Fax Retrieval (Polling)
- Yes
- Features
- Fax forwarding, Automatic redialing
Document & Media Handling
- Min Original Size
- 5.8 in x 5.8 in
- Max Original Size
- Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
- Original Type
- Sheets
- Document Feeder Capacity
- 10 sheets
- Max Copy Size
- Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
- Standard Media Capacity
- 100 sheets
- Bypass Feeder Capacity
- 20 sheets
- Output Trays Capacity
- 50 sheets
- Document & Media Handling Details
- ADF - 10 sheets size: 5.8 in x 5.8 in - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Input tray - 100 sheets, Output tray - 50 sheets, Bypass tray - 20 sheets - 4 in x 6 in
- Speed Details
- Printing : up to 30 pages/min - B/W, Printing : up to 25 pages/min - Color, Copying : up to 22 pages/min - B/W, Copying : up to 20 pages/min - Color
PC Connectivity
- PC Connection Availability
- Yes
- PC Connection
- USB, USB host, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX
- Network Protocols
- TCP/IP
- Security Protocols & Features
- WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK
- Operating System Support
- MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later, MS Windows Vista (64-bit versions), MS Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Software Included
- Drivers & utilities, Presto! PageManager, ScanSoft PaperPort SE
Miscellaneous
- Direct Printing Specifications
- DPOF, PictBridge
- Included Accessories
- Scansoft PaperPort
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- 1 year warranty
Environmental Parameters
- Sound Emission
- 50 dB (operating)
- Min Operating Temperature
- 50 °F
- Max Operating Temperature
- 104 °F
- Humidity Range Operating
- 20 - 80%
- Sound Emission (Operating)
- 50 dB
Answering Machine
- Answering system type
- Digital
- Recording Capacity
- 29 min
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- CNET Labs Color Scanning Speed Test (pages per minute)
- 3.65
- CNET Labs Gray Scale Scanning Speed Test (pages per minute)
- 4.29
- CNET Labs Photo Speed Test (pages per minute)
- 1.3
- CNET Labs Presentation Speed Test (pages per minute)
- 2.62
- CNET Labs Printer Graphics Speed Test (pages per minute)
- 1.99
- CNET Labs Text Speed Test (pages per minute)
- 2.76
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