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Brother MFC 3240C Multifunction Printer, Fax, Copier and Scanner

The Brother MFC 3240C is a sheet fed, multifunction product includes color printer, fax (33.6Kbps), copier, scanner and PC Faxing. It delivers fast inkjet printing with speeds up to 20ppm mono and 15ppm color and photo-quality printing resolutions up to 6000 x 1200 dpi for exceptional color output. No PC required for faxing and copying. The 8MB dual access memory stores up to 200 pages so faxes can be scanned in while sending or receiving. Includes a front loading 100-sheet paper capacity, 20-page ADF, USB 2.0 Full Speed Interface and scanning resolutions up to 2400 dpi (interpolated). Compatible with Windows® and Macintosh® OS.

Brother MFC 3240C Specifications
Print Technology
Color Inkjet

Max. Black Print Speed (ppm)
20ppm Black

Max. Color Print Speed (ppm)
15ppm Color

Print Resolution (maximum dpi)
Up to 6000x1200 dpi‡

Borderless Printing
Yes‡

Standard Input Paper Capacity (sheets)‡
100-Sheet Input Capacity

Standard Memory (MB)
8 MB Memory

Optional Memory (MB)
No

Standard Interface(s)‡
USB 2.0 Full Speed Interface

Optional Interface(s)‡
NC-2200W (wireless print server)

Printer Driver Compatibility
Windows® & Mac OS®†

PCL Emulation(s)
No

Faxing Capability
B/W & Color Faxing

Fax Modem Speed
33.6K bps Super G3 Fax Modem

Telephone Handset
No

Total Auto Dial Locations
50 locations

PC Fax Capability (send/receive)†
Yes (send only)

Fax Page Memory (Brother Test Chart #1)‡
Up to 200 page fax memory

Copying Capability
B/W & Color Copying

Design Style
Traditional Sheetfed

Max. Automatic Document Feeder Capacity‡
20-Page ADF

Max. Black Copy Speed (cpm)
17cpm Black

Max. Color Copy Speed (cpm)
11cpm Color

Reduction/Enlargement
25% - 400%

Scanning Capability
B/W & Color Scanning

Max. Interpolated Scan Resolution (dpi)†
2400 dpi‡

Optical Scan Resolution (dpi)
600x1200 dpi

Input Color Scan Bit Depth
36-bit

"Scan To" feature†
Email, Image, OCR, File

LCD Size (characters/lines)
16 characters/1 line

UPC Code
0 12502 61087 8

Warranty
1 Year Limited

Brother Press Release
Brother Introduces Four New Color Multi-Function Center Models Focused on the SOHO Business Environment
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 1, 2004 Continuing a Strong Tradition of Providing SOHO User the Best Combination in Value and Performance

Brother International Corporation introduces four new business-class color inkjet Multi-Function Center(R) (MFC) products targeting home office and small business users. Each new model in this line-up has an estimated street price of less than $200+, thus making these a tremendous value. All the more amazing is that 3 of the 4 models include a standard network (Ethernet) interface(2). The new line-up includes two traditional sheet-fed based models: the MFC-3240c and MFC-3340cn, and two flatbed models: the MFC-5440cn and MFC-5840cn. All are scheduled to be available in October 2004.

"Although the home/consumer market is currently the most explosive area of the color inkjet all-in-one market, the SOHO user continues to be a constant for driving functionality and performance," says Don Cummins, Vice President of Marketing at Brother. "Our newest line color inkjet MFCs set key standards for value and performance for the SOHO business environment."

Each model in the line-up provides a home office or small office with 33.6K bps color faxing, up to 6000x1200 dpi* color printing, color copying, color scanning and PC Faxing. Specifically the MFC-3340cn and MFC-5840cn also include Brother's PhotoCapture Center(R) feature which offers media card slots for CompactFlash(R), xD-Picture Card(TM), Secure Digital(TM), Memory Stick(R) and SmartMedia(R) cards(1). Users can easily print a preview index page (thumbnail images of all photos on the media card) or print individual digital photos from the media card: with or without the PC being connected.

One of the key values to a SOHO user will be the built-in Ethernet interface(2) found on the MFC-3340cn, MFC-5440cn and MFC-5840cn for connecting to a wired or wireless network today or in the future. Today's technology has made it much easier for small and home businesses to install a network. This makes it possible to purchase one Multi-function product to share with multiple users in a network environment. Once connected, printing, scanning(3), sending a PC Fax and accessing the PhotoCapture Center(R) feature are all possible over the network.

MFC-3240c & MFC-3340cn... Traditional Sheet-fed Models
For those users who require a low cost color inkjet solution in a traditional sheet-fed design, these new models provide significant features over the competition. Both the MFC-3240c and MFC-3340cn provide fast print speeds up to 20ppm black and up to 15ppm color, high quality 6000x1200 dpi* resolution, a 33.6k bps fax modem, and 20-page auto document feeder capacity. In addition, they incorporate a front-loading 100-sheet paper tray capacity and 2400 dpi (interpolated) color scanning.

The MFC-3340cn, as the step-up model, also includes a built-in (Ethernet) interface(2)., Brother's PhotoCapture Center(R) feature which offers media card slots for the most popular digital camera media(1), and 16MB memory (MFC-3240c has 8MB standard memory).

The estimated street prices will be $129.99+ for the MFC-3240c and $159.99+ for the MFC-3340cn.

MFC-5440cn & MFC-5840cn.........Flatbed Models with Auto Document Feeding
Both the MFC-5440cn and MFC-5840cn, include a versatile flatbed design plus a robust 35-page automatic document feed capacity to handle the demanding and variable copying, faxing and scanning requirements in the small business environment. Also, both models include the key standards that Brother has set for this new line-up....fast print speeds up to 20ppm black and up to 15ppm color, high quality 6000x1200 dpi* resolution, a 33.6k bps fax modem, and a built-in (Ethernet) interface(2).

As the step-up model, the MFC-5840cn adds Brother's PhotoCapture Center(R) feature which offers media card slots for the most popular digital camera media(1) and "expanded" paper capacity up to 350 pages. This expanded paper capacity makes the first color inkjet all-in-one under $200 with dual paper input trays.

The MFC-5840cn's dual paper trays consist of one paper tray with 100-sheet capacity, and the 2nd paper tray with 250-sheet capacity. The top 100-sheet paper tray allows the user to use either premium inkjet paper or high-quality photo paper, while the lower 250-sheet tray can then be dedicated to 250-sheets of plain paper. The MFC-5840cn can be set up to print all incoming faxes on the plain paper - and the high-quality color photos on the glossy photo paper. Perfect for an office environment, since now there is no need to switch paper back and forth from plain paper to photo paper as the application changes.

The estimated street prices will be $149.99+ for the MFC-5440cn and $199.99+ for the MFC-5840cn, both outstanding values.

Consumables & Wireless Option
Each of these models feature a 4-cartridge ink system that uses a separate cartridge for each color. The user only needs to replace the color that is empty, therefore reducing the amount of ink that is wasted.

The standard cartridges are LC-41BK (up to 500 pages @ 5% pages coverage), LC-41Y (Yellow), LC-41M (Magenta), and LC-41C (Cyan).... each of the color cartridges provide a yield of up to 400 pages each @ 5% page coverage). In addition, the MFC-3240c, 3340cn, 5440cn, and 5840cn are also compatible with a high yield black cartridge, LC-41HYBK (up to 900 pages @ 5% page coverage).

Also each new model has an external wireless network option available (NC-2200W), that can be connected via the USB 2.0 Full Speed interface.

ABOUT BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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