Datasheet
Mobile and Web
Connectivity
Brother iPrint&Scan
Mobile App
Print from, scan to, send faxes,
preview received faxes, preview
copies and check the machine
status from Android, iOS &
Windows Phone devices
(Print & Scan only from
Windows Phone)
Brother Print&Scan
(Windows 8,10 & RT)
Print from and scan to a
Windows 8,10 or Windows
RT Tablet
Google Cloud Print 2.0
Print most common file types
from any Google Cloud Print
enabled application
Apple AirPrint
Print from and scan to most
common file types from any
AirPrint enabled application
Copy
Copy Speed (A4)
11
6 ipm Mono & 3 ipm Colour
Resolution
1,200 x 1,200dpi Mono
1,200 x 600dpi Colour
Multi-Copying/Stack/Sort
Makes up to 99 copies of each
page / Stacks or Sorts
Enlargement/
Reduction Ratio
Reduce or Increase document
sizes from 25% to 400% in 1%
increments
N in 1 Copying
Allows the user to compress
2 or 4 pages on to a single
A4 sheet
Grey Scale
256 shades of grey (8 bit)
Enlarge Text Copy
8
Makes reading copied
documents easier if the size of
the text on the original
document is small
Paper Handling
Paper Input
2
Standard Tray - 100 Sheets
Automatic Document Feeder
(ADF) - 20 sheets
Paper Output
2
50 sheets Face Up
Media Type & Weights -
Standard Tray
Plain, Inkjet, Glossy (cast/resin)
paper 64-220g/m
2
(260g/m
2
with Brother BP71
glossy paper only)
Media Sizes -
Standard Tray
A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo
(102x152mm),
Indexcard (127x203mm),
Photo-L (9x13cm),
Photo-2L (127x178mm),
C5 Envelope, Com-10,
DL Envelope, Monarch
Media Type & Weights -
Manual Feed Slot
Plain, Inkjet, Glossy (cast/resin),
64-300g/m
2
Brother Print Service Plugin
Print from Android devices
without a dedicated App
Mopria
Print most common file types
from Mopria supported Android
devices
MFC-J497DW I Page 4
1 Approx declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752.
2 Calculated with 80g/m² paper.
3 Windows & Mac only.
4 Windows only.
5 Optional download.
6 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.
7 Requires Brother Software.
8 Must be web connected.
9 Based on ISO/IEC 24734
10 Based on ISO/IEC 17629
11 ESAT based on ISO/IEC 24735
12 sESAT based on ISO/IEC 29183
All specifications correct at time of printing
and are subject to change. Brother is a
registered trademark of Brother Industries
Ltd. Brand product names are registered
trademarks or trademarks of their
respective companies.
Media Sizes -
Manual feed Slot
A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo
(102x152mm),
Indexcard (127x203mm),
Photo-2L(127x178mm), C5
Envelope, Com-10,
DL Envelope, Monarch
Photo (102x152mm),
Photo-L (89x127mm)
Media Type & Weights ADF
Plain Paper 80g/m
2
Media Sizes ADF
148x148mm to
215.9x355.6mm








