Press the Web button and a sub menu of options opens up, enabling scanning direct to popular cloud storage services such as Google Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, Dropbox and Evernote. These options hide a host of more advanced settings and choices, however. This means you have to trail the cable through a moulded channel and out of a small gap at the back.Ĭontrolling the printer from the touchscreen looks almost too simple, with just Copy, Scan and Web options visible when you turn on the printer. There’s no cable supplied in the box and the USB port is situated inside the printer, accessed by lifting the scanner section. You could set the printer up to connect to a PC via its USB port but Brother has made this unusually awkward. From here, you can also download drivers and the scanning software if you’re on a PC, or install the MobileConnect app for Apple or Android mobile devices.

Setting up the Wi-Fi network is done through a website, which you can access either from a computer or a mobile device. The ink cartridges just click into place behind an easily accessible door on the front. Setting up the printer is very straightforward.

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In the box, there are four cartridges, one of each colour, each capable of printing 200 pages in accordance with the ISO 24711 standard (5% page coverage).

Paper is stored in a single tray at the bottom of the device, which can hold 150 sheets of A4, so it’s not up to dealing with big print jobs. The scanner operates at resolutions up to 1,200 x 2,400dpi. The printer is aimed at office workers who need a device at home, so doesn’t make any great claims when it comes to printing photos, although it can print at resolutions up to 1,200 x 6,000dpi.

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