Printing with this device is of paramount importance and applies to both private and commercial printing. The print engine is the color inkjet print technology and a CIS scanning method. The dimensions of this one include a height of 222 mm, a depth of 403 mm and a width of 440 mm. The weight of the invention, on the other hand, is about 9.6 kg. The document input width through the scanner glass is about 8.5 inches. However, through the same medium, the document input height is 297 mm.
Brother MFC-5490CN Driver for Windows
Supported OS: Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit), Windows XP (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 8, 8.1, 10 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 43.89 MB | Download |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 43.49 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-5490CN Full Driver and Software Package for Windows vista, xp 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 40.90 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 8, 8.1, 10 32-bit.EXE | 15.73 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 8, 8.1, 10, 11 64-bit.EXE | 16.21 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-5490CN Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 7 32-bit.EXE | 15.62 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 7 64-bit.EXE | 16.11 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows vista, xp 32-bit.EXE | 6.75 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-5490CN Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows vista, xp 64-bit.EXE | 6.95 MB | Download |
Driver and Software for Mac OS
Supported OS: macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Printer Drivers for macOS 10.15.dmg | 28.10 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for macOS 10.14.dmg | 28.11 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-5490CN Printer Drivers for macOS 10.13 and 10.12.dmg | 28.43 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.11.dmg | 29.53 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.10.dmg | 29.28 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-5490CN Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.9.dmg | 39.53 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.8.dmg | 37.47 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7.dmg | 29.22 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-5490CN Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.5.dmg | 35.56 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.15.dmg | 2.28 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.14.dmg | 293.09 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-5490CN Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.13.dmg | 293 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.12.dmg | 293.07 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.8 to 10.11.dmg | 294.43 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-5490CN Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.10.dmg | 6.53 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.6.dmg | 4.89 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.4.dmg | 2.08 MB | Download |
Driver for Linux
Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| LPR Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 1.81 MB | Download |
| CUPSwrapper Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 14.39 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 32 bit | 59.35 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 64 bit | 69.94 kB | Download |
| PC-FAX driver rpm package for Linux | 45.15 kB | Download |
| LPR Printer driver deb package for Linux | 1.81 MB | Download |
| CUPSwrapper Printer driver deb package for Linux | 12.89 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver deb package for Linux 32 bit | 55.48 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver deb package for Linux 64 bit | 66.06 kB | Download |
| PC-FAX driver deb package for Linux | 38.30 kB | Download |
Specifications
The printer has an input tray for the main paper supply that can hold up to 150 sheets of plain sheets. In addition to this feature, there is an automatic document feeder (ADF) that can hold up to 50 pages. The output paper tray, on the other hand, can hold about 50 pages of printed sheets in a face-down pattern. The maximum weight of paper for all the input and output tray options is 80 gsm or equivalent of 20 lbs.
The PC interface options include USB 2.0 hi-speed connectivity, which requires a USB cable not longer than 2 meters. The other alternative is through the LAN cable, which is the Ethernet UTP cable of category 5 or higher. The Brother printer device also has an internal memory capacity of 40MB of RAM which combines with the processor for excellent quality. The temperature of the printer environment during operations should be between 10 and 350C.
On the other hand, the storage temperature is between 20 and 330C. The humidity range for both operations and best print quality is between 20 and 80% without condensation. The modem speed of the faxing feature is 33600 bps and a transmission speed of about 3 seconds. For color faxing, the supported format is JPEG. The coding method for monochrome printing supports MH, MR, and MMR formats. Download Brother MFC-5490CN driver from Brother website