Brother MFC-3240c All-in-One

by Brother

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.6 x 17.6 inches ; 16 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002XCZAS
• Item model number: MFC3240C
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 19, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer This sheet-fed multifunction product includes color printer, fax (33.6Kbps), copier, scanner, and PC faxing. It delivers fast inkjet printing with speeds up to 20 ppm mono and 15 ppm color and photo-quality printing resolutions up to 6,000 x 1,200 dpi for exceptional color output. No PC is required for faxing and copying. The 8 MB dual access memory stores up to 200 pages, so faxes can be scanned while simultaneously sending or receiving.

1. One-Touch keys. These keys give you instant access to previously stored Quick-Dial numbers. Press Shift to access a One-Touch number in a black square.
2. Ink. Lets you clean the print head, check the print quality, and check the available ink volume.
3. Copy keys. With Options, you can quickly and easily select temporary settings for copying. Use the Quality key for temporary copy settings.
4. Fax and telephone keys. Press Hook before dialing if you want to make sure a fax machine will answer, and then press Black Start or Color Start. Redial/Pause redials the last number you called. It also inserts a pause in quick-dial numbers. Fax Resolution adjusts the resolution when you send a fax.
5. Mode keys. Access fax, scan, or copy mode.
6. The LCD displays messages on the screen to help you set up and use your machine.
7. Dial Pad. Use these keys to dial telephone and fax numbers and as a keyboard for entering information into the machine. The # key lets you temporarily switch the dialing mode during a telephone call from Pulse to Tone.
8. Navigation keys: Menu/Set lets you access the Menu to program and store your settings in the machine, adjust the volume, or look up numbers that are stored in the dialing memory. It also lets you dial stored numbers by pressing # and a two-digit number.
9. On/Off. Turn the machine on or off. Also, you can set the On/Off Setting so the machine can still receive faxes when it is turned off.
10. Color Start. Lets you start sending faxes or making copies in full color. Also lets you start a scanning operation in color or mono, depending on the scanning setting on your PC.
11. Black Start. Lets you start sending faxes or making scans or copies in black and white.
12. Stop/Exit. Stops an operation or exits from the menu.

The unit includes a front loading 100-sheet paper capacity, 20-page auto document feeder, USB 2.0 full speed interface, and scanning resolutions up to 2,400 dpi (interpolated). Compatible with Windows and Macintosh OS.

What's in the Box
MFC-3240c, power cable, paper tray, LC41BK ink, LC41C ink, LC41M ink, LC41Y ink, drivers and utilities, software bundle, setup poster, user's guide, warranty and registration card; USB cable not included

Product Description

Brother MFC-3240c All-in-One

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ink wasting paperweight, December 24, 2005

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Phreddy Tran (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother MFC-3240c All-in-One (Office Product)

Ignore the low price -- you'll more than pay for it seveal times over by the scandalous "automatic self cleaning" mechanism that drinks ink like a wino drinks ripple. I hardly ever use color and have "run out" of color ink 3 times in six months. I'd be happy just to use B&W, but the printer won't work unless you replace all the cartridges. This should be illegal...

There is no solution to this problem. Even if you turn off the machine, it automatically cleans itself. If you unplug the machine, it cleans itself when you plug it back in. My cat doesn't clean himself this much.

The machine also developed a software glitch early on, where it would print half a page of what you want, spit it out, then print all of what you want. Another design to waste ink?

Finally, the paper capacity is miniscule, so you'll be constantly moving the flimsy, easily breakable paper tray in and out.

In other words, DON'T BUY THIS MACHINE!!!

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There must be a better one that uses less ink!!, August 25, 2005

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Mike From Lincoln Park in Chicago "moobearus" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother MFC-3240c All-in-One (Office Product)

Before you buy this or any inkjet printer make sure that it doesn't go through the ink fast - this machine goes through ink very fast. That is unfortunate because it works well and is easy to navigate.

Set up was very easy.

The scanner works very well and easy.

The fax is reliable and setting up for automatic recieve on a phone line is easy and dependable. Incoming faxes are picked up without any conflict with my answering machine.

The only problem is the ink - that is a considerable problem. And for that reason I advise that you research that aspect above all else when getting an ink jet printer - all in one or otherwise.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Software glitch, March 17, 2006

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Mark Twain "Mark" (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother MFC-3240c All-in-One (Office Product)

We initially bought this for scanning purposes (and not as a fax machine or copier or printer). The scanner when it works, works like a champ. But if you develop a problem with it, no matter how many computer you switch this to..the product has a problem with the 'feeder' as i was told by Office depot. They have received a few back from customers. I'd invest in another brother product.