Brother DCP-J774DW multifunction printer is compact and versatile. Easy to use at home or at business. This multifunction printer offers an intuitive interface via its color touch screen and benefits from an automatic double-sided printing function. This multifunction printer will allow you to print directly from your smartphone or tablet thanks to direct Wi-Fi. Thanks to its compactness and modern design with clean lines. The Brother DCP-J774DW inkjet printer fits perfectly into any small space. Your printer will easily find its place on a desk or shelf. Its large 6.8 cm color LCD touch screen will give you intuitive access to the many features offered by your printer. Print your documents from the USB port or directly from the memory card reader located on the front of your printer.
With the Brother DCP-J774DW multifunction printer. Print or scan all your documents directly from your smartphone or tablet, on the Cloud with Brother iPrint&Scan, Google Cloud Print, or Apple AirPrint. Easily connect to your mobile device with Wi-Fi Direct which lets you print without having to go through a wireless access point. The Brother DCP-J774DW 3-in-1 all-in-one. With its compact design and versatile features. Is the ideal printer for home or business use. The DCP-J774DW printer offers an intuitive and user-friendly interface as well as automatic double-sided printing. The Brother DCP-J774DW is a multifunction compact inkjet printer that offers printing, scanning, and copying capabilities in one compact device. It features wireless connectivity and mobile printing options, making it a convenient choice for home or small office use.
Brother DCP-J774DW Design and Build
The compact design of the Brother DCP-J774DW makes it very easy to fit in the corner of a desk. Everything folds up very neatly if you prefer to put the printer in a drawer when not in use. The harmless gray color also helps it blend into the background. The tilting color touchscreen that clicks reassuringly through four positions and the hidden square USB-B port. Located under the scanner bed with neat cable management at the rear, impressed us. We never would have found it if we didn’t know this device had one.
There is a flat USB Type A Port and an SD card slot located on the back of the printer cover. A similar front flap on the right side provides access to the four ink cartridges. The rear paper tray only takes one sheet at a time and has an expandable piece of plastic to support it. While all other papers and envelopes can be loaded into the tray up front.
Along with the print, copy, and scan features that define this 3-in-1 device, you’ll also find Wi-Fi connectivity, a 2.7-inch color touchscreen, two-sided printing, and 100 sheets. The free support application Brother iPrint & Scan is very easy to use for printing. This device can print on glossy inkjet paper at an impressive resolution of 6000 x 1200 dpi and scan at 1200 x 1200 dpi, which is enough to produce and capture professional-looking photos. The paper size is limited to A4, but it can handle all kinds of photo paper and envelope sizes.
Setup and Installer
Like most printers, there’s a helpful setup wizard to guide you through the procedure that tells you when to insert the four supplied ink cartridges. The process involves printing a test sheet to visibly verify that the printheads are all aligned and firing correctly. It’s reassuringly easy, but not quick, as it takes the printer six minutes to go through its own initiation process. The only issue we encountered was when the printer failed to update its own firmware. Even though the companion app seemed confident an update was available. Plus, typing passwords into the small on-screen display proved difficult for our big fingers.
In use, this printer is very simple and we found printing from a computer or mobile device to be no problem. The only limitation came when printing directly from the front USB port. It looks like you can choose almost every print setting through the touchscreen, except for orientation. Portrait and landscape photos therefore often appear the wrong way round.
Print Speed Performance
We found that black-and-white Word documents looked crisp and consistent, and while the printer moved steadily, pages were thrown out with final peak speed. We have no complaints, given the cost, but you can get a more delicate type with a laser printer (and at a much faster print speed). Color documents on plain paper also look great and print only a little slower at a rate of 12 pages per minute. Most impressive, however, is the quality of the photos printed on glossy inkjet paper. In its finest setting. You can achieve surprisingly vivid, pro-level prints.
The scanner easily captures documents and photos in vivid detail. But there doesn’t seem to be a way to change the scan resolution to the highest possible one. So everything is captured at 1200 x 1200 dpi. For affordable and simple compact inkjet printers. The Brother DCP-J774DW has a lot to like. First off, the design and build make it easy to connect and host. But they’re also easy to use thanks to the touchscreen interface and smartphone app.
