Mfc-l8970cdw - Colour Multi Function Printer - Laser - A4 - Wi-Fi

Introduction

Streamline your office operations with the MFC-L8970CDW, a high-performance colour laser multifunction printer tailored for demanding environments. Featuring fast print and scan speeds, advanced security protocols, and versatile connectivity options, it integrates seamlessly with business systems to automate workflows and reduce manual tasks.250 Sheet paper tray expandable to 1,29080 Sheet Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)50 Sheet Multi-Purpose input trayAuto paper low/empty detection64 Configurable ShortcutsNFC for secure authenticationCompatible with Brother and 3rd Party solutions including Tungsten Automation, YSoft and moreAvailable under a Managed Print Service (MPS) contract

Printing

Duplex printing mode

Auto/Manual

Print technology

Laser

Printing

Colour printing

Duplex printing

Yes

Maximum resolution

2400 x 600 DPI

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)

31 ppm

Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)

31 ppm

Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)

20 ppm

Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)

20 ppm

Time to first page (black, normal)

9.9 s

N-in-1 print function

Yes

N-up printing

2, 4, 9, 16, 25, 6

Barcode printing

Yes

Watermark printing

Yes

Secure printing

Yes

Poster printing function

Yes

Copying

Duplex copying

Yes

Duplex copying mode

Auto

Copying

Colour copying

Maximum copy resolution

1200 x 600 DPI

Maximum copy size

A4

Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)

31 cpm

Time to first copy (black, normal)

12.5 s

Time to first copy (colour, normal)

12.5 s

Maximum number of copies

999 copies

Copier resize

25 - 400%

N-in-1 copy function

Yes

N-in-1 copy function (N=)

2, 4

Scanning

Duplex scanning

Yes

Duplex scanning mode

Auto

Scanning

Colour scanning

Optical scanning resolution

19200 x 19200 DPI

Optical scanning resolution (ADF)

600 x 600 DPI

Maximum scan area

215.9 x 355.6 mm

Scanner type

Flatbed & ADF scanner

Scan technology

Dual CIS

Scan to

USB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP

Image formats supported

TIFF, JPEG

Document formats supported

PDF

Input colour depth

48 bit

Output colour depth

24 bit

Input greyscale depth

16 bit

Output greyscale depth

8 bit

Greyscale levels

256

Scan drivers

WIA, TWAIN, SANE

Fax

Duplex faxing

Yes

Faxing

Mono faxing

Fax resolution (black)

203 x 392 DPI

Fax transmission speed

2.5 sec/page

Modem speed

33.6 Kbit/s

Fax memory

500 pages

Auto-redialing

Yes

Speed dialling

Yes

Fax forwarding

Yes

Auto reduction

Yes

Error Correction Mode (ECM)

Yes

Features

Recommended duty cycle

0 - 7500 pages per month

Maximum duty cycle

80000 pages per month

Duplex functions

Print

Printing colours

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Page description languages

BR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6

Printer fonts

PostScript, PCL, Bitmap

Number of PCL fonts

73

Number of PostScript fonts

66

Number of barcode fonts

16

Number of bitmap fonts

12

Input & output capacity

Total number of input trays

1

Total input capacity

250 sheets

Total output capacity

150 sheets

Multi-Purpose tray

Yes

Multi-Purpose tray input capacity

50 sheets

Auto document feeder (ADF)

Yes

Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity

80 sheets

Paper handling

Maximum ISO A-series paper size

A4

Paper tray media types

Thin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper

ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)

A4, A5, A6

Non-ISO print media sizes

Letter, Legal, Executive

Envelopes sizes

C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch

Custom media width

76.2 - 216 mm

Custom media length

116 - 355.6 mm

Paper tray media weight

60 - 105 g/m²

Multi-Purpose Tray media weight

60 - 163 g/m²

Ports & interfaces

Direct printing

Yes

USB port

Yes

USB 2.0 ports quantity

2

Network

Wi-Fi

Yes

Ethernet LAN

Yes

Cabling technology

10/100/1000Base-T(X)

Ethernet LAN data rates

10,1000,100 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi standards

802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g

Wi-Fi Direct

Yes

Near Field Communication (NFC)

Yes

Security algorithms

SSL/TLS, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SNMP, IPSec, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, TKIP, AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE

Supported network protocols (IPv4)

ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR receiver, LPR/LPD, custom raw port/Port9100, SMTP client, IPP/IPPS, FTP client, FTP server, CIFS client, TELNET server, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, HTTP/HTTPS server, TF

Supported network protocols (IPv6)

NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR Receiver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port / Port9101, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Client, FTP Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP Client, TFTP Server, ICMPv7, Web Services (Print), Web Services (S)

Mobile printing technologies

Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service

Performance

Internal memory

1024 MB

Built-in processor

Yes

Processor frequency

1200 MHz

Design

Product colour

Grey

Market positioning

Business

Built-in display

Yes

Display

LCD

Display diagonal

17.8 cm (7")

Control type

Touch

Colour display

Yes

Power

Power consumption (PowerSave)

330 W

Power consumption (printing)

540 W

Power consumption (copying)

540 W

Power consumption (ready)

60 W

Power consumption (standby)

8.4 W

Power consumption (sleep)

0.53 W

Power consumption (off)

0.04 W

Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)

0.43 kWh/week

AC input voltage

220 - 240 V

AC input frequency

50/60 Hz

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 x64

Mac operating systems supported

Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia

Linux operating systems supported

Yes

Server operating systems supported

Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016

Other operating systems supported

ChromeOS

Operational conditions

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

20 - 80%

Storage temperature (T-T)

0 - 40 °C

Operating temperature (T-T)

10 - 32.5 °C

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

36 - 85%

Sustainability

Sustainability certificates

Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel

Weight & dimensions

Width

454 mm

Depth

505 mm

Height

460 mm

Weight

26.7 kg

Packaging data

Package width

650 mm

Package depth

610 mm

Package height

643 mm

Package weight

34.7 kg

Packaging content

Cables included

AC

Warranty card

Yes

User guide

Yes

Technical details

Compliance certificates

GS mark

Other features

Noise level

49 dB