General

Model			DCP-1512	DCP-1612W
Printer Type			Laser
Print Method			Electrophotographic Laser Printer
Memory Capacity			16 MB	32 MB
Power Source			110-120 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Average)		Peak	Approx. 1,068 W
		Printing	Approx. 380 W at 77 °F (25 ° C)	Approx. 390 W at 77 °F (25 ° C)
		Copying	Approx. 380 W at 77 °F (25 ° C)	Approx. 390 W at 77 °F (25 ° C)
		Ready	Approx. 40 W at 77 °F (25 ° C)	Approx. 50 W at 77 °F (25 ° C)
		Deep Sleep	Approx. 0.8 W	Approx. 0.9 W
		Power Off	Approx. 0.28 W
Dimensions			15.2 in. x 13.4 in. x 10.0 in. (385 mm x 340 mm x 255 mm)
Weights (with consumables)			7.0 kg	7.2 kg
Noise Level	Sound Pressure	Printing	L pa m = 52 dB(A)	L pa m = 52 dB (A)
	Sound Power	Printing	L wa d = 6.59 B(A)	L wa d = 6.6 B (A)
Temperature		Operating	50 to 90 °F (10 to 32 ° C)
		Storage	32 to 104 °F (0 to 40 ° C)
Humidity		Operating	20 to 80% (without condensation)
		Storage	35 to 85% (without condensation)
Interface	USB		Hi-Speed USB 2.0 It is recommended you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2 meters long.
Laser Notice			Click here for details.

Document Size

Model			DCP-1512	DCP-1612W
Scanner Glass			One sheet per time
Document Size			Length: Up to 11.8 in. (300.0 mm) Width: Up to 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
Weight			Up to 4.4 lb (2.0 kg)

Print Media

Model			DCP-1512	DCP-1612W
Paper Input	Paper Tray	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size	A4, Letter, Legal, Folio	A4, Letter, Legal, Folio, A5, A5(Long Edge), B5, Executive Width: 5.8 to 8.5 in. (148 to 216 mm) Length: 5.8 to 14 in. (148 to 355.6 mm)
		Paper Weight	17 lb to 28 lb (65 to 105 g/m2)
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 150 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain paper
Paper Output	Face-Down Output Tray		Up to 50 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain Paper (face-down delivery to the face-down output paper tray)

Copy

Model			DCP-1512	DCP-1612W
Copy Width			Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm)
Multiple Copies			Stacks or Sorts up to 99 pages
Reduce/Enlarge			25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution			Up to 600 × 600 dpi
First Copy Out Time			Less than 16 seconds at 73.4 °F (23 ° C) / 115V

Scanner

Model			DCP-1512	DCP-1612W
Color			Yes
TWAIN Compliant			Yes (Windows ® XP/ Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7 / Windows ® 8 / Windows ® 8.1 / OS X v10.7.5, 10.8.x, 10.9.x)
WIA Compliant			Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7 / Windows ® 8 / Windows ® 8.1)
ICA Compliant			Yes (OS X v10.7.5, 10.8.x, 10.9.x)
Color Depth		Color	24 bit color processing (Input) 24 bit color processing (Output)
		Greyscale	8 bit color processing (Input) 8 bit color processing (Output)
Resolution			Up to 19,200 × 19,200 dpi (interpolated)
			Up to 600 × 1200 dpi (optical)
Scanning Width			Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm)

Printer

Model			DCP-1512	DCP-1612W
Resolution			Up to 2400 × 600 dpi (HQ1200 technology)
Print Speed			Up to 20 pages/minute (A4 size) Up to 21 pages/minute (LTR size)
First Print Out Time			Less than 10 seconds at 73.4 °F (23 °C) / 115V

Network (LAN) (DCP-1612W only)

Model			DCP-1512	DCP-1612W
LAN			—	You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing and Network Scanning. Also included is Brother BRAdmin Light Network Management software.
Protocols		IPv4	—	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP Server, TFTP Client and Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan)
		IPv6	—	NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP Server, TFTP Client and Server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan)
Security Protocols		Wireless	—	SMTP-AUTH
Wireless Network Security			—	WEP 64/128, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (AES)
Wireless Network Setup Support Utility		AOSS™	—	Yes
		WPS	—	Yes

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