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General Specifications

Printer Type

  • LED

Print Method

  • Electrophotographic LED Printer

Memory Capacity

Standard

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    256 MB

  • HL-L8240CDW

    512 MB

Machine display

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW

    16 characters x 1 line

  • HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW

    2.7 in. (67.5 mm) TFT Colour touchscreen LCD  *1

Power Source

(For Taiwan)

  • 110 V to 120 V AC 50/60 Hz

(Except for Taiwan)

  • 220 V to 240 V AC 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption

(Average)

Peak

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 960 W

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 960 W

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Approximately 960 W

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 960 W

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 960 W

Printing *2

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 430 W at 25°C

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 520 W at 25°C

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Approximately 590 W at 25°C

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 520 W at 25°C

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 560 W at 25°C

Printing

(Quiet Mode) *2

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 310 W at 25°C

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 310 W at 25°C

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Approximately 310 W at 25°C

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 310 W at 25°C

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 310 W at 25°C

Ready *2

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 70 W at 25°C

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 70 W at 25°C

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Approximately 70 W at 25°C

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 70 W at 25°C

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 70 W at 25°C

Sleep *2

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 10 W

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 10 W

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Approximately 7 W

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 10 W

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 10 W

Deep Sleep *2

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.5 W

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.4 W

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.4 W

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.45 W

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.45 W

Power Off *3 *4

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.04 W

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.04 W

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.02 W

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.04 W

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Approximately 0.04 W

Dimensions

(Typical outline view)

(HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW)

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(HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW)

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Unit: mm

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW

    * : 399

    ** : 239

    *** : 399

  • HL-L3280CDW

    * : 399

    ** : 274

    *** : 399

  • HL-L8240CDW

    * : 399

    ** : 274

    *** : 446

Weight (with supplies)

  • HL-L3220CW

    14.7 kg

  • HL-L3220CDW

    15.2 kg

  • HL-L3240CDW

    15.4 kg

  • HL-L3280CDW

    15.6 kg

  • HL-L8240CDW

    16.6 kg

Noise Level

Sound Pressure

Printing

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    LpAm = 46 dB (A)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    LpAm = 47 dB (A)

  • HL-L8240CDW

    LpAm = 48 dB (A)

Printing

(Quiet Mode)

  • LpAm = 43 dB (A)

Ready

  • Default: Inaudible *5

Sound Power

Printing *6

Monochrome

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    LWAc = 6.25 B (A)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    LWAc = 6.39 B (A)

  • HL-L8240CDW

    LWAc = 6.50 B (A)

Colour

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    LWAc = 6.17 B (A)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    LWAc = 6.47 B (A)

  • HL-L8240CDW

    LWAc = 6.58 B (A)

Printing

(Quiet Mode)

Monochrome

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    LWAc = 5.86 B (A)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW

    LWAc = 5.86 B (A)

Colour

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    LWAc = 5.92 B (A)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW

    LWAc = 5.87 B (A)

Ready

  • Default: Inaudible *7

Temperature

Operating

  • From 10°C to 32.5°C

Storage

  • From 0°C to 40°C

Humidity

Operating

  • 20% to 80% (without condensation)

Storage

  • 35% to 85% (without condensation)

*1
Measured diagonally.
*2

Measured when the machine is connected using the same network connection as the ENERGY STAR Ver. 3.1 test method.

*3
Measured according to IEC 62301 Edition 2.0.
*4
Power consumption varies slightly depending on the usage environment.
*5
If fan motor is functioning: LpAm = 40 dB (A)
*6
Measured in accordance with the method described in ISO 7779.
*7
  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    If fan motor is functioning: LWAc = 4.12 B (A)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    If fan motor is functioning: LWAc = 4.81 B (A)

  • HL-L8240CDW

    If fan motor is functioning: LWAc = 2.62 B (A)

Print Media Specifications

Paper Input

Paper Tray

(Standard)

Paper Type

  • (HL-L3220CW)

    Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper

  • (HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW)

    Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Thick Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

  • A4, Letter, B5 (JIS), B5 (ISO), B6 (JIS), A5, A5 (Long Edge), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio, Mexico Legal, India Legal, 16K (195x270mm), A4 Short (270mm Paper)

Paper Weight

  • (HL-L3220CW)

    60 to 105 g/m²

  • (HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW)

    60 to 163 g/m²

Maximum Paper Capacity

  • Up to 250 sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper

Manual Feed Slot

(HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW)

Paper Type

  • (HL-L3220CW)

    Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Bond, Label, Envelope, Env. Thin, Env.Thick, Glossy Paper

  • (HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW)

    Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Thick Paper, Recycled Paper, Bond, Label, Envelope, Env. Thin, Env.Thick, Glossy Paper

Paper Size

  • Width:

    76.2 to 216 mm

  • Length:

    116 to 355.6 mm

  • Envelope:

    COM-10, DL, C5, Monarch

Paper Weight

  • (HL-L3220CW)

    60 to 105 g/m2

  • (HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW)

    60 to 163 g/m2

Maximum Paper Capacity

  • One sheet

Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray)

(HL-L8240CDW)

Paper Type

  • Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Thick Paper, Recycled Paper, Bond, Label, Envelope, Env. Thin, Env.Thick, Glossy Paper

Paper Size

  • Width:

    76.2 to 216 mm

  • Length:

    116 to 355.6 mm

  • Envelope:

    COM-10, DL, C5, Monarch

Paper Weight

  • 60 to 163 g/m2

Maximum Paper Capacity

  • Up to 30 Sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper

  • Envelope: 3 envelopes up to 6mm thick

Paper Tray 2

(Optional)

(HL-L8240CDW)

Paper Type

  • Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

  • A4, Letter, B5 (JIS), A5, Executive, Legal, Folio, Mexico Legal, India Legal, 16K (195x270mm), A4 Short (270mm Paper)

Paper Weight

  • 60 to 105 g/m2

Maximum Paper Capacity

  • Up to 250 sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper

Paper Output *1

Face Down Output Tray

  • Up to 150 sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper (face-down delivery to the face-down output paper tray)

Face Up Output Tray

  • One sheet (face up delivery to the face up output tray)

2-sided

Automatic 2-sided Printing (HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW)

Paper Type

  • Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

  • Letter, Legal, Folio, Mexico Legal, India Legal (For Philippines)

    A4 (Except for Philippines)

Paper Weight

  • 60 to 105 g/m²

*1
For labels, we recommend removing the printed sheets from the output paper tray immediately after they exit the machine to avoid the possibility of smudging.

Printer Specifications

Automatic 2-sided Print

  • HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW

    Yes

Emulation

  • PCL5e, PCL5c, PCL6 (PCL XL Class3.0), BR-Script3, PDF Version 1.7, XPS Version 1.0

Resolution

  • 600 x 600 dpi, 2,400 dpi class (600 x 2400) quality

Print Speed  *1

1-sided Print *2

Monochrome

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    Up to 19 pages/minute (Letter size)

    Up to 18 pages/minute (A4 size)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    Up to 27 pages/minute (Letter size)

    Up to 26 pages/minute (A4 size)

  • HL-L8240CDW

    Up to 31 pages/minute (Letter size)

    Up to 30 pages/minute (A4 size)

Colour

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    Up to 19 pages/minute (Letter size)

    Up to 18 pages/minute (A4 size)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    Up to 27 pages/minute (Letter size)

    Up to 26 pages/minute (A4 size)

  • HL-L8240CDW

    Up to 31 pages/minute (Letter size)

    Up to 30 pages/minute (A4 size)

2-sided Print

Monochrome

  • HL-L3220CDW

    Up to 7 sides/minute (Up to 3 sheets/minute) (Letter or A4 size)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    Up to 10 sides/minute (Up to 5 sheets/minute) (Letter or A4 size)

  • HL-L8240CDW

    Up to 12 sides/minute (Up to 6 sheets/minute) (Letter or A4 size)

Colour

  • HL-L3220CDW

    Up to 7 sides/minute (Up to 3 sheets/minute) (Letter or A4 size)

  • HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW

    Up to 10 sides/minute (Up to 5 sheets/minute) (Letter or A4 size)

  • HL-L8240CDW

    Up to 12 sides/minute (Up to 6 sheets/minute) (Letter or A4 size)

First Print Time *3

Monochrome

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Less than 15 seconds at 23°C / 230 V

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Less than 13.5 seconds at 23°C / 230 V

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Less than 13.5 seconds at 23°C / 115 V

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Less than 13.5 seconds at 23°C / 230 V

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Less than 12.5 seconds at 23°C / 230 V

Colour

  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Less than 15 seconds at 23°C / 230 V

  • HL-L3240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Less than 13.5 seconds at 23°C / 230 V

  • HL-L3280CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    Less than 13.5 seconds at 23°C / 115 V

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Less than 13.5 seconds at 23°C / 230 V

  • HL-L8240CDW

    (For Taiwan)

    -

    (Except for Taiwan)

    Less than 12.5 seconds at 23°C / 230 V

*1
The print speed may be slower when the machine is connected by wireless LAN.
*2
These print speeds are for 1-sided printing and measured in accordance with the ISO/IEC 24734 standard.
*3
Printing from Ready mode and standard tray.

Interface Specifications

USB *1 *2

  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0

    Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no more than 2 metres long.

LAN

(HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW)

  • 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T *3

Wireless LAN

5 GHz

IEEE 802.11a/n (Infrastructure Mode)

IEEE 802.11a/n (Wi-Fi Direct®)

2.4 GHz

IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure Mode)

IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct®)

NFC *4

(HL-L8240CDW)

  • Yes

*1
Your machine has a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 interface.
*2
Third party USB hub devices are not supported.
*3
Use a Category 5e (or greater) network cable.
*4
When you connect an external IC card reader, use a HID class driver supported device.

Direct Print Feature Specifications

NOTE
This function is available for HL-L8240CDW.

Compatibility

  • PDF version1.7, JPEG, Exif+JPEG, PRN (created by the machine's own printer driver), TIFF (scanned by Brother models), XPS version 1.0

Interface

  • USB direct interface: Front x1

Supported Protocols and Security Features

Ethernet (HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW)

10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T

Wireless LAN (5 GHz)

IEEE 802.11a/n (Infrastructure Mode), IEEE 802.11a/n (Wi-Fi Direct)

Wireless LAN (2.4 GHz)

IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure Mode), IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)

Protocols (IPv4)
  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW

    ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMP, Web Services (Print), CIFS client, SNTP client, Syslog

  • HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW

    ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMP, Web Services (Print), CIFS client, SNTP client, LDAP, Syslog

Protocols (IPv6)
  • HL-L3220CW/HL-L3220CDW/HL-L3240CDW

    NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print), CIFS Client, SNTP Client, Syslog

  • HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW

    NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print), CIFS Client, SNTP Client, LDAP, Syslog

Network Security (Wired) (HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW)

SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPP, HTTP, SMTP), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPsec

Network Security (Wireless)

SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPP, HTTP, SMTP), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPsec

Wireless Network Security

WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES) (Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only), WPA3-SAE (AES)

Wireless Certification

Wi-Fi Certification Mark License (WPA3™ - Enterprise, Personal), Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) Identifier Mark License, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Wi-Fi Direct

Computer Requirements Specifications

Supported Operating Systems And Software Functions
Computer Platform & Operating System Version Computer Interface Processor

Hard Disk Space to Install *1

USB *2

Wired LAN *3

Wireless LAN

For Drivers For Applications

(including Drivers)

Windows Operating System

Windows 10 Home / 10 Pro / 10 Education / 10 Enterprise

Printing

32 bit (x86) or 64 bit (x64) processor

50 MB

1.6 GB

Windows 11 Home / 11 Pro / 11 Education / 11 Enterprise

64 bit (x64) processor

Windows Server 2012

Printing

64 bit (x64) processor

50 MB

50 MB

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2022

Mac Operating System *4

macOS v11

Printing

64bit processor

N/A

500 MB

macOS v12

macOS v13

Chrome OS

Printing

N/A

N/A

N/A

*1

An Internet connection is required to install the software if the installation disc is not supplied.

*2

Third party USB ports are not supported.

*3
HL-L3240CDW/HL-L3280CDW/HL-L8240CDW
*4

macOS Disclaimer AirPrint capable: Printing via macOS requires the use of AirPrint. Mac drivers are not provided for this machine.

For the latest driver updates, go to your model's Downloads page at support.brother.com/downloads.

For the latest supported OS, go to your model's Supported OS page at support.brother.com/os.

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