General

Model			MFC-8950DW
Printer Type			Laser
Print Method			Electrophotographic Laser Printer
Memory Capacity		Standard	128 MB
		Optional	1 slot: DDR2 SO-DIMM (144–pin) up to 256 MB
LCD (liquid crystal display)			Wide Touchscreen 5 in. (126 mm) Colour LCD
Power Source			220 - 240 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Average)		Peak	Approx. 1200 W at 25 ° C
		Copying	Approx. 694 W at 25 ° C
		Copying (Quiet Mode)	Approx. 350 W at 25 ° C
		Ready	Approx. 9.8 W at 25 ° C
		Sleep (WLAN:On)	Approx. 6.8 W
		Deep Sleep	Approx. 1.6 W
Dimensions (WxDxH)			491 mm x 415 mm x 477 mm
Weights (with consumables)			17.7 kg
Noise Level	Sound Pressure	Printing	L pa m = 59 dB (A)
		Ready	L pa m = 37 dB (A)
		Printing (Quiet Mode)	L pa m = 54 dB (A)
	Sound Power	Printing	L wa d = 6.63 B (A)
		Ready	L wa d = 4.70 B (A)
		Printing (Quiet Mode)	L wa d = 6.4 B (A)
Temperature		Operating	10 to 32.5 ° C
		Storage	0 to 40 ° C
Humidity		Operating	20 to 80% (without condensation)
		Storage	10 to 90% (without condensation)
ADF (automatic document feeder)			Up to 50 pages For best results we recommend: Temperature: 20 to 30 ° C Humidity: 50% to 70% Paper: 80 gsm
Laser Notice			Click here for details.

Document Size

Model			MFC-8950DW
Document Size (Single-sided)		ADF Width	147.3 to 215.9 mm
		ADF Length	147.3 to 355.6 mm
		Scanner Glass Width	Max. 215.9 mm
		Scanner Glass Length	Max. 355.6 mm
Document Size (2-sided (Duplex))		ADF Width	147.3 to 215.9 mm
		ADF Length	147.3 to 355.6 mm

Print media

Model			MFC-8950DW
Paper Input	Paper Tray (Standard)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size	A4, Letter, B5 (ISO/JIS), A5, A5 (Long Edge), B6 (ISO), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio
		Paper Weight	60 to 105 gsm
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 500 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper
	Multi-purpose tray (MP tray)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Thick Paper, Thicker Paper, Recycled Paper, Bond Paper, Label, Envelope, Env.Thin, Env.Thick
		Paper Size	Width: 76.2 to 215.9 mm Length: 127.0 to 355.6 mm
		Paper Weight	60 to 163 gsm
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 50 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper
	Paper Tray 2 (Optional)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size	A4, Letter, B5 (ISO/JIS), A5, B6 (ISO), Executive, Legal, Folio
		Paper Weight	60 to 105 gsm
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 500 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper
Paper Output	Face-Down Output Tray		Up to 150 sheets of 80 gsm 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)
Duplex	Automatic Duplex Printing	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size	A4
		Paper Weight	60 to 105 gsm

Fax

Model			MFC-8950DW
Compatibility			ITU-T Super Group 3
Coding System			MH/MR/MMR/JBIG/JPEG
Modem Speed			33,600 bps (with Automatic Fallback)
2-sided (Duplex) Print Receiving			Yes
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Sending			Yes (from ADF)
Scanning Width			Max. 208 mm
Printing Width			Max. 208 mm
Greyscale			8 bit/256 levels
Resolution		Horizontal	8 dot/mm
		Vertical	Standard: 3.85 line/mm
			Fine: 7.7 line/mm
			Photo: 7.7 line/mm
			Superfine: 15.4 line/mm
One Touch Dial			32
Speed Dial			300 stations
Groups			Up to 20
Broadcasting			382 stations
Automatic Redial			3 times at 5 minute intervals
Memory Transmission			Up to 500 pages
Out of Paper Reception			Up to 500 pages

Copy

Model			MFC-8950DW
Copy Width			Max. 210 mm
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Copy			Yes (from ADF)
Multiple Copies			Stacks or Sorts up to 99 pages
Reduce/Enlarge			25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution			Up to 1200 × 600 dpi
First Copy Out Time			Less than 10.5 seconds at 23 ° C / 230 V

Scanner

Model			MFC-8950DW
Colour / Black			Yes / Yes
TWAIN Compliant			Yes (Windows ® XP/ Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7 / Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.x, 10.7.x)
WIA Compliant			Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7)
ICA Compliant			Yes (Mac OS X 10.6.x, 10.7.x)
Colour Depth			48 bit internal / 24 bit external colour
Resolution			Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated) Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass) Up to 1200 × 600 dpi (optical) (from ADF)
Scanning Width			Max. 210 mm
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Scanning			Yes (from ADF)
Greyscale			256 levels

Printer

Model			MFC-8950DW
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Print			Yes
Emulations			PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript ® 3™), IBM Proprinter XL, Epson FX-850
Resolution			1200 dpi × 1200 dpi, HQ1200 (2400 dpi × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi × 600 dpi
Print Speed (Duplex)			Up to 18 sides/minute (Up to 9 sheets/minute) (A4 size)
Print Speed			Up to 40 pages/minute (A4 size)
First Print Time			Less than 8.5 seconds at 23 ° C / 230 V

Interfaces

Model			MFC-8950DW
USB			Hi-Speed USB 2.0 It is recommended you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2.0 metres long.
Ethernet			10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX / 1000BASE-T Use a straight-through Category 5e (or greater) Shielded Twisted-Pair (STP) cable.
Wireless LAN			IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure mode) IEEE 802.11b (Ad-hoc mode)

Direct Print feature

Model			MFC-8950DW
Compatibility			PDF version 1.7, JPEG, Exif + JPEG, PRN (created by Brother printer driver), TIFF (scanned by all Brother MFC or DCP models), XPS version 1.0.
Interface			USB direct interface

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