General

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Printer Type Laser
Print Method Electrophotographic Laser Printer (single-pass)
Memory Capacity Standard 256 MB
Optional 1 slot: DDR2 SO-DIMM (144-pin) up to 256 MB
LCD (liquid crystal display) 3.7 in. (93.4 mm) TFT Colour Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel 4.85 in. (123.2 mm) TFT Colour Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel
Power Source 220 - 240 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Average) Peak Approx. 1200 W
Printing Approx. 565 W at 25 ° C
Printing
(Quiet Mode)
Approx. 355 W at 25 ° C
Copying Approx. 565 W at 25 ° C
Copying
(Quiet Mode)
Approx. 355 W at 25 ° C
Ready Approx. 65 W at 25 ° C
Sleep Approx. 9.5 W Approx. 10.5 W
Deep Sleep Approx. 1.7 W Approx. 1.9 W
Power Off Approx. 0.04 W
Dimensions (W x D x H) 410 mm x 503 mm x 492 mm 490 mm x 526 mm x 530 mm
Weights (with supplies) 29.5 kg 31.3 kg
Noise Level Sound Pressure Printing Lp a m = 55dB (A) Lp a m = 56dB (A)
Printing(Quiet Mode) Lp a m = 52dB (A) Lp a m = 53dB (A)
Ready Lp a m = 28 dB (A)
Sound Power Printing
(Colour)
L wa d = 6.73 B (A) L wa d = 6.71 B (A)
Printing
(Monochrome)
L wa d = 6.70 B (A) L wa d = 6.71 B (A)
Printing(Quiet Mode) L wa d = 6.40 B (A) L wa d = 6.36 B (A)
Ready L wa d = 4.05 B (A)
Temperature Operating 10 to 32 ° 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 35 pages 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-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Document Size (1-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. 297.0 mm Max. 355.6 mm
Document Size (2-sided) ADF Width 147.3 to 215.9 mm
ADF Length 147.3 to 355.6 mm

Print media

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Paper Input Paper Tray 1 (Standard) Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
Paper Size A4, Letter, B5 (JIS), A5, A5 (Long Edge), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio
Paper Weight 60 to 105 gsm
Maximum Paper Capacity Up to 250 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, Glossy Paper
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 (JIS), A5, 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)
2-sided Automatic 2-sided Printing Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Glossy Paper
Paper Size A4
Paper Weight 60 to 105 gsm

Fax

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Compatibility ITU-T Super Group 3
Coding System MH/MR/MMR/JBIG
Modem Speed 33,600 bps (with Automatic Fallback)
2-sided Print Receiving Yes
Automatic 2-sided Sending Yes (from ADF)
Scanning Width Max. 208 mm
Printing Width Max. 208 mm
Greyscale 8 bit/256 levels
Resolution

Standard
203 × 98 dpi
Fine
203 × 196 dpi
Superfine
203 × 392 dpi
Photo
203 × 196 dpi
Address Book 300 entries
Groups Up to 20
Broadcasting 350 (300 Address Book/50 Manual Dial)
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-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Copy Width Max. 210 mm
Automatic 2-sided 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 Monochrome Less than 18 seconds at 23 ° C / 230 V
Colour Less than 20 seconds at 23 ° C / 230 V

Scanner

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Colour / Mono Yes / Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows ® XP/ Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7 / Windows ® 8 /
Mac OS X v10.7.5 / 10.8.x / 10.9.x)
WIA Compliant Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7 / Windows ® 8)
ICA Compliant Yes (Mac OS X v10.7.5 / 10.8.x / 10.9.x)
Colour Depth Colour 48 bit colour processing (Input)
24 bit colour processing (Output)
Greyscale 16 bit colour processing (Input)
8 bit colour processing (Output)
Resolution Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)
Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass)
Up to 1200 × 600 dpi (optical) (from ADF)
Scanning Width Max. 210 mm
Automatic 2-sided Scanning Yes (from ADF)

Printer

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Automatic 2-sided Print Yes
Emulations PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript ® 3™)
Resolution 600 × 600 dpi
2400 dpi (2400 × 600) quality
Print Speed
(2-sided)
Monochrome Up to 14 sides/minute (Up to 7 sheets/minute)
(A4 size)
Colour Up to 14 sides/minute (Up to 7 sheets/minute)
(A4 size)
Print Speed Monochrome Up to 28 pages/minute (A4 size) Up to 30 pages/minute (A4 size)
Colour Up to 28 pages/minute (A4 size) Up to 30 pages/minute (A4 size)
First Print Time Monochrome Less than 15 seconds at 23 ° C / 230 V
Colour Less than 15 seconds at 23 ° C / 230 V

Interfaces

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
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
Use a straight-through Category 5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable.
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
IEEE 802.11g (Wi-Fi Direct)

Network

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
LAN You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC-FAX Send, PC-FAX Receive (Windows ® only) and Remote Setup.
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/Port9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, IMAP4
IPv6 NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan), LDAP, IMAP4
Security Protocols Wired APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPSec
Wireless APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), SNMP v3, 802.1x (LEAP, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPSec
Wireless Network Security WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (AES)
Wireless Network Setup Support Utility AOSS™ Yes
WPS Yes

Direct Print feature

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
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