General Specifications

Printer Type

Inkjet

Print Head
Mono

Piezo with 420 nozzles x 1

Colour

Piezo with 420 nozzles x 3

Memory Capacity
  • MFC-J2320

    128 MB

  • MFC-J2720

    256 MB

LCD (liquid crystal display) *1
  • MFC-J2320

    2.7 in. (67.5 mm) TFT Colour Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel

  • MFC-J2720

    3.7 in. (93.4 mm) TFT Colour Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel

Power Source

AC 100 to 120 V 50/60 Hz (Taiwan)

AC 220 to 240V 50/60Hz (Australia and other countries)

Power Consumption *2

  • (Taiwan)

    Copying *3: Approx. 31 W

    Ready *4: Approx. 5.0 W

    Sleep *4: Approx. 1.7 W

    Power Off *4 *5: Approx. 0.04 W

  • (Australia and other countries)

    Copying *3: Approx. 32 W

    Ready *4: Approx. 5.5 W

    Sleep *4: Approx. 1.8 W

    Power Off *4 *5: Approx. 0.04 W

Dimensions
  • MFC-J2320

  • MFC-J2720

Weights
  • MFC-J2320 (Taiwan)

    10,7 kg

  • MFC-J2320 (Australia and other countries)

    10.8 kg

  • MFC-J2720 (Taiwan)

    14.4 kg

  • MFC-J2720 (Australia and other countries)

    14.5 kg

*1
Measured diagonally
*2
Measured when the machine is connected to the USB interface. Power consumption varies slightly depending on the usage environment or part wear.
*3
MFC-J2320: When using ADF, single-sided printing, resolution: standard / document: ISO/IEC 24712 printed pattern.

MFC-J2720: When using ADF, single-sided printing and scanning, resolution: standard / document: ISO/IEC 24712 printed pattern.

*4
Measured according to IEC 62301 Edition 2.0.
*5
Even when the machine is turned off, it will automatically turn itself on periodically for print head maintenance, and then turn itself off.
Noise Level
Sound Pressure
Operating

50 dB (A) (Approx.) *1

Temperature
Operating

10 to 35 °C

Best Print Quality

20 to 33 °C

Humidity
Operating

20 to 80% (without condensation)

Best Print Quality

20 to 80% (without condensation)

ADF (automatic document feeder) *2
  • MFC-J2320

    Up to 35 pages

    Paper: 80 gsm

  • MFC-J2720

    Up to 50 pages

    Paper: 80 gsm

*1
Noise depends on printing conditions.
*2
ADF models only

Document Size Specifications

Document Size
ADF Width *1

148 to 215.9 mm

ADF Length *1

148 to 355.6 mm

Scanner Glass Width

Max. 215.9 mm

Scanner Glass Length

Max. 297 mm

*1
ADF models only

Print Media Specifications

Paper Input
Paper Tray #1
Paper Type

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper *1

Paper Size *2

(Landscape)

A4, Letter, Executive, JIS B5

(Portrait) *3

A3, Ledger, JIS B4, Legal, A5, A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (89 x 127 mm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), and Index card (127 x 203 mm)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper

Paper Tray #2

(MFC-J2720)

Paper Type

Plain Paper

Paper Size *2

(Landscape)

A4, Letter

(Portrait)

A3, Ledger, JIS B4, Legal

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper

Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) *4

(MFC-J2720)

Paper Type

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper *1

Paper Size *2

(Landscape)

A4, Letter, Executive, JIS B5

(Portrait)

A3, Ledger, JIS B4, Legal, Folio, A5, A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (89 x 127 mm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), and Index card (127 x 203 mm)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 80 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper *5

Manual Feed Slot
Paper Type

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper *1

Paper Size *2

(Landscape)

A4, Letter, Executive, JIS B5

(Portrait)

A3, Ledger, JIS B4, Legal, Folio, A5, A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (89 x 127 mm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), and Index card (127 x 203 mm)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 1 sheet

Paper Output

Up to 50 sheets of 80 g/m² Plain Paper (face up print delivery to the output paper tray) *1

*1
For glossy paper, remove printed pages from the output paper tray immediately after they exit the machine to avoid smudging.
*2
JIS B5 and JIS B4 size paper are supported only in some countries.
*3
Ledger, A3, JIS B4 and Legal photo paper are not supported.
*4
We recommend using the MP tray for glossy paper.
*5
Load only five sheets of Ledger, A3, JIS B4, Legal and Folio paper at a time.

Fax Specifications

Compatibility
  • MFC-J2320

    ITU-T Group 3

  • MFC-J2720

    ITU-T Super Group 3

Modem Speed
  • MFC-J2320

    Automatic Fallback: 14,400 bps

  • MFC-J2720

    Automatic Fallback: 33,600 bps

Scanning Width

(Single-sided document)

ADF: 208 mm (A4)

Scanner Glass: 204 mm (A4)

Scanning Width and Length

(2-sided document)

(MFC-J2720)

Width: 208 mm (A4/Letter/Legal) (ADF)

Length: 349.6 mm (ADF)

Printing Width

291 mm (A3)

Greyscale

Monochrome: 8 bit (256 levels)

Colour: 24 bit (8 bit per colour/ 256 levels)

Resolution

(Horizontal)

203 dpi

Resolution

(Vertical)

Standard:

98 dpi (Mono)

196 dpi (Colour)

Fine:

196 dpi (Mono)

196 dpi (Colour)

Superfine:

392 dpi (Mono)

Photo:

196 dpi (Mono)

Address Book
100 names x 2 numbers or E-mail addresses *1
Groups

Up to 6

Broadcasting

250 (200 Address Book/50 Manual Dial)

Automatic Redial

3 times at 5 minute intervals

Memory Transmission

Up to 200 pages *2

Out of Paper Reception

Up to 200 pages *2

*1
E-mail addresses are available after Internet Fax (I-Fax) is downloaded.
*2
‘Pages’ refers to the ‘ITU-T Test Chart #1’ (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.

Copy Specifications

Colour/Monochrome

Yes/Yes

Copy Width

204 mm *1

Multiple Copies

Stacks/Sorts up to 99 pages

Enlarge/Reduce

25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)

Resolution

Prints up to 1200 × 2400 dpi

2-sided
Paper Type

Plain Paper

Paper Size

A4, Letter, A5

*1
When copying on A4 size paper.

PhotoCapture Center Specifications

Compatible Media *1
  • MFC-J2720

    Memory Stick Duo™ (16 MB - 128 MB)

    Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (256 MB - 32 GB)

    Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) with Adapter (256 MB - 32 GB)

    MultiMediaCard (32 MB - 2 GB)

    MultiMediaCard plus (128 MB - 4 GB)

    MultiMediaCard mobile with Adapter (64 MB - 1 GB)

    SD Memory Card (16 MB - 2 GB)

    miniSD with Adapter (16 MB - 2 GB)

    microSD with Adapter (16 MB - 2 GB)

    SDHC Memory Card (4 GB - 32 GB)

    miniSDHC with Adapter (4 GB - 32 GB)

    microSDHC with Adapter (4 GB - 32 GB)

    SDXC Memory Card (48 GB - 128 GB)

  • All models

    USB Flash drive *2

Resolution

Up to 1200 x 6000 dpi

File Extension

Media Format

DPOF (ver. 1.0, ver. 1.1), Exif DCF (up to ver. 2.1)

Image Format

  • Photo Print

    JPEG (Progressive JPEG format is not supported)

    AVI, MOV (Motion JPEG only)

  • Scan to Media

    JPEG, PDF (Colour)

    TIFF, PDF (Monochrome)

Number of Files

Up to 999 files

(Folders inside memory cards or USB Flash drives are also counted as files.)

Folder

Files can be stored up to four folder levels deep on the memory card or USB Flash drive.

Borderless

A4, Letter, A3, Ledger, Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm)

*1
Memory cards, adapters and USB Flash drive are not included.
*2
Full-Speed USB 2.0. USB Mass Storage standard up to 64 GB. Support format: FAT12/FAT16/FAT32/exFAT

PictBridge Specifications

Compatibility

Supports the Camera & Imaging Products Association PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001.

Visit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge for more information.

Interface

USB direct interface

Scanner Specifications

Colour/Monochrome

Yes/Yes

TWAIN Compliant

Yes

(Windows® XP *1/ Windows Vista® / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8)

(OS X v10.7.5 / 10.8.x /10.9.x)

WIA Compliant

Yes

(Windows® XP *1/ Windows Vista® / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8)

ICA Compliant

Yes (OS X v10.7.5 / 10.8.x /10.9.x)

Colour Depth

48 bit colour processing (Input)

24 bit colour processing (Output) / 256 levels per colour

Greyscale

16 bit colour processing (Input)

8 bit colour processing (Output) / 256 levels

Resolution

Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated) *2

  • MFC-J2320

    Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass)

    Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi (optical) (from ADF)

  • MFC-J2720

    Up to 2400 × 2400 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass)

    Up to 2400 × 1200 dpi (optical) (from ADF)

Scanning Width and Length

(Single-sided document)

(Scanner Glass)

Width: Up to 213.9 mm

Length: Up to 295 mm

(ADF)

Width: Up to 213.9 mm

Length: Up to 353.6 mm

Scanning Width and Length

(2-sided document)

(MFC-J2720)

Width: Up to 213.9 mm (ADF)

Length: Up to 353.6 mm (ADF)

*1
Windows® XP in this Guide includes Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.
*2
Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 and Windows® 8 (resolution up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be selected using the scanner utility).

Printer Specifications

Resolution

Up to 1200 dpi × 6000 dpi

Printing Width *1

291 mm [297 mm (borderless)] *2

Borderless

A4, Letter, A3, Ledger, A6, Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (89 x 127 mm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), Index card (127 x 203 mm)

2-sided
Paper Type

Plain Paper

Paper Size *3

A4, Letter, A5, Executive, JIS B5

Print Speed *4
*1
When printing on A3 size paper.
*2
When the Borderless feature is set to On.
*3
JIS B5 size paper is available only for some countries.
*4
For detailed specifications visit http://www.brother.com.

Interface Specifications

USB *1 *2

Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 2 m.

LAN

Use an Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater.

Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure/Ad-hoc Mode)

IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)

*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 ports are not supported.

Network Specifications

You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC-Fax Send, PC-Fax Receive (Windows® only), Remote Setup, and access photos from PhotoCapture Center. Also included is Brother BRAdmin Light *1 Network Management software.

(Windows®) If you require more advanced machine management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version.
Wireless Network Security

SSID (32 characters), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (AES)

Wireless Setup Support Utility AOSS™

Yes

WPS

Yes

*1

(Windows®) Brother BRAdmin Light is available on the CD-ROM provided with the machine.

(Macintosh) Brother BRAdmin Light is available as a download from Brother Solutions Center.

Computer Requirements Specifications

Supported Operating Systems And Software Functions

Computer Platform & Operating System Version PC Interface Processor Hard Disk Space to install

USB *1

10/100 Base-TX

(Ethernet)

Wireless

802.11b/g/n

For Drivers For Applications (Including Drivers)

Windows® Operating System

Windows® XP Home *2

Windows® XP Professional *2

Printing

PC Fax *3

Scanning

Removable Disk (USB or Memory card) *4

Network Media Access (LAN) *4

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

150 MB

1 GB

Windows Vista® *2

500 MB

1.3 GB

Windows® 7 *2

Windows® 8 *2

Windows® 8.1 *2

650 MB

Windows Server® 2003

Windows Server® 2003 R2

Windows Server® 2008

N/A

Printing

50 MB

N/A

Windows Server® 2008 R2

Windows Server® 2012

Windows Server® 2012 R2

64 bit (x64) processor

Macintosh Operating System

OS X v10.7.5

OS X v10.8.x

OS X v10.9.x

Printing

PC-Fax (Send) *3

Scanning

Removable Disk (USB or Memory card) *4

Network Media Access (LAN) *4

Intel® Processor

80 MB

550 MB

*1
Third party USB ports are not supported.
*2
For WIA, 1200 x 1200 resolution. Brother Scanner Utility enables enhancing up to 19200 x 19200 dpi.
*3
PC-Fax supports black and white only.
*4
Removable disk and Network Media Access are functions of PhotoCapture Center.