General

Model FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240
Printer Type Laser
Print Method Electrophotographic Laser Printer
Memory Capacity 16 MB
LCD (liquid crystal display) 16 characters × 2 lines
Power Source 110 - 120 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption
(Average)
Peak Approx. 1080 W at 25 °C (77 °F)
Copying Approx. 420 W at 25 ° C (77 ° F)
Ready Approx. 55 W at 25 ° C (77 ° F)
Deep Sleep Approx. 1.5 W
Dimensions (WxDxH) 14.5" x 14.2" x 12.2" (368 mm x 360 mm x 311 mm)
Weights (with consumables) 19.8 lb (9.0 kg)
Noise level Sound power Operating (Printing) L wa d = 6.18 B (A)
Standby L wa d = 4.25 B (A)
Sound pressure Operating (Printing) L pa m = 53 dB (A)
Standby L pa m = 30 dB (A)
Temperature Operating 50 ° F to 90.5 ° F (10 to 32.5 ° C)
Storage 32 ° F to 104 ° F (0 to 40 ° C)
Humidity Operating 20 to 80% (without condensation)
Storage 10 to 90% (without condensation)
USB connected to PC
When copying one sheet
ADF (automatic document feeder) Up to 20 pages (20 lb (80 g/m2))
Up to 30 pages (staggered)
Recommended Environment:
Temperature: 68 ° F - 86 ° F (20 ° - 30 ° C)
Humidity: 50% - 70%
Paper: Xerox 4200 or Xerox 4024 (20 lb/Letter)
Laser Notice Click here for details.

Document Size

Model FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240
Document Size (Single-sided) Width 5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm)
Length 5.8 to 14.0 in. (147.3 to 355.6 mm)

Print media

Model FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240
Paper Input Paper Tray Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper or Recycled Paper
Paper Size Letter, A4, B5 (ISO/JIS), A5, A5 (Long Edge), B6 (ISO), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio
Paper Weight 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)
Maximum Paper Tray Capacity Up to 250 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain Paper
Manual Feed Slot (Manual) Paper Type Envelope, Labels, Thin Paper, Thick Paper, Recycled Paper, Bond Paper or Plain Paper
Paper Size Width: 3 to 8.5 in. (76.2 to 216 mm)
Length: 4.6 to 16 in. (116 to 406.4 mm)
Paper Weight 16 to 43 lb (60 to 163 g/m2)
Maximum Paper Tray Capacity One sheet at a time 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain Paper
Paper Output Face-Down Output Tray Up to 100 sheets of 20 lb / 80 g/m2 Plain Paper
Face-Up Output Tray One sheet ( face up print delivery to the Face up output tray)

Fax

Model FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240
Compatibility ITU-T Super Group 3 ITU-T Group 3
Modem Speed 33,600 bps (with Automatic Fallback) 14,400 bps (with Automatic Fallback)
Scanning Width Max. 8.19 in. (208 mm)
Printing Width Max. 8.19 in. (208 mm)
Gray Scale 8 bit/256 levels
Resolution Horizontal 203 dot/in. (8 dot/mm)
Vertical Standard: 98 line/in. (3.85 line/mm)
Fine: 196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm)
Photo: 196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm)
Superfine: 392 line/in. (15.4 line/mm)
One Touch Dial 22 (11 × 2)
Speed Dial 200 stations
Groups Up to 8
Broadcasting 272 stations
Automatic Redial Yes, 1 time after 5 minutes
Memory Transmission Up to 400 pages Up to 500 pages Up to 400 pages
Out of Paper Reception Up to 400 pages Up to 500 pages Up to 400 pages

Copy

Model FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240
Color/Monochrome Monochrome
Copy Width Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm) (Letter size)
Multiple Copies Stacks or Sorts up to 99 pages
Reduce/Enlarge 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution Up to 300 × 600 dpi
First Copy Out Time Less than 12 seconds (from Ready mode and standard tray) Less than 11 seconds (from Ready mode and standard tray) Less than 12 seconds (from Ready mode and standard tray)

Scanner

Model FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240
Color/Monochrome - Monochrome Monochrome
TWAIN Compliant - Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7)*1 Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition / 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)*1 Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7)
ICA Compliant - Yes (Mac OS X 10.6.x and 10.7.x)*1 Yes (Mac OS X 10.6.x and 10.7.x)
Resolution - Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)
Up to 600 × 600 dpi (optical)
Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)
Up to 600 × 600 dpi (optical)
Scanning Width - Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm) Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm)
Gray Scale - 256 levels 256 levels

Printer

Model FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240
Resolution HQ1200 (2400 × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi × 600 dpi HQ1200 (2400 × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi × 600 dpi
Print Speed Up to 21 pages/minute
(Letter size)
Up to 24 pages/minute
(Letter size)
Up to 21 pages/minute (Letter size)
First Print Out Time Less than 10.0 seconds (from Ready mode and standard tray) Less than 8.5 seconds (from Ready mode and standard tray) Less than 10.0 seconds (from Ready mode and standard tray)

Interface

Model FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240
USB Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters) long.
Notes: *1: Download only. You can download the scanner driver from the Downloads section.