General

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
Printer Type			Laser
Print Method			Electrophotographic Laser Printer
Memory Capacity		Standard	64 MB		128 MB
		Optional	1 slot: DDR2 SO-DIMM (144–pin) up to 256 MB
LCD (liquid crystal display)			22 characters × 5 lines
Power Source			110 - 120 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Average)		Peak	Approx. 1200 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
		Copying	Approx. 669 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)	Approx. 702 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
		Copying (Quiet Mode)	Approx. 336 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)	Approx. 350 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
		Ready	Approx. 8.1 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
		Sleep (WLAN:On)	-	Approx. 6.3 W
		Deep Sleep	Approx. 1.2 W	Approx. 1.4 W
Dimensions (WxDxH)			15.9" x 16.3" x 16.7" (405 mm x 415 mm x 423 mm )	19.3" x 16.3" x 17.6" (491 mm x 415 mm x 447 mm )
Weights (with consumables)			34.8 lb (15.8 kg)	34.6 lb (15.7 kg)	35.5 lb (16.1 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 = 6.64 B (A)	L wa d = 6.58 B (A)
		Ready	L wa d = 4.62 B (A)	L wa d = 4.60 B (A)
		Printing (Quiet Mode)	L wa d = 6.4 B (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)
ADF (automatic document feeder)			Up to 35 pages For best results we recommend: Temperature: 68 ° F to 86 ° F (20 to 30 ° C) Humidity: 50% to 70% Paper: 20 lb (80 g/m2)	Up to 50 pages For best results we recommend: Temperature: 68 ° F to 86 ° F (20 to 30 ° C) Humidity: 50% to 70% Paper: 20 lb (80 g/m2)
Laser Notice			Click here for details.

Document Size

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
Document Size (Single-sided)		ADF Width	5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm)
		ADF Length	5.8 to 14.0 in. (147.3 to 355.6 mm)
		Scanner Glass Width	Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
		Scanner Glass Length	Max. 11.8 in. (300.0 mm)	Max. 14.0 in. (355.6 mm)
Document Size (2-sided (Duplex))		ADF Width	-		5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm)
		ADF Length	-		5.8 to 14.0 in. (147.3 to 355.6 mm)

Print media

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
Paper Input	Paper Tray (Standard)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Thin Paper, 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 Capacity	Up to 250 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) 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: 3 to 8.5 in (76.2 to 215.9 mm) Length: 5 to 14 in (127.0 to 355.6 mm)
		Paper Weight	16 to 43 lb (60 to 163 g/m2)
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 50 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain paper
	Paper Tray 2 (Optional)	Paper Type	-	Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size	-	Letter, A4, B5 (ISO/JIS), A5, B6 (ISO), Executive, Legal, Folio
		Paper Weight	-	16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)
		Maximum Paper Capacity	-	Up to 500 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain paper
Paper Output	Face-Down Output Tray		Up to 150 sheets of 20 lb (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)
Duplex	Automatic Duplex Printing	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size	Letter, Legal, Folio
		Paper Weight	16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)

Fax

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
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. 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			16 (8 × 2)
Speed Dial			300 stations
Groups			Up to 20
Broadcasting			366 stations
Automatic Redial			Yes, 1 time after 5 minutes
Memory Transmission			Up to 500 pages
Out of Paper Reception			Up to 500 pages

Copy

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
Copy Width			Max. 8.27 in. (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 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) / 115 V

Scanner

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
Color / Mono			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)
Color Depth			48 bit internal / 24 bit external color
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. 8.27 in. (210 mm)
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Scanning			-		Yes (from ADF)
Gray Scale			256 levels

Printer

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
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 × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi × 600 dpi
Print Speed (Duplex)			Up to 18 sides/minute (Up to 9 sheets/minute) (Letter size)
Print Speed			Up to 38 pages/minute (Letter size)	Up to 40 pages/minute (Letter size)	Up to 42 pages/minute (Letter size)
Print Speed (A4 size)			Up to 36 pages/minute	Up to 40 pages/minute	Up to 40 pages/minute
Print Speed (Letter size)			Up to 38 pages/minute	Up to 42 pages/minute	Up to 42 pages/minute
First Print Time			Less than 8.5 seconds at 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) / 115 V

Interfaces

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
USB			Hi-Speed USB 2.0 It is recommended you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 6 feet (2.0 meters) 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) IEEE 802.11b (Ad-hoc mode)

Direct Print feature

Model			MFC-8512DN	MFC-8712DW	MFC-8912DW
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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