Specifications
General Specifications
Printer Type | Inkjet | ||
Print Head | Black | Piezo with 210 nozzles x 1 | |
Color | Piezo with 70 nozzles x 3 (MFC-J1010DW/MFC-J1012DW) Piezo with 210 nozzles x 3 (MFC-J1170DW) | ||
Memory Capacity | 128 MB | ||
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) | |||
Power Source | AC 100 to 120 V 50/60 Hz | ||
Power Consumption *2
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Noise Level | Sound Pressure | Printing | |
Temperature | Operating | 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35°C) | |
Best Print Quality | 68 to 91.4 °F (20 to 33°C) | ||
Humidity | Operating | 20 to 80% (without condensation) | |
Best Print Quality | 20 to 80% (without condensation) | ||
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) | Up to 20 pages Paper: 20 lb (80 g/m²) | ||
Document Size Specifications
Document Size | ADF Width | 5.8 to 8.5 in. (148 to 215.9 mm) |
ADF Length *1 | 5.8 to 14.0 in. (148 to 355.6 mm) | |
Scanner Glass Width | Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm) | |
Scanner Glass Length | Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm) |
Print Media Specifications
Paper Input | Paper Tray | Paper Type *1 | Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper |
Paper Size | Letter, A4, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, Executive, A5, A6, Envelopes (C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch), Photo (4" x 6")/(10 x 15 cm), Photo 2L (5" x 7")/(13 x 18 cm), Index card (5" x 8")/(13 x 20 cm) | ||
Maximum Paper Capacity | Up to 150 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) plain paper | ||
Paper Output *1 | Up to 50 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m²) Plain Paper (face up print delivery to the output paper tray) |
Fax Specifications
Compatibility | ITU-T Group 3 |
Modem Speed | Automatic Fallback: 14,400 bps |
Scanning Width (Single-sided document) | 8.19 in. (208 mm) (Letter) |
Printing Width | 8.26 in. (210 mm) (Letter) |
Gray Scale | B&W: 8 bit (256 levels) Color: 24 bit (8 bit per color/256 levels) |
Resolution (Horizontal) | 203 dpi |
Resolution (Vertical) | Standard: 98 dpi (Black) 196 dpi (Color) |
Fine: 196 dpi (Black) 196 dpi (Color) | |
Superfine: 392 dpi (Black) | |
Photo: 196 dpi (Black) | |
Address Book | 40 numbers (MFC-J1010DW/MFC-J1012DW) 100 names x 2 numbers (MFC-J1170DW) |
Groups | Up to 6 |
Broadcasting | 90 (40 Address Book/50 Manual Dial) (MFC-J1010DW/MFC-J1012DW) 250 (200 Address Book/50 Manual Dial) (MFC-J1170DW) |
Automatic Redial | 1 time after 5 minutes |
Memory Transmission | |
Out of Paper Reception |
Copy Specifications
Color/Black | Yes/Yes | |
Copy Width | 8.26 in. (210 mm) *1 | |
Multiple Copies | Stacks/Sorts up to 99 pages | |
Enlarge/Reduce | 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%) | |
Resolution | Prints up to 1200 × 1800 dpi (MFC-J1010DW/MFC-J1012DW) Prints up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (MFC-J1170DW) |
Scanner Specifications
Color/Black | Yes/Yes |
TWAIN Compliant | Yes (Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10) |
WIA Compliant | Yes (Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10) |
Color Depth | 30 bit color processing (Input) 24 bit color processing (Output) |
Gray Scale | 10 bit color processing (Input) 8 bit color processing (Output) |
Resolution | |
Scanning Width and Length (Single-sided document) | (Scanner Glass) Width: Up to 8.42 in. (213.9 mm) Length: Up to 11.61 in. (295 mm) (ADF) *3 Width: Up to 8.42 in. (213.9 mm) Length: Up to 13.92 in. (353.6 mm) |
Printer Specifications
Resolution |
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Printing Width *1 | 8.26 in. (210 mm) Borderless *2: 8.50 in. (216 mm) | |
Borderless | Letter, A4, A6, Photo (4" x 6")/(10 x 15 cm), Photo 2L (5" x 7")/(13 x 18 cm), Index card (5" x 8")/(13 x 20 cm) | |
Automatic 2-sided | Paper Type | Plain Paper, Recycled Paper |
Paper Size | Letter, A4, Executive, A5 | |
Print Speed | See your model's page on your local Brother website. |
Interface Specifications
Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2 m). | |
LAN (MFC-J1170DW) | Use an Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater. |
Wireless LAN | IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure) IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct) |
NFC (MFC-J1170DW) | Yes |
Network Specifications

You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC-Fax Send, and PC-Fax Receive (Windows only).
Network Security (Wired) (MFC-J1170DW) | SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS), 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS) |
Network Security (Wireless) | SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS), 802.1x (EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS) |
Wireless Network Security | SSID (32 characters), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES) |
Wireless Setup Support Utility | WPS | Yes |
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) *2 | Wireless 802.11b/g/n | For Drivers | For Applications (Including Drivers) | ||
Windows Operating System | Printing PC Fax *5 Scanning | 32 bit (x86) or 64 bit (x64) processor | 650 MB | 1.3 GB | ||
Windows Server 2008 | N/A | Printing | 50 MB | N/A | ||
Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 | 64 bit (x64) processor | |||||
Mac Operating System | macOS v10.14.6 macOS v10.15.x macOS v11 | Printing PC-Fax (Send) *5 Scanning | 64 bit (x64) processor | N/A | 550 MB |
For the latest driver updates, go to your model's Downloads page at support.brother.com.
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