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Document Size Specification

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Fax Specifications

Copy Specification

Scanner Specifications

Printer Specifications

Interface Specifications

Direct Print Feature Specifications

Supported Protocols and Security Features

Computer Requirements Specifications

General Specifications

Printer Type			Laser
Print Method			Electrophotographic Laser Printer
Memory Capacity	Standard		(DCP-L8630CDW/MFC-L8730CDW/MFC-L8930CDW) 512 MB (MFC-L8970CDW) 1 GB

Machine Display			(DCP-L8630CDW/MFC-L8730CDW) 3.5 in. (8.8 cm) TFT Colour touchscreen LCD 1 (MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW) 7.0 in. (17.6 cm) TFT Colour touchscreen LCD 1
Power Source			220 V to 240 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Average)	Peak		Approximately 1,010 W
	Printing *2		Approximately 540 W at 25°C
	Printing (Quiet Mode) *2		Approximately 330 W at 25°C
	Copying *2		Approximately 540 W at 25°C
	Copying (Quiet Mode) *2		Approximately 330 W at 25°C
	Ready *2		Approximately 60 W at 25°C
	Sleep *2		Approximately 8.4 W
	Deep Sleep *2		Approximately 0.53 W
	Power Off 2 3 *4		Approximately 0.04 W
Dimensions (Typical outline view) (DCP-L8630CDW/MFC-L8730CDW) (MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW)			Unit: mm (DCP-L8630CDW/MFC-L8730CDW) * : 404 : 460 * : 473 (MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW) * : 454 : 460 * : 505

Weight (with supplies)			(DCP-L8630CDW) 26.0 kg (MFC-L8730CDW) 26.0 kg (MFC-L8930CDW) - (MFC-L8970CDW) 27.1 kg
Noise Level	Sound Pressure *6	Printing	LpAm = 49 dB (A)

		Printing (Quiet Mode)	LpAm = 44 dB (A)

		Ready	Default: LpAm = 31 dB (A) *5
	Sound Power *6	Printing	Monochrome LWAc = 6.47 B (A)
			Colour LWAc = 6.47 B (A)
		Printing (Quiet Mode)	Monochrome LWAc = 5.83 B (A)
			Colour LWAc = 5.88 B (A)
		Ready	Default: LWAc = 4.43 B (A) *7
Temperature	Operating		From 10°C to 32.5°C
	Storage		From 0°C to 40°C
Humidity	Operating		20% to 80% (without condensation)
	Storage		35% to 85% (without condensation)
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)			Up to 80 sheets For best results we recommend: Temperature: 20°C to 30°C Humidity: 50% to 70% Paper: 80 g/m2

Measured diagonally.

Measured when the machine is connected using the same network connection as the ENERGY STAR Ver. 3.2 test method.

Measured according to IEC 62301 Edition 2.0.

Power consumption varies slightly depending on the usage environment.

If fan motor is functioning: LpAm = 35 dB (A)

Measured in accordance with the method described in ISO 7779.

If fan motor is functioning: LWAc = 4.98 B (A)

Document Size Specification

Document Size	ADF Width	105 mm to 215.9 mm
	ADF Length	148 mm to 355.6 mm
	Scanner Glass Width	Up to 215.9 mm
	Scanner Glass Length	(DCP-L8630CDW/MFC-L8730CDW) Up to 297 mm (MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW) Up to 355.6 mm

Print Media Specifications

Paper Input	Paper Tray (Standard)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Letterhead, Coloured Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size	A4, Letter, B5 (JIS), A5, A5 (Long Edge), B6 (JIS), A6, Executive, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, 16K (195x270 mm), A4 Short (270 mm Paper)
		Paper Weight	60 to 105 g/m2
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 250 sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper
	Multi-Purpose Tray (MP tray)	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Letterhead, Coloured Paper, Thin Paper, Thick Paper, Recycled Paper, Bond Paper, Label, Envelope, Env.Thin, Env.Thick, Glossy Paper
		Paper Size	Width: 76.2 to 216 mm Length: 116 to 355.6 mm Envelope: COM-10, DL, C5, Monarch
		Paper Weight	60 to 163 g/m2
		Maximum Paper Capacity	Up to 50 sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper Envelope: 10 envelopes up to 10 mm thick
	Paper Tray 2, 3 (Optional) *1	Paper Type	Plain Paper, Letterhead, Coloured Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
		Paper Size	A4, Letter, B5 (JIS), A5, B6 (JIS), Executive, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Folio, 16K (195x270 mm), A4 Short (270 mm Paper)
		Paper Weight	60 to 105 g/m2
		Maximum Paper Capacity	LT-350CL Up to 250 sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper LT-360CL Up to 520 sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper
Paper Output *2	Face Down Output Tray		Up to 150 sheets of 80 g/m2 Plain Paper (face-down delivery to the face-down output paper tray)
Paper Output *2	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, Letterhead, Coloured Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Glossy Paper
		Paper Size	A4, A4 Short (270 mm Paper)
		Paper Weight	60 to 105 g/m2

(DCP-L8630CDW/MFC-L8730CDW) Maximum number of Lower Trays: Up to two LT-350CL Lower Trays.

(MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW) Maximum number of Lower Trays: Up to two LT-350CL Lower Trays, or up to two LT-360CL Lower Trays, or a combination of one LT-350CL and one LT-360CL.

For labels, we recommend removing the printed sheets from the output paper tray immediately after they exit the machine to avoid the possibility of smudging.

Fax Specifications

NOTE: This feature is available for MFC models.

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		(MFC-L8730CDW/MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW) Yes (from the ADF)
Scanning Width		Maximum 208 mm
Printing Width		Maximum 207.4 mm
Greyscale		8 bit / 256 levels
Resolution	Horizontal	203 dpi
	Vertical	Standard: 98 dpi Fine: 196 dpi Super fine: 392 dpi Photo: 196 dpi

Address Book		300 Locations
Groups		Up to 20
Broadcasting		350 Locations
Automatic Redial		3 times at 5-minute intervals
Memory Transmission		Up to 500 pages *1
Out of Paper Reception		Up to 500 pages *1

‘Pages’ refers to the ‘ITU-T TestChart Document No.1’ (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, JBIG code).

Copy Specification

Copy Width	Maximum 208 mm
Automatic 2-sided Copy	(MFC-L8730CDW/MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW) Yes (from the ADF)
Sort Copy	Yes
Stack Copy	Up to 999 pages
Enlarge/Reduce	25 to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution	Maximum 1200 x 600 dpi
First Copy Out Time *1	Monochrome Less than 12.5 seconds
First Copy Out Time *1	Colour Less than 12.5 seconds

From Ready Mode and standard tray.

Scanner Specifications

Colour / Black	Yes / Yes
TWAIN Compliant	Yes (Windows 10 / Windows 11)
WIA Compliant	Yes (Windows 10 / Windows 11)
WIA Compliant	Yes (Windows 10 / Windows 11)
Colour Depth	48 bit colour Processing (Input) 24 bit colour Processing (Output)
Grey Scale	16 bit colour Processing (Input) 8 bit colour Processing (Output)
Resolution *1	Up to 19200 x 19200 dpi (interpolated) Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi (from Scanner Glass) Up to 600 x 600 dpi (from the ADF)
Scanning Width	Maximum 210 mm
Automatic 2-sided Scanning	(MFC-L8730CDW/MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW) Yes (from the ADF)

Maximum 600 × 600 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Printer Specifications

Automatic 2-sided Print		Yes
Emulation		PCL6, BR-Script3, PDF Version 2.0
Resolution		600 x 600 dpi, 2,400 dpi class (2400 x 600) quality
Print Speed 1 2	1-sided Print	Monochrome Up to 33 pages/minute (Letter size) Up to 31 pages/minute (A4 size)
		Colour Up to 33 pages/minute (Letter size) Up to 31 pages/minute (A4 size)
	2-sided Print	Monochrome Up to 21 sides per minute (Up to 10.5 sheets per minute) (Letter size) Up to 20 sides per minute (Up to 10 sheets per minute) (A4 size)
		Colour Up to 21 sides per minute (Up to 10.5 sheets per minute) (Letter size) Up to 20 sides per minute (Up to 10 sheets per minute) (A4 size)
First Print Time 3 4 5 6		Monochrome Less than 9.9 seconds
		Colour Less than 9.9 seconds

The print speed may change depending on the type of document you print.

The print speed may be slower when the machine is connected by wireless LAN.

Printing from Ready mode and standard tray.

Length of time from when the machine is started until paper output is complete (except when the machine is turned on or when an error is fixed).

May vary when calibration or registration is in progress.

This applies when printing on A4- or Letter-size paper from the standard tray. However, the First Print Time could be longer depending on the paper size and the amount of print data.

Interface Specifications

USB 1 2	Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Use a USB 2.0 interface cable (TypeA/B) that is no more than 2 metres long.
LAN	10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T *3
Wireless LAN	IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure Mode) IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)
NFC *4 (MFC-L8730CDW/MFC-L8930CDW/MFC-L8970CDW)	Yes

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.

Third party USB hub devices are not supported.

Use a Category 5e (or greater) network cable.

When you connect an external IC card reader, use a HID class driver supported device.

Direct Print Feature Specifications

Compatibility	PDF version2.0, JPEG, TIFF (scanned by Brother models), PRN-GDI (created by the machine's own printer driver), PRN-PS (created by the machine's own printer driver)
Interface	USB direct interface: Front x1, Rear x1 (MFC-L8970CDW)

Supported Protocols and Security Features

Supported protocols and security features may differ depending on the model.

Ethernet: 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T

Wireless LAN (2.4GHz): IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure Mode), IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)

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, LDAPS, IMAP4, Syslog

Protocols (IPv6): NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, LDAPS, IMAP4, Syslog

Network Security (Wired): APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPP, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, FTP, LDAP), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), OAuth (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), Kerberos, IPsec

Network Security (Wireless): APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPP, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, FTP, LDAP), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), OAuth (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), Kerberos, IPsec

Wireless Network Security: WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA3-SAE (AES) (Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only)

Wireless Certification: Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, WPA3-Enterprise/Personal, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Wi-Fi Direct

Computer Requirements Specifications

Supported Operating Systems And Software Functions

Computer Platform & Operating System Version		Computer Interface			Processor	Hard Disk Space to Install *1
		USB *2	Wired LAN	Wireless LAN		For Drivers	For Applications (including Drivers)
Windows Operating System	Windows 10 Home / 10 Pro / 10 Education / 10 Enterprise 3 4	Printing PC Fax *5 Scanning			32 bit (x86) or 64 bit (x64) processor	80 MB	2.0 GB
	Windows 11 Home / 11 Pro / 11 Education / 11 Enterprise 3 4				64 bit (x64) processor
	Windows Server 2016	Printing Scanning	Printing		64 bit (x64) processor	80 MB	80 MB
	Windows Server 2019
	Windows Server 2022
Mac Operating System *6	macOS v13	Printing PC Fax (Send) *5 Scanning			64bit processor	N/A	500 MB
	macOS v14
	macOS v15
ChromeOSTM		Printing Scanning			N/A	N/A	N/A
Linux (Supported Package Management System: dpkg, rpm) *7		Printing PC Fax (Send) *5 Scanning			32bit (x86) or 64bit (x64) processor	20 MB	20 MB

An Internet connection is required to install the software.

Third party USB ports are not supported.

For WIA, 1200x1200 resolution.

PaperPort™ 14SE supports Windows 10 and Windows 11.

PC Fax supports black and white only.

macOS Disclaimer

AirPrint capable: Printing, scanning, or PC faxing (Send) via macOS requires the use of AirPrint. Mac drivers are not provided for this machine.

The driver is known to work on the following Linux Distributions:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 64bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 64bit, Fedora 39 64bit, Mageia 9 32bit, Mageia 9 64bit, openSUSE 15.5 64bit, SUSE Enterprise15-SP4 64bit, Debian 12.2.0 32bit, Debian 12.2.0 64bit, Ubuntu MATE 18.04 32bit, Ubuntu 22.04 64bit, Ubuntu 23.10 64bit, Linux Mint 21.2 64bit, Ubuntu 24.04 64bit.

For the latest driver updates, go to your model's Downloads page at support.brother.com/downloads.

For the latest supported OS, go to your model's Supported OS page at support.brother.com/os.

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