Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer

Brother MFC-L8970CDW. Print technology: Laser, Printing: Colour printing, Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI, Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 31 ppm. Copying: Colour copying, Maximum copy resolution: 1200 x 600 DPI. Scanning: Colour scanning, Optical scanning resolution: 19200 x 19200 DPI. Faxing: Mono faxing. Duplex functions: Print. Maximum ISO A-series paper size: A4. Wi-Fi. Direct printing. Product colour: Grey

Streamline your office operations with the MFC-L8970CDW, a high-performance colour laser multifunction printer tailored for demanding environments. Featuring fast print and scan speeds, advanced security protocols, and versatile connectivity options, it integrates seamlessly with business systems to automate workflows and reduce manual tasks.250 Sheet paper tray expandable to 1,29080 Sheet Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)50 Sheet Multi-Purpose input trayAuto paper low/empty detection64 Configurable ShortcutsNFC for secure authenticationCompatible with Brother and 3rd Party solutions including Tungsten Automation, YSoft and moreAvailable under a Managed Print Service (MPS) contract

Printing

Duplex printing mode: Auto/Manual
Print technology: Laser
Printing: Colour printing
Feature: Duplex printing
Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 31 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 20 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal): 9.9 s
Feature: N-in-1 print function
N-up printing: 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, 6
Feature: Barcode printing
Feature: Watermark printing
Feature: Secure printing
Feature: Poster printing function

Copying

Feature: Duplex copying
Duplex copying mode: Auto
Copying: Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution: 1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy size: A4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4): 31 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal): 12.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal): 12.5 s
Maximum number of copies: 999 copies
Copier resize: 25 - 400%
Feature: N-in-1 copy function
N-in-1 copy function (N=): 2, 4

Scanning

Feature: Duplex scanning
Duplex scanning mode: Auto
Scanning: Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolution: 19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF): 600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan area: 215.9 x 355.6 mm
Scanner type: Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technology: Dual CIS
Scan to: USB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP
Image formats supported: TIFF, JPEG
Document formats supported: PDF
Input colour depth: 48 bit
Output colour depth: 24 bit
Input greyscale depth: 16 bit
Output greyscale depth: 8 bit
Greyscale levels: 256
Scan drivers: WIA, TWAIN, SANE

Fax

Feature: Duplex faxing
Faxing: Mono faxing
Fax resolution (black): 203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speed: 2.5 sec/page
Modem speed: 33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memory: 500 pages
Feature: Auto-redialing
Feature: Speed dialling
Feature: Fax forwarding
Feature: Auto reduction
Feature: Error Correction Mode (ECM)

Features

Recommended duty cycle: 0 - 7500 pages per month
Maximum duty cycle: 80000 pages per month
Duplex functions: Print
Printing colours: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languages: BR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6
Printer fonts: PostScript, PCL, Bitmap
Number of PCL fonts: 73
Number of PostScript fonts: 66
Number of barcode fonts: 16
Number of bitmap fonts: 12

Input & output capacity

Total number of input trays: 1
Total input capacity: 250 sheets
Total output capacity: 150 sheets
Feature: Multi-Purpose tray
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity: 50 sheets
Feature: Auto document feeder (ADF)
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity: 80 sheets

Paper handling

Maximum ISO A-series paper size: A4
Paper tray media types: Thin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9): A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizes: Letter, Legal, Executive
Envelopes sizes: C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Custom media width: 76.2 - 216 mm
Custom media length: 116 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media weight: 60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight: 60 - 163 g/m²

Ports & interfaces

Feature: Direct printing
Feature: USB port
USB 2.0 ports quantity: 2

Network

Feature: Wi-Fi
Feature: Ethernet LAN
Cabling technology: 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,1000,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g
Feature: Wi-Fi Direct
Feature: Near Field Communication (NFC)
Security algorithms: SSL/TLS, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SNMP, IPSec, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, TKIP, AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologies: Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service

Performance

Internal memory: 1024 MB
Feature: Built-in processor
Processor frequency: 1200 MHz

Design

Product colour: Grey
Market positioning: Business
Feature: Built-in display
Display: LCD
Display diagonal: 17.8 cm (7")
Control type: Touch
Feature: Colour display

Power

Power consumption (PowerSave): 330 W
Power consumption (printing): 540 W
Power consumption (copying): 540 W
Power consumption (ready): 60 W
Power consumption (standby): 8.4 W
Power consumption (sleep): 0.53 W
Power consumption (off): 0.04 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC): 0.43 kWh/week
AC input voltage: 220 - 240 V
AC input frequency: 50/60 Hz

System requirements

Mac operating systems supported: Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Linux operating systems supported: Yes
Server operating systems supported: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Other operating systems supported: ChromeOS

Operational conditions

Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 °C
Operating temperature (T-T): 10 - 32.5 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H): 36 - 85%

Sustainability

Sustainability certificates: Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel

Weight & dimensions

Width: 454 mm
Depth: 505 mm
Height: 460 mm
Weight: 26.7 kg

Packaging data

Package width: 650 mm
Package depth: 610 mm
Package height: 643 mm
Package weight: 34.7 kg

Packaging content

Cables included: AC
Feature: Warranty card
Feature: User guide

Technical details

Compliance certificates: GS mark

Other features

Noise level: 49 dB