Certificates of conformity
GS mark
Supports Mac operating systems
Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Supports Windows operating systems
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10, Windows 11 x64
Supported Linux operating systems
Yes
Supported server operating systems
Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Support for other operating systems
ChromeOS
Connections and interfaces
Maximum resolution
2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
31 pages per minute
Duplex print mode
Auto/Manual
Print speed duplex (black, standard mode, A4/US Letter)
20 pages per minute
Printing the first page (black, normal)
9.9 s
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
31 pages per minute
Print speed duplex (color, standard mode, A4/US Letter)
20 pages per minute
Poster printing function
Yes
N-up pressure
16, 2, 25, 4, 6, 9
Average power consumption during printing
540 W
Energy consumption (ready)
60 W
Average power consumption during copying
540 W
Power consumption (sleep mode)
0.53 W
Energy Star Typical Energy Consumption (TEC)
0.43 kWh/Woche
Power consumption (off)
0.04 W
Power consumption (standby)
8.4 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)
330 W
AC input voltage
220 - 240 V
AC input frequency
50/60 Hz
Optical scan resolution
19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner type
Flatbed & ADF scanner
Maximum scan range
215, 6 mm, 9 x 355
Scanning technology
Dual CIS
Optical scan resolution (ADF)
600 x 600 DPI
Scan to
Illustration, e-mail, E-mail server, FTP, HTTP, Network folder, OCR, USB
Input grayscale depth
16 Bit
Output grayscale depth
8 Bit
Supported image formats
TIFF, JPEG
Supported document formats
PDF
Scan driver
SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Max. Resolution
1200 x 600 DPI
Duration until first copy (black, normal)
12.5 s
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
31 copies per minute
Multiple copy (max.)
999 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)
2, 4
Reduction/enlargement
25 - 400 %
Duration until first copy (colored, normal)
12.5 s
Cabling technology
10/100/1000Base-T(X)
WLAN standards
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data transfer rates
10, 100 Mbit/s, 1000
Supported security algorithms
128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, IPSec, PEAP, SNMP, SSL/TLS, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologies
Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocols (IPv4)
APIPA (AutoIP), ARP, BOOTP, CIFS client, custom raw port/Port9100, DHCP, DNS resolver, FTP client, FTP server, HTTP/HTTPS server, IPP/IPPS, LLMNR receiver, LPR/LPD, mDNS, RARP, SMTP client, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, TELNET server, TF, WINS/NetBIOS name resolution
Supported network protocols (IPv6)
CIFS Client, Custom Raw Port / Port9101, DNS Resolver, FTP Client, FTP Server, HTTP/HTTPS Server, ICMPv7, IPP/IPPS, LLMNR Receiver, LPR/LPD, mDNS, NDP, RA, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, TELNET Server, TFTP Client, TFTP Server, Web Services (Print), Web Services (S)
Near field communication (NFC)
Yes
Fax resolution (black)
203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speed
2.5 Sekunde/Seite
Error correction mode (ECM)
Yes
Operating temperature
10 - 32, 5 °C
Relative humidity in operation
20 - 80 %
Temperature range during storage
0 - 40 °C
Humidity during storage
36 - 85 %
Maximum monthly utilization
80000 pages per month
Printing inks
cyan, yellow, magenta, black
Recommended monthly utilization
0 - 7500 Seiten pro Monat
Number of barcode fonts
16
Page description languages
BR-Script 3, PCL 6, PDF
Printer fonts
Bitmap, PCL, PostScript
Number of PostScript® fonts
66
Maximum paper size of the ISO A series
A4
Media types for the paper tray
Bond paper, Envelopes, Thick paper, Thin paper, Labels, Glossy paper, Normal paper, Recycled paper
ISO A formats (A0...A9)
A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media formats
Letter, Legal, Management Board
Envelope sizes
C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
User-defined media width
2 - 216 mm, 76
User-defined media length
116 - 355, 6 mm
Max. Media weight Universal feeder
60 - 163 g/m²
Media weights for the paper tray
60 - 105 g/m²
Market positioning
Business
Processor clock frequency
1200 MHz
Input and output capacity
Total paper capacity
250 sheets
Total output capacity
150 sheets
Automatic document feeder (ADF)
Yes
Multipurpose compartment
Yes
Input capacity Multifunctional compartment
50 sheets
Capacity of the automatic document feeder (ADF)
80 sheets
Total number of paper feeders
1
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