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MFCL2730DW

Designed for the home and office. Print, copy, scan and fax quietly and efficiently

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Product Details

  • Fast print speeds of up to 34 pages per minute, at less than 50dB
  • Automatic 2-sided print
  • 6.8cm touchscreen
  • Large 250 Sheet Paper input and 50 Sheet Automatic Document Feeder
  • Built-in wired and wireless network
  • Includes up to 1,200 Page* inbox toner (* Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752.)
Compact 4-in-1 mono laser printer front with shadow

Product Overview

The feature rich MFC-L2730DW is designed for the busy home and small office requiring multifunction capabilities.

This quiet, desktop friendly device, provides fast print speeds without being loud. Save time and print directly from your mobile phone or tablet. Combined with the large paper tray and Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), you can now focus on your work. 

Print more pages with the large inbox toner, ensuring that you're ready to go straight away.  You can be confident your documents are clear and crisp every time using a Brother genuine toner. 

Specifications

General

Printer Type Mono
Function Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Maximum Paper Size A4
Technology Laser
Laser Classification Class 1 Laser Product
Maximum Paper Size A4
Connectivity Wired, Wireless
Memory Internal (128MB)
Control Panel Touchscreen
Display No (6.8cm Colour Touchscreen), Yes
Processor 600

Printing

One Sided Print Speed A4 Mono 34 (pages per minute)
Duty Cycle Up to 2,000 pages
Two Sided Print Speed A4 Mono 16 (sides per minute)
First print out time Less than 8.5 seconds from ready mode
Mobile Print Yes
Automatic 2 sided print Yes
Print Languages PCL6, PDF Version 1.7, BR-Script3
Quiet Mode Yes
Embedded Fonts PCL (66 scalable fonts), Postscript (66 scalable fonts), 12 bitmap fonts, 16 barcodes
Printer Functions N-up Printing, Poster Printing, ID Printing, Booklet Printing, Print Profiles, Watermark Printing, Manual 2-Sided Print, Print Archive, Print Text In Black
Embedded Barcodes PCL Codabar, Code128 (set A, set B, set C), Code39, Code93, EAN128 (set A, set B, set C), EAN-13, FIM (US-PostNet), GS1Databar, Interleaved 2 of 5, ISBN (UPC-E), MSI, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8

Drivers

Printer Drivers Linux (CUPS, LPD/LPRng (32 & 64 bit editions)), macOS (10.10,x, 10.11,x, 10.12,x, 10.13,x, 10.14,x, 10.15,x, 10.8,x, 10.9,x), PCL Drivers (Generic PCL XL driver), PostScript (Driver for Windows that enables you to print to any network or locally connected Brother laser printer that supports PostScript), Windows (10, 11, 7, 8), Server (2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016), Visit support,brother,com for the full list of supported OS and to download the latest drivers and software,

Paper Handling (11)

Paper input Standard (Tray 1) (250 sheets), Manual Feed Slot (1 sheet), Automatic Document Feeder (50 sheets)
Paper output Face Down (120 sheets), Face Up (1 sheet (straight path))
Media Sizes Standard (Tray 1) (A4, Letter, A5, A5 (Long Edge), A6, Executive), 2-Sided Print (A4), Manual Feed Slot (Width: 76.2mm to 215.9mm x Length: 127mm to 355.6mm)
Media Types and Weights Standard (Tray 1) (Plain, Recycled, 60 - 163g/m2), Manual feed slot (Plain, Recycled, Envelope, Bond, 60 - 230g/m2), Auto 2-Sided (Plain, Recycled, 60 - 105g/m2)

Copy

Copy Functions Multi-Copying/Stack/Sort, Enlargement/Reduction Ratio %, N in 1 Copying, 2 in 1 ID Copying, Receipt Copying
FCOT from ready mode (seconds) Mono (10.0 seconds)
Grey Scale 256 shades of grey (8 bit)
One Sided Copy Speed A4 Mono 34

Network

Wired Network Security SSL/TLS (SMTP, HTTP, IPP), SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3
Wireless network security SSL/TLS (SMTP, HTTP, IPP), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3
Wireless Setup Support Yes

Scanning

Scanner type CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
Resolution Interpolated (Up to 19200 x 19200dpi), Mono (600 x 600dpi), Scanner Glass, ADF
Colour Depth 24 bit Colour Processing
Inkjet Scan Grey Scale 256 levels 8 bit
One Sided Scan Speed A4 Colour (3) 7.5
One Sided Scan Speed A4 Mono (3) 23.6

Scanner functions

Standard Functions Scan to (Microsoft Office, Searchable PDF, SharePoint, FTP, File, Image, OCR, Email), Windows Web Services scanning

Drivers

Scan Drivers Linux ( SANE), Macintosh ( AirPrint Scanning, 10.8.x, 10.15x, TWAIN, 10.9.x, 10.11.x, 10.12.x, 10.13.x, 10.14.x, 10.10.x), Windows (Windows 10, TWAIN, WIA, Windows 8.1, Windows 8), Visit support,brother,com for the full list of supported OS and to download the latest drivers and software,

Fax

Fax Auto Reduction, Broadcasting, Distinctive Ring Detection (UK, DK only), Error Correction Mode (ECM), Greyscale, Out of Paper Reception, PC-Fax Send and Receive, Automatic Redial, Chain Dialling, Cover Page, Fax Forwarding, Fax Stamp, Telephone Index, Fax Modem, Memory Transmission , Out of Paper Reception, Fax / Tel Switch, Quick-Scan, Remote Set-Up, Remote Maintenance, Remote Access, Speaker / Ring Volume, Super Fine, Contrast, Dual Access, Enhanced Remote Activate, Fax Retrieval

Fleet Management Tools

Fleet Management Tools LAN/WAN Management Software (BRAdmin Light), Unattended Installer, MSI Installer, Embedded Web Server, Driver Deployment Wizard

Supplies And Accessories (7)

Toner BK (TN2420 - 3000 pages), BK Toner (700 pages), Inbox Toner

Carton Contents

In the box Power supply cord, Quick setup guide, Device, Software disc, Supplies, Drum

Dimensions And Weights

Weight With Carton 14.7
Dimensions With Carton 580mm (W) x 517mm (D) x 434mm (H)
Weight Without Carton 11.8
Dimensions Without Carton 410mm (W) x 398.5mm (D) x 318.5mm (H)

Duty Cycle

Print Duty Cycle Up to 2,000 pages

Operating Environment

Power Consumption Printing in quiet mode (260.0W), Ready (42.0W), Printing (475.0W), Sleep (5.1W)
Sound Pressure Ready (30.0dB), Quiet Mode (44.0dB)
TEC Value 1.348
Warm-up time from sleep mode 9

Environmental

Environmental Blue Angel, Nordic Swan, GS Mark

Address Book

Address Book Speed Dials (200), Group Dial (20)

Connectivity

Local interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Wireless network interface 2.4GHz: IEEE 802.11b/g/n (InfrastructureMode)
Wired Interface 10BaseT/100BaseTX
Wireless Setup Support Yes
Wireless Applications Yes

Solutions

Mobile and Web Connectivity Brother iPrint & Scan, Apple AirPrint, Brother Print Service Plugin, Mopria®, Web Connect(18) , Creative Center

Security features

Wired Network Security SSL/TLS (SMTP, HTTP, IPP), SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3
Wireless Network Security SSL/TLS (SMTP, HTTP, IPP), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3
IP Filter Yes
IPv4 ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNSResolver, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, TFTP server, ICMP, Web Services (Print), SNTPClient, mDNS, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP client
IPv6 NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port / Port9100, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP client, TFTP server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print)
Features E-mail Notifications, E-mail Reports, Setting Lock

Caveats

  • [3] Scan Speeds based on ISO/IEC 17991
  • [7] Approx. declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752
  • [11] Capacity calculated with 80gsm paper
  • [18] Requires an internet connection

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