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Brother MFC-L3740CDWE LED printer in an office environment with a man using a laptop in the foreground
Brother MFC-L3740CDWE LED printer in an office environment with a man using a laptop in the foreground
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Brother MFC-L3740CDWE Colourful and Connected LED All-in-One Printer

Fast and flawless all-in-one colour LED printer designed for busy homes and small offices. Enjoy quiet printing without compromising on speed or quality. This printer comes with a free 6 month EcoPro subscription, so you can save on costs, with easy automatic ink delivery and warranty cover.

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EcoPro ink and toner subscription

EcoPro is an ink and toner subscription service for your Brother printer which automatically orders and delivers ink and toner to you when you need them – at a fraction of the cost of buying them separately. Starting from just £1.99 per month!

Product Details

  • Print up to 18 pages per minute.

  • Gigabit ethernet, 5GHz WiFi and USB.

  • User-friendly 8.8cm colour touchscreen.

  • 250 Sheet paper input capacity11
  • 50 Sheet Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)11
  • 500 Page yield inbox toner, 3,000 page mono 2,300 page colour high yield available8

Brother MFC-L3740CDWE LED printer facing front on a white background with the EcoPro logo in the upper right corner

Product Overview

The office and home environment is continuously changing with the goal of increasing efficiency and productivity. Be confident that you have a reliable device that prints quickly and effortlessly, with:

• 2-Sided print, up to 10 sides per minute
• Scan up to 21 images per minute3
• 8.8cm Colour touchscreen
• Gigabit ethernet, 5GHz WiFi and USB
• Print directly from desktop, USB or mobile app
• 512MB Internal memory
• 50 Sheet Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)11
• 250 Sheet paper input tray11
• Comes with 500 black, 500 colour page yield toners, 2,300 black, 3,000 colour maximum yield available8

Specifications

General

Printer Type Colour
Function Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Maximum Paper Size A4
Technology LED
Maximum Paper Size A4
Connectivity USB, Wired, Wireless
Memory Internal (512MB)
Control Panel Touchscreen
Display Yes (8.8cm Colour Touchscreen)

Printing

One Sided Print Speed A4 Mono 18 (pages per minute)
One Sided Print Speed A4 Colour 18 (pages per minute)
Duty Cycle Up to 3,000 pages
Two Sided Print Speed A4 Mono 7 (sides per minute)
Two Sided Print Speed A4 Colour 7 (sides per minute)
First print out time Colour (Less than 15 seconds from ready mode)
Mobile Print Yes
Automatic 2 sided print Yes
Resolution Up to 600 x 2400dpi
Print Languages PCL6, PDF Version 1.7, BR-Script3
Quiet Mode Yes
Embedded Fonts PCL (73 scalable fonts), Postscript (66 scalable fonts), 12 bitmap fonts
Printer Functions N-up Printing, Poster Printing, Toner Save Mode, Watermark Printing, ID Printing, Booklet Printing, Print Profiles, Manual 2-Sided Print, Reverse Print, Print Complete Notice, Secure Print, Universal Print (Microsoft 365)
Embedded Barcodes PCL 16 bar codes fonts - Code39, Codabar, Code128 (set A, set B, set C), Code93, EAN128 (set A, set B, set C), EAN-13, FIM (US-PostNet), GS1Databar, Interleaved 2 of 5, ISBN (EAN), ISBN (UPC-E), MSI, Post Net (US-PostNet), UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8

Drivers

Printer Drivers ChromeOS (Supports native ChromeOS printing), Linux (CUPS, LPD/LPRng (x86/x64 environment)), macOS (We recommend using AirPrint from 11.0,x), PCL Drivers (PCL6), PostScript (Driver for Windows that enables you to print to any network or locally connected Brother laser printer that supports PostScript), Windows (11), 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 (150 sheets)
Media Sizes Standard (Tray 1) (A4, Letter, Legal, Mexico Legal, India Legal, Executive, A5, A5 (Long Edge), A6, B5, A4 short (270mm), Folio, 16K, B6 (JIS)), Manual Feed Slot (Width: 76.2mm to 216mm x Length: 116 to 355.6mm, Com-10, DL Envelope, C5 Envelope, Monarch), Automatic Document Feeder (Width: 105mm to 215.9mm x Length: 147.3mm to 355.6mm), Scanner Glass (Up to A4/Letter), 2-Sided Print (A4)
Media Types and Weights Standard (Tray 1) (Plain, Thin, Thick, Recycled, 60 - 163g/m2), Manual feed slot (Plain, Thin, Thick, Recycled, Bond, Label, Envelope, Env Thin, Env Thick, Glossy, 60 - 163g/m2), Automatic Document Feeder (Plain, Thin, Recycled, 60 - 105g/m2), Auto 2-Sided (Plain, Thin, Recycled, 60 - 105g/m2)

Copy

Copy Resolution Up to 600 x 600 dpi
Copy Functions Multi-Copying/Stack/Sort, Enlargement/Reduction Ratio %, N in 1 Copying, 2 in 1 ID Copying, Multi-Copying
FCOT from ready mode (seconds) Colour (17.0 seconds)
Grey Scale 256 shades of grey (8 bit)

Network

Wired Network Security SSL/TLS (IPP, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, FTP), 802,1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3, Kerberos, IPsec
Wireless network security SSL/TLS (IPP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), 802,1x (EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA3-SAE (AES) *Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3, Kerberos, IPsec
Wireless Setup Support Yes

Scanning

Scanner type CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
Resolution Colour (1200 x 1200dpi, 600 x 600dpi), Interpolated (Up to 19200 x 19200dpi), Scanner Glass, ADF
Colour Depth Output (24 bit Colour Processing), Input, 48 bit Colour Processing
Inkjet Scan Grey Scale Input (16 bit colour Processing), Output (8 bit colour Processing)
One Sided Scan Speed A4 Colour (3) 21
One Sided Scan Speed A4 Mono (3) 27

Scanner functions

Standard Functions Scan to (Email Server, Network Folder, Microsoft Office, SharePoint (On Premise), FTP, File, Image, OCR, Email)
Scan Profiles 25 Preset network
Scan Features Skip Blank Page, Auto Deskew, Character Correction, Colour Drop, Edge Emphasis, Edge Fill, Rotate Image
Direct Scan No
Document Separation Yes

Drivers

Scan Drivers Windows (TWAIN, WIA, Windows 10), Macintosh ( AirPrint Scanning), Linux ( SANE), ChromeOS (Supports native ChromeOS scanning), Visit support,brother,com for the full list of supported OS and to download the latest drivers and software,

Fax

Fax Telephone Index, PC-Fax Send and Receive, Out of Paper Reception, Memory Transmission, Internet Fax (I-Fax), Fax to Server, Fax Stamp, Error Correction Mode (ECM), Distinctive Ring Detection (UK, DK only), Cover Page, Chain Dialling, Broadcasting, Automatic Redial, Auto Reduction, Batch Transmission, Fax Forwarding, Remote Retrieval, Station ID

Fleet Management Tools

Fleet Management Tools LAN/WAN Management Software (BRAdmin Professional), Embedded Web Server, Driver Deployment Wizard, Status Monitor

Operating Systems And Software

Software supplied - Windows Windows Software (Brother iPrint&Scan(17) , Tungsten PaperPort), Macintosh Software (Brother iPrint&Scan Desktop(17) ), Utilities, Easy Setup

Supplies And Accessories (8)

Toner Inbox Toner (BK Toner, CMY Toner), BK (TN248 BK - 1000 pages, TN248XL BK - 3000 pages), C, M, Y (TN248 CMY - 1000 pages, TN248XL CMY - 2300 pages), BK Toner (500 pages), CMY Toner (500 pages)

Carton Contents

In the box Power supply cord, Quick setup guide, Warranty, Device, Supplies, Drum, Waste Toner Box, Belt

Dimensions And Weights

Weight With Carton 23.3
Dimensions With Carton 497mm (W) x 536mm (D) x 533mm (H)
Weight Without Carton 20
Dimensions Without Carton 410mm (W) x 444mm (D) x 401mm (H)

Duty Cycle

Print Duty Cycle Up to 3,000 pages

Operating Environment

Power Consumption Copying in quiet mode (310.0W), Printing in quiet mode (310.0W), Ready (70.0W), Sleep (10.0W), Power Off (0.04W), Copying (460.0W), Printing (460.0W), Deep Sleep (0.5W)
Sound Power Quiet Mode (Colour, Mono), Ready (Inaudible), Printing (Mono, Colour), Deep Sleep (Inaudible), Mono (<6,21B(A), <5.81B(A)), Colour (<6.10B(A), <5.89B(A))
Sound Pressure (12) Quiet Mode (43.0dB), Ready (Inaudible), Printing (46.0dB)
TEC Value 0.27
Operating Humidity % (20 - 80%), Degrees Celsius (10°C - 32.5°C), Degrees Fahrenheit (50°F - 90.5°F)
Storage Humidity % (35 - 85%), Degrees Сelsius (0°C - 40°C), Degrees Fahrenheit (32°F - 104°F)

Environmental

Environmental Blue Angel, GS Mark

Address Book

Address Book Speed Dials (300), Group Dial (20), LDAP

Connectivity

Local interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Wireless network interface 2.4GHz: IEEE 802.11b/g/n (InfrastructureMode), 5GHz: IEEE 802,11a/n, IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)
Wired Interface Gigabit Ethernet (10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T)
Wireless Setup Support Yes
Wireless Applications Yes
WiFi Direct TM Yes

Solutions

Mobile and Web Connectivity Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPad / iPhone), Apple AirPrint, Brother Print Service Plugin, Mopria®, Brother Apps, Web Connect

Security features

Wired Network Security SSL/TLS (IPP, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, FTP), 802,1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3, Kerberos, IPsec
Wireless Network Security SSL/TLS (IPP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), 802,1x (EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA3-SAE (AES) *Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3, Kerberos, IPsec
IP Filter Yes
IPv4 ARP, RARP, BOOTP, APIPA (AutoIP), DHCP, DNSResolver, WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3 Client, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client, FTP Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP client, TFTP server, ICMP, Web Services (Print), Web Services (Scan), SNTPClient, mDNS, LDAPS, IMAP4 Client, Syslog
IPv6 NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port / Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client, FTP Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP client, TFTP server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP, Web Services (Print), Web Services(Scan), IMAP4, Syslog
Features Firmware Updates, Port-based Network Access Control (IEEE 802,1x), E-mail Notifications, E-mail Reports, Secure Function Lock 3.0, Setting Lock, Secure Key Management, Secure Print, Automatic Intrusion Detection, Cloud Secure Print, On-Premise Active Directory/LDAP Authentication, Restrict network protocols, Store Print Log, Digitally-signed Firmware, Syslog

Solutions

NFC No

Caveats

  • [3] Scan Speeds based on ISO/IEC 17991
  • [8] Approx. declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798
  • [11] Capacity calculated with 80gsm paper
  • [12] Sound pressure level in accordance with ISO 7779
  • [17] Optional download
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Brother devices conform to The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 and receive guaranteed software security updates until at least five years after the device is last in production.

After the initial support period, Brother shall use all reasonable endeavours to provide software updates for as long as reasonably practicable.

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