Brother 7840 W User Guide

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1‘Pages’ refers to the ‘Brother Standard Chart No. 1’ (a  typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). 
Specifications and printed materials ar e subject to change without prior notice.
2‘Pages’ refers to the ‘ITU-T Test Chart #1’ (a typical bu siness letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). Specifications 
and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.
3‘Pages’ refers to the ‘Brother Standard Chart No. 1’ (a typical business letter, Sta ndard resolution,...

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CopyD
1The first copy out time may vary depending on scanner lamp warm up time.
Colour/MonochromeMonochrome
Document Size ADF Width: 148 to 215.9 mm
ADF Length: 148 to 355.6 mm
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 215.9 mm
Scanner Glass Length: Max. 297 mm
Copy Width: Max. 210 mm
Multiple Copies Stacks or Sorts up to 99 pages
Reduce/Enlarge 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution Up to 600 × 600 dpi
First Copy Out Time Less than 15 seconds
1 (from READY mode) 

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ScanD
1Maximum 1200  × 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® XP/Windows Vista® (resolution up to 19200  × 
19200 dpi can be chosen by usi ng the Brother scanner utility)
Colour/Monochrome Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows
®2000 Professional/XP/ 
XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista
®)
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater
WIA Compliant Yes (Windows
® XP/Windows Vista®)
Colour Depth 24 bit colour
Resolution Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)
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Up to 600  × 2400 dpi...

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PrintD
1The print speed may change depending on the type of document you print.
InterfacesD
1Your machine has a Full-Speed USB 2.0 interface. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 
1.1 interface.
2Third party USB ports are not supported.
Emulations
(MFC-7840W only) PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript®3)
Printer Driver Host-Based Driver for Windows
® 2000 Professional/
XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/
(MFC-7440N and MFC-7840W only)
Windows Server
® 2003 (print only via...

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Computer requirementsD
Minimum System Requirements and Supported PC Software Functions
Computer Platform 
& Operating System 
Version Supporte
d PC 
Software 
Functions
PC 
Interface
Processor 
Minimum 
Speed Minimum 
RAM
Recom
mended
 
RAM Hard Disk Space 
to install
For 
Drivers
For 
Applic
ations
Windows® 
Operating 
System1
Windows® 
2000 
Professional4
Printing, 
PC Fax, 
Scanning USB, 
10/100 
Base Tx 
(Ethernet),
Wireless 
802.11 b/g
(MFC-
7840W 
only)
Intel® Pentium II®  
or...

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1Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater.
2For WIA, 1200x1200 resolution. Brother Scanner Utility enables to enhance up to 19200 x 19200 dpi.
3Third party USB ports are not supported.
4PaperPort™ 11SE supports Microsoft® SP4 or higher for Windows® 2000 and SP2 or higher for XP.
Macintosh® 
Operating 
SystemMac OS
® 
X 10.2.4  
- 10.4.3 Printing, PC Fax send, 
Scanning USB
3, 
10/100 
Base Tx 
(Ethernet), 
Wireless 
802.11 b/g
(MFC-
7840W 
only) PowerPC 
G4/G5, 
PowerPC G3 
350MHz
128 MB 256 MB 80...

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Consumable itemsD
1Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752.
2Drum yield is approximate,  and may vary by type of use.
Toner Cartridge Life Standard Toner Cartridge:
TN-2110:
Approx. 1,500 pages (A4)
1
High-Yield Toner Cartridge:
TN-2120:
Approx. 2,600 pages (A4)
1
Drum Unit DR-2100: Approx. 12,000 pages 
(A4)
2 

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Ethernet wired network
 (MFC-7440N and MFC-7840W)
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1PC Fax Send for Mac®
2
Printing only for Windows Server® 20033Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater (mDNS)4BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as  a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.
Network board 
model nameNC-6600h (MFC-7440N)
LAN You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network 
Scanning, PC Fax and Remote Setup.
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Support forWindows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP, 
Windows
® XP Professional x64 Edition,...

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Ethernet wireless network (MFC-7840W only)D
1PC Fax Send for Mac®
2
Only printing for Windows Server® 20033Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater (mDNS)4BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as  a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.
Network board 
model nameNC-7400w
LAN You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, 
Network Scanning, PC Fax and Remote Setup
12.
Support for Windows
® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP, 
Windows
® XP Professional x64 Edition,...

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Authentication and encryption for wireless users onlyD
Authentication methodD
The Brother machine supports the following methods:
„ Open system
Wireless devices are allowed to access  the network without any authentication.
„ Shared key
A secret pre-determined key is shared by all de vices that will access the wireless network. The 
Brother machine uses the WEP keys as the pre-determined key.
„ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
Enables a Wi-FI
® Protected Access Pr e-Shared Key (WPA-PSK/W PA2-PSK), which enables 
the...