Brother MFC 8440 User Manual

GLOSSARY   G - 4
Manual fax  When you lift the handset of your external telephone or 
press 
Hook so you can hear the receiving fax machine answer 
before you press Start to begin transmission.
Menu mode   Programming mode for changing your MFC’s settings.
MFL-Pro Suite   Turns your MFC into a printer and a scanner and 
enables PC faxing using the MFC.
OCR (optical character recognition)   The bundled ScanSoft
® 
OmniPage® software application converts an image of text to text 
you can edit.
One-Touch...

G - 5   GLOSSARY
Remote Access Code   Your own four-digit code that allows you to 
call and access your MFC from a remote location.
Resolution   The number of vertical and horizontal lines per inch. 
See: Standard, Fine, Super Fine and Photo.
Ring Delay   The number of rings before the MFC answers in FAX 
mode.
Ring Volume   Volume setting for the MFC’s ring.
Scanning   The process of sending an electronic image of a paper 
document into your computer.
Search   An electronic, alphabetical listing of...

GLOSSARY   G - 6
Transmission   The process of sending faxes over the phone lines 
from your MFC to the receiving fax machine.
Transmission Verification Report   A listing for each transmission, 
that shows its date, time and number.
True Type fonts   The fonts that are used in the Windows
® operating 
systems. If you install the Brother True Type fonts, more types of 
fonts will be available for Windows
® applications.
User Settings   A printed report that shows the current settings of 
your MFC.
 

S - 1   SPECIFICATIONS
S
Product description
The MFC-8440, MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN are 5 in 1 
Multi-Function Centers: Printer, Copier, Color Scanner, Fax, and PC-FAX 
(via your PC). The MFC-8640D and MFC-8840D include Duplex Printing. 
The MFC-8840DN includes Duplex Printing and Network capability.
General
Specifications
Memory Capacity 16 MB (MFC-8640D)
32 MB (MFC-8440/8840D/8840DN)
Optional Memory 1 DIMM slot; Memory expandable up to 160 MB
Automatic Document 
Feeder (ADF) Up to 50 pages...

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 2
Print media
CopyGeneral (continued)
Temperature
Operating:
Storage:50 - 90.5°F (10 - 32.5°C)
32 - 104
°F (0 - 40°C)
Humidity Operating: 
Storage: 20 to 80% (without condensation)
10 to 90% (without condensation)
Paper Input  Paper Tray ■Paper type:
Plain paper, recycled paper and 
transparencies, envelopes (Manual 
Feed/Multi-purpose Tray)
■ Paper size:
A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (ISO), B5 (JIS), 
Executive, A5, A6, B6 (ISO)
Weight: 16 - 28 lb (60 - 105 g/m
2) (Paper Tray)
For more...

S - 3   SPECIFICATIONS
Fax 
Compatibility ITU-T Group 3
Coding System MH/MR/MMR/JBIG
Modem Speed 33600-2400 bps
Automatic Fallback
Original Size ADF Width:  5.8 to 8.5 (148 mm to 216 mm)
ADF  Height:  5.8 to 14.0 (148 mm to 356 mm)
Scanner Width:  Max. 8.48 (212 mm)
Scanner Height:  Max. 14.0 (356 mm)
Scanning Width 8.2 inches (208 mm)
Printing Width 8.2 inches (208 mm)
Gray Scale 64 levels
Polling Types Standard, Sequential 
Contrast Control Automatic/Light/Dark
(manual setting)
Resolution ...

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 4
Scanner
Color/Monochrome Color/Monochrome
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows
® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional 
and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0)
Mac OS
® 8.6 - 9.2/Mac OS® X 10.2.1 or greater
WIA Compliant Yes (Windows
® XP)
Resolution Up to 9,600 × 9,600 dpi (interpolated)*
Up to 600  × 2,400 dpi (optical)
* Maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi scanning with Windows® XP 
(resolution up to 9600 x 9600 dpi can be selected by using the 
Brother scanner utility)
Document Size ADF Width: 5.8 to 8.5...

S - 5   SPECIFICATIONS
Printer
Interfaces
Emulation PCL6 (Brother Printing System for Windows® 
emulation mode of HP LaserJet) and BR-Script 
(PostScript
®) Level 3
Printer Driver Windows
® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP and 
Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 driver 
supporting Brother Native Compression mode and 
bi-directional capability
Apple
® Macintosh® QuickDraw® Driver and 
PostScript (PPD) for Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2/
Mac OS® X 10.1/10.2.1 or greater
Resolution HQ1200 (Max. 2400 × 600 dots/inch)...

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 6
Computer requirements
Minimum System Requirements
Computer Platform & Operating 
System Version
Processor 
Minimum 
Speed  Minimum 
RAMRecommended 
RAMAvailable Hard Disk 
Space
for 
Drivers
for 
Applications*2
Windows® *1 
Operating 
System 98, 98SE Pentium II 
or 
equivalent32 MB 64 MB 90 MB 130 MB
Me
NT
® Workstation 
4.0 64 MB 128 MB
2000 
Professional
XP 128 MB 256 MB 150 MB 220 MB
Apple
® 
Macintosh® 
Operating 
SystemMac OS® 
8.6 - 9.2
(Printing, 
Scanning and 
PC-FAX Send...

S - 7   SPECIFICATIONS
Consumable items
Toner Cartridge Life 
Expectancy TN-540: Standard Toner Cartridge - Up to 3,500*
pages
TN-570: High Yield Toner Cartridge - Up to 6,700* 
pages
* (when printing letter size or A4 paper at 5% print coverage)
Toner life expectancy will vary depending upon the 
type of average print job.
Drum Unit Life 
Expectancy Up to 20,000 pages/drum unit (DR-510)
There are many factors that determine the actual 
drum life, such as temperature, humidity, type of 
paper, toner you...