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DCP-8040

DCP-8040

DCP-8040
Technical Specification

Brother
General Colour Scanner
Engine Laser Resolution Optical Max. 600 x 2400dpi
LCD Display 5 lines x 22 characters Interpolated Max. 9600 x 9600dpi
Memory Capacity 32MB standard / 160MB maximum Grey Scale 256 shades of grey
Automatic Document Feeder Up to 50 sheets Colour Depth 48 bit internal / 24 bit external
Paper handling size A4/LTR/LGL/B5/A5/B6/A6/EXE ‘Scan’ key Scan to e-mail/OCR/Image/File*
Paper Capacity Standard paper casette Up to 250 sheets
Optional paper casette Up to 250 sheets (LT-5000) Interface
Output paper capacity Up to 150 sheets Parallel IEEE1284 Parallel Cable Port
Simultaneous Operation (Print/Copy) (Print/Scan) (Print/Fax) USB Hi-Speed USB2.0
Network 10/100Base-TX Ethernet Optional - NC-9100h
Laser Copier
Weights & Dimensions
Speed Up to 20cpm
Resolution Max. 1200 x 600dpi Dimensions / Weight With Carton 567(w) x 628(d) x 575(h) mm / 21.8kg

Multi copy Produces up to 99 copies of each original Without Carton 532(w) x 444(d) x 469(h) mm / 16.6kg

Stack & Sort Stacks or sorts output copies as desired

Consumables & Optional Accessories
Enlargement/reduction ratio 25% - 400% in 1% increments
N in 1 Compress 2 or 4 pages on to a single sheet Toner Standard TN-3030 - 3,500 pages with 5% coverage

Poster Printing Enlarge image to poster size High Yield TN-3060 - 6,700 pages with 5% coverage
Drum DR-3000 - 20,000 pages @ 1 page per job

Laser Printer Lower Paper Tray LT-5000 - additional 250 sheets

Network Print/Fax Server NC-9100h - with 5 user license
Speed Simplex Up to 20ppm
NL-5 - optional 5 user license †
Resolution Max. 2400 x 600dpi
Standard print language Windows® GDI Other Information
Emulation PCL6 & BR-Script 3 (Postscript® 3 language emulation) Power Consumption Operating 450W or less (Copying)
Secure Print Prevents unauthorised printing of protected documents Sleep / Standy / Peak 14W / 85W / 1090W or less
CPU Sleep 6W or less
†
Up to a maximum of 25 users
*Windows® only

DCP-8040 Scanner TWAIN/ Scan to Scan to Scan to Scan to Printer Brother NewSoft Presto!® ScanSoft®
Resolution WIA Driver Image E-mail OCR File Driver Control Centre Page Manager® PaperPort ®

Microsoft Windows®
98(SE)/Me/2000 Professional 9600x9600 TWAIN ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓*
NT ® 4.0 Workstation 9600x9600 TWAIN ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓* ✓ ✓
XP 1200x1200** WIA ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓*

Macintosh®
OS 8.6 9600x9600 TWAIN ✓* ✓
OS 9.x 9600x9600 TWAIN ✓* ✓
OS 10.1 – – ✓* ✓
OS 10.2.1-10.3 or greater 9600x9600 TWAIN ✓* ✓

AVAILABLE HARD
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DISK SPACE
COMPUTING OPERATING PROCESSOR MINIMUM RECOMMENDED for Drivers and for Drivers and NewSoft Presto!®
SYSTEM SYSTEM VERSION SPEED RAM RAM ScanSoft® Software Page Manager® Software
WINDOWS®

98/98SE Pentium 75MHz 24MB 32MB 180MB

Me Pentium 150MHz 32MB 64MB 180MB
NT®4 Workstation Pentium 75MHz 32MB 64MB 180MB
2000 Professional Pentium 133MHz 64MB 128MB 180MB
XP Pentium 233MHz 128MB 256MB 260MB

OS 8.6 - OS 9.2 All base models meet 32MB 64MB 250MB

MAC®

OS 10.1 minimum requirements 128MB 160MB 250MB

OS 10.2.1 - 10.3 128MB 160MB 250MB
or greater

* This feature is also available for Network connected users when the NC-9100h is installed. ** Brother Scanner Utility enables enhancement up to 9600 x 9600dpi

Contact:

DCP-8040
■ Laser Printer
Brother International Europe Ltd ■ Laser Copier
Brother House, 1 Tame Street, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE
Tel:+ 44 (0)161- 330 6531 Fax:+ 44 (0)161- 330 5520
■ Colour Scanner < Always at your side
Web-site: www.brother.com ■ Optional Network Interface
All specifications correct at time of printing. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd.
Brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

Telephone http://solutions.brother.com
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Optional Network Connectivity Network scanning An Embedded Web Server provides a

The DCP-8040 offers an optional NC-9100h Print
Server that enhances your machine into a
workgroup DCP. Specifically designed to ensure
effortless implementation into the majority of
networks and supporting industry standard speed
(10/100BaseTX) and protocols
(TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk).
For the User
Network Printing
• Scansoft® PaperPort® with 5 user licence
• Brother control centre for effortless Network
Scanning
• Scan to key functionality
• Further optional 5 user licence agreements to
extend workgroup capability up to a maximum
25 users
For the IT Administrator
platform that can be accessed from any web
browser to manage your device. E-mail
notification can alert administrators or users
when supplies are running low or an error
occurs.
In addition Brother provides its BRAdmin
Professional Software for administering LAN
connected printers, MFC’s and DCP’s.
For a full list of specifications for the NC-
9100h Print Server please go to

Three essential functions, • The NC-9100h offers Network printing

functionality across the most popular
protocols and platforms including Microsoft
Windows®, Macintosh®, Novell, Unix and Linux
Network Management
Manageability is essential in today’s busy network
environments so Brother provides a number of
tools to help you proactively manage your network-
http://solutions.brother.com

no loss of quality. operating systems. connected printers, MFC’s and DCP’s.

Optional lower tray (LT5000) Flatbed copying Colour flatbed scanning

Expand paper capacity to 500 sheets
DCP-8040 With / without lower tray
■ Laser Printer
■ Laser Copier
■ Colour Scanner
■ Optional Network Interface
Laser Printing
With print speeds of up to 20 pages per minute,
the performance of this laser printer is
impressive. A resolution of up to 2400 x 600 dots
per inch also assures you of a consistently crisp
and clear print quality. Coping with the print
demands of the office is no problem, thanks to
the generous 32MB of standard memory,
expandable to up to 160MB. PCL®6 and BR-
Script 3 (PostScript® 3 language emulations)
feature along with parallel, USB 2.0 and optional
network connectivity. With Secure Print for
Windows® also installed, your confidential
documents will stay that way.
Easy copying of bound documents
Laser Copying
The performance as a desktop copier is
consistently impressive. The flatbed design
accommodates full size A4 and Legal
originals, and the 50 sheet Automatic
Document Feeder saves time manually
loading your original. Up to 99 copies can
be produced at one time, and stack and sort
functions mean there’s no longer the need to
rearrange documents after copying. To
complete its impressive performance, 2 in 1
and 4 in 1 scale functions and poster print
options enable you to maximise copying
versatility.
Software
Brother supplies industry standard
software to enhance the key functions of
your machine:
Scansoft® Paperport®* Turns piles of paper and
photos into organised digital files that you can
quickly find use and share.
OCR software* Easily turns printed pages into
editable electronic documents.
Newsoft Presto!® Page Manager® for Macintosh®
including OCR* Document management software
for Macintosh users including OCR
*Please see driver table for details on your
operating system.
Send images directly to OCR, E-mail, Image or File A large, five line back-lit display
Helps make operation simple – as do the clear
instructions it shows
Colour Scanner
Scans can be generated through the
Automatic Document Feeder or flatbed,
with the option to send your images directly
to OCR, E-mail, Image or File. The high
resolution of up to 9600 x 9600 dots per
inch also assures you of the quality of this
function.
Brother Supplies
Brother supplies are designed to allow easy
replacement
Benefits of this to you are:
• You only need to order and stock one
range of supplies, as the drums and
toners within this range are compatible.
• Separate toner and drums reduce
wastage and overall costs.
• With a choice of high and standard yield
toners, you can pick the one that best
suits your needs and your budget.
The supplies:
TN-3030 – Standard yield toner
TN-3060 – High yield toner
DR-3000 – Printing drum

DCP-8040 multifunction machine