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MFC-J985DW Wireless Inkjet Printer

Inkbenefit All-In-One A4 inkjet available exclusively through Amazon.

Discontinued Product

MFCJ985DW

Specifications

General

Printer type Colour
Function Print, Copy and Scan, Fax
Display size 6.8cm Touchscreen LCD
Max paper size A4
Memory 128MB
Technology Inkjet

Brother Apps

Creative Center Yes
Note Scan Yes
Office Doc Creator Yes

Connectivity

Connectivity Wired Network, Wireless, USB
Local interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 10/100 Base TX (LAN), Wireless 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC
NFC Yes
USB interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Wi-Fi Direct Yes
Wired network interface Yes
Wireless network interface Yes

Mobile connectivity

Supported AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, iPrint&Scan, Mopria, Print Service Plugin for Android

Copying

Resolution Up to 1200 x 1200dpi (colour and mono)
Speed Up to 6ipm Mono and Colour

Dimensions & weights

With carton 457(H) x 497(W) x 249(D) mm
With carton 10.5 kg
Weight 8.5 kg
Without carton TBD

Environmental

Sound pressure 50dBA (Maximum)
Blue Angel environmental accreditation Yes
Nordic Swan environmental accreditation Yes
Power consumption (Watts) Operating:19W, Ready mode: 3.5W, Sleep: 1.3W, Off: 0.2W

Faxing

Fax modem 14.4 kbps

In the box

Contents Power supply cord, Fax cord, Product safety guide, Software disc, Ink cartridges, User guide, Warranty card, Quick setup guide

Media specifications

Types and sizes Standard Tray: 64-220g/m2. Photo Tray: 64-220g/m2. Manual Feed Slot: 64-300g/m2.
Weights Standard Tray: A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo(10x15cm), Indexcard, Photo-2L, C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch. Photo Tray: Photo(10x15cm), Photo-L. Manual Feed Slot: A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo(10x15cm), Indexcard, Photo-L, Photo-2L, C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch - Plain, Inkjet, Glossy(cast/resin), Recycled.

Network

Wired network Ethernet 10/100BASE-TX
Wireless network 802.11b/g/n
Wireless network security WEP 64/128bit, WPA-PSK(TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK(AES)

Operating systems & software

Software supplied - Mac Brother ControlCentre2
Software supplied - Windows Brother ControlCentre4, Nuance® Paperport® 14 SE with OCR
Supported Windows® 8 / 8.1 (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows® 7 (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows Vista® (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows® XP Professional (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows® XP Home, Windows Server® 2003 & 2008 (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows Server® 2008 R2 & 2012 (64bit(x64) edition), Mac OS X v10.7.5 / 10.8.x / 10.9.x / 10.10.x

Paper handling

Paper input 100 sheet standard tray, 20 sheet photo tray, 20 sheet ADF
Paper output 50 sheets

Printing

Resolution Up to 6,000 x 1,200 dpi (Vertical x Horizontal)
Speed - laser comparable Up to 12ipm mono & 10ipm colour
Speed - fast mode Up to 27ppm mono & 23ppm colour
Automatic 2 sided print Yes
Droplet size 1.5 pico litre

Scanning

Resolution Optical: Up to 1,200 x 2,400dpi, Interpolated: Up to 19,200dpi.
Scan to Email / Image / File / OCR / Card / USB flash drive / Web services
Speed From 3.35 seconds Mono / 4.12 seconds Colour (A4 size. 100 x100dpi)

Supplies and accessories

Brother paper BP71GLA: A4 glossy photo paper, 20 sheets, BP71GLP: 10x15cm glossy photo paper, 20/50 sheets, BP60MA: A4 Matte inkjet paper, 25 sheets, BP60PA: A4 inkjet paper, 250 sheets
Super high-yield ink cartridges Black / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow: LC22U BK - Approx 2400* A4 pages /C/M/Y - Approx 1200* A4 pages

Direct printing/scanning

Print from PictBridge, USB Flash Memory Drive, Memory Stick Duo/ Pro Duo/Micro, Secure Digitial(SD), Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC), Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), Multimedia Card, Multimedia Card Plus, Multimedia Card Mobile

Warranty

Warranty 12 months
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Manuals & Guides

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Customer Reviews

MFC-J985DW is rated 4.2 out of 5 by 918.
Rated 1 out of 5 by from Ink and soul sucking The printer uses ink very quickly and even though I had the larger black ink cartridge, it wouldn’t print in black and white because one color cartridge was empty. Very very disappointing.
Date published: 2022-06-12
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Occasional jams as time passes. Even with limited use, after several years it gets a paper jam. Never when it was new.
Date published: 2022-04-13
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Good Not working now, about 3 years it worked fine. Must be sent to repair shop to repair.
Date published: 2022-04-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Quelle autonomie des cartouches objectif ? une imprimante qui ronronne avec un mac ou un iphone. Objectif atteint et surtout, une autonomie record des cartouches !!
Date published: 2021-04-28
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Very pleased I’ve had this printer for several years and it continues to work very well. Liked it so much that we bought another one for our vacation home. Ink lasts a long time and is much less expensive than previous printers I’ve owned from a competitor. I’m looking to get the same printer again for a family member.
Date published: 2020-12-13
Rated 4 out of 5 by from So Far So Good I'm impressed with this machine. I've utilized it as much at home as in my office. Many features are very accommodating, wireless printing, email scanning, and basic copying. Photo features are good although I don't need it on a regular basis.
Date published: 2020-11-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by from 2 years-----works FINE To really judge a printer,must be done,after you have had it for awhile. Myself,have had approximately 1.5. years. Use it with a windows and a Chromebook,and android phone. Works perfectly. Thought there might be problems with a Chromebook,but extremely happy on how it performs. Saw many 1 star reviews, but to be honest--I doubt them,, as this is the best user friendly printer,that I have ever used. The only flaw,is it does not print as quickly as I would like to. Also use it on 3 other window laptops in my house.
Date published: 2020-11-11
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Does Everything Well My MFC-J985DW basically does everything well. My former employer purchased the machine (I worked remotely), and I had come to like the machine so much that I purchased it from them rather than shipping it back to the company HQ.
Date published: 2020-09-26
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