Brother MFC-L5800DW User Manual

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Improve the Print Quality
If you have a print quality problem, print a test page first. If the printout looks good, the problem is probably not
the machine. Check the interface cable connections and try printing a different document. If the printout or test
page printed from the machine has a quality problem, check the examples of poor print quality in the table and
follow the recommendations.
IMPORTANT
Using non-Brother supplies may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine reliability.
1. To get the best print quality, we suggest using recommended print media. Make sure you use paper that
meets our specifications.
2. Check that the toner cartridge and drum unit are installed correctly.
Examples of poor print quality
Recommendation
Faint
• If the machine indicates Replace Toner status, install a
new toner cartridge.
• Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as
humidity, high temperatures, and so on, may cause
this print fault.
• If the whole page is too light, Toner Save may be
turned on. Turn off Toner Save mode in the machine's
menu settings or the printer driver.
• Clean the drum unit.
• Clean the corona wire on the drum unit.
• Replace the toner cartridge with a new toner cartridge.
• Replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
Gray background
• Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as
high temperatures and high humidity can increase the
amount of background shading.
• Clean the drum unit.
• Replace the toner cartridge with a new toner cartridge.
• Replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
Ghost
• Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as
low humidity and low temperatures may cause this
print quality problem.
• Select the appropriate media type in the printer driver.
• Clean the drum unit.
• Replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
• Replace the toner cartridge with a new toner cartridge.
• The fuser unit may be contaminated.
Contact Brother Customer Service.
In USA: 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437)
In Canada: www.brother.ca/support
• Make sure the media type setting in the driver
matches the type of paper you are using.
• Clean the drum unit.
• The toner cartridge may be damaged.
Replace the toner cartridge with a new toner cartridge.
• The drum unit may be damaged.
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Brother MFC-L5800DW Specifications

General

Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Duplex printing mode	Auto
Time to first page (black, normal)	7.2 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	42 ppm
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies	999 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4
Time to first copy (black, normal)	9.2 s
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	42 cpm
Scan to	CIFS, Cloud, E-mail, E-mail Server, FTP, File, OCR, USB
Scan drivers	ICA, ISIS, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Input color depth	48 bit
Output color depth	24 bit
Scan speed (black)	28 ppm
Scan speed (color)	20 ppm
Input grayscale depth	16 bit
Output grayscale depth	8 bit
Image formats supported	JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Document formats supported	DOCX, HTM, HTML, PDF, PPTX, RTF, TXT, XLS, XLSX, XML, XPS
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	500 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax coding methods	JBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR (Fax coding method), MR
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	300
Digital sender	No
Printing colors	Black
Maximum duty cycle	50000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	1
Page description languages	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.3
Display	LCD
Control type	Touch
Display diagonal	3.7 \
Market positioning	Business
Email protocols	APOP, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS Name Resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR Responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP Client and Server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, IMAP4
Supported network protocols (IPv6)	NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client y Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client y server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP, Web Services (Print/Scan), IMAP4
Paper input type	Paper tray
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	70 sheets
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Paper tray media weight	60 - 120 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
Multi-purpose tray media types	Envelopes, Legal, Letter
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 200 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight	60 - 105 g/m²
Package depth	525.8 mm
Package width	599.4 mm
Package height	629.9 mm
Package weight	20820 g
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)
Card reader integrated	-
Sound pressure level (printing)	55 dB
AC input voltage	120 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)	1248 W
Power consumption (off)	0.03 W
Power consumption (ready)	36 W
Power consumption (sleep)	8.4 W
Power consumption (printing)	630 W
Power consumption (average operating)	- W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)	0.567 kWh/week
Storage temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 32 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	35 - 85 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Sustainability certificates	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Cables included	Phone
Bundled software	Nuance PaperPort SE with OCR for Windows, Presto! PageManager with OCR for Mac
Included cartridge capacity (black)	3000 pages
Recommended monthly print volume	3500 pages

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	426.7 mm
Width	495.3 mm
Height	485.1 mm