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Product overview
Brother MFC-L6970DW is listed in the multifunction printers category. The recorded specifications include print technology: Laser; colour printing: No; duplex printing: Yes; wi-fi: Yes. This entry covers manufacturer code MFC-L6970DW. Specifications relate to this exact source record; other editions or packages may differ.
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Specifications
Manufacturer code: MFC-L6970DW. Icecat product 69230835 · Checked 18 Sep 2026. The source lists this code for Great Britain. No specifications are transferred from other editions.
Key specifications
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Brother MFC-L6970DW — key specifications
Print technology
Laser
Colour printing
No
Maximum resolution
1200 x 1200 DPI
Duplex printing
Yes
Black print speed (normal A4/Letter)
50 ppm
Largest ISO paper size
A4
Scanning
Mono scanning
Copying
Mono copying
Wi-Fi
Yes
Ethernet LAN
Yes
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Audio & listening1 detail
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Audio & listening
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)
53 dB
Display5 details
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Display
Built-in display
Yes
Display
LCD
Screen size
12.3 cm (4.85")
Touchscreen
Yes
Colour display
Yes
Processor, memory & storage5 details
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Processor, memory & storage
Card reader integrated
No
Memory (RAM)
1000 MB
Built-in processor
Yes
Processor family
ARM Cortex-A9
Processor frequency
800 MHz
Printing, scanning & paper41 details
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Printing, scanning & paper
Duplex printing mode
Auto/Manual
Printing
Mono printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, quiet mode, A4/US Letter)
25 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono
24 ipm
N-in-1 print function
Yes
Watermark printing
Yes
Secure printing
Yes
Booklet printing function
Yes
Poster printing function
Yes
ID printing function
Yes
Duplex copying
Yes
Maximum copy resolution
1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
50 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)
9.5 s
N-in-1 copy function
Yes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)
2, 4
Duplex scanning
Yes
Optical scanning resolution
19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner type
Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technology
CIS
Scan to
E-mail, File, OCR, USB
Scan drivers
ICA, ISIS, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Duplex faxing
Yes
Faxing
Mono faxing
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
300
Number of print cartridges
1
Total output capacity
250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)
Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
80 sheets
Paper tray media types
Art paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media types
Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Paper tray media weight
60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight
60 - 200 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight
64 - 90 g/m²
Duplex media weight
60 - 105 g/m²
Direct printing
Yes
Mobile printing technologies
Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Sound pressure level (copying)
57 dB
Power consumption (copying)
805 W
Cartridge(s) included
Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)
20000 pages
Connections & wireless8 details
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Connections & wireless
Standard interfaces
Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB port
Yes
USB connector
USB Type-A
Ethernet LAN data rates
10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards
802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
NFC
Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)
ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Re-solver, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, client SMTP, IPP/IPPS, client/server FTP, client CIFS, server TELNET, SNMPv1/v2c/ v3, server HTTP/HTTPS, client/server TFTP, ICMP, client SNTP, LDAP, IMAP4
Supported network protocols (IPv6)
NDP, RA, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, client SMTP, client/server FTP, client CIFS, server TELNET, SNMPv1/v2c, server HTTP/HTTPS, client/server TFTP, ICMPv6, client SNTP, LDAP, IMAP4
Power & battery4 details
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Power & battery
Power consumption (ready)
34 W
Power consumption (sleep)
8 W
Power consumption (off)
0.04 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)
2.493 kWh/week
Controls & features1 detail
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Controls & features
Control type
Touch
Design & dimensions5 details
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Design & dimensions
Product colour
Grey
Width
495 mm
Depth
427 mm
Height
518 mm
Weight
19 kg
Software & compatibility7 details
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Software & compatibility
Online services supported
Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, Picasa
Windows operating systems supported
Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Window
Mac operating systems supported
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supported
Yes
Server operating systems supported
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Certification
GS
Software CD
Yes
Further product details16 details
Brother MFC-L6970DW — Further product details
Time to first page (black, normal)
7.5 s
Skip blank page function
Yes
Modem speed
33.6 Kbit/s
Speed dialling
Yes
Maximum duty cycle
150000 pages per month
Page description languages
BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS
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