MFC-L8690CDW Colour Laser A4 Multi-Function Printer

All-in-one colour laser printer, with built-in mobile printing and scanning

At a glance

  • business
  • excel
  • reports
  • invoice
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This Colour Laser A4 Multi-Function Printer is designed to meet all your office needs. A professional colour laser printer, with great print speeds, and mobile and cloud connectivity options, your team’s workload will keep humming smoothly.

Key features

  • Up to 31 ppm colour & mono print speed
  • 28ipm (56ipm) scan speed colour & mono
  • 9.3cm touchscreen
  • 300 sheet standard paper capacity
  • USB, Wireless and Gigabit Wired network
  • 3,000 Black and 1,800 Cyan, Magenta & Yellow Toners Inbox

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  • Eco Choice Aotearoa Logo that shows this Brother product holds this certification
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  • 24_7 Helpdesk
  • Free Recycling

Overview

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Built to perform for longer and meet the demands of high output work environments, the L5000 range has been totally remodelled with robust build quality that’s even more resilient and hardwearing.
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High-resolution colour laser all-in-one printer, with outstanding print speeds of up to 31ppm and duplex scan speeds of up to 56ipm in both colour and mono. You can be confident that efficiency has been at the heart of the design.

Eco-friendly

Eco-friendly

Brother's latest colour laser range is designed to help your business work more efficiently, it is also more energy efficient, reducing impact on the environment and lowering your costs at the same time.

Specifications

Features and Specifications

Printer type Colour
Function Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Display Colour touchscreen
Display size 9.3cm
Laser classification Class 1 laser product (IEC 60825-1:2007)
Memory 512MB
Processor 800MHz – Sub: 133Mhz
Technology Laser
Creative Center Yes
Easy Scan to Email Yes
Enlarge Text Copy Yes
Fax Forward to Cloud Yes
Note Scan Yes
Office Doc Creator Yes
Scan to Mobile Yes
Scan to Searchable PDF Yes
Connectivity Wired Network, Wireless
Local interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Wi-Fi Direct Print wirelessly without having to go through a wireless access point
Wired network interface 10Base-T/100Base-TX
Wireless network interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Supported AirPrint, Android Print Service Plugin, Google Cloud Print 2.0, iPrint&Scan, Mopria™, Wi-Fi Direct™
2-sided copy Yes
Resolution Up to 1,200 x 600dpi
Speed Up to 31cpm (copies per minute) colour & mono
Enlargement / reduction ratio Reduce or Increase document sizes from 25% to 400% in 1% increments
N in 1 Yes (saves paper by copying two or four pages of your document onto one page of the copy)
Dimensions with carton 663 (W) x 542 (D) x 654 (H) mm
Weight with carton 33.7 kg
Dimensions without carton 435 (W) x 526 (D) x 539 (H) mm
Weight without carton (includes toner & drum) 27.9 kg
Sound power Printing – 6.56BA, quiet mode printing – 6BA, ready – Inaudible
Sound pressure Printing – 49dbA, quiet mode printing – 44dbA, ready – Inaudible
Power consumption (Watts) Printing - 580W, ready - 70W, sleep – 10W, deep sleep – 1.4W, power down - 0.03W
Typical electrical consumption 1.9kWh/Week
Automatic 2 sided faxing Yes
Internet fax Optional Download
PC Fax Yes
Fax modem 33600 kbps
Contents Inbox Toner - Up to 3,000 pages Black, up to 1,800 pages Cyan, Magenta and Yellow, Drum unit, Waste Toner Box, Belt Unit, Power supply cord, Fax Line Cord, Product safety guide, Windows® Software disc, Warranty card, Quick setup guide
Types and sizes Standard & Optional Trays – plain, recycled, coloured and letterhead (between 60 - 105g/m2) Multi Purpose Tray - plain, recycled, bond, coloured, letterhead and glossy paper (between 60 -163g/m2) 2-sided Print - plain, recycled, coloured, letterhead and glossy paper (between 60 - 105g/m2) Automatic Document Feeder - Plain & recycled paper (between 64 - 90g/m2)
Weights Standard Tray - A4, Letter, A5, A5(Long Edge), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio, Mexico Legal Multi Purpose Tray- Width: 76.2mm to 215.9mm x Length: 127mm to 355.6mm Automatic Document Feeder - Width: 105mm to 215.9mm x Length: 147.3mm to 355.6mm 2-sided Print – A4
Wi-Fi Direct™ Yes
Wired network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
Wired network security SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP), SNMP v3 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPSec
Wireless network IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Wireless network security WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES) APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), SNMP v3, Kerberos, IPsec, 802.1x (LEAP, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAPTTLS)
Supported Windows 11® Windows 10® (32 & 64 bit editions) Windows 8® (32 & 64 bit editions) Windows 7® (32 & 64 bit editions) Windows® Server 2016, 2012, 2012 R2 & 2008 R2 Windows® Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit editions)* *Windows® Server supports network printing only, macOS 14.x, macOS 13.x, macOS 12.x, macOS 11.x, OS v10.10.5, v10.11.x, v10.12 or greater Linux CUPS, LPD/LPRng (x86/x64 environment)
Paper input Standard Tray - Up to 250 sheets, Multi Purpose Tray - Up to 50 sheets, ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) - Up to 50 sheets
Paper output Face Down - 150 sheets Face Up (Straight Paper Path) - 1 sheets
Resolution 2,400dpi (2,400 x 600dpi), 600 x 600dpi
A4 standard colour print speed 31 pages per minute
A4 standard mono print speed 31 pages per minute
Automatic 2 sided print Yes
First print out time Less than 15 seconds
Recommended monthly volume Up to 3,000 pages
2-Sided scan Yes
Resolution Up to 1,200 x 2,400dpi (from flatbed), 1,200 x 600dpi (from ADF), 19,200 x 19,200dpi (Enhanced)
Speed 28ppm/56ipm colour & mono
Scanner type Dual CIS
802.1x Yes
Secure function lock v3 Yes
Secure print Yes
Setting lock Yes
Supported PrintSmart Secure Pro, PrintSmart CostControl, Box, Brother Apps, BSI, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, ISIS, Managed Print Services, OneDrive, OneNote
Accessories Optional Lower Tray- LT-330CL- Up to 250 Sheets. Card Reader Holder CH-1000.
Supplies Inbox Toner Approx. 3,000 pages BK, 1,800 pages CMY. Standard Toner TN-441 - Approx. 3,000 pages BK, 1,800 pages CMY. High Yield Toner TN-443 Approx. 4,500 pages BK, 4,000 pages CMY.

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Environment

Free Recycling

Our comprehensive recycling programme ensures you can access a variety of free and responsible pathways for recycling your empty consumables and old print hardware.

Operating since 2008 with the support of certified e-waste specialists, Recycling Group, Brother has made recycling simple and easy.

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Toitu

Brother New Zealand is proud to be a certified carbon-neutral organisation, recognised by Toitū net carbonzero certification.

First achieved in 2013, Brother was the country's first printer brand to receive the certification, which at the time was called carboNZero certification. This certification acknowledges our commitment to effectively managing, reducing, and offsetting carbon emissions.

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Eco Choice Aotearoa is New Zealand's official environmental label, initiated and endorsed by the New Zealand Government, although independently operated, and recognises the increasing effort of manufacturers to reduce the environmental impact of their products.

Eco Choice Aotearoa provides a credible and independent guide for people who want to purchase and use products that are proven to be better for the environment.

Selected Brother and Konica Minolta products hold Eco Choice Aotearoa certification. This is 'Copying machines, printers, fax machines & multi-functional devices' under Licence No. 2410083.

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The machine was tested in accordance with Appendix 2 of RAL-UZ-122:2006 Blue Angel criteria for Office Equipment with Printing Function (Printers, Copiers, Multifunction Devices) and found it satisfies air emissions.

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