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title: Brother DCP-L2540DW Multifunction Laser Printer
date: 2023-06-28T18:01:25Z
modified: 2026-05-22T08:01:28Z
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type: product
status: publish
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wpid: 470872
product_brand:
  - Brother
product_type:
  - simple
product_visibility:
  - featured
product_cat:
  - Multi-function printers
pa_interfaces:
  - Ethernet
  - USB
  - Wi-Fi
  - Wi-Fi Direct
pa_printer-functions:
  - Automatic Document Feeder
  - Duplex Printing
  - Mono
pa_types:
  - Laser
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Printing
Duplex printing mode: Auto
Print technology: Laser
Printing: Mono printing
Duplex printing: Yes
Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 30 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 7.5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal): 8.5 s
Economical printing: Yes

Copying
Copying: Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution: 600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal): 10 s
Maximum number of copies: 99 copies
Copier resize: 25 – 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=): 2, 4

Scanning
Scanning: Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolution: 600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution: 19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan area: A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner type: Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan to: E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Image formats supported: BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF

Features
Recommended duty cycle: 250 – 2500 pages per month
Maximum duty cycle: 10000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges: 1
Printing colours: Black
Page description languages: BR-Script 3, PCL 6, PostScript 3

Input & output capacity
Total input capacity: 250 sheets
Total output capacity: 100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF): Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity: 35 sheets
Maximum input capacity: 250 sheets

Ports & interfaces
Standard interfaces: Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printing: Yes
USB port: Yes
USB 1.1 ports quantity: 1
USB 2.0 ports quantity: 1

Network
Wi-Fi: Yes
Ethernet LAN: Yes