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Can native Wi-Fi provide all functions, mono Legal duplex, color Legal feeder capture, PIN release and 250 included sheets?
Qualifies with compatible native Windows software and suitable paper. The 35-page feeder accepts simplex Legal originals; 250 sheets and 27 one-sided Letter ppm are separately documented.
Explore this need in the finder →Can I require automatic two-sided original capture?
Fails: that input route is not established in the exact read operations. Automatic print duplex and two-sided output from one-sided originals do not establish automatic ADF duplex scanning.
Explore this need in the finder →Will a Legal original fit both a required feeder and flatbed?
Fails: the feeder accepts Legal, but the glass is 11.7 inches long. The selected size must fit both essential routes.
Explore this need in the finder →Ordinary network capture on a monochrome all-in-one
The Brother MFC-7860DW is a discontinued monochrome laser all-in-one with USB, Ethernet and ordinary Wi-Fi. It combines black printing, copying and faxing with color computer scanning. Its useful fit is a compatible office needing automatic output duplex, loose Legal capture and native protected-document release without expecting color toner output.
The exact product description and original scanner specification confirm color capture and a separate glass. Generic cells on the surviving page instead say monochrome scanning and sheet-fed design; those conflicting cells are excluded. The precise MFC-7860DW controller and interface branches also take precedence over slower or non-wireless family members.
Legal originals use a simplex feeder
The thirty-five-page ADF declaration uses staggered loading on the stated 20 lb / 80 g/m² basis. It accepts suitable simplex originals up to fourteen inches long. The separate glass is up to 8.5 by 11.7 inches, supporting Letter/A4 and appropriate bound originals but shorter than Legal. A requirement for both Legal feeder and Legal glass therefore fails on the flatbed.
No automatic two-sided original-capture route is established in the exact operations read. The product's two-sided copy and fax output from one-sided originals describes a different capability. That statement does not establish automatic input duplex, and neither the print driver nor an interpolated scanner-resolution headline supplies a missing original-feeding method.
Native software and four-digit release
The original computer table positively lists desktop printing and scanning through USB, 10/100 Ethernet and 802.11b/g ordinary Wi-Fi. The actual TWAIN routine selects the local scanner or its LAN entry and sets scan type, document size and other controls. Original Server rows are network-print-only, so they do not become scanner compatibility claims. The exact specification also marks direct printing unavailable; a computer USB connector should not be mistaken for a front flash-drive print facility.
Native Secure Print is explicitly available on this exact model. A protected document waits for its four-digit password at the panel, where the operator selects the user and job and releases it. Secure data clears after printing or power-off, and the driver notes multiple-copy restrictions. User authentication is a separate function. AirPrint, Mopria and Wi-Fi Direct remain unestablished, while ad-hoc wireless is not relabeled Direct.
Paper and automatic output duplex
The cassette holds up to 250 plain sheets with a one-sheet manual path for suitable envelopes and other listed stock. Ordinary Letter, Legal and A4 input is supported. The exact US automatic print-duplex media list is Letter, Legal and Folio with appropriate stock; A4 ordinary input does not expand that regional list. Rear-output and media settings matter for the separate special-paper routine.
One-sided output is rated up to twenty-seven Letter pages per minute. The original separately labels Letter duplex output up to five pages per minute; that source wording is retained without redefining it as printed sides or completed sheets. Neither figure is a personal timing result. No exact numerical recurring monthly recommendation is established in the read sources.
Supplies and installation boundaries
The inbox toner declaration is approximately 700 pages. TN-420 replacement toner is approximately 1,200 and TN-450 approximately 2,600 under ISO/IEC 19752. The separate DR-420 drum is approximately 12,000 pages at one page per job under its conditions. These source yields do not establish current running cost or remaining life in a particular earlier unit.
The exact body measures 15.95 × 15.7 × 12.45 inches and weighs 25.6 lb with toner and drum. The US original specifies 110–120 VAC, 50/60 Hz. Leave feeder, glass-lid, cassette, manual-feed, rear-path, cable and service room beyond the closed cabinet. Verify usable native software, supplies and the separate telephone arrangement before relying on its documented multifunction routines.
Key details at a glance
| Color printing | No |
|---|---|
| Scanner | Yes |
| Copying | Yes |
| Fax | Yes |
| Flatbed scanner | Yes |
| Automatic document feeder | Yes |
| Automatic two-sided printing | Yes |
| Color scanning | Yes |
| Instructed envelope handling | Yes |
| Supported PIN-release printing | Yes |
| Included ordinary-paper capacity | 250 sheets |
| Document-feeder capacity | 35 sheets |
| Declared one-sided mono Letter rate | 27 pages/min |
| Unit-body width | 15.95 in |
| Unit-body depth | 15.7 in |
| Unit-body height | 12.45 in |
| Unit weight | 25.6 lb |
| Imaging engine | laser |
Use the exact model’s instructions for operating limits, supplied equipment and version differences.
Paper, software and setup details
Print-rate conditions
Up to 27 one-sided Letter ppm in exact MFC-7860DW branch, not the neighboring MFC-7360N 24 ppm. Original separately labels duplex output up to 5 pages/minute at Letter; that source unit is retained without converting it into a claim about printed sides or completed sheets. No numerical recommended monthly volume or maximum duty established in read exact sources.
Paper handling
250-sheet cassette on stated 20 lb / 80 g/m² plain-paper basis plus one-sheet manual feed for suitable envelopes and other listed stock. Ordinary Letter, Legal and A4 supported. Exact US automatic print duplex accepts Letter, Legal and Folio with suitable plain/recycled paper; ordinary A4 does not establish US automatic A4 duplex.
Scanning arrangement
35-page staggered simplex ADF on stated 20 lb / 80 g/m² basis accepts originals 5.8–8.5 in. wide and 5.8–14 in. long. Separate glass maximum 8.5 × 11.7 in. supports Letter/A4, not Legal. Actual source confirms color computer capture, with optical glass/ADF limits separate from interpolated resolution. No automatic duplex or single-pass input route is established.
Computer and mobile connections
Included Hi-Speed USB, 10/100 Ethernet and ordinary 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, with 32 MB and exact-model PCL6/BR-Script 3 support. Native Windows protected-document routine uses four-digit panel release; user authentication is separate. AirPrint, Mopria and Wi-Fi Direct remain unestablished; ad-hoc networking is not Direct. Front direct-print feature is expressly unavailable.
Supplies and declared yields
Approximately 700-page inbox toner. TN-420 replacement approximately 1,200 and TN-450 approximately 2,600 under ISO/IEC 19752. Separate DR-420 drum approximately 12,000 pages at one page per job under its usage conditions. No current running-cost or actual remaining-life claim is derived.
Electrical edition and setup
Exact machine 15.95 × 15.7 × 12.45 in. and 25.6 lb with toner/drum, distinct from 22.9 lb without them and carton weight. US original 110–120 VAC, 50/60 Hz. Leave feeder, glass-lid, cassette, manual-feed, rear-path, cable and service access. Verify usable native software and telephone arrangement for the actual earlier unit.
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