Canon imageCLASS MF247dw review

Monochrome duplex output with straightforward original capture

The Canon imageCLASS MF247dw is an earlier monochrome laser multifunction printer with analog fax, automatic print duplex and a thirty-five-sheet simplex feeder. It suits an established supported office whose outgoing documents benefit from two-sided printing but whose incoming stacks are mainly one-sided.

The distinction matters in everyday use. Printing a second side automatically does not give the feeder automatic both-face capture. The exact MF247 specification explicitly excludes duplex scanning, and the shared MF249 guide should not be read as assigning that model’s feeder hardware to this one.

Set up computer capture in addition to printing

The actual guide supports UFR II LT and PCL6 native printer drivers for MF247dw, with controls that can vary by driver. Install the appropriate software, register the loaded size and type and check the application’s print preferences before sending a job.

Scanner preparation is another step. For Windows on a wired or wireless LAN, register the machine in MF Network Scanner Selector and use IPv4. The guide excludes an IPv6-only scanner arrangement. A USB connection does not require that LAN registration.

At the panel choose Scan, Computer, the destination computer and the desired preset, then start capture. MF Scan Utility changes the available preset behavior. Close the ScanGear screen first, because it can prevent the panel operation from starting.

Make repeated scanning simpler with an explicit shortcut

Scan-to-PC1 and Scan-to-PC2 can retain the desired computer and capture type. Register the connection, destination and preset deliberately before treating either button as a reliable repeated workflow. A shortcut left over from another computer is not a generic “send anywhere” action.

The actual default presets distinguish color JPEG from searchable monochrome PDF. Choose the format appropriate to the intended file rather than assuming every color selection produces a multipage PDF. For a PDF glass sequence, place each next original and use Finish Scan when complete.

Direct shared-folder sending is separately documented. Its actual declared size list is Letter, Legal and Statement, so that route is not used to promise every size available in the computer utility. Folder credentials and registration also remain separate from a printer queue.

Use the feeder and glass within their own limits

The feeder accepts Legal originals, while the glass is in the Letter/A4 class. A fragile or bound Legal document therefore does not become suitable simply because the machine has a Legal feeder specification.

The thirty-five-sheet quantity is specifically a Letter figure at the stated 80 gsm basis. Keep originals aligned and within the limit; the larger MF249 feeder quantity is not substituted. Its two-sided-original weight footnote also belongs only to MF249.

Optical capture specifications differ by route: the actual appendix gives 600 by 600 dpi for the glass and 300 by 300 dpi for the feeder. The larger interpolated number is a software result and should not be described as the physical scanner resolution.

Paper quantity depends on stock, not just the cassette label

The normal included input is a 250-sheet drawer plus a one-sheet manual slot under the guide’s light plain-paper conditions. The quantity falls for heavier stock. A one-sheet slot is useful for occasional alternate media but is not a fifty-sheet multipurpose tray.

Letter, Legal and A4 are positively listed for automatic print duplex with eligible media. Heavy and bond categories have their own weight limits, while Monarch envelopes and three-by-five-inch stock require the manual slot. The general input quantity is not assigned to every exact size.

Read workload, toner and dimensions on their stated basis

Canon separates twenty-eight one-sided plain Letter pages per minute from sixteen duplex pages per minute. Its recommended monthly range is 750–3,000 pages; the fifteen-thousand-page maximum duty is not a recommended sustained target.

The supplied toner is rated for 1,700 pages, while replacement Cartridge 137 is rated for 2,400 under ISO/IEC 19752 using A4 and default density. Content and conditions affect actual consumption, so the replacement figure is not an original-box promise.

The exact operating guide gives a loaded body of 28.2 pounds and 15⅜ by 14⅝ by 14¼ inches. Allow opening and service space, provide the specified U.S. supply and confirm exact software support. A routine needing automatic both-face capture should choose a model with that operation positively documented.