The Brother MFC-L8900CDW is a coloured laser printer with a copy, scan and fax functionality included in a single machine. The printer has a physical dimension of 49.5 x 52.6 x 54.9cm with 28.7kg. This Brother machine is designed to satisfy a single user and multiple users intent in one go, hence it is suitable for office workgroup and home projects. The printer has a broad colour touchscreen of 11.9cm for a better view and easy navigation. This Brother machine has a good paper handling capacity which can be extended to 1,300-sheet with the optional trays. It has 4 separate Brother MFC-L8900CDW toner cartridges for providing printouts with crisp text and average graphics.
The MFC-L8900CDW printer has a print speed of 33 ppm in both color and black prints. It has different connectivity options including wired, wireless and mobile printing. The printer uses various apps such as AirPrint, Android Print Service Plugin, Google Cloud Print 2.0, iPrint&Scan, Mopria, NFC and Wi-Fi Direct to leverage mobile printing.
Advantages
- Print, scan, copy and fax the documents
- Support ADF up to 70 sheets
- Optimum printing speed
- Good paper handling capacity
- Flexibility in work with wireless connectivity options
- Allows mobile printing
- Versatile with multiple media
- Crisp output by leveraging 4 separate Brother MFC-L8900CDW toner cartridges
Disadvantages
- The graphic print is not up to the mark
- Bulky printer with expanded footprints hence it is not suitable on the office desk
- High-cost printer
- Does not allows borderless printing
Cartridge Requirements
Brother MFC-L8900CDW toner cartridges include:
- TN421B toner cartridge
- TN421C toner cartridge
- TN421M toner cartridge
- TN421Y toner cartridge
Conclusion
The Brother MFC-L8900CDW all-in-one printer is a great choice for businesses with higher print volumes under low-cost, easy scanning, secure document handling and providing business quality output. This coloured printer increases productivity with fast printing and scanning speed. Along with this, it has flexible paper handling which includes the ability to expand the total capacity with the optional trays.
How can I replace the empty Brother MFC-L8900CDW toner cartridges with the new ones?
Follow the steps below to replace your toner cartridges with new ones:
- Turn on the printer and pull the front cover by pressing the front cover release button.
- Pull out the drum unit until it stops, using the green handle. Do not touch the sides of the drum unit.
- Gently pull out the empty Brother MFC-L8900CDW toner cartridges from the drum unit.
- It is advised to clean the corona wire inside the drum unit before installing new toner cartridges. Gently slide the green tab left and right in order to clean the wire. Do this for all corona wires and make sure to lock the tab back into the original position.
- Unpack the new toner cartridge and remove the protective cover.
- Insert the new Brother MFC-L8900CDW toner cartridge in the drum unit and pull it towards you until it locks into place.
- Use the green handle to push the drum unit back into the printer and close the front cover.
I have received an error saying ‘Calibration’ on my printer. How can I fix it, if am not able to get rid of this error?
This type of error displays when the colour calibration of your printer fails. To solve this problem, you will have to recalibrate the printer. Follow the steps below to do so:
- Tap on the ‘Toner’ touchscreen button of your Brother MFC-L8900CDW printer and go to the ‘Calibration’ menu.
- Press yes option after selecting the ‘Calibrate’ option.
- The calibration will begin and take a process of a few minutes.
- Press the home button and test whether the error is still displayed or not.
- If the error is still displayed, you will have to install a new belt unit.
- If the problem still persists, contact customer care regarding the issue.