
This printer engine is with the color inkjet print technology, and that component is most suitable for the multifunction features of this printer. The printer dimensions include a width of 390 mm, a height of 180 mm and a depth of 375 mm. The weight, however, is about 7.8 kg which is lightweight for such a device. The automatic document feeder (ADF) component of this printer can hold up to 15 pages of additional papers.
Brother MFC-297C Drivers for Windows
Supported OS: Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit), Windows XP (64-bit)
Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (Recommended)
Supported OS:Windows 10, 8, 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit
43.81 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Windows 32-bit
Supported OS:Windows 10, 8, 8.1 32-bit
15.73 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Windows 64-bit
Supported OS:Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1 64-bit
16.21 MB
Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (Recommended)
Supported OS:Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit
43.49 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Windows 32-bit
Supported OS:Windows 7 32-bit
15.62 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Windows 64-bit
Supported OS:Windows 7 64-bit
16.11 MB
Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (Recommended)
Supported OS:Windows vista, XP 32-bit and 64-bit
40.79 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Windows 32-bit
Supported OS:Windows vista, XP 32-bit
6.87 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Windows 64-bit
Supported OS:Windows vista, XP 64-bit
7.08 MB
Brother MFC-297C Drivers for macOS
Supported OS: macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.15
28.10 MB
Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.14
28.11 MB
Brother MFC-297C Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.13, 10.12
28.43 MB
Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.11
29.53 MB
Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.10
29.28 MB
CUPS Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.9
39.53 MB
CUPS Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.8
37.47 MB
Brother MFC-297C CUPS Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.6, 10.7
29.22 MB
CUPS Printer Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.5
35.56 MB
ICA Scanner Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.15
2.28 MB
Scanner Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.14
293.09 MB
Scanner Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.13
293 MB
Brother MFC-297C Scanner Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.12
293.07 MB
Scanner Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.8 to 11
294.43 MB
Scanner Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.7 to 10.10
6.53 MB
Brother MFC-297C Scanner Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.6
4.89 MB
TWAIN Scanner Driver for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.5
2.08 MB
Brother MFC-297C Drivers for Linux
Supported OS: : Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
LPR Printer driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
1.81 MB
CUPSwrapper Printer driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
14.36 kB
Scanner driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
59.35 kB
Scanner driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
69.94 kB
PC-FAX driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
45.15 kB
LPR Printer driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
1.81 MB
CUPSwrapper Printer driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
12.89 kB
Scanner driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
55.48 kB
Scanner driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
66.06 kB
PC-FAX driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
38.30 kB
Specifications
The dimensions of this ADF feature include a height of 11.7 inches and a width of 8.5 inches. The input paper tray, however, can hold up to 100 sheets of plain sheet of paper with a standard weight of 80 gsm. On the other hand, the output tray of this device can hold about 50 layers of a plain sheet of standard weight too.
The primary connectivity option of the printer is through the standard hi-speed USB 2.0 port using a manufacturer’s cable that is not longer than 6 feet. The internal memory of the Brother MFC-297C printer is up to 32 MB of RAM, and this allows the device to produce impressive quality at high speed.
The printing mode works at a resolution of up to 1200 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) while printing on letter-sized paper. Likewise, the minimum ink droplet size is four picolitres for black printing and 1.5 picolitres for cyan, magenta, and yellow colors. The maximum printer width is 8.5 inches for borderless printing.
The copying features work at a maximum resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi for both monochrome and color printing. Likewise, the enlargement range can take the output to a size of 4005 of the original while the reduction can shrink to 25% of the original size. The copying feature also has a fit-to-page component and copies poster sizes.
Technical Details
| Title |
Brother MFC-297C Drivers |
| Version |
Varies with device |
| Requirements |
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- macOS 10.5–10.15
- Linux
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| Language |
English |
| License |
Free |
| Manufacturer |
Brother Industries, Ltd.
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