This model of the Brother printer family series is an electrophotographic device that also uses laser technology. The Brother MFC-9970CDW model supports a single pass with a StarSaphire processor of model number SS1000 and at 400MHz speed. The wake-up time from the sleep mode at 230C for this printer is less than 33 seconds. Conversely, if the device is waking up from the Power ON mode, the time is about 35 seconds.
Brother MFC-9970CDW Driver 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)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, vista, xp 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 123.17 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, vista, xp 32-bit.EXE | 17.05 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, vista, xp 64-bit.EXE | 16.92 MB | Download |
Driver and Software for Mac OS
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, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Printer Drivers for macOS 10.15.dmg | 31.35 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for macOS 10.14.dmg | 31.26 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-9970CDW Printer Drivers for macOS 10.13 and 10.12.dmg | 34.04 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.11.dmg | 35.18 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.10.dmg | 37.23 MB | Download |
| CUPS Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.9.dmg | 34.90 MB | Download |
| CUPS Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.8.dmg | 32.97 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-9970CDW CUPS Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.5.dmg | 11.81 MB | Download |
| ICA Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.15.dmg | 2.28 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.14.dmg | 293.09 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.13.dmg | 293 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-9970CDW Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.12.dmg | 293.07 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.8 to 10.11.dmg | 294.43 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.10.dmg | 6.53 MB | Download |
| TWAIN Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.6.dmg | 4.89 MB | Download |
| TWAIN Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.4.dmg | 2.08 MB | Download |
Driver for Linux
Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| LPR Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 742.81 kB | Download |
| CUPSwrapper Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 14.17 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 32 bit | 98.10 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 64 bit | 116.23 kB | Download |
| PC-FAX driver rpm package for Linux | 45.15 kB | Download |
| LPR Printer driver deb package for Linux | 738.02 kB | Download |
| CUPSwrapper Printer driver deb package for Linux | 12.06 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver deb package for Linux 32 bit | 90.55 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver deb package for Linux 64 bit | 108.64 kB | Download |
| PC-FAX driver deb package for Linux | 38.30 kB | Download |
Specifications
The standard internal memory capacity for the Brother MFC-9970CDW printer model is about 256 MB. Similarly, the printer can hold an input capacity of up to 250 sheets of plain paper of standard weight. However, it has an output tray that can only hold about 150 sheets of printer paper in a face-down pattern. There is also another input tray that can hold about 50 sheets of paper through the automatic document feeder (ADF).
This unique Brother MFC-9970CDW printer has a liquid crystal display (LCD) color screen that has dimensions of 4.64 x 1.74 inches in diagonal. The supported paper types for this printer model includes the plain, thin, recycled, thicker, bond, envelopes, and more. The acceptable paperweight should be within the range of 60-105 gsm, but the ADF takes a maximum of 90 gsm. The supported paper types include A4, letter, legal, executive, and folio.
In support of the faxing specifications, the speed dial feature can run up to 300 locations on the device. On the other hand, the group dial accommodates up to 20 groups while there is also an automatic dial feature. The modem speed for faxing is about 33600bps with a support for the ITU-T group feature using Super G3. The printer can also broadcast to up to 390 locations with support for duplex faxing. The printer, therefore, is a multifunction device that can send or receive fax, print, and copy documents. Download Brother MFC-9970CDW driver from Brother website