The printing mechanism employed by this device is based on the electrophotographic single pass method. It boasts a printing speed of 20 pages per minute (ppm) for both monochrome and color prints in the standard A4 format. However, if you switch to letter-sized paper, the average speed goes up to 21 ppm. Meanwhile, when the printer is operating in duplex printing mode, it can produce up to seven pages per minute, regardless of whether you’re printing in monochrome or full color.
Brother HL-4040CDN Printer Driver Downloads
Driver for Windows
| Filename | Size | Download |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 8 8.1 10 32 bit and 64 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 187.49 MB | |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 24.80 MB | |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows vista xp 32 bit and 64 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 24.68 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 8 8.1 10 32 bit .EXE | 2.28 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 8 8.1 10 64 bit.EXE | 2.48 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 7 32 bit.EXE | 2.27 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 7 64 bit.EXE | 2.47 MB |
Driver for Mac OS
| Filename | Size | Download |
| Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.13 and 10.12.dmg | 34.04 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.11.dmg | 35.18 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.10.dmg | 37.23 MB | |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.9.dmg (Recommended) | 34.90 MB | |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.6 to 10.8.dmg (Recommended) | 32.97 MB | |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.5.dmg | 10.50 MB |
Specifications
According to specifications, the Brother HL-4040CDN device has a warm-up time of less than 33 seconds from sleep mode and less than 37 seconds from power off mode. For monochrome printing, the first-time print rate is less than 16 seconds, while full-color printing takes less than 17 seconds. The device boasts an average print resolution of around 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi), with a maximum of 2400 dpi.
The printer is equipped with a controller that boasts an impressive NEC VR5500 processor running at a speed of 300 MHz. Additionally, the internal memory of this device is a generous 64 MB of RAM, with the option to expand up to an impressive 576 MB. This remarkable expansion is made possible through the use of a single slot 144-pin SO-DIMM component.
This device also offers multiple connection interfaces, including a standard USB hi-speed port and Ethernet LAN port. These interfaces ensure seamless connectivity and compatibility with a range of devices and networks.
The Brother HL-4040CDN boasts a print language that supports PCL6 emulation and offers a variety of resident fonts. These fonts include 66 scalable fonts, 13 bar codes, and 12 bitmap fonts. The compatible driver software is dependent on the operating system version utilized. Compatible OS versions include Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. To download the Brother HL-4040CDN driver, visit the Brother website.