The printing mechanism utilized by this device is based on the electrophotographic single pass technique. It boasts a rapid printing speed of around 20 pages per minute (ppm) for both monochrome and color outputs when printing on A4 paper. Interestingly, when printing on letter-sized paper, the average rate increases to about 21 ppm. Meanwhile, when operating in duplex printing mode, the printer can produce approximately seven pages per minute, regardless of whether you are 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
The Brother HL-4040CDN device boasts a warm-up time of less than 33 seconds from sleep mode, and less than 37 seconds from power-off mode. Monochrome printing is lightning-fast, with a first-time print rate of less than 16 seconds. Even full-color printing is a breeze, with a first-time print taking less than 17 seconds. The device’s average print resolution is around 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi), but can reach an impressive maximum of 2400 dpi.
The printer boasts a controller with an integrated processor – the NEC VR5500 – which runs at 300 MHz. Its internal memory, weighing in at a respectable 64 MB of RAM, is also expandable to a whopping 576 MB. This enhancement can be achieved through the use of a single slot 144 pin SO-DIMM component.
The printer also features a standard USB hi-speed port and Ethernet LAN port, providing seamless connectivity options.
The Brother HL-4040CDN boasts a print language that fully supports PCL6 emulation and a plethora of resident fonts, including 66 highly scalable fonts, 13 bar codes, and 12 bitmap fonts. To ensure seamless compatibility, the driver software is dependent on the particular operating system version being used, with Windows, Macintosh, and Linux all being supported. For those in need of the Brother HL-4040CDN driver, it is available for download directly from the Brother website.