Does one need to empty out the cartridge before refilling with this toner? Would this be necessisary for a second reload of identical toner?
281572
Is recomended on the first reload because the toner is different. I didn't empty the cartridge and worked. Be aware that is better don't fill to much because if you do the cartridge stop vworking properly also you can reload tree or four times only, after that it start doing a big mess on your printer.
2268731
Mine is 2 years old and I have filled the toner cartridges several times....I use a local company who specializes in refilling toner cartridges...they find away to refill anything !!!! It might be that the original starter cartridge which lasts a very short time is sealed
1785086
The screen will tell you which cartridge needs to be replaced. That being said, I have found that it always tells me really early. If I changed it out when it said to it would be about twice as much in cartridges. I always reset the warning and continue printing until I notice a decline in the quality. Then I change the toner. This isn't the best solution if you are trying to print high quality color documents as one color might be low and the others OK so the quality suffers a little bit but in our office we rarely need high quality prints and the cost savings make it worth it for us.
1959993
You may need to install the little chip that came with the refile toner before it will work. I assume you used the original empty toner cartridge. If you did not then it may not work.Tony
29013
Not that I know of, I haven't seen one, BUT one cool thing is when it starts to print light and you know you need a new toner cartridge, you can take out the current cartridge, shake it a few times, put it back in, and it works for quite a while longer, you can repeat this process for a long time, giving plenty of time to order a toner cartridge.
1327357
Worked just fine for me. I did clean the inside of my printer to clean up any dry printer powder so it wouldn't streak. (which seems to be an issue people are mistakenly saying is caused by the new cartridge).
2116308
That's interesting. I just got the message that the toner is low after printing a mailing, but it was a brand new cartridge and we only printed - at most - 1/2 of what the supposed capacity is. Just a letter, so not excessive page coverage either. I guess the answer is I don't know, but have had some similar experience (though not that soon). Typically this hasn't been a huge issue.
1592624
I refilled my TN-450 with a bottle. It should fill the 420 as well. I've used my cartridge twice, so far. I suggest:1) Use latex gloves 2) Carefully empty all the "old toner" from old cartridge before refilling. (shake gently into plastic lined garbage bag and knot it to avoid the dust from escaping). Good luck.
101043
It comes with a "starter" cartridge which is known to run out after 200-250 pages. You have to buy a normal cartridge very shortly. Original cartridges (2600 pages) are expensive but I had no problem with a compatible third-party one (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062ZNYFK/, $11). There is also a setting that controls what will happen if toner is low (25% or below): default is stop working, but you can change it to continue working (device settings/remote setup/general setup/replace toner: "continue").
471983
On my printer I can refill and reset the original cartridges. I found that, when you get a message for empty cartridge you press and hold the stop button (not the on and off switch) for about 10 seconds.
1165108
Once the cartridge registers as empty, turn the printer off and back on again and the cartridge will register as full. Mine wouldn't reset until after it thinks it's empty.
678720
All refilled cartridges don't register because it's refilled. I remove mine, give it a shake and put it back in. It still says it's empty, but it's printing!
172652
Are the toner cartridges loaded already? I don't see them separate in the box that the printer is packed in nor is there any information with the printer about the toner cartridges.
1583746
Hi Sharon,I've bought 3 of these kits with 4 each refills. I think the toner will probably cover more than 4,000 copies, but the chips that come with it only allow you to get 4,000 per refill. You could probably do a partial refill, but will have to get replacement chips. Refilling is pretty easy, but can be messy - so you may want to do it outside. I've saved a ton of money with these though and haven't had any toner quality problems. Would definitely buy again.
1536583
I've always thrown the cartridges away. I've never tried to refill any cartridges. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
1583747
Hi Sharon, I've bought 3 of these kits with 4 each refills. I think the toner will probably cover more than 4,000 copies, but the chips that come with it only allow you to get 4,000 per refill. You could probably do a partial refill, but will have to get replacement chips. Refilling is pretty easy, but can be messy - so you may want to do it outside. I've saved a ton of money with these though and haven't had any toner quality problems. Would definitely buy again.
559944
I received some low capacity toner cartridges with mine. Enough to do several hundred prints. There are high capacity toner cartridges available that are supposed to do over 20,000 prints.