Mine has given out after ~ 100 pages. Is this a common problem? Not my idea of money saving!
1946001
This hasn't been my experience. So far it has outlasted my Brother cartridge and it's still going strong. I've printed several reams of paper since install.
1946002
I printed a little over two reams with my last one, probably half of those we're duplex prints.
1605426
They came out with another firmware in late July but I haven't printed any envelopes yet to see if it helped any. This is what works for me..... Push the envelope into the slot _lightly_ until you will feel a slight stop. Do NOT push any further! Just use your finger tips at the rear most part of the envelope. Within a few seconds (5 or 6 seconds if the printer is asleep) you should feel the printer grab the envelope, it will only move a very slight amount, maybe 1/8th of an inch, you have to pay attention, then you should be able to print normally. It works for me every time now. I've had mine over a year. I found it out from another poster. After digging into Brothers web site and reading their manuals I actually did see where Brother mentioned the same thing, but I had to do a lot of digging to find it. I think it was buried in their trouble shooting section? Thank goodness I don't print a lot of envelopes, that's actually my only nit pick, well, that and having to open the back of the printer when printing envelopes. Also, I use the cheaper standard envelopes and I found that if you use the handle of a butter knife or another flat utensil and flatten the envelope first it will get rid of 90% of the wrinkles. Hoped it helps....
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I had one of those years ago. It worked great...until it didn't. It developed a thick black line that ran down the BACK of nearly every page printed. I cleaned the bottom plate, the print head and anything else I could reach without disassembling it. (multiple times) I read dozens of Internet blogs trying to find a fix. I finally threw in the towel, bought a new printer and dropped the MP500 off to be recycled.
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My empathies with your non-functional toner, but not sure why you're having a problem. I also bought mine as a spare and so it sat for a few months before I started using it, but it has worked just fine. Did you shake (roll) it gently and also remember to pull off the orange plastic 'zipper' before installing it? Also with almost any printer, I find when it doesn't work, usually just shutting it off and turning it back on again 'fixes' whatever ails it. Sometimes I have to shut off and restart the computer too, but usually just a printer restart does the trick. So double-check that the unit is installed correctly (by taking it out and putting it back in) and then try the shut-off trick. Hopefully, one of those will put you back in business - good luck!
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Can't help on that, because I have a hard time making it work period. I have Windows XP, and it worked well for awhile, then started smearing, fading, skipping and otherwise giving me trouble. It still looks beautiful as a piece of furniture, though; I'm too "thrifty" to pitch it. Tried to have it scan a page an hour ago and it refused. I don't print very often, so the ink cartridges refuse to obey the printer, being dried up. With all the time I spend trying to get it to work, I could write documents in long hand quicker. Best of luck to you, Tom! George Strella, Tulsa
1154726
Not mine, it's worked great for me. I replaced it about 4 months ago and use it every week. Does it print well? After all, that's the most important thing. Good luck.
905920
after a while they do run out of toner. I will take the cartridge out and shake it to get a few more copies from it.
45319
I haven't used it enough to run out of ink yet and also it isn't working at all at this time. It was printing fine (from my living room) then one day I tried to print a recipe and it would not print. I don't have the know how to fix the problem and hope I can find someone that can help. My ex daughter-in-law set it up for me but is no longer available.to print a recipe and it wouldn't print. I have no idea HOW to get it working - it's all greek
396044
I am experiencing the exact same problem. I bought this printer in 2012 and after a year, the black ink cartridges, no matter how often I changed them, would get sketchy and quit printing in black after about eight pages. VERY disappointing!
488760
Good morning, David! I notice that if I continually use the printer, the ink is used normally but if it sits for any length of time (e.g. week, weeks, months) than the ink dries up! The ink may be inexpensive but so much of it is wasted! I also don't like that if the color ink runs out the printer shuts down. I will not purchase another printer like this, inexpensive or not! Good luck!
1168012
Sounds daft but have you pulled the tab off the new cartridge properly? Theres sometimes a clear film over where the ink comes out for stopping it drying out whilst on the shelf. Try print head alignment through the maintenence function
199931
Sorry. I pitched the paper the day I got it. It's been working for me with the default start for a few yrs now.
250359
Either the cartridge is defective or you need to clean the printer carefully. It is odd, because if the cartridge is defective, then it would happen on all the pages. Did you put the old cartridge back in to test printer?
477542
This has been driving me crazy. I click on "ok" and it starts printing again. I made 50 copies today and got the "out of paper" message 8 times!
1813576
Mayby you are misswriting wrong the code.never happen to me that problem.i bought several codes and just ender few hours later without no problem.
469879
It happened to me a month after the warranty ran out. I consulted HP tech. They told me I needed a new printer and that the printer was not repairable. They offered to sell me another at a slight discount. Needless to say, I declined.
1157870
The one I had (has since been thrown away) always had a slow printing/copying speed. I am not a techi-person, but it sounds like it is inherent in this particular make/model. I also had a problem with the print heads which would have been more costly to replace than to just get a whole new unit (which I originally paid big bucks for) so I ultimately just threw it out, sad to say. I had high hopes for this unit, but like so many things like this, they often disappoint. And, it was not overly used or abused either. Sorry I can't tell you more.