How do you turn off or ignore the "toner low" message and keep printing until toner is actually out?
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** TO RESET TONER ** This will make your printer believe it has a brand new toner. Once it says toner low, you can reset it and just print until it runs dry, instead of replacing the toner when you still have 500 prints left. 1) Get to the home screen, if you are stuck at the "Toner Low" or "Replace Toner" message, just press the red X 2) Press the FAX button on the touch screen. This is ONLY to light up the numbers so you can.... 3) LOCATE and only locate, don't press, the * (asterisk) button. You know where it is now, somewhere to the right of the Red X button 4) Press the glowing home button to get home. 5) Open the top as if you were going to change the toner, but don't remove any toner 6) With the top open, press and hold the now UN-LIT * (asterisk) button for at least 5 seconds 7) While KEEPING the lid open, the toner reset menu will show on the screen 8) Reset your "low" or "empty" toner by pressing the color and type to reset, all with the lid open 9) close the lid and wait about 40 seconds per toner that was reset (ie. 80 seconds if you reset 2, 120 seconds if you reset 3) cstd = cyan Standard, cstr = cyan starter, and one other for high yield, etc... Just reset to whatever type you have installed. Boom
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There are many possible solutions. Search online. Clean the Corona Wire, use a reset code like *00 Enter, block the sensor with electrical tape, don't use refilled or knock-off toner cartridges. Your mileage may vary and it may take some experimentation. While I have loved my Brother Color Laser Printers, I have found that they are toner hogs and that it may be prematurely reporting low toner level...or the levels are not that high to begin with. Nearly impossible to answer that last thought, though.
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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.
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I have this same printer, normal operation is very quiet, so you have a absolute problem. I've experienced some major plastic gear grinding noises that are very loud. What I found the solution to be was to open the rear paper jam panel and slam it shut a couple times. Drop the front panel down and just under the toner cartridges you'll see a small handle, bottom dead center. This pulls out the entire assembly holding all the toner packs in. Pull it out just a couple inches and slam it back in a couple times, then close the front door and carefully look at the top of the door making sure its even all the way across the top, if its off just slightly you don;t have that other part that holds all the toner pushed all the way in properly. Also pull the paper tray out and take extra care to make sure you're getting it pushed in properly. I don;t know which one of those things solved the problem, but by doing all of the above I no longer have the noise issue (severe noise at that) and now it prints and runs smooth and quiet.
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Yes, you can turn the print function in or off. The printer will also turn itself completely off after a period of unuse. But you can turn it back on by simply tapping any key.
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.
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Try holding the off button several seconds to turn it completely off. Then restart your computer and then turn the printer back on. Hope this works for you. I can't wait til I can afford to buy a new one.
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Turn printer on. Raise main lid - not copier lid. Cartridges will move to center. Lift latch over cartridges and insert new cartridges. Lower latch (s) Lower cover, and you're in business. NOTE - If you use 'remanf' cartridges, you will have minor problems. The readout will tell you ink is low - it isn't. Just acknowledge it and go. The colors of Remfg as as good as Lexmark, but you go through the hassle.
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Well, I took out the Color Ink and the printer just sits with an error message. A color ink cartridge must be in place. The only thing I can suggest is to let the color cartridge run out of ink, then choose a "faxable print" option in the program if it's available. You can try the greyscale option, but I don't know if the greys use the black (lighter) or if they use the color ink. If you already own this printer, play around with these options. If you HAVEN'T already bought this, try a different printer. If you do A LOT of printing, you may want to consider a LASER printer. The BLACK ONLY ones have become quite affordable and the toner roll lasts a very long time. Well, I took out the Color Ink and the printer just sits with an error message. A color ink cartridge must be in place. The only thing I can suggest is to let the color cartridge run out of ink, then choose a "faxable print" option in the program if it's available. You can try the greyscale option, but I don't know if the greys use the black (lighter) or if they use the color ink. If you already own this printer, play around with these options. If you HAVEN'T already bought this, try a different printer. If you do A LOT of printing, you may want to consider a LASER printer. The... » Read More Well, I took out the Color Ink and the printer just sits with an error message. A color ink cartridge must be in place. The only thing I can suggest is to let the color cartridge run out of ink, then choose a "faxable print" option in the program if it's available. You can try the greyscale option, but I don't know if the greys use the black (lighter) or if they use the color ink. If you already own this printer, play around with these options. If you HAVEN'T already bought this, try a different printer. If you do A LOT of printing, you may want to consider a LASER printer. The BLACK ONLY ones have become quite affordable and the toner roll lasts a very long time. « Show Less
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I have been using this machine for nearly two years and I notice the same problem since then. What I did to reduce toner running out soon is to adjust the contrast level to minimal and change toner saver to ecology. I hope you can get more copies than before to do this.
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The toner is not from the Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM, hence the error message. To get rid of this error message on your Brother Printer, please follow these steps: 1. With power ON, open the front cover & leave it open. 2. Press "CLEAR". 3. Press " *00 " (note: there is an Asterisk before the 2 zeroes) 4. The LCD should now show "Accepted". 5. Close the front cover & test print a page.
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Had the same exact thing happen to me. Unplugging it for a day worked twice, but only temporarily. I usually buy several toner cartridges extra so I don't run out. Would love to get ths working again so I can use them. Any luck reinstalling software?
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Press the Menu button, then press "OK" when "General Setup" appears on the screen. Press either the arrow up or arrow down button (or the number 8) to get to "Replace Toner", then use the arrow up or down to get to "Continue". Then press "OK". Also, your ink cartridge usually has quite a bit more ink left after the "Replace Toner" message appears for the first couple of times.
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I have successfully used re-manufactured (refilled) cartridges. Although there is a trick to using them. After you install one, the machine will tell you the cartridge is "low ink". After a few pages it says it's out of ink and the warning light comes on. (Do NOT Cancel your Print Job!) Press and hold the Red "Stop" button for about 5 seconds and the warning light will turn off. The display will then show "unknown ink volume" or something similar. You are now good to print until the cartridge actually runs out of ink.
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just remove the color cartridge and answer ok ok ok, ignore warning signs of color out and print on.
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I think it does give a low toner message prematurely. The solution is to keep using it until the toner runs out.
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I do not know how to override the empty cartridge indication. My print allowed me to continue to print until it went empty again. I use 240xl or 241 for my printer
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Sorry, I have not had an issue changing toner cartridges, so I'm not sure how to fix it. Did you pull all of the protective plastic tabs off of the cartridges? Try tipping the cartridge back and forth a few times to loosen the toner. One time my printer kept saying the paper was out when it wasn't. I turned off both the printer and the computer and rebooted them. That seemed to fix my problem. Sorry I can't be of more help.