Toner Reset Instructions For DCP1610W and DCP1510

When a new TN1070 toner is installed in a DCP1610W rand DCP1510  printer, a reset gear should turn and trigger a switch to reset the toner counter.

Sometimes the toner counter doesn’t get reset and realigning the reset gear is a little bit too techy for most users. Here’s how to reset the toner cartridge on the printer controls:

  1. Press the Menu-button
  2. Use the arrows to browse to “Machine Info”, press the OK-button
  3. Use the Arrow-buttons to browse to:
    Machine Info
    Reset Drum
  4. Press and hold the OK-button until the display shows:
    Reset Drum
    ^Reset v Exit
  1. Press in succession the Start-button, Up-button, Down-button, OK-button
  2. The display should say “Accepted”. If step 5 failed, you may have been too slow
  3. Press the Stop-button to exit the menu

If you get the message “Printer is busy”, then switch the printer off and on

This video may help (turn sound off): youtube.com/watch?v=O2yEr81bhtg

Please leave a comment if you find this guide useful or there is anything we can improve to make it easier to follow.

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13 thoughts on “Toner Reset Instructions For DCP1610W and DCP1510

  1. Mubasher says:

    Hi, can I reset my starter cartilage according to these instructions after refilling with new toner powder. I do not have reset gear in my starter cartilage. So basically after refilling the powder , I want to rest tonnerer by this method. Can I do that without reset gear??

  2. Chris says:

    This didn’t work for me. I have a dcp 1610w. I tried many times without success.
    The instructions work till I get to accept, I press stop but display reverts to replace toner, again!!!

  3. Emmanuel says:

    I have abandoned the printer for over 8 months before I came across this solution.
    Infact, it started working immediately.

    Thanks so much

  4. Susan says:

    The only change I had to make was in step 7. I could not get it to go to 10. It stayed at 0, but the other steps worked and I could still reset my toner. This was the first time I shook this toner after it said to replace the toner. The next copy was normal–not light as if the toner was going out. Thank you for your help!

  5. radhika khatiwada says:

    This didn’t work for me. I have a dcp 1510. I tried many times without success.
    The instructions work till I get to accept, I press stop but display reverts to replace toner, again!!!

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