The following article covers a fault found with the Brother MFC665CW that causes an Unable to Print 51 error. After some quick Google research I discovered that no one seemed to have an idea of what causes this fault and a number of forums claiming that a purge counter reset would fix it. Seeing that the…
This article explains how to reset the page counter on Brother printers that use the TN251 and TN255 series toner cartridges. Sometimes when replacing Brother toner the flag that trips the toner reset fails to correctly reset the counter. Fortunately you can reset the counter using the following procedure. Note: for selecting the correct toner you…
If your Brother MFC-9450CDN has come up with Fuser Unit End you can reset the counter using the following procedure. With the printer in ready state (i.e. switched on and ready to print/copy). Press the 3 and 9 buttons at the same time. This will bring up the reset menu. Scroll down to Fuser Press…
If your Brother MFC9440CN belt unit “BU100CL” is still giving you acceptable print quality, you can reset the counter as follows: Turn the machine’s power switch on. Press the Menu –> Machine Info -> Reset Menu. Press the Up or Down Arrow key to choose Belt Unit. Press OK. Press 1 to reset the belt unit counter. Press the Stop/Exit. Your Transfer belt counter should now be reset. Note: Performing this reset doesn’t mean…
Cartridge recognition issues sometimes occur with compatible or genuine Brother toner cartridges. When you install a Brother TN2030 cartridge and the toner counter doesn’t reset, you may wish to try the following procedure. Open the front cover and leave open while completing the following steps. Turn the printer off. Hold the ‘go’ button (or “start’ button) while turning…
After replacing the drum units DR240CL in your HL-3040CN, HL-3045CN, HL-3070CW or HL-3075CW colour laser printer you’ll have to reset the page counter. The following steps are the procedure to perform the counter reset Turn the printer power switch on (if its off, and it should be off when you replace the drum/s). Press + or –…
If your Tn2250 or TN2230 doesn’t automatically reset the toner counter on your Brother MFC-7360N or MFC-7860DW printer you may wish to try the following procedure: Open the front panel of your Brother MFC-7360N or MFC-7860DW Multifunction printer. Press the Clear/Back button. A display message will then show “REPLACE DRUM? 1. Yes 2. No”. Do not…
If you have replaced the toner in your Brother DCP7065DN, and the “Toner Life End” or “Replace Toner” message hasn’t automatically reset, you may wish to follow the following procedure to reset it manually: Open the front door and remove the drum and toner (cover to avoid light damage). Confirm that the display shows cover…
If you have a Brother mono (black only) printer that is printing light it may be you have a build up of dust on the laser glass. The fix for this problem is easy and only requires a lint free cloth. 1. Turn off the printer power switch and unplug the printer from the power outlet. 2. Open…
If your TN2230 – TN2250 toner counter on your HL-2130 HL-2240D HL-2250DN or HL-2270DW doesn’t reset when you install the cartridge, you may wish to try this procedure. Open the front cover and leave open while completing the following steps. Turn the printer off. Hold the ‘go’ button (or “start’ button) while turning the printer on. All panel…