How to solve the 46 error code on Brother printers

Someday, you will turn your brother printer on and see the 46 error message appear on screen. This specific error can be a bit more costly than the others if you choose to contact brother’s tech support team, especially since this error tends to show up after we’ve surpassed our pre-established printing sum and voided our warranties.

The printer should be a bit old now, so you won’t be able to get any free repairs on it since it’s already been used for as long as the factory made it to last.

What causes the 46 error message on brother printers:

This particular error code shows up on brother printers whenever the waste ink absorber pad has filled up with ink.

Your brother printer’s support system will tell you to replace it and contact one of the members of this team to do it. For us Latin Americans, this can be very hard to find, and the cost in dollars will surely exceed the one in our local currency.

Therefore, we have to learn how to solve this problem on our own. This is why we’ve created this particular blog post and published it.

Due to the presence and absence of certain buttons on several brother printer models, this tutorial will only work on the following printers:
DCP-130C, DCP-135C, DCP-150C, DCP-330C, DCP-350C, DCP-540CN, DCP-560CN, DCP-750CW, DCP-770CW, MFC-235C, MFC-240C, MFC-260C, MFC-440CN, MFC-465CN, MFC-5460CN, MFC-5860CN, MFC-660CN, MFC-680CN, MFC-845CW and MFC-885CW.

We may know of another solution for this problem. If you need it or want more information regarding this subject, please post a comment in the section below this post and we will answer your every question.

Procedure for eradicating the 46 error message on brother printers:

This tutorial will teach you how to restore the counter installed in your brother printer, which can mess the configuration up a bit. Also, this printer and its drivers could appear to be connected to another USB port.

Your printer’s name could change on the control panel, and the “copy 1”  message could appear after the old name after this has been done. This, however, is the same printer you were working with before.

Step #1:
First of all, make sure your printer is on and connected to your computer at all times during this procedure. The computer must also be on and fully functional at this point.

Step #2:
Now, press the menu/set, mono/star and menu/set buttons in this particular order. After this has been done, please wait for about five (5) seconds.

Step #3:
The MAINTENANCE 10 option will appear on your screen, and the FAX and COPY buttons will be turn green.

Step #4:
Press the navigation keys upwards and select the MAINTENACE 80 option on the menu. Then, press the mono/star button again, and then hit the menu/set one.

Step #5:
Browse until you’ve reached the purge option. This one will have a number on it, but don’t pay any attention to it.

Step #6:
Once the purge is going on, type in the code 2783. You will hear a short beeping sound and the counter will be set back to zero (0).

Step #7:
Press the stop/exit button to confirm this.

Step #8:
Finally, disconnect the printer’s power cable and leave it like this for five (5) seconds.

If this problem persists, please post a comment in the section below this post and we will gladly help you out.

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Resetting the chips on Sharp AL-2021/AL-2031/AL-2041 copiers

Dear readers, this question has been all over the Internet recently, and I’ve also wanted to know the answer to it in the past. The Internet is also responsible for helping us techs out, who must solve many problems in our workshops.

As it turns out, Sharp has stopped standing out for us and is now focused on selling more and more printers. It seems they’re only interested in getting us to buy the latest product and throwing them out as soon as a new one comes along.

reset tóner chip for sharp

Sharp AI-1000 toners used to be used in Sharp AI-2040 printers, for example. These toners in particular are known for their resistance, and they yield  much more than any other toner, whether it’s a new or refilled one.Nowadays, this toner has been replaced by the sought-after AL-204TD, a very hard toner to use. If you have one at hand, you can make sure we’re talking about the same toner.

This toner is renowned among us techs nowadays, and the main question lies in how to restore them and get them to stop saying they’re empty after they’ve ran out; buying a new toner off the bat is not an easy thing to do. The main problem here is the printer refuses to continue printing, a problem caused by none other than the chip you can see in this next picture.

toner cartridge for sharp al-2031

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This very chip shown in the picture can be a bit hard to restore, and we can’t offer a solution for this situation right now. If you, reader, happen to know of a solution to this particular issue, we’d be very grateful if you put it in a comment in the section below this post so we could publish it on the blog.

However, not all is lost. Remember why I keep recommending you install a page counter program on your computer? Here’s the reason why.

Installing this piece of software is one of the best things we can do; one of its main advantages is learning when our toner or ink cartridge is about to run out. Like we said, there’s still hope, and this is the one loophole Sharp completely forgot about.

If toner runs out in these printers and you choose to refill them, we regret to inform you the printer will always say the cartridges are empty and you will need to buy an entirely new chip to fix this problem. We happen to have these in stock in our online shop, so look for them, order the exact amount you need and check our shipping and delivery options. In our store tinta.com.do, we offer them to you at the best price in the entire American continent, and can even provide a tracking number so you always know your order’s exact location.

Another thing you can do is to avoid letting the toner dust run out completely. If you already know how long it takes for this to happen, just refill it before the toner’s empty. You’ll then be using this same toner until the toner developer is depleted. This is exactly why we recommend you install a page counter.

Note: This post has been created by us using information we’ve compiled in our workshop, where we’ve fixed this problem multiple times. We certainly appreciate any comment you may have, and are aware this is not the only piece of information regarding this subject. If you know of any other fix to this issue, please post it in the section below.

How to find out my printer’s model

This post is as necessary as any other one you can find in our blog, since not every person knows how to identify their printer’s model, which can be extremely necessary to know in certain cases, such as detecting the proper ink cartridges for your printer.

In some cases, you could be out in the street and realize you have forgotten to buy your own ink cartridges, so you have to send a friend to do it. This person doesn’t know you printer like you do and may lack the knowledge you possess, so it’s extremely important you know the specific printer model you’re using.

Note: You mustn’t confuse your printer’s model with the brand. Model: a specific type inside a brand; there aren’t any more versions of this particular printer inside the same brand. This fact will also help you identify any spare part or problem that may be happening on your printer. Brand: a more universal specification that involves several different articles. In this case, we’re talking about HP, Canon, Lexmark and others.

Now we will show you where you can find these exact specifications on the actual printer. Most domestic or business use printers, around 90% of them including copiers and other devices, carry the model with them on their front side. Some of them have it on the right side, some others on the left one.

model of hp printer

It will all depend on your printer’s brand. For example, HP printers usually have the model drawn on the right side, while Sharp printers have their on the front-left side. This doesn’t mean the printer’s model can be found in the same place on all printers, but it’s an important factor to take into account.

The model is simply a series of numbers or letters, which is usually depicted in large characters and fonts. The font, however, could be more related to the one inscribed in the printer’s carcass, as is shown in the next picture.

how know what is the model of printer

This picture shows us where the printer model can be found on the frontal side. However, this is not the only way of finding this out: in the lower part of the printer, there are usually some serial codes that will also allow us to learn the printer’s model. To find out how useful this serial code actually is, you must only Google it to obtain the following results.

The next link will redirect you to the Google results that come up after you put the serial number in the search engine.

Both in the upper and lower part of any printer, you’ll be able to find out its model. We’ve already explained the difference between printer brands and models to avoid future confusions, and we sincerely hope this post will help you solve any inconvenience that may show up. If you need more information on the subject, don’t hesitate on contacting us on our Google group.

This information doesn’t belong to the printer’s manufacturer; we only mentioned certain brands to help illustrate you on this topic. These are only the solutions we apply in our own workshop, so if you know of any other we’d be very grateful to hear about it.

Maintenance and restoring printer codes

For Lexmark printers:
LaserPrinter 10R/10 Plus, 12 and 16 Series, Optra R & L:
1.Turn the printer off.
2. Access Diagnostics Mode my pressing the READY and RETURN keys until the PERFORMING SELF TEST message appears on your printer’s screen.
3. Select the MAINTENANCE COUNT option.
4. Now select RESET until the counter goes back to zero (0).
5. Press the RETURN button once more to go back to the main Diagnostics Mode menu. Put the printer back to normal mode.

Optra S 2420/2450/2455/3455 printer models:
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Access Diagnostics Mode by pressing the GO and RETURN keys until the PERFORMING SELF TEST message appears on your printer’s screen. You should be able to see the PRINT REGISTRATION option.
3. Go to PRINTER SETUP and press the SELECT button.
4. Browse until you reach the MAINTENANCE PAGE COUNT option and press the SELECT key once more.

5. Look for the RESET MAINTENANCE COUNT option and press the SELECT key to set the score back to zero (0).
6. Press the RETURN button to go back to the main Diagnostics Mode menu, and then exit this menu to resume normal functioning.

Optra S, 2420/2450/2455/3455 printers:
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Access the Configuration Menu by pressing the SELECT and RETURN keys until PERFORMING SELF TEST and, later on, CONFIG MENU,  appear on your printer’s screen.
3. Press the arrow pointing right on this same MENU until MAINTENANCE PAGE COUNT shows up on screen.
4. Press the SELECT button until you’ve reached RESET.
5. Hit the SELECT button to restart the count.
6. Press the RETURN button once more to go back to the last menu, and then the arrow pointing left until you exit CONFIG MENU.

Optra W810 printers:
1. Access the configuration menu by pressing the SELECT and RETURN keys until you leave PERFORMING SELF TEST behind and CONFIG MENU appears on screen.
2. Press the arrow pointing left on this same menu until you reach MAINT., where you’ll be able to see a counter.
3. PRess the SELECT button until you see RESET TRANSFER or RESET FUSER on screen. Hit the SELECT button once more to restart the counter.
4. Press the RETURN button again to go back to Configuration Menu, and then the arrow pointing left to exit it.

Optra C710 printers:
1. Enter CONFIG MENU by pressing both the SELECT and RETURN button until you pass PERFORMING SELF TEST and reach CONFIG MENU.
2. Press the button right next to MENU and then the one to its left until you’ve reach RESET FUSER COUNT.
3. Press the SELECT button again to set the score back to zero (0).

Optra C720 printers:
1. Your printer must be turned off.
2. Access Diagnostics Menu to reset everything by pressing the GO and RETURN buttons.
3. Turn the printer on while pressing both keys, GO and RETURN, down.
4. Continue pressing them until PERFORMING SELF TEST appears on screen.
5. Select the RESET COUNTERS option in Diagnostics Mode.
6. Pick the individual counter and press the SELECT button once more.

Optra C750 printers:
1. Enter CONFIG MENU by pressing the SELECT and RETURN KEYS until you see PERFORMING SELF test appear on screen and, later on, CONFIG MENU. Do not let go of these buttons until you’ve reached said menu.
2. Select Individual Fuser Reset or ITU Device Reset.

Optra SC 1275/Color 1200 printers:
1. Turn your printer off.
2. Press both the GO and RETURN keys until PERFORMING SELF TEST appears onscreen.
3. Once you’ve reached REGISTRATION, press the button right next to Menu six (6) times in a row until MAINTENANCE MENU unfolds.
4. Press the SELECT KEY once, and then the button right next to Menu until you see 80 or 81 RESET on the printer’s screen.
5. Hit the RETURN key until MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed again. Presione el botón RETURN hasta el despliegue de MAINTENANCE.
6. Press the button on the right side of MENU until EXIT DIAGNOSIS appears.
7. Press the SELECT button again to go back to normal mode.

Impresoras Sharp JX9400/9600/TI PRO 600 printers:
- Disconnect the printer entirely.
- Reconnect the device while pressing the ENTER and MENU keys. PCU DIALOG MODE will appear on screen. Please press the MENU button six (6) times until SET COUNTER is displayed.
- Press the ENTER button. Five x’s (XXXXX) will appear on screen, and the first three letters will be blinking.
- Press the Triangle button to get rid of those three numbers (000).
- Press MENU once more. Now the numbers on the right side will be blinking.
- Press the Triangle button again to set these back to zero (00).
- Hit the MENU button once more. XXXXX will reappear on screen with, again, the first three characters blinking.
- Repeat the previous steps. XXXXX will keep appearing.
- Repeat the entire process described ahead to obtain XXXXX again.
- Keep repeating the steps. XXX will show up.
- Select 005 and press the MENU button. XXX will be displayed once more.
- The level should be between 90 and 110. If any problem shows yp, try changing these values. Press the ENTER key until CONTENER SET unfolds.
- Press FORM FEED down and insert a blank paper sheet in the Manual Slot Feed. You should hear a beeping sound that confirms the Reset process.
- Finally, disconnect and reconnect the printer.

HP Printers:
Internal test for HP Deskjet printers:
[600/600C/610C/630C/632C/640C/642C/648C/660C/670C/680C/690C]

Ink cartridge cleaning test:
Once you’ve disconnected your printer, press the POWER button. Hit the RESUME key seven (7) times in a row very quickly.

Regular diagnosis:
While keeping your printer connected, press the POWER button down and hit the RESUME key five (5) times in a row. Your printer will print out a page with the results and general status.

Extended diagnosis:
While your printer’s connected, press the POWER key down and hit the RESUME button twelve (12) times in a row. The printer will produce a page with the results.


For HP Deskjet 800c printers:
Auto-test:
Once your printer’s on, press the POWER button down while you hit the RESUME key four (4) times. This is compatible with the following printer models:HP Deskjet 810c/ 825c/ 830c/ 840c/845c/ 880c/ 895.

Diagnostics test:
While your printer’s connected, press the POWER button down and hit the RESUME key four (4) times.

For HP C6656 (56-58) printers:
1. Remove the ink cartridges from the printer.
2. Place a small piece of duct tape on the upper-left slot, on the exact the spot indicated with a red square in Figure A.
3. Put the ink cartridges back in the printer.
4. The printer will now perform page alignment tasks.
5. Once the alignment has been done, remove the ink cartridge from the printer once more.
6. Put another piece of duct tape on the upper-right contact, also indicated with a red square on Figure B.
7. Place the ink cartridge back in the printer, keeping both pieces of duct tape on. They will isolate the necessary contacts.
8. The printer will print another test sheet at this point.
9. After the test sheet has been finished, take the ink cartridge out.
10. Remove both pieces of duct tape carefully to avoid leaving any glue residue on the contacts.
11. Return the ink cartridge to the printer. It has already been restored.

For HP 51641, HP 51645, C1823, C6615 and C6578 printer models:
For more recent versions of the HP 51641 / 51645 / C1823 / C6615 / C6578 ink cartridges:
The following procedure will allow you to restart your printer’s ink level indicator and System ID.
- Extract the ink cartridges from your printer.
- Place a piece of duct tape on each of the four (4) metallic contacts on the upper-left side of the ink cartridges, right where the red squares are pointing in the pictures ahead. Place the ink cartridges back in the device.
- Close the printer’s gate and wait for ten (10) seconds.
- Reopen the gate and wait for the ink cartridges to reach a changing position.
- Remove the ink cartridges from the printer.
- Take off the pieces of duct tape covering the contacts on the left and put them on the contacts on the right side. The spots will be marked with a red square on the picture above.
- Put the ink cartridges back in the printer, close the gate and wait for another ten (10) seconds.
- Open the gate once more and wait for the ink cartridges to reach the same changing position.
- Remove the ink cartridges once more.
- Remove every piece of duct tape.
- Put all the ink cartridges back in the printer.
- The ink level indicators must now say FULL.

For HP Multifuncion D125 - D145 - D155 printer models:
The procedure described ahead will allow you to remove the ink level indicator inside your old ink cartridges and use recycled or refilled ones. You must keep in mind that, once you disable this ink level indicator, you will not be able to know if your ink levels are high or low, and risk depleting the ink cartridge completely. this could burn your print heads and render the ink cartridge useless.
1. Press the right and left arrows at the same time. Release them.
2. Press the 7, 8 and 9 keys.
3. Once the prompt disable has appeared on screen, press 1 for YES or 2 for NO.
To disable ink level indicator in the Tricolor ink cartridge:
1. Press the left and right arrow at the same time and release them.
2. Press the 4, 5 and 6 keys.
3. Press 1 for YES and 2 for NO now that the disable prompt has showed up.
To restore them back to factory settings:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the 7 and 5 keys. Once the MAINTENANCE MENU unfolds, select RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS.

For HP Inkjet CP1160 printer model:
This following procedure will allow you to disable ink level indicator inside your ink cartridge and, therefore, use recycled or refilled ones. It’s important you remember that disabling this function will not let you know when ink is running low, so you may risk burning the print heads and damage the ink cartridge irreparably.
for Black ink cartridges:
1. Press the POWER button down.
2. Without letting go of this button, press the CANCEL button twelve (12) times and the RESUME one once.
3. Let go of the POWER key.
For Tricolor ink cartridges:
1. Press the POWER button down.
2. While keeping it pressed, press the CANCEL key twelve (12) times and the RESUME one thrice.
3. Let go of the POWER button.

For HP IIISi printers:
1. Press the ONLINE key until the light stops.
2. Now press the MENU button until PCL CONFIG MENU appears on screen.
3. Press the MENU key again until hasta SERVICE MSG=ON* shows up.
4- Hit the + or - keys until it turns to SERVICE MSG=OFF.
5. Press ENTER/RESET MENU; the * symbol will appear. Then press ONLINE once more.

For HP 4Si printers:
1. Press ONLINE until the light goes away.
2. Press the MENU key until CONFIG MENU appears.
3. Press the ITEM button until you0ve reached SERVICE MSG=ON.
4. Use the +  or - keys to change this display to SERVICE MSG=OFF.
5. Finally, press ENTER until * shows up. Later, press ONLINE once more.

For HP5Si printers:
1. Press the MENU button four (4= times until you gain access to CONFIG MENU.
2. Press ITEM until SERVICE MESSAGE=OFF is displayed.
3. Press the ENTER key.
4. Finally, press ONLINE.

For HP 4000/4050/4100/5000 printers:
1. Disconnect the printer.
2. Press the left side of the ITEM key down (<-/->) and the VALUE +/- ones.
3- Reconnect the printer and wait until RESET MAINTENANCE COUNT is displayed.

Fuser maintenance on HP 4500/4550 printer:
1. Disconnect the printer.
2. Press the CANCEL JOB and SELECT keys on your printer, and then reconnect it. Wait until the display is completely blank and the LED indicators light up.
3. Press the right edges of the MENU and SELECT keys.
4. You will enter SERVICE MODE once the test has been completed.
5. Press the ITEM key (<-/->) until FUSER MAINTENANCE COUNT is displayed.
6. Press the VALUE +/- one to change this score to zero (0).
7. Press SELECT to save these settings.
8. Finally, hit the GO button.

For HP 8000/8100/8150 printers:
1. Press MENU until CONFIGURATION MENU is displayed.
2. Now press the ITEM key until you reach SERVICE MESSAGE = ON/OFF.
3. Select the OFF option.
4. Press SELECT to save these settings.
5. Disconnect the printer.
6. Press VALUE - (-/+) and ITEM <- (<-/->) as you’re reconnecting the printer. Wait until RESET MAINT/COUNT appears on screen to let go.

For HP 9000 printers:
1. Disconnect the printer.
2. Press the CHECK key.
3. Let go of this button only after all LED indicators are synched and SELECT LANGUAGE appears on screen.
4. Press the arrow pointing upwards until MAINTENANCE KIT unfolds.
5. finally, press CHECK once more. This will reset the counter.

For HP Color Laserjet 4500/4550 printer:
1. Press the MENU key until RESETS MENU is displayed.
2. Press ITEM (<-/->) until you reach TRANSFER KIT SELECT IF DONE.
3. Press the SELECT button.

Fuser Kit Reset on HP Color Laserjet 4500/4550 printer:
1. Press the MENU key until RESETS MENU appears on screen.
2. Press ITEM (<-/->) until you reach FUSER KIT SELECT IF DONE.
3. Now press the SELECT button.
4. Finally, hit GO.

Image Transfer Kit (ETB) Reset on HP Color LaserJet 4600 printers:
After maintenance has been completed on this printer, NEW TRANSFER KIT = should appear on screen.
Press the arrow facing down until you can dial YES and press the CHECK key to reset it. You could also enter CONFIGURE DEVICE, select RESETS and RESET SUPPLIES, and finally hit NEW TRANSFER KIT.

Fuser Kit Reset on HP Color LaserJet 4600 printer:
1. After maintenance has been completed, NEW FUSER KIT = will be displayed on your printer’s screen.
2. Press the arrow facing down and select YES. You can then press CHECK to reset it or access the CONFIGURE DEVICE menu.
3. Select RESETS and then RESET SUPPLIES.
4. Finally, hit NEW FUSER KIT, and later SELECT.

Transfer Kit Reset on HP Color LaserJet 8500/8550 printers:
1. Press the MENU button until RESETS MENU appears.
2. Press ITEM down until RESET TRANSFER LIFE COUNT is displayed.
3. Now press the SELECT key to rest, and then GO.

Fuser Kit Reset on HP Color LaserJet 8500/8550 printers:
1. Press MENU until RESETS MENU is displayed on your printer’s screen.
2. Hit the ITEM key until RESET FUSER LIFE COUNT unfolds.
3. Press SELECT.
4. Finally, press the GO button.

FOR CANON PRINTERS:
For Canon BJC-2100 printers:
Remove the ink cartridge and unplug the power cord., and then reconnect it while leaving the button pressed for about five (5) seconds.
Warning: You woll need to replace the printer’s felt after restoring it.

For Canon BJC-200 printer:
1. Remove the ink cartridges and unplug the power cord.
2. Close the frontal gate.
3. Press down the RESUME/RESET button while reconnecting the printer’s power cord.
4. Release the RESUME/RESET button.
5. Now press the RESUME/RESET down for five (5) seconds and let it go.
6. Repeat this last step for another five (5) seconds and let go.
7. Press the RESUME/RESET button for another two (2) seconds before releasing it.
8. Redo this last step for another two (2) seconds. Let this button go after it’s been done.
9. Disconnect the printer’s power cord.

Reset code for Canon Generic S Series:
Restarting the ink level indicator:
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Press down the RESUME button, and then do the same with the POWER key.
3. Release the RESUME button. You will need to press it two (2) more separate times.
Note: You must keep the POWER button pressed down while doing this. The headprint will try to reset itself or make a sudden move.If everything has been executed properly, the printer will enter Service Mode.
4. Press the RESUME button four (4) more times. This will select the ink level indicator and make the printer’s LED indicator to change color. The printer will do this every single time it’s been subjected to some major change.

Functions and their meanings:
1. SERVICE/fACTORY will make the printer print a test sheet to try out the ink sensor out.
2. EEPROM will print a full report on the printer.
3. EEPROM - will get this process started.
4. This will restart the ink residue counter.
5. Don’t take longer than necessary, this could cause some serious damage.

Once you’ve selected the button of your choosing, press the POWER button to make this change happen. Go back to the main menu and press the POWER button once more to your printer.

For Canon PIXMA IP1000/15000 printers:
Restart the ink level counter and access Service Mode manually:
1. Turn the printer off and disconnect the power cord.
2. Press down the POWER button and reconnect the power out.
3. The LED indicator must be blinking green.
4. Push the RESUME button down and release it. The LED indicator must know look orange.
5. Press the RESUME button once more and let it go. The LED indicator will shine green again.
6. Let go of all the buttons.

For Canon i320 and i255 printers:
Restarting the ink level indicator:

Step 1: Temporary Manual.
1. Disconnect both the USB cable and the power cord.
2. Open the printer’s gate and keep the POWER button pressed down.
3. Reconnect the printer’s power cord.
4. Close the gate and release the POWER button.

1. Turn the printer off and disconnect the power cord.
2. Turn the printer back on while pressing the POWER button down. Keep this key pressed down through the entire process.
3. The printer’s LED indicator will shine green.
4. Press and release the RESUME button for the first time. The LED indicator will now look orange.
5. Repeat this last step by pushing the RESUME button. The LED indicator will go back to green.
6. Let go of both buttons.

For Canon BJC1000 printer series:
1. Remove the ink cartridge of your choosing.
2. Disconnect your printer’s power cord.
3. Press the RESUME button down and keep it this way.
4. Reconnect the power cord and let go of the RESUME button.
5. Press the RESUME button again for about five (5) seconds before letting go.
6.Press the RESUME button again for two (2) or more seconds and release it.
7. Press this same button for another two (2) seconds and let it go.
8. Disconnect the power cord to save all this data..

For Canon BJC-210 BJC-240 BJC-250 BJC-255 BJC-265 and BJC-4100 BJC-4200 BJC-4300 BJC-4400 BJC-4550 BJC-4650 printer models:
1. Disconnect the printer’s power cord.
2. Press down the POWER and RESUME buttons.
3. Reconnet the power cord.
4. Press the RESUME button again.
5. Press the CARTRIDGE key first and then the RESUME button once more.
7. Press the POWER button.
8. Release all buttons after the printer starts beeping.
9. Press the CARTRIDGE key again.
10. FInally, press RESUME.

For Canon BJC-5000 printer models:
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Press the RESUME button first and then the POWER key. Your printer’s LED indicator will start blinking.
3. While the LED indicator is blinking, press the RESUME key twice. You must wait until the printer starts beeping and lets you know it’s entered Service Mode.
4. Once the LED indicator is blinking steadily in green, press the RESUME key four (4) more times. The LED indicator will remain this color.
5. Press POWER to save the data.

Canon service test print:
1. Turn your printer off.
2. Press and hold the RESUME key and then press POWER. The LED indicator will blink.
3. While it’s blinking, press the RESUME button two (2) more times. Wait until your printer starts beeping to indicate it’s entered Service Mode.
4. Once the LED indicator remains green, press RESUME twice. This indicator will not change colors.
5. Now press POWER to print.

Canon nozzle print:
1. Turn the printer off.
2.Press the POWER button down until your printer starts beeping. You can know let go of the key.

Demonstration print:
1. With the printer on, press and hold the RESUME button until your printer produces several beeps.

Reset procedure for Canon MP130 printers:
Please turn your printer on.
1. Press down MENU.
2. Now press SCAN COPY SCAN to gain access to the Service Mode.
3. Use the > key to get to NVRAM ACCESS.
4. Set the ABS-M LEVEL back to zero (0).
5. Set ABS-P LEVEL back to zero (0) as well.
6. Press STOP to exit Service Mode.

For Canon 5B00 error message:
Approval code for full ink wastepads error code.
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Press and hold the RESUME/CANCEL button, marked with a red triangle inside a circle. Now press the POWER button.
3. Keep both buttons pressed down while doing this.
4. Press the RESUME/CANCEL button twice while keeping the POWER key pressed down. Release both buttons.
5. Once the LED indicator is blinking green, press the RESUME/CANCEL button four (4) more times.
6. Finally, turn the printer off by using the POWER button.

This post wasn’t created by us, but is based on information we found on different websites. The following link will take you to one of them.

My printer pulls more than one paper sheet at a time

This may happen when printers are a bit old and their parts have been worn out due to daily use. This daily use, added to the passing of time, could possibly cause printing problems.

To this day, this problem keeps appearing, and the only radical and definite solution involves changing some of the printer’s parts. We, however, use an alternative that works all the time, and it consists of loading the printer up with many paper sheets.

When we talk about many sheets, we’re not talking about loading it up so it cannot work, but only to fill it up with the adequate amount so it doesn’t compromise or force its functioning.

We recommend you take good care of your printer and pay a lot of attention to paper jams, since they can damage its internal parts. Take even better care of it if it’s an older model, since those are the best ones out there; it has been proven to be so.

If you know of any other solution for this problem, please comment on this post. If you have another question related to this issue, you may use our own group and send us a personalized question. We will do our best to answer it.

How to install a page counter on my printer

This post will teach you how to install a page counter program on your computer and keep track of all printing jobs.

This is a great program when it comes to counting the exact amount of pages our printer is, in fact, printing. Keeping this record will allow us to analyze our ink cartridges’ yield and payup.

Quite frankly, knowing how many pages are coming out of our printer is the best thing that could happen to us, especially if we own businesses in which we need to need to know the exact quantity of pages being printed in it.

This program is extremely easy to install and use, since the information can be stored in a single document of your choosing, even in a hidden folder that can only be located and accessed by the administrator. The program is also free and works really well.

Click here to download the program

papercut print logger

You must only click on the lick and it will redirect you to the program’s official website, where you will need to choose your Operating System before proceeding with the installation and usage of the actual product.

There are documents in queue but nothing’s being printed

This post will deal with this problem, which tends to appear on relatively new printers. It’s a matter of connection and can be easily solved. However, it comes with a price: if your printer shows this linking issue, you must only change the USB cable.

printer usb cable

This is the cable you will need to replace.

Buy a USB cable to your printer

This is clearly related to the cable’s own age. If the problem persists, we recommend you clean the printer’s connection post thoroughly with a toothbrush, the small orifice shown ahead.

clean the contact signaled in the picture

If you have any questions, remember that you must only post a comment, we will gladly help you solve it.

How to reset toner on Brother MFC 7820N printers

This post will teach you how to restore your Brother MFC 7820N printers with an easy, three-step tutorial you can follow anywhere.

This time, we’ll be dealing with restoring a Brother MFC 7820N printer/copier. The printer we’re talking about is shown in the picture ahead, just in case this is exactly the same one you’re having problems with.

Solution to the problem:

Toner end of life

end life toner

When we refill our printer’s toner, we save a ton of money in comparison to the amount we’d spend buying a brand new one. However, this doesn’t work all the time, since not all companies use the same system for their toners.

Some printers, as you may already know, insert chips that can keep count of the amount of pages printed with the original toner, so it stops printing at all once the powder runs out. Errors will start appearing constantly when printing.

This is the story, now we’ll show you the solution.

If you wish to restore your Brother MFC 7820N printer/copier but no longer get the Toner End of Life error message, follow the next instructions:

1. Open the frontal lid on your MFC 7820N, the gate that will allow you to remove the toner and the drum do not remove the cylinder/toner from the device. 
2. Press the Options menu down. You will find it on the left side of the printer/copier’s control panel.
3. Type *00 in the keyboard.

The Brother MFC 7820N counter must go back to zero (0) and the Toner End of Life message must stop appearing after this.

Warning: This may void the printer’s warranty, and could certainly damage the device if you choose to refill or even use your toner cartridge again. I image you already know this. We hope this post was of help for you.

Note: The information contained in this post has actually worked out for us, but it’s obviously not the only way of solving this problem. If you happen to know of any other fix, please comment it or send it as a troubleshooting message.

What are the best multifunction printers

Brother printers are spearheading this list, as they are very compact and very affordable and their supplies are very economic. We're talking about the J265W MCF series.

You also have to talk about the good use you can give this printer with systems of continuous ink as their cartridges are not sponges and they can be made into an excellent adaptation without the need for hoses and other items that may distort the functioning of the continuous ink systems.

Brother MFC J265W

Example of continuous ink system in these types of Brother printers

As you can see these printers with the continuous ink system embedded in its part where the cartridges are supposed to go are recommended to use to print for continuous work, and print, and print and continue printing.

With this printer you can ► Scan, ► Make copies, Print ►, ► Receive and send fax.
All the Brother multifunction printers MCF sequence are of the best and economical multifunctional printers.

How to know which cartridges my HP® printer use

Dear Readers searching on the HP® website. I have found the information you never thought there’d be, it is a small tool to identify what kinds of cartridges your printer uses, this may not save much money when buying cartridges, but I have had clients who come to our store without knowing what kind of cartridges their printer uses.

Purchase any cartridge for your printer and here comes the problem, when you buy cartridges that are not compatible it is a bit difficult to deal with the reality that you spent money for a cartridge that does not work for your printer.

Ink cartridge identification software

To identify which cartridge your printer uses, you need to know your printer model.
You just have to click on the link that will take you to the address where you can see the compatibility for your HP printer cartridges.

HP page to find your cartridges model

If in your case you use another printer that is either Canon, Lexmark, Brother, or other brands I recommend this page is very good and works perfectly.

How to reset the copier toner for the Brother MFC-7840W

Very dear readers, now let’s learn how to reset the error introduced in the toner in this copier’s model, the message that usually appears when the toner is refilled is that the lifespan has expired in other words that this toner since it has to be changed in English "Toner Life End" is simple to solve this problem:

Here are the steps:

1. Lift the lid and the front cover and leave it open
2. Press Clear/Back in English Clear / Back Replace drum appears "Replace Drum?" appears on the screen.
3. Press "* 00" asterisk and zero, it will be read and accept the low toner error (End of life toner) should disappear.
4. Close everything and it’s ready.

Printer Brother MFC-7840W

If you have any questions please post a comment.