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miércoles, 2 de julio de 2014

How to change the toner cartridge on samsung laser monochrome printers

The amount of time a toner cartridge can be used on our computers depends entirely on what you print with it. Once a toner cartridge is empty, you will either need to refill it or buy a new one, so you must know how to remove and install toner cartridges.

In this post, we’ll try to explain how to remove and place a toner cartridge on samsung laser monochrome printers in the easiest way possible.

You must keep in mind that, even if toner cartridges are programmed to print a certain amount of pages, this will depend on how dense the pages are. For example, if you make the toner print several images, its lifespan won’t be as long and you will need to change it soon. The toner cartridge could even print a smaller amount of pages than the one it says it yields.

A bulb will always go off on laser printers when the toner cartridge has ran out. The most convenient things to do is to change it entirely. If you continue to use the cartridge after this bulb starts blinking, you could make your printer suffer.

In order to replace a toner cartridge, we recommend you work with extra precaution since the edges of the cartridge and the product itself could be at a temperature that damages our skin. As you may already know, the printing process where the toner or dust are set on paper is caused by heat, which can make the temperature of your printer rise and, like we mentioned earlier, harm your skin. We recommend you stick to the following procedure all the time.

Procedure for changing the toner cartridge in a samsung laser monochrome printer:

Step #1:

First, disconnect your printer. This will keep any electrical feed from reaching your body, so we recommend you disconnect the printer’s power cable. We also suggest you let the printer rest for about 2 minutes before plugging the power cable back into it.
disconnect the power cable
disconnect the power cable
Step #2:
You will now need to to touch the frontal gate where you can reach the toner cartridge from. Normally, you could access this area by pulling on the cover in front of us. Please take a look at the following picture.
open the front gate that will let you access the toner cartridge
open the front gate that will let you access the toner cartridge
Step #3:
Then, extract the brand new toner cartridge from it’s packaging, and remove the protective paper from the cylinder. The cylinder is the green part of the toner, which you must avoid touching with your own hands, since this can end up staining your paper sheets.

Remember to pull on the toner’s ribbon. This is a very important steps, since all toner cartridges have this ribbon which you must remove. If you leave it on the cartridge, your pages will have blurry stains on the sides. You must remove it entirely to keep it from tearing inside the toner cartridge. If you need any help with this, contact us and post a comment in the section below this post.
this is how you should remove the ribbon from your toner cartridge
this is how you should remove the ribbon from your toner cartridge
Step #4:
Shake the toner up before putting it inside the printer; this is necessary, but it’s not really mandatory. Doing this will help the toner dust spread inside the cartridge, and it will also contribute to making it adhere to the magnetic roller for proper printing. Please take a look at the following picture.
shake the toner cartridge before putting it inside
shake the toner cartridge before putting it inside

What to do if you get a bit of toner dust on your clothes or skin?

First of all, let me assure you there is nothing wrong with this, that it’s perfectly normal and that you only need to put some water on the place it landed on to keep it from sticking to it. If it landed on a piece of clothing, wash it with cold water, since hot water will make the toner dust set even more into the fabric.

Please keep the toner dust away from sunlight, since this can damage the toner cylinder or the photoconductor. Now please take a look at the next picture.

Step #5:
Put the toner cartridge on the slots located inside the printer, which is exactly where the toner cartridge should fit into. Now place the cartridge and start using it. If you have any problems with it, contact us through a comment in the section below this post.

Step #6:
Close the frontal gate where the toner goes and print at est sheets using this cartridge.

miércoles, 28 de mayo de 2014

How to unlock a samsung ml-1640 laser printer

The samsung ml-1640 printer has been made to fit in modern offices. Its modern size takes up very little room and leaves a lot of space for other office appliances.

We usually recommend it if you want to save on toner, since it uses 30% less product in the saving printing mode, and still shows good printing quality on your paper sheets. It’s also very easy to use, and you can add pages or install toner cartridges in it without having any problems.

This printer is compatible with several different operating system, such as windows, a few linux versions, and the mac 10.3-10.5 ones. It’s very resistant and can yield up to 5,000 pages a month.

Unfortunately, this printer can become located, whether it’s because you’ve refilled its toner cartridge, or because some part of the printing process is not working as well as it should. This is why we’ve created this post where we’ll show how you how to unlock it. Personally, we recommend you buy this product because it’s a great monochrome printer, even if it’s not being manufactured anymore.

Many of these printers were sold in Latin America, so we need to know how to operate them and perform certain procedures on them, such as this unlock one.

The printer unlocking procedure is the following:

In order to finish restoring this printer, you will need to instal an external program. We will not be held accountable for any harm that it may cause on your computer. If it does, we suggest you restore your entire system.

Step #1:

First of all, make sure your printer is on and that it’s the only printer connected to your computer. If there are any others attached to it, please disconnect them. The program you’re about to run will only work on this samsung printer.

Step #2:

Then, please download the file included in the following link. You should download and extract this file to execute it properly.

Step #3:

Finally, execute the downl1643_83 file.
After you’ve finished installing it, wait for the LEDs on your printer to start blinking and for it to reboot. Then, wait 20 seconds and turn the printer of yourself. You should wait another 50 seconds before turning the printer on again.

This procedure will also restore the page counter on your printer and get rid of every single internal mistake. However, this procedure may not work for you, so please leave a comment in the section below this post and we will help you out.

You may also be interested in the samsung ml-1640 laser printer manual. Click here to download the Spanish version.

sábado, 24 de mayo de 2014

How to restore the samsung scx 4300 printer

We will now tell you about a particular samsung monochrome printer that is known for its high page yield, ideal for small businesses and offices. It can print up to 18 A4 pages per minute and, since it’s a multifunction printer, it can print, scan and copy.

As usual, we can count on samsung’s high quality products. This is one of the smallest multifuncti n laser printers in the market, and can be made to fit in any office or workplace.

Unfortunately, as manufacturers evolve and move forward, so do the techniques they use to keep us from refilling toner or ink cartridges to save a bit of money in printer accessories.

Samsung also takes part in this new trend, and has installed chips inside the toner cartridges that make them burn completely as soon as they run out of ink.

However, we’ve managed to discover the page counter used on samsung scx 4300 and have decided to share it with all of you. Please read the entire procedure, and remember you can contact us by leaving a comment in the section below this post if something goes wrong.
Before we start with the page counter restoring process, you will need to remove this chip from the toner cartridge. The next picture will show you what it looks like.
toner chip
toner chip
Once you’ve removed the chip successfully, put it back in the toner cartridge and get your printer on service mode to continue with this process. Service mode is specifically used for printer configuration. If you don’t know how to set your samsung printer in service or tech mode, please read the following steps:

Step #1:
First, press the menu button on your printer. This is second button to the left on the main panel. The next image will show you how it looks.

Step #2:
Press the star or start work button on the printer’s panel, it should look like the one depicted in the following picture.

Step #3:
Then press the key with the arrow facing left, and the one with the arrow facing right. Now please take a look at the following image.


Step #4:
Press menu again. Nere is the button you need to push.

Step #5:
Now press the button heading rightwards, as indicated in the next picture.
Once this process is done, “Tech mode” or “service mode” will appear on your printer’s main screen.

Now press menu, then data setup, flash upgrade and, finally, the ok key. Now that you’re inside this menu, create a new C:\ folder. Click here to learn how to make on on your printer.

In order to do this, you will need to open any folder on it, which will help you create a new C:\ folder in your computer. This folder can be found on the left side of the original folder.

Now right-click on the C drive logo, scroll down to new and then select folder. Take a look at the following picture. Right-click on computer or my pc.
my computer in windows
my computer in windows
The computer or my pc folders will now be fully displayed on your computer’s screen, as we’re showing you in the next picture.
folder to visit
folder to visit
You must now right-click on local disk ( c ) and select the options new-folder. Please take a look at the following image.
folder you should follow
folder you should follow
After creating this new folder, please rename it 4300. Then extract the document contained in the following folder. In order to download this file from googledocs, click on file and then on the download option. Please remember to download and extract this file in the same folder you just created. Here’s a picture that’ll show you how to download a document from googledocs.
how to download from google drive
how to download from google drive
Step #6:
Finally, access the C:\4300 printer from an MS-DOS window. If you don0t know how to get one open, please read the following steps to do it on windows7. First, go to start menu, which is usually located on the bottom-left part if your desktop and is marked with a windows logo. The next picture will show you how it looks.

You can now see some of the main programs used on your computer, or the ones you work with the most. Then, type execute on the search menu and click on the emerging option. It will take you to a window very similar to the one we’re about to show you.
screen as running
screen as running
You will need to type CMD in this new window and click on accept. This will open MS-DOS for us, where we’ll access the C:\4300 folder from and run some of the files that came with the zipped file we downloaded. Please take a look at the following picture to watch an open MS-DOS window.
running program window
running program window
You will now enter the C:\>4300 folder from MS-DOS and proceed to execute the next file:
"fix4300.exe SCX4300_V1.13_Fact_romdl.hd"
Typing this action will create this file:
"FIX_SCX4300_V1.13_Fact_romdl.hd"
Once you’ve created this file, type in and execute this line:
"usbprns2.exe FIX_scx4300_v1.13_fact_romdl.hd"
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Your computer screen will look like it’s processing some data, and the printer’s main screen will display the message “downloading.” This means the printer is currently being restored. Please keep in mindyou will need to enter the tech or service mode once more to finish restoring the page counters inside your printer.

How to access your printer’s tech mode:

Press the menu button, and then select the following options in this exact order: data setup - clear counters - clear all cnt - total page cnt - ok.

This will help us print about 30,000 pages more than the ones we’ve already done. You may also be interested in the user manual for the samsung scx 4300 printer, which you can download by clicking here.