Using non brother supplies may affect the hardware performance print quality and machine reliability.
Brother printer drum warning light.
The brother limited warranty does not apply to any problem that is caused by the use of third party drum units toner cartridges or toner.
The toner drum and ready leds are off.
Open the front cover.
No paper t1 put paper in the paper tray.
Press and hold ok for 2 seconds.
Then press the go button.
You can find replacement instructions for other popular brother printers here.
Verify you replace only the drum unit and not the toner cartridge.
If the print quality is still faint go to step 6.
Brother strongly recommends that customers use only genuine brother drum units and or toner cartridges each brother laser printer is designed to work at pre set temperatures that are matched exactly to each of our individual toner formulations.
If the toner save mode is already set to off go to step 6.
The drum is coated with a chemical that develops a charge when light strikes it making toner stick to it.
Press cancel to exit the current menu and then press the ok button three times to print the printer settings.
To reset the drum follow the instructions below.
Some laser printers including many business oriented black and white and color units use an imaging drum that is separate from the toner cartridge.
Press the up arrow key or 1 to reset the drum counter.
Meaning of led indication.
Install the toner cartridge and drum back into the printer.
The drum led continues to light if the drum counter was not reset when you replaced the drum.
How to stop the drum light from blinking on a printer.
Brother laser printers track the life of the drum unit very closely as it is an essential component in laser printing technology.
Push down the green lock lever on the left side of the drum unit and then lift the toner cartridge out of the drum.
Each individual component is designed to work with the other to ensure quality and reliability.
Once the new drum is replaced you will need to reset the drum counter.
If the message continues to appear the drum unit should be replaced with a new dr360.
Each individual component is designed to work with the other to ensure quality and reliability.
This faq explains the meaning of those different led indications.
The technical term for the lights on the front of your brother machine is light emitting diodes led s.
Open the front cover and remove the drum and toner assembly.
The machine will warn you when the drum is nearing the end of its life with a blinking led light usually indicating that the drum will need to be replaced soon.
Open the front cover.
The drum is.
Perform a manual drum cleaning.
If the print quality is good the issue is resolved.
The brother machine has separate consumables the toner cartridge and the drum unit.
