Brother Printer Drum Warning Light

How to stop the drum light from blinking on a printer.

Brother printer drum warning light.

Press the up arrow key or 1 to reset the drum counter. 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. Perform a manual drum cleaning. Push down the green lock lever on the left side of the drum unit and then lift the toner cartridge out of the drum.

If the message continues to appear the drum unit should be replaced with a new dr360. Open the front cover and remove the drum and toner assembly. If the print quality is good the issue is resolved. The brother machine has separate consumables the toner cartridge and the drum unit.

This faq explains the meaning of those different led indications. Verify you replace only the drum unit and not the toner cartridge. Once the new drum is replaced you will need to reset the drum counter. Each individual component is designed to work with the other to ensure quality and reliability.

Meaning of led indication. Open the front cover and remove the drum and toner assembly. 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. You can find replacement instructions for other popular brother printers here.

The drum led continues to light if the drum counter was not reset when you replaced the drum. 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. The toner drum and ready leds are off.

The drum is. 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. Then press the go button. Brother laser printers track the life of the drum unit very closely as it is an essential component in laser printing technology.

Each individual component is designed to work with the other to ensure quality and reliability. Open the front cover. 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. The drum is coated with a chemical that develops a charge when light strikes it making toner stick to it.

W e recommend placing the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of paper in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. Install the toner cartridge and drum back into the printer. No paper t1 put paper in the paper tray. If the print quality is still faint go to step 6.

Open the front cover. If the toner save mode is already set to off go to step 6. The technical term for the lights on the front of your brother machine is light emitting diodes led s.