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Mark Etinger
If you've been experiencing an annoying notice on your printer that says "Print Error: low toner", chances are you need to go out and get some more Brother toner. But unfortunately, your work doesn't stop at ordering the new Brother Toner Cartridges—you actually have to change them out. This can be an intimidating process for many people, so here are step-by-step instructions to help you along in this daunting challenge. 1) Before you go out and buy Brother Toner cartridges, you need to make sure you know what model printer you have to insure product compatibility. Write down the model number so you can reference it when you are in the store or shopping online. 2) Once you have the correct Brother Toner for your printer model, power your printer OFF and open the cartridge box. 3) Next, you need to open the top cover of the printer. You should do this carefully to prevent damage to the interior or exterior of the printer. 4) Once the printer top cover is removed, you want to extract the empty Brother Toner cartridge from the printer by pulling upward and away from the machine. You should be able to do this without a great amount of force. 5) After you've taken the Brother Toner cartridge from the printer, you want to prepare the new cartridge for insertion. To do this, you need to remove it from the plastic bag it is contained in. Next, you need to remove the rip strip from the cartridge. The rip strip is attached to a plastic film strip. Removing the rip strip is important because if you don't your printer will only produce blank sheets. Take care when ripping the strip off, as you may get Brother Toner on your clothes which can stain. If you end up spilling toner on yourself you can wash it off with cold water. 6) Next, you want to place the new cartridge in the printer the same way the old Brother Toner cartridge came out. There will most likely be arrows on the package to guide you in the placement that will help you make sure you're putting it in correctly. Much like removing the used Brother Toner cartridge, it should slide in with minimal force. If it doesn't slide in easily you should make sure that the Brother Toner cartridge is the correct cartridge for your model printer and then make sure that it is aligned correctly. 7) Once you have the cartridge in the printer properly, put the printer lid back on. 8) Now you are going to print a few test pages to make sure that everything is working the way it should. If the printouts look good: You are done. Package the old toner cartridge in the box the new toner came in and recycle it. If the printouts look bad: Sometimes cartridges can be defective. If there were problems with your test pages, you may need to try the process again with another toner cartridge.
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