How to Reset Toner and Drum counter of Brother HL2140 (and the likes)

Toners and drums of any brands of printer are too expensive. So to cut the company expenses, we do life “hack” of some things.

Below are some instructions for resetting the toner counter if it remains on after you’ve already replaced the said toner. These steps is for HL2140 but already tested on HL2150 and almost similar printers:

• Turn the printer off and open the front cover.
• Hold the “GO” button while turning the printer on.
• All panel lights should now be on. Release the “GO” button.
• Press the “GO” button twice.
• Pause and wait for a 5 seconds.
• Press the “GO” button 5 times and the toner light should turn off.
• Now close the cover.The ready light should be the only light on.

Actually, you could still test or use the previous toner, because it’s not the toner that was already lapse…only its counter.

And here’s how to reset the drum counter:
Having the cartridge door open, press and hold down the white button for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up. Once all 4 LEDs are lit, release the button.

Or

Having the cartridge door open, Press the white button 3 times then all LEDs light up. Then close the cartridge door.

On the MFC machines (multi-function) you should be able to get rid of the “end of life” messages as follows:

• Open front door where you access the toner.
• Press the Clear/Back button.
• Follow menu for resetting the different cartridges.

Some have found that the drum or toner message didn't reset even if they already replace both, so here's a way to reset all:

• Open the front door where you access the toner.
• Press the Clear/Back button. You will be shown a dialogue “REPLACE DRUM? 1.Yes 2.No
• DO NOT type in 1 or 2! Instead, type in *00 (i.e. Asterisk Zero Zero) on the keypad and you should be rewarded with “accepted”.
• Close the front door and the end life message should disappear.

If the above procedures don’t work, the manual reset of the cartridge is another option.

Note: please avoid touching the toner roller except at the very ends of its rollers or your hands will full of carbon. You can’t eat having a carbonized hand. :D

There is a plug at the side of the cartridge (see red arrow).

 The cartridge tells the printer that he's already dried up because of this lever. But, when you lift it back, as you’ve seen on the picture, you might still use it. Sometimes, the counter ticks so fast even if there still enough toner to use inside of it.

Also, rotate the roller as the red arrow indicated.

Try to use it again by returning the cartridge back into your printer and the lever should turn the drum counter reset.