Brother Hl-5140 Toner Error
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Brother Hl 5140 Troubleshooting
Starter Joined: Oct 24, 2009 Messages: 2 For some reason the toner light is on on my printer
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(Brother HL-5140) and it will not print. The ink is not yet low. I tried shutting down printer and computer. I tried looking inside to see brother hl 5140 drum light flashing if there is paper stuck. Can't seem to figure out why toner light is on and printer won't print. Arrgh! Please help. jeremyalain, Oct 24, 2009 #1 Sponsor JohnWill Retired Moderator Joined: Oct 19, 2002 Messages: 106,414 Many printers have a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlPxIQyMd7I counter on the toner cartridge that counts the number of copies. Have you taken the toner cartridge out and rocked it back and forth a few times and replaced it? I have the same printer, and when my toner light came on as the cartridge neared empty, I managed to keep it going for a few hundred copies by doing that when the light came on. JohnWill, Oct 24, 2009 #2 jeremyalain Thread Starter Joined: Oct 24, 2009 Messages: 2 thanks for your quick reply. https://forums.techguy.org/threads/brother-printer-hl-5140-toner-light-on.871269/ i'm trying your suggestion as we speak. I've got the face plate open, but can't remember how to get the toner out. any suggestions? I see the diagram that tells me to press down the lever on the right side of the cartridge, but i can't figure out how to get the left side to release. I remember struggling with this in the past, but don't remember the trick to getting it out. OK, just got the toner out, shook it around, moved the knob thingy back n forth several times...to no avail. Still toner light is on and no printing is happening. When i had the toner out, i did notice an area where there was no ink on the ink roller. This leads me to suspect the toner cartridge may be jammed. Is there anything else i can do at this point aside from spending money on a new cartridge? jeremyalain, Oct 24, 2009 #3 JohnWill Retired Moderator Joined: Oct 19, 2002 Messages: 106,414 Sounds like you may indeed need a new toner cartridge. I don't know of any "work-around". JohnWill, Oct 24, 2009 #4 JohnWill Retired Moderator Joined: Oct 19, 2002 Messages: 106,414 IMO, unless you're a real volume user, I'd simply stick with the factory toner cartridges. I sure wouldn't buy a refill kit for one printer, if you must, just buy a recycled cartridge. I've had such poor luck with recycled cartridges that I simply stick to the OEM ones and shop for a good deal. Don't be fooled by the
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