Brother Mfc No Cartridge Error
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also have a colour laser). Some time ago it showed ink low and now is showing ink empty on yellow and others low. Yet http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/posts/56261 I have only printed a few dozen pages (mostly 'photocopies') and when I take http://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/brother-mfc-235c-insists-that-blk-cartridge-is-empty.2657/ out the cartridges they ALL show at least 1/3 full in the viewport of the cartridge (and 'slosh' when shaken [gently]).Any ideas on what's going on, and more importantly, how I can fix it - short of replacing half full cartridges?Thanks in advanceflashfletch Respond to this 1 I have a Brother MFC-420CN, the one with four brother mfc colors. All of the colors, Black, Yellow, Blue, are fine, except I received a LED notice that the Magenta was “NEAR EMPTY” (which it was not). I replaced it with a brand new cartridge, and now the LED message reads, “NO CARTRIDGE". I even went and purchased another brand new Magenta cartridge thinking that the other was defected, and this one - same thing. I just cannot get this brother mfc no LED display or the Brother machine to READ that there is a new cartridge in there. I called an authorized dealer, and he told me it may be the sensor...and to fix it, repair costs begins at $55.00+parts. I have unplugged the printer, turned it on/off, took all the cartridges out, then placed them all back in following the LED instructions, then answered YES when LED asked if it was replaced...I have even placed the wrong color cartridge into the Magenta slot, and it still does not read that there is a cartridge in there. Please advise soonest. Thank you. by LiveWithLeslie on Dec 1, 2008 at 9:56am Add comment Please sign in to comment Sorry for posting this so many times, but I found a solution here, and just was elated that it worked so well:http://journal.drfaulken.comBasically you cut the wire to the ink sensor. You can no longer see the ink levels, but that didn't matter anyway, as it was incorrect before! - nintendo1889 0 http://welcome.solutions.brother.com by Anonymous on May 27, 2008 at 2:21pm Add comment Please sign in to comment 0 the machine won't remove all the ink from the cart to avoid sucking up air in the print head , if it says
the "x" to the top right of the notice) Dismiss Notice Official PK Poll: Is there any future in refilling? CLICK HERE! (if you are logged in, this notice can be dismissed using the "x" to the top right of the notice) Dismiss Notice PK Featured Thread: How to limit fading? CLICK HERE! (if you are logged in, this notice can be dismissed using the "x" to the top right of the notice) Dismiss Notice Welcome to PK! PK POW PK Poll PK Featured Thread Brother MFC 235C insists that Blk cartridge is empty Discussion in 'Lexmark, Dell, Brother Inkjet Printers' started by Geoffrey, May 18, 2008. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > May 18, 2008 Geoffrey Newbie to Printing Joined: May 18, 2008 Messages: 5 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 7 Location: Wodonga, Australia This printer which uses LC 37 cartridges is causing much grief. First problem was that it ran out of ink after a few but infrequent prints. I now know after searching this forum that frequent head cleaning was the culprit. I then purchased a set of non genuine replacement cartridges, labelled as LC 51, but supposedly compatible with the original LC 37 cartridges. Printer worked OK for a while, then announced that Blk cartridge was empty, however it is still over half full, also reports color cartridges near empty but also more than half full. The printer has defied all attempts to convince it that Black is not empty. I've tried putting black tape over the clear plastic lug that the photo cell looks through, and also refilling the original LC 37BK to no avail. I'm reluctant to spend more money on a new set of genuine LC37 cartridges, cost is nearly as much as the printer. I should have known better buying such a cheapie, but thought that refilling, or using non genuine cartridges would be simple. I hope someone is able to point me in the right direction here otherwise I'll have to resort to the hammer. Thanks for a great forum! Geoffrey, May 18, 2008 #1 May 18, 2008 tigerwan Printer Guru Joined: Feb 3, 2007 Messages: 189 Likes Received: 4 Trophy Points: 126 Location: B.C. Hi Geoffrey The LC-51 as far as I can find is not compatible with the Brother MFC 235C. The cartridges have different page yields (LC-51 having more ink) The LC-37 cartridge is Australia, so I'm not sure what the setup is there. Here in Canada we do have the LC-51 cartridges, but not the LC-37. I'm wondering if maybe the installation wasn't done correctly? I don't know if the printer would differentiate from 2 different sized cartridges or