Error msg,"Near Empty Black?. Replaced the ink cartridge & performed reset and cleaning function, still the same message. Old cartridge was 80% full! Given print command, print process starts, attempts to print or I will say goes through the print motion but the output is blank white paper. It has printed before. In total I will say printed about 20/25 pages from this printer since I have purchased. Very light use. I am not able to fax anything from this machine either. Always finds the receiving fax machine as busy, never able to send fax. Only thing it can do now is scan any documents to the computer. I bought this multi function brother printer after reading review on the CNET website.Please help before I have to buy some other brands. I had high hopes about the performance of this printer but it had failed me so far.
when we fax papers ,we get back , busy/no response .it print good it has ink in it tell me how to fax step by step and see if i am to this right .think you .mrs. belcherwhen we fax papers ,we get back , busy/no response .it print good it has ink in it tell me how to fax step by step and see if i am to this right .think you .mrs. belcher
AnonymousMar 07, 2008
My printer just started this it will print off line but wont print on line. I unstalled it and then installed it but that did not work. Every thing else will workMy printer just started this it will print off line but wont print on line. I unstalled it and then installed it but that did not work. Every thing else will work
AnonymousMar 23, 2008
When I reset the printer a message comes up cyan is empty. I purchased a new cartiridge and replaced it. Message is no cartridge after replacing and will not print.When I reset the printer a message comes up cyan is empty. I purchased a new cartiridge and replaced it. Message is no cartridge after replacing and will not print.
AnonymousMar 25, 2008
near empty lack and i can't clean-etnear empty lack and i can't clean-et
I've replaced the black cartridge and when I clean and test print, there continue to be lots of missing dots on the black pattern. Tried cleaning about 10 times. The colors are OK.
This printer is about a year old and new cartridges are $42/pair for black. I'm debating just investing the money in a different brand printer that works.I've replaced the black cartridge and when I clean and test print, there continue to be lots of missing dots on the black pattern. Tried cleaning about 10 times. The colors are OK.
This printer is about a year old and new cartridges are $42/pair for black. I'm debating just investing the money in a different brand printer that works.
I have tried all solutions to this problem where black ink says near empty and that is after trying 2 brand new ink replacements.wont clean the black ink either. any Help would be appreciatedI have tried all solutions to this problem where black ink says near empty and that is after trying 2 brand new ink replacements.wont clean the black ink either. any Help would be appreciated
AnonymousMay 24, 2008
No Cartridge . But i changed new cartridge
No Cartridge . But i changed new cartridge
AnonymousMar 12, 2014
replaced drum and cartridge and printing is too light to read; all errors have been cleared/reset; operating (receives and prints job) but is not legiblereplaced drum and cartridge and printing is too light to read; all errors have been cleared/reset; operating (receives and prints job) but is not legible
AnonymousMar 30, 2014
My brother multi- function printer will print, but when I scan it says "check connection."My brother multi- function printer will print, but when I scan it says "check connection."
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Re: Brother MFC 420 CN
The brother printer is not a good brand i also have a brother mfc 3220cn and it gives the same problem, what you have to is unplug the machine and let it stand for about 2 days take out the cartridges and clean the printing with air replace back them and plug in.that should remedy your problem.i urge on you never to buy brother printers.if you buy them get a bottle of phensic along with it.good luck my brother.
Take out black cartridge. clean sensor with que tip slightly moist with water. while doing this readout will say replace black cartridge. do so and it should work. mfc 420cn
Do you use your Brother printer regularly? There are pipes that conduct the ink from the cartridges to the head. Maybe ink cannot flow because they are obstructed with dry ink.
Word of advise: when the printar says that the ink cartridge is empty, there is still some amount of ink in it. Brother states this is by design, to avoid drying inside pipes. So, don´t use tape to fool the sensor.
I have done a similar task to fix mine. I take out the cartridges,put them back in and let the machine think they are new cartridges and perform a cleaning. then that usually gets it working again
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I contacted the Brother site, the support function there. Pursuant to what I found there, I unplugged the printer for ten seconds and replugged. The message display then told me that cyan was empty, and that magenta was near empty.
I installed a new cartridge in place of the empty cyan, and that fixed it.
Alright so here is the issue. When you installed the new cartridge it should have asked you if this was a new cartridge or used and to press 1 or 2 depending on your answer. This tells the printer to reset the levels. Try taking all the cartridges out and turning the printer off/on with them still removed . Then reinstall them one by one answering the used or new question when asked. Also to take into consideration is that print cartridges have a use by date. If it is not used by the recommended date then it may read as a used cartridge or not at all. Verify this date on the packaging if still available. All else fails buy another cartridge.
The usual obvious fix is to buy a new catridge, insert, power off
machine, then switch back on to reset any sensors. But if the circuitry
on the machine itself is faulty it wont fix it.
I used to own an MFC 260C. It had a perfectly good full ink
catridge in it, that was working fine, until...it suddenly did not
recognise the cartridge anymore.
I pulled the machine apart and found that 2 of the 4 sensors on the
cct board at the back of the cartridge housing were loose. These
sensors pass light through the exposed part of the cartridge to see if
ink is there. So if these are faulty, you will never clear the "No
Cartridge" or "Ink Empty..." or "Near Empty Ink ..." messages on the
MFC260C and probably other similar printers in the MFC range.
Why did they fail? Because the soldering on these sensors was poor quality.
I would never buy another Brother machine because of this, also
because they design the machine to be totally useless unless all the ink ccartridges
are full. Shame on you Brother, and kiss my *** for the $160 pile of
junk I bought off you that was only on its second batch of cartridges
(ie very little use)
Regarding your problem: If one of the color ink cartidges is out of ink, the MFC 240C printer will not operate when you only install a black ink cartidge. It requires that all four catridges have ink available in them for it to function. When you examine a cartridge it may appear that it has a little ink in it when you get message that the cartridges needs to be replaced because a little ink remains to prevent the print head from drying out. [email protected]
Something that has worked for some Brother owners to get cartridges recognised.
1. With your MFC powered up, open it up and remove the cartridge you are
having a problem with, then close the MFC, leaving it powered up. It
should report that there is no cartridge in the machine.
Still
with the MFC powered up, open it up and reinsert the ink cartridge,
then close the MFC. It should either ask if you have replaced a
cartridge or go into its cleaning mode.
Answer "yes" to "have you replaced cartridge?" and it should either "print" or "clean" and then "print".
when we fax papers ,we get back , busy/no response .it print good it has ink in it tell me how to fax step by step and see if i am to this right .think you .mrs. belcher
My printer just started this it will print off line but wont print on line. I unstalled it and then installed it but that did not work. Every thing else will work
When I reset the printer a message comes up cyan is empty. I purchased a new cartiridge and replaced it. Message is no cartridge after replacing and will not print.
near empty lack and i can't clean-et
I've replaced the black cartridge and when I clean and test print, there continue to be lots of missing dots on the black pattern. Tried cleaning about 10 times. The colors are OK.
This printer is about a year old and new cartridges are $42/pair for black. I'm debating just investing the money in a different brand printer that works.
I have tried all solutions to this problem where black ink says near empty and that is after trying 2 brand new ink replacements.wont clean the black ink either. any Help would be appreciated
No Cartridge .
But i changed new cartridge
replaced drum and cartridge and printing is too light to read; all errors have been cleared/reset; operating (receives and prints job) but is not legible
My brother multi- function printer will print, but when I scan it says "check connection."
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