As posted by Songdancer - this solution worked for my HL-1440 to reset the drum light
"Brother's webpage says to reset the drum counter. On some models this is done by opening up the front door, pressing the GO button until all 4 lights are lit, then releasing the GO button"
I have a brother HL-1440 . I opened the front of the printer got my pen and pressed the go button held it for 5 seconds till all the light were lit released it and BINGO DRUM light off. Closed the printer all watched all my previous cr@p come pouring out.
Following this approach worked for me:
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Hold in the circular button on the front panel of the printer.
3. Turn the printer back on.
4. When the DRUM light is lit by itself let go of the button.
5.Press and hold in the circular button on the front panel again. Once the Alarm light comes on, let go of the button.
After step 5, the printer should print a test page, and the drum indicator should turn off.
I did get the drum light to go off, and without replacing the drum.
Here is what I did:
It took a couple of tries, but it did work, and I am still printing with the same drum. When the print quality gets too bad, then I'll get a new printer, since drums cost as much as printers.
The printers are pre-set to have the drum light come on after so many prints. Therefore, toner cartridges and drums may quit working, even when they have life left in them.
What is the make and model. They all reset differently.
Thank you
I went onto the brother website. For the MFC 8460N you can do the following:
1) Open the front cover.
2) Press the clear/back key.
3) Press 1 to reset.
4) Close the front cover, pressing firmly on each side until they click into place.
This worked for our office machine.
SOURCE: Brother HL-5240 drum light flashing
Normally clearing the drum count the machine has to be on open front cover as if to change the drum press and hold the button in for about 10 second then release and shut the door. This should reset the count if not please get back to me and I'll check the service manual to see if anything in that.
Thanks J
SOURCE: drum and toner led blinking
I have the same problems with you guys, and none of the solutions above work.
I solved Brother HL-2040 with the following tricks
1. Use the link below to process steps 1-4 and stop.
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/us/en/faq/faq/000000/002500/000017/faq002517_001.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=hl2040_all&Cat=11
2. Use screw driver to remove 3 screws on one side of the toner
3. From the small separate part after removed it from the toner, there is a small white adjustment (plastic), use your finger adjust to the opposite side. Put it back to the toner, and screw them back as original.
4. Follow the remain steps from the link above,
Your toner indicator should be turn OFF
Regards
Vu
SOURCE: Error light and Drum light are blinking. Do I
Blinking says to replace drum soon, when it's on solid, it's time for a new drum...
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Drum light is still on even though I have already installed a new one. I have taken out the drum and re installed.
I have a brother HL 5250 and I just had the same problem.
How do I stop this???
My drum light is still blinking after new installation. I thought it was a faulty drum, replaced it and light is still blinking. I've seen this problem posted quite a few times on this site, but I haven't seen an answer yet.
Brother's webpage says to reset the drum counter. On some models this is done by opening up the front door, pressing the GO button until all 4 lights are lit, then releasing the GO button. To find the way to reset your particular model, go to www.Brother.com and search for your printer number. Then search for the term "drum."
Printer drums typically cost almost as much as a new laser printer...so might as well buy a new one.
Unfortunately, I did all of the above, and my printer still won't work. So I still don't know what is going on. (Brother HL 5240)
I have the same proble
I have the same exact problem, but the fix by JDtiv did not work for me. Any other ideas?
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