Auto shut off when toner runs out: Does anyone know if this printer will refuse to print when it detects toner is low?
1576968
See the comments under the first (currently) 1-star review. This is quoted from the last comment: "I can confirm the prior comments. I have an HL-5370DW, and my toner light had been coming on for 4-5 days when printing before it finally refused to print. I looked around and discovered that Brother has built in various you-must-buy-new-toner mechanisms into its printers. To defeat them: 1. Open the door, and remove the toner from its carriage. Apply electrical tape/a sticker/something dark and sticky to the clear plastic windows on BOTH sides of the toner cartridge. Replace toner in carriage. 2. Run the toner reset sequence (taken from Ananda Q) 2.1. With Printer off open the toner door 2.2. Hold the Go button as you turn the printer on. 2.3. All lights will turn on. Keep holding Go until status light goes off. 2.4. Press the Go button 2x. 2.5. The Paper, Drum & Toner light will come on 2.6. Press Go 6x 2.7. Status light will turn red 2.8. Close the front."
1776371
Recently, when the printer said it was out of toner, we kept pushing the button that gives you 50 more prints or so. We kept doing this for quite a long time, at least a month, before the printer refused to print. The print quality stayed pretty good, and we print some every day, since my wife uses it in her business. I can't say for sure if it will print without the cartridges installed.
2005436
Yes it absolutely refuses to print if it shows the cartridges are empty. Further, I KNOW the cartridges are NOT fully empty because it demands that the cartridge be replaced even if the print doesn't have ANY signs of degradation yet. It's very frustrating in that sense because I'm certain that there is a great deal of ink being wasted, resulting in me having to spend extra $$$. Aside from that I do really like the printer itself, but this function of it is frustrating.
101043
It comes with a "starter" cartridge which is known to run out after 200-250 pages. You have to buy a normal cartridge very shortly. Original cartridges (2600 pages) are expensive but I had no problem with a compatible third-party one (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062ZNYFK/, $11). There is also a setting that controls what will happen if toner is low (25% or below): default is stop working, but you can change it to continue working (device settings/remote setup/general setup/replace toner: "continue").
546116
No. It warns you when one of the cartridges is getting low, but when that cartridge runs out it won't print at all.
1731223
There are work arounds to make the printer "think" that you have put in a new toner. If you are not getting stripes on the pages or faded ink, and feel you probably still have toner in the cartridge - follow the steps that you would do when you add a new toner cartridge and you will be up and running again. I do it and sometimes print for MONTHS longer depending on the color. I never replace my toner color until you can tell it's needed when the ink is barely printing any longer. :)
525754
Before panicking, I would unplug the printer for 30 seconds after shutting it down, and do a reboot with the new cartridge in. If that doesn't work you can try it with the old cartridge in and then change cartridges after the reboot. I'm figuring you probably have this resolved by now, so can you tell us what ended up happening? Thanks.
214175
Firstly, never, ever turn it off. If you do, say there is a power cut when it is printing, the teeth in the cubes will jamb and the cost of repair is more than a new Samsung printer. Secondly, paper jams are frequent. We could solve this for a short while by cleaning all the rollers and making sure the sensor was clear. But it would soon happen again. Any paper less than 22lbs fails continually. We ended up using 25 lb paper to solve the issue for longer periods.
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Try the old toner and drum. Do they work? Make sure you have pulled the strip that released the toner into the unit, some do not have that requirement. If none of that helped, maybe the laser failed or other electronics. Could even be a software or driver issue, can you print a test page?
1713066
It's an anomaly with this printer. You have to reset it. Turn off for 5-10 minutes then turn on again. Might require you doing this a few times till it "takes."
29014
Yes. You know when it begins to print poorly, such as printing light or parts of the page missing. When that happens, remove the toner cartridge and gently rock it back on forth a few time. Then reinstall it. That should fix the problem for a short while, but it's best to keep a spare toner cartridge on hand.
1664932
You can change a setting in the menu to get it to continue to print on an empty cartridge. The manual says you can damage the printer this way but I did it while waiting for new toner to arrive with no problem (and the printouts were fine).
550038
I have not had any problems with this printer, although the low toner alert comes on too much in advance. We just ignore the message until ink actually runs low.Otherwise it works well and is reliable.
2151487
I just never turn the printer off so I can't really answer your question...sorry!
733983
I don't know, but you can continue to print even if the printer thinks your cartridge is empty. Just rapidly press the button 7 times in a row, and you will see the LEDs light up. This puts it into a mode that prints no matter what, regardless of toner remaining.
550040
I do not sell the printer, I bought one three years ago. I have had no problems with the printer. It is very reliable and has many capabilities not found on more expensive machines. The machine will say it is low on toner long before the cartridge needs to be replaced. Simply remove the cartridge from the machine, rock it back and forth and side-to-side, then reinstall it. I do not replace cartridges until the copies start getting too light.
1561016
I have never tried but I will guess "no". Once a cartridge is too low it will not print so I am guessing it will not print if a cartridge is missing or empty, regardless of whether or not it actually *needs* that cartridge.