How do I reset my Brother printer after toner refill?

After refilling toner to the Brother laser printer, a reset operation must be performed. So how do I reset my Brother printer after refilling cartridge? Here are the common models of Brother laser printer resetting methods:

1) Brother MFC-7360, MFC-7340, MFC-7470D, MFC-7860DN:

Toner cartridge resetting method:

1. Open the front cover
2. Press the clear key, it will display “Replace toner”, ignore it
3. Press the enable key again, then press 00, close the front cover after a few seconds, it’s done

Drum Unit resetting steps:

1. Open the front cover
2. Press the clear key, it will display “Replace drum”: 1 yes 2 no
3. Press 1, close the front cover after a few seconds, it’s done

2) Brother 7030 printer resetting steps after refilling toner:

1. Printer is ready to open the front cover
2. Press the option key
3. Press the function key
4. Press the clear return key to display whether to replace drum, press ▲ and then press the ok key, and finally close the front cover. (Keys 1, 2, and 3 should be pressed quickly within 1 second)

3) Brother 7420/7220, DCP7010N/7025:

1) To reset the drum counter, make sure the front cover is open, and then press the Option key on the control panel

2) A. For DCP series machines, when the Replace Drum message appears on the screen, press the ▲ key. When the Accepted message appears on the screen, close the front cover.

B. For MFC series machines, when the Replace Drum message appears on the screen, press the number 1; when the Accepted message appears on the screen, close the front cover.

4) Brother 7090dw, 7500D:

How to reset the drum unit?:

1. Close the front cover
2. Press OK and ▲ at the same time
3. Press OK to select [Drum Unit]
4. Press ▲ to reset the drum counter

How to reset the toner cartridge?:

1. Make sure the printer is powered on
2. Open the front cover
3. Quickly press the “Clear” and “Stop/Exit” keys at the same time [If you press them once and the menu does not appear, press twice]
4. Press the “OK” key after K.TNR-STR appears
5. Press the “Up” arrow key to reset the toner counter
6. Close the front cover of the printer

5) Brother DCP-7080, DCP-7080D, DCP-7180DN, HL-2560DN:

How to reset the toner cartridge:

1. Turn on the power and open the front cover
2. Long press the OK key to display the Replace toner
3. Press the start key again, and press the up and down keys to select 12 (large capacity), 11 (small capacity) or 00 (automatically detect the toner cartridge capacity)
4. Press the OK key and close the front cover

6) Brother MFC-7380, MFC-7480D, MFC-7880DN:

Toner cartridge reset steps:

1. Power on, open the front cover
2. Long press the OK button, the display shows the Replace toner
3. Press “Start”, press the up and down keys to select 12 (large capacity), 11 (small capacity) or 00 (automatically detect the toner cartridge capacity)
4. The screen displays acceptance, close the front cover

7) Brother 2260, HL-2260D:

Toner cartridge reset method:

1. Open the front cover
2. Press the Go button to power on at the same time
3. Then press the Go button 9 times
4. Press the Go button 3 more times, close the front cover

Drum unit reset method:

1. Turn on the power and open the front cover
2. Press and hold the Go button for 4 seconds
3. When all lights are on, release the Go button immediately and close the front cover

8) Brother 7057, DCP-7060D, DCP-7055:

1. Turn on the power and open the front cover
2. Press the Clear button
3. Press the Start button again, select 00, and press the OK button

9) Brother 1118/1208:

1. Press and hold the power button to turn on the machine
2. Open the front cover and take out the drum unit
3. Release the power button and install the drum unit
4. Close the front cover and press the power button 2 times and then 5 times

10) Brother DCP-1518/1519/1608:

1. Press the Function button after turning on the power
2. Select the device information
3. Reset the drum unit
4. Press and hold the OK button for 5 seconds – press *11

11) Brother MFC-1818/1819/1813/1816/1908:

1. Power on, open the front cover
2. Press the function key, select device information
3. Reset the drum unit
4. Press and hold the OK button for 5 seconds – press *11

12) Brother HL-2150, HL-2140:

1. With the power on, open the front cover of the printer and leave it open
2. Turn off the power
3. While holding down the “GO” button, turn on the printer switch, and all lights should be on
4. Release the “GO” button
5. Press the “GO” button twice
6. Pause
7. Press the “Go” button six times, the toner button should not be lit
8. Close the front cover, only the “ready” button should be lit

13) Brother HL-3150CDN, HL-3170CDW color laser printer:

Open the top cover – press secure and cancel to select the corresponding toner cartridge and press the Ok button

14) Brother DCP-9020, MFC-9140, MFC-9340:

In standby mode, press the * button for more than 5 seconds, and then select the corresponding toner cartridge.

15) Brother 2240, HL-2240D, HL-2250DN:

1. Open the front cover
2. Press the Go button to turn on the power
3. Press the Go button twice
4. Press the Go button 5 times

16) Brother HL-5440D/5445D/5450DN:

How to reset the drum unit?

Operation steps:

1. Open the front cover when the device is in standby mode, and press and hold the [Go] button for more than 4 seconds. After confirming that all the indicator lights are on, release the [Go] button.
2. Close the front cover

Note: Resetting the drum page count is invalid if it does not exceed 100 pages.

How to reset the toner cartridge:

1. Turn off the machine, open the front cover, press the button on the machine with one hand, and turn on the switch with the other hand. (That is, press and hold the GO button to turn on the machine)
2. Then all lights will turn on and the ready light will turn off.
3. After releasing the hand, press the GO button “2 times” (remember it is 2 times, you can’t press more than that), and all lights will light up again
4. After releasing the hand, press the GO button “7 times” and close the door.

17) Brother DCP-L2508DW, DCP-L2518DW, DCP-L2628DW, DCP-L2548DW, DCP-L2648DW:

How to reset the Drum Unit:

1. Make sure the power is on.
2. Make sure the printer cover is closed.
3. Press OK and ▲ at the same time.
4. Press OK to select [Drum Unit].
5. Press ▲ to reset the drum rack counter.

How to reset the toner cartridge:

1. Open the front cover when the machine is turned on.
2. Press the “Clear” + “Stop” buttons at the same time, and the LED screen will jump to the “Reset Menu”. Use the up and down keys to select the SHC ending option, which is the “High Capacity Mode”.
3. Press “OK” to confirm the reset and press “Up” to accept the reset.
4. Close the front cover and wait for the self-test to complete.

The above are the steps to reset after refilling toner for common models of Brother laser printers.