When do you change your Printer Cartridges?

J_B

I used to have a Brother printer.

It often decided that I needed to change the cartridge.

One minute it would be printing perfectly then 'sorry, chum - I need a new cartridge' and the only way out was to do as I was told :mad:

getmore4less

Some brother are designed to never get switched off as the do clean cycles if not used.

On mine when they claim low there is a bit left by the time they say no more there is just a dribble left.

Cheap compatibles still going strong, had to reset the print counter had it so long.

JohnB47

Hang on. That's exactly my question. You have a Brother printer and it gives you two messages, one to say toner low and another to say toner empty? So I should have waited for the toner empty message?

getmore4less

Do you have ControlCenter installed itr comes with a status monitor.
you get something like


which printer do you have which carts does it take.

mine is a DCP-340W/900 series.

you have reminded me to order some before they run out, I have been using choicestationery Think compatible carts for years.

JohnB47

getmore4less wrote: »

Do you have ControlCenter installed itr comes with a status monitor.
you get something like


which printer do you have which carts does it take.

mine is a DCP-340W/900 series.

you have reminded me to order some before they run out, I have been using choicestationery Think compatible carts for years.

Thanks.

Mine is a DCP-J4120DW. I have a shortcut to 'Brother Utilities' which has, under 'Tools' a tab for 'Status Monitor' but clicking on this has never done anything. I first tried using this after installing the printer. Then and now, clicking on this results in nothing at all, no action, no messages. I'm using Win10 and I internet searched for this and found others complaining that this happened to this also, so I gave up.

So it works for you?

My replacement carts are also Think, from choicestationery.

So to ask again. Do you get a warning first, then a second 'ink empty' message?

A.Penny.Saved

I think this thread would of been better placed in the Techie Stuff forum TBH. It might be worth you reporting it and seeing if you can get it moved.