How to Reset Toner Level on Brother TN2010/TN2220/TN-2010/TN-2220 Toner Cartridge

In this short guide I will take you through the process of resetting the toner level gear on a variety of Brother toner cartridges including the TN2010, TN2220, TN2010 and TN2220. This simple reset means that your printer will read the toner cartridge as being full of toner regardless of the actual toner level.
Kind viewers have also informed us that this method works for TN420 and TN450 toner cartridges too!
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[@inasv6917]

Oh my God, i've been trying for hours to fix it. I'm so glad i came upon this video. It worked !!!

[@punsaranandadasa3706]

Great !!!!This the best video I have ever watched on refilling TN420/TN450 Bother Cartridges. This video explains clearly resetting of toner level gears. That is the most important part of refilling. I have troubles in resetting gears. I have learned and practice while watching this videos. Thanks a lot. Great job. It helps to millions of people around the world.

[@luwewind7224]

very clear visually, vocally and clear English spoken.

[@munir998]

Since many years i tried what in several videos i didn't successfully made it, but in your video i follow and i made the rest for my TN 2260. Thank you bro.

[@ejtyler13]

YOU'RE A WIZARD! I was trying everything to fix my printer and this worked. I want to hug you!

[@HealthcareHeartInc.]

amazing simple video and since i kept all my RIP cartridges, I am reviving them all and it's amazing how much ink there still is in all of them Thank you so much for creating this video!!!!!

[@piran27]

Very easy and clear to follow instructions. Allowing me to get quite a lot more prints from my existing cartridge.

[@pitaguy11]

Nicely done. Well explained. Simple and to the point and no annoying music. Thank you.

[@RonErnie]

You do not have to go through all of that. Your printer has a websites setting in properties. go to the link and in settings and in (toner low) CHECK CONTINUE. It will come back and reset your printer to keep going on a toner low alarm. LOTS OF OTHER GOODIES IN THAT CONFIG SITE FOR YOUR VERY OWN PRINTER... Reply ·

[@LietSayri]

Thank you! My printer wouldn't quit telling me to replace the cartridge with a new one, so I did this and it worked.

[@piran27]

Instructions worked perfectly for my Brother MFC-7360N printer. Thank you.

[@BestDayEvor]

still come back here every few years because I forget! suggestion for all: save to a playlist and name it something related to ink or toner! So you'll have this in the future!

[@straykkat]

THANK YOU! I have 5 toner cartridges that I was going to recycle and I just did this to the one I was going to replace. It is working GREAT!

[@user-io9he8sg4m]

Hi

[@olgerdviz]

Got a refurbished cartridge and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work. Followed the advice in the video and it worked like a charm. Thanks a lot!

[@bnc559]

Thanks this was exactly my model and your instructions fixed it. I was close to giving up after weeks of trying.

[@paulcosser9196]

Excellent video, very calm and patient delivery. It worked just as it you said it would.

[@jeffalbom6124]

Used this procedure to reset a 2030 cartridge and it worked fine. Thanks for the video.

[@thebeatbyte]

This worked like a charm. Well explained, and applicable to the TN420, 450 lines as well. Thx!

[@dgbeckett5795]

I just used your guide for my TN2250...it is very similar to this... and worked perfectly THANKS !!!

[@stevemann6576]

Well lit, music almost inaudible instead of deafening and proper, clear, spoken instructions that make sense. All "instructional" KZbin videos should use this as a template.

[@shanekwong5831]

Thank you for this video. Kept getting low toner message, but after doing this it works again!

[@CatherineDutton]

Best explanation I found. Thanks!

[@metro60]

worked great on my tn-450 and so easy to do! Thank you!

[@myrnacarter639]

Thank you! Your video was so helpful! Worked like a charm!

[@johng.mcauliffe5362]

That was so simple .. brilliant stuff ... thank you

[@tipperzack]

Thank you your method really worked. Now my business can start working again. Also that little spring may need to be moved sightly to get the second gear to fit.

[@artworksmetal]

Worked perfectly on my TN-450 cartridge (Printer HL-2270). Thanks for the schooling.

[@mryan89]

Life saver! My TN-2030 cartridge is now working again!

[@stekkiuz]

MFC-7460DN. Worked perfectly!!

[@ccrider43]

Great instructions! You made it simple!! Unlike other videos that take everything apart for no reason what so ever !

[@flashoflight8160]

Works on TN-420. Thank you very much. Save the video in your youtube playlist so you can find it again easy.

[@seanc3362]

Worked perfectly! Thanks.

[@Dan0943a]

Thanks for the HD video and the attention to detail! -This made me confident the gears were in place for my TN-450 cartridge! Had to cycle power and try the keypad sequences a few times, but the LCD display finally cleared the toner low message. BTW - it may seem like the big gear at the left side (when looking from the side of the cartridge) is jammed, preventing the gears from rotating, but that must be okay since it worked fine in the printer.

[@techguy3507]

Dan Keys, there are also instructions for telling the printer that you have a new toner cartridge. Open front, press CLEAR, ignore the instructions for telling it that you replaced the drum and instead enter *00. That will tell the printer you have a new cartridge.

[@JonMorganMadness]

Thank you, this was very helpful

[@josephkloska8470]

Thanks so much for that I was doing a stupid project for science and didn't have any toner left so this helped a lot :)

[@howardjag1]

easily done,,took less than 5 min. Thanks. Brother DCP7060D

[@mrseidelbast]

I just reset as described the TN 2010 cartridge for my Brother HL-2135W which was supposed to be empty. Now the status page shows the cartridge again at 100% capacity and I can print again without any quality loss. Thank you again for this tutorial. I am feeling so ripped of by Brother who program the obsolescence into the cartridge without real consideration if it's empty or full. Will report back with the number of additional pages I was able to print without changes the cartridge.

[@lorrainesullivan9291]

Excellent video! Saved me $100! Thank you!

[@techguy3507]

This was a great tutorial. My printer, MFC-7360N, continued to tell me it was low on toner. I performed the following steps to tell the printer that it has a new toner cartridge. Open front, press CLEAR, ignore the instructions for telling it that you replaced the drum and instead enter *00. That will tell the printer you have a new cartridge. Error message about low toner went away. That guy has a great Alabama accent. 😉

[@monicasanaphre]

It did work wonderfully, thank you!!

[@MsOla1982]

IT WORKS! Thank you sooooo much

[@kapoorh]

Thanks for the video - it worked for me. Got it done in one minute :)

[@davechittim3984]

Thanks a lot! Our replacement cartridges had the cogs at slightly different angles, but it still seemed to work!

[@mustafaturk6870]

Great information. Worked well. Thank you so much.

[@SuperAngelles]

the brother 88660dn uses a tn-550 cartridge and has a different cog and gear layout but using your step by step i was able to get the gear reset now it prints out with whats left in the toner cartridge thank you very much for your help sir.

[@korib1274]

This just worked on my Brother TN-450 cartridge as well. Though my "notch" thingy was not pointing to 11:00, I still turned it to 5:00 as he did and it was fine. Everything else seemed the exact same. Thanks much!

[@LindaWolfe]

Just what I needed!

[@violinaturcan9038]

ahhh it worked!!! i did it on a borther TN-420 and its awesom!

[@monajackson1617]

thank you for that. Feeling the loss of all those cartridges I dumped !!! What a greedy corporate-sly world !

[@Klirkatinjsh]

I got mine refilled but i guess they forgot to turn the cog, refilling myself from now on. God bless you Sir

[@pulsarq2]

Big thanks man, work fine on tn2220 ++

[@rcelectriquemodelism]

Thanks Bro, thats saved my day. I got Toner error even with a brand new Toner.

[@MiguelAngel-tk7jb]

Muchísimas gracias!!! Acabo de recuperar tres toner!!! Thank you very much!!! Just recover three toner!!!

[@gammitch]

Just tried this on my Brother 7065DN and everything went as shown here. Printer is no longer beeping at me that ink is low so I'm assuming this will work. Going to do all my other cartridges that I kept and should be good for a long while. Brilliant, thank you so much for sharing and explaining this so well.

[@briansmith8944]

Thank you, had a little difficulty with the 'outside gear' (removing it from the housing); but got it on the second try. (The indexing arrow was nice of the manufacturer.) Business can continue as usual until it is filled.

[@vgasenakanandadasa]

Thank you very much. It works perfect and helped to save money

[@SimonOliverGLD]

thanks for this - other guides seem to ignore this critical step. I've even seen one that just says "set the gear in the correct position" with no detail or close-up, and completely ignoring the inner gear.

[@soiebmulla9569]

THANK-YOU so much ,it worked!!! was buying a new a cartridge everyCARTRIDGE

[@JHS56247]

Great explanation. Thanks Brother !

[@rebeccanelson3644]

THANK YOU!!! You saved us $$!!

[@buddyl.5192]

great instructions, thanks

[@anthws]

huge +1 for a clear and useful video. nice work.

[@michaelholland7773]

Thanks so much for the instructional video. Worked perfectly! - Mjh

[@mikaelkaspdafri7570]

Thank you! That was very helpful. It worked perfectly.

[@danpham8806]

Thank you and well done. Mine is not exactly the same but close to it. I made it work. TN-350.

[@allysme2allin291]

thank you for the knowledge of the reset cartridge toner just now I know it. I still bought it 3set.

[@Bianco5555]

Dear sir, your video was of great help. Thank you! In name of Mother Nature, and honest consumerism. I had a different kind of toner, but I managed to 'reset' the toner. Basically, you need to 'rewind' the white cogs. You da real bro'! :-)

[@syadav4678]

Hey which one you did? Is this working with brother TN1020 Toner,please help

[@Bianco5555]

+Vijay Patil The model I had to reset was TN2120

[@Termograf1]

Thank you for the video! Оказалось еще проще чем сброс через флажок!

[@fernandodelgado9278]

Excellent Work, Lot Thanks!!!

[@martinrob7230]

It really works! Thank you

[@DDB_Pincab]

Thanks you so much, this tip is incredible !

[@jeremywilson9665]

Thank-you for this! I was having a problem with a cartridge where after resetting the flag gear and putting it back into the printer, the flag gear would pop back to the 'empty' position and the printer would display a cartridge error. Once I realigned that second gear it worked like a charm.

[@MrKoblepot]

Just did it, works great, thanks

[@radclift]

this work, thanks so much!! :D

[@georgesafford1270]

Thank you, You ROCK!

[@frogskocinq]

Worked like a charm. Thanks

[@W3LL00]

Thanks man it helped me. :)

[@healyhouse]

i often wondered if I WAS GETTING the FULL life of my cartridges - I HAVE HAD A GET TONER ready message for months and I am still using the same cartridge - before i reorder - i am going to try this and see if this doesn't save me some money - as i just gibbly hand over 17.95 plus 8.95 ship per cartridge - gets expensive - and i am looking at the roller and i see that it feels fuller than the machine is telling me - I FEEL HOODWINKED - WHAT A RACKET ... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO

[@healyhouse]

IN ALL Fairness to Brother I have had the same printer since 2009 - for homeschooling and using the tn 2010 cartridges - i have replaced the drums and belts 1x and it is still going strong - love my printer ... i would buy another brother jet ink printer no hesitation as it has served me well

[@healyhouse]

oh and i use it for my home based business - going strong for 10 yrs ... great product

[@1mercyy]

TKS ;) THE VIDEO WAS OF GREAT HELP.

[@RaulTM23]

This worked like a charm! Thxx

[@thumperman8490]

A very good and clear demo ..well done the man. Where does one buy the new toner to go in the cartridge?

[@Ronielin]

Very, very, very thanks.

[@DanicaRST]

You are the best! Thank you so much

[@oneale56]

It worked perfectly, thank you

[@SyedAli-ql7ex]

Appreciated ! Very helpful !

[@Reckless0969]

WOW - THANK YOU!

[@juanbauza9207]

Thanks, saved my day .... :-)

[@LestonDr]

Very clear, thank you!

[@pasifsc3749]

Many thanks. I had forgotten how to do this.

[@jrbleau]

Worked for me, thanks.

[@ioanandronic161]

Foarte buna prezentarea.Felicitari.!

[@djh2168]

Thanks for the video.

[@SssagaBenches4U]

Thanks, brother ;)

[@elizabethperalta3941]

Thanks !!!!! is working

[@LukasPsonka1]

Thanks men for help

[@johnwalder8637]

thank you! :)

[@MrToni99]

Very well done

[@warhammmer1000]

Thanks brother !!

[@pawansharma3993]

its really god worked

[@ambadasbhusara8888]

Very nice Thanks for you

[@monkfeesh]

Have to watch this video about once a month! lol!