Replace Toner setting on Brother printer DCP-L3550CDW

Here's what I hope is a helpful video showing how to reset the 'Replace Toner' warning on Brother printer DCP-L3550CDW.
This very simple reset procedure will enable you to carry on printing when your printer has said it's time to change your toner cartridge, disabling the printer altogether and yet you know there's plenty more toner left in the cartridge for the time being!

[@mortarboss]

Thank you, most helpful in reducing the environmental waste of throwing away half full toner cartridges. I did the same on my previous Brother printer, and it cut my toner bill down by about 50-75%.

[@mikebennett3812]

Thank you very much, not only have you helped me to continue printing but also to overcome a Brother Cartridge problem that their (Brother's) so called technical support people had no clue how to fix. If I could, I would buy you a very good drink!

[@Melinna48]

You solved my problem after hours of trying other video directions. YOU ROCK

[@nersiaespana3246]

Hello Jon, I'm absolutely gratefull for this video. Thank you very much for dedicating a bit of your time helping us to save money during this very hard moments. You've got a new subscriber!

[@zedaggers5158]

Hello! Just had a similar problem with the yellow toner and wanted to say your video was perfect and we managed to solve our problem :)

[@R0b87]

Worked like a charm on Firmware S 1.59! Thanks for the tip!

[@PelzHimself]

Thank you Jon, very useful and easy to follow!

[@JasonCunliffe]

Thank You Jon Lilley YES Just so v clear, true & helpful > The short timing when pressing two buttons [X + Return=BACK] **together** > Then the [Return=BACK] button to display the direct status info for each cartridge. //Previous tips on blogs. vids and in comments did not work for me. Bravo ohyeprintersavants of ecology & mental health. Merci for such good instructions!

[@maggieberrill8143]

Fantastic. Very clear instructions which worked perfectly. Thank you.

[@vucan985]

Worked perfectly. Thanks!

[@devakishore2043]

Man thanks a lot you saved me some money was about to order a new toner

[@melhesketh9667]

Thank you this was so helpful!

[@ruipinto4117]

Thank you. You saved my day and my money

[@cccustard]

Excellent. Surely it's up to the consumer to decide when they replace their toner. OK give a warning but not an obtrusive one.

[@jasonscott8189]

YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! Thank you

[@cryptapocalypse]

Thanks for the video! December 2021, MFC-L3770CDW unit- this works if the top is open first. The toner reset message must be showing at the start. The button presses cancel/back together then back alone must be done within less than a second on my unit.

[@cilliangavin496]

Thank you, it was very helpful.

[@redphonedeb]

Excellent, thank you for this.

[@pilger0432]

Thank you very much and greetings from Germany!

[@TonyStawBridgeClass]

Many thanks for this information. Works great!

[@michaelcollins7313]

Worked a treat! Thank you....

[@dmitrylavrentev6642]

Thank You very much for advice! Economied mass time for me !

[@cyberpoul2]

Thank you so much… that trick just saved me a lot of time right now and money in The future👍👍👍👍

[@p0llux9]

very useful video! thank you very much!

[@ziadkalioundji9068]

Solved. Thank you!

[@siiimplyveggy501]

Si funciona. Mil gracias. Thank u so much!!!

[@imawesometheoriginal]

Genius! Thankyou! Worked like a charm! Wow, the amount of videos I’ve watched and was instructed to use a screwdriver, etc is unreal. I’m truly thankful for this 2 year old video, yes! 👏

[@paulkofler519]

Perfect, you made my day

[@jennermiller6415]

Thank you so much! Clear, easy instructions that work. My printer is a MFC-L3750CDW but identical to the model in the video.

[@shalimarindischesrestauran5601]

Thanks. This trick is a great help

[@randythiemer6336]

Nice!! Tanks a lot from Germany. i found the function in the Web, but It did not work, untill you showed me how😍

[@taymalhindi499]

We too , from Germany thanks 😊

[@stephane26101977]

Ça fonctionne à merveille Thanks man

[@arrowintheknee9956]

Thank you very much! 🥳

[@aceautomation7013]

Perfect! Thanks! : CAPOT OUVERT : Appuyer simultanément sur [Retour] + [Annuler] puis uniquement sur [Retour], choisir le toner à initialiser, confirmer, puis redémarrer l'imprimante (on/off)

[@novy-mir]

thank you, it works

[@dazzlingcrabs]

Great Video!!!!

[@AnthonySennett]

Thank you so much.

[@h11cwg]

Total hero!!

[@uccioD]

Tank you, thank you, tank you. Ciao from Italy

[@Anit020988]

OMG Thank you so much.

[@AlmightyRandomFish]

Absolutely brilliant. Thank you. I would also add that it's not always a good idea to update firmware on the Brother printers as they often stop people from using third party toners. Cheers!

[@color-meleons2323]

Thank you so much :)

[@leighhodson5812]

👍🏻excellent thank you 🙏🏻

[@frankcee4342]

Also works for the MFC L3770CDW in which I had put 3 aftermarket color cartridges (CMY) and the magenta wasn't recognized. Was ready to return it to the vendor when I tried this and it worked fine. If even just one cartridge is not recognized the printer will not function.

[@iandawes4132]

Thank you, thank you, thank you

[@miatt4005]

Thank you

[@scooby555doo]

Excellent, thanks;)

[@user-uf3so5yi7s]

Starts at 01:00 (great video btw!)

[@mateusz1926]

super, ich bin dankbar

[@thierrygloaguen1704]

Thank you so much for this video. Unfortunately It doesn't work with my MFC-L3770CDW. The error message "No toner cartridge" is still displayed after reinitialization.

[@dominiquestoll9944]

Merci beaucoup !

[@imbalolpro]

King!

[@mateuszgajek2098]

Brawo TY.

[@user-ol4qb4lc2y]

Fantastic Jon, the video has helped me a lot for over the past 3 years, but now the procedure doesn't work anymore. I can reset so to speak, but the volume indicator no longer shows a full cartridge. Can you help?

[@StijnNLDutch]

Can you please show some printing samples ? I can not find anyone who used this printer to test a photo and or text print. I wanna buy this exact printer, but how long does the toner last? Iknow it depents on what and how much u print, but a rough estimate?

[@dayzdayz2036]

merci ;)

[@ianwilde205]

Great Tip thanks but Is it the same top button to reset for the other colours besides black

[@jontim66]

Yes but once you’re in the reset menu you can then choose which of the cartridge counters needs resetting. When I did mine, only the black was showing as in need of replacement so I just reset that one.

[@TanTan-sx6ck]

I would like to buy this, however can you use this with toner refill I.e. fill the existing cartridge it comes with and reset it to use it

[@Roscheee]

The menue works, but for some cartdiges a reset are not possible. Is there a maximum counter for resetting the status ?

[@uaslam68]

unfortunately somehow not working for my printer. it worked when black one finished but now the colour toners are finished and I cannot reset it.. any ideas? it does accept the reset but then error message again.

[@apennameandthata2017]

You need to press the back button straight away after you release the back+cancel combination of buttons.

[@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs]

You made this over 2 years ago what does your printer now look like inside?

[@PatrickSchmid1969]

#Stefano: To Late :( Any Idea how to change back to old printer driver

[@Drakonskyr]

I found other way to reset Cartridges without old firmware on OEM toners: remove toner, take out the chip, take out battery, wait couple of seconds for reset chip, place battery insert toner and after few seconds will work. The only bad thing its you need to redo it if the printer power off (credit to smoothrat from reddit)

[@markoreilly4433]

I can access this menu and do the reset, it says it has done it but it actually doesn't . It used to work but stopped working after a few resets . Anyone any ideas?. I think a recent firmware upgrade from brother may have something to do with it.

[@AJ_9202]

I have the same problem. Does somebody know how to solve this?

[@markoreilly4433]

Aldin Adam jerjas - Yes, I found the answer . Rotate the switch gear at the right hand side of each toner cartridge ( you need to take them out the printer). The machine will now fully reset. It can be trial & error getting the switch gear just right, but it is pretty easy. Google brother toner cartridge switch gear for a better idea.

[@AJ_9202]

@@markoreilly4433 Thanks man! I was forced to change the toner despite it had a lot more color in it. I will try this method next time it signals the toner is empty🙏

[@maquiagenspontocom]

@@markoreilly4433 Thank you so much! It worked perfectly.

[@stefano_calvax_calvani]

@@markoreilly4433 but should I disassemble the switch gear from the cardrige?

[@RoyAlexander]

Doesn't work for me. 2024 Jan. Maybe they did an update or something

[@assitantit4144]

my printer not work after next turorial in video,,,How?

[@lalilalo06]

Doesn't work for me😢

[@romothor3175]

Not working for me now on yellow std, but it worked a year ago with another color. The firmware is mentioned below and something about the starter version. Can anyone confirm this? #plannedobsolescence

[@endsleighplace]

Thanks for the heads up. Printer keeps wanting to update, no way!

[@ronald-ox5yd]

Hallo, geht das auch in deutscher Sprache?? Danke.

[@abdulkareebaka3501]

DCP-L3551CDW reset Waste toner T-223CL ?

[@thomasstudstrup5028]

It says no data saved when I do that.

[@Spedley_2142]

Mine won't reset while it is '...receiving data'. Have to stop the print and turn printer off and on again first.

[@leandromeireles8497]

How can I undo it? I want that the printer shows me the correct amount again, how can I do it?

[@imbalolpro]

Replace the toner with a new one

[@hershogwhite]

What if that don't work

[@lorenzoescutia9876]

No funciona sabes porqué?

[@paxipatel]

Tried resetting the same toner again but printer doesnt accept resetting the same catridge twice

[@paxipatel]

Pls help

[@sebbriggs751]

@@paxipatelDid you find any answers to this?

[@ellisgarbutt1925]

Do note this is a led printer not a laser printer

[@tingtingxu1219]

Thank you. I tried, but it still does not work. Annoying.

[@mignotmichel2570]

FONCTIONNE TRÈS BIEN ouvrir le capot des toners appuyer simultanément sur croix rouge et retour et rappuyer brièvement sur retour sur retour le descriptif des cartouches s'affiche on réinitialise la couleur remplacé et c' est reparti pour l impression (avec sous titres en français)

[@allehhopp8928]

Hat leider nicht funktioniert. Ich habe Firmware Z 1.60. :-(

[@peetKa]

For your information, It doesnt Work on the starter Toner more than 2 Times!! The normal Toner work infinite

[@RobDeVos101]

sadly but it did not work for me, the toner level indicators became 100 % again but it still didn't start printing.

[@mortens583]

Had the same Problem, it started working again after restarting the device I was sending the Print order from.

[@mortens583]

I also reset all Y cartiges visible in the reset menu even tho there was only one in the Printer (my Y cartige was "empty")

[@RobDeVos101]

@@mortens583 I have the impression that it started after I turned printer of/on, maybe the chip in the cartridge then becomes faulty. It is a non brother cartridge.

[@mortens583]

@@RobDeVos101 oh well i wish you not too much frustration😅

[@EdmundIsTheBrand]

Doesn't work

[@thomasstudstrup5028]

Nothing as in absoluutely nothing happens, when I press those two buttons at the same time!!!

[@shadoom]

They removed this function

[@stefano_calvax_calvani]

Doesn't work with new firmware :-( Don't upgrade!

[@hubertsouvignet111]

it should be forbiden to cancel such a feature with new firmware. shame on brother.

[@melounovycukr]

Thank you! It helped me also - the blue cartridge stop showing as a problem/is not marked red, but still the printer tells me "put in the cartridge". Any help, please?

[@ellisgarbutt1925]

As of Oct 23 this still works and I have updated fhe firmware before

[@loisbandt-weber8591]

Keep trying by pressing back (clear) and Exit, Doesn't work. Will look at other suggestions. FRUSTRATED!!!!

[@gorafaye1883]

Bonjour Monsieur pouvez vous faire une explication en français svp

[@ericlefrapper-jarry8362]

Bonjour en fait il ne faut pas fermer le capot pour pouvoir faire la manipulation. Ca fonctionne très bien. merci pour le tuto

[@bartdereu9267]

3 minutes yacking for a 5 second explanation. You guys have too much time.

[@GermanAbbygirl]

Thank you