Refill Brother TN223 TN227 TN243 TN253 TN247 TN257 Toner Cartridge

How To Refill and Reset Brother toner cartridge TN-223 TN-227 TN-243, TN-247 TN-267 TN-263 for use in laser printers HL-L3210, HL-L3230 HL-L3270 HL-L3290 DCP-L3510 DCP-L3517 DCP-L3550 MFC-L3710 MFC-L3730 MFC-L3750 MFC-L3770 DCP-L3551CDW DCP-L3510CDW HL-L3230CDW HL-L3270CDW MFC-L3745CDW MFC-L3750CDW MFC-L3770CDW
TN-223 TN-243 Black: 1400 copies
TN-223 TN-243 TN-253 Color: 1300 copies
TN-243 TN-247 Black: 3000 copies
TN-243 TN-247 TN-257 Color: 2300 copies
What you need:
Toner Bottle for Brother Tn-243 tn-247
Toner cartridges troubleshooting guide:
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[@scottburch4531]

It's a good thing they didn't make it too complicated.

[@alexk6745]

are you joking? you think thats easy? On my old HP I made a whole in the plastic and used adhesive tape to close, did not use any scredrivers or knives to refill. That seems way over complicated.

[@scootyboorat608]

@@alexk6745 it seems I need to get a lot more obvious with my sarcasm.

[@circuitdotlt]

it's obvious they made it non-refillable on purpose, to prevent people from refilling toner made by someone else. Now we have to buy whole new cartridge, even if not "genuine". It's a huge wastage, and all of it just to fill their pockets.

[@lovemytechy]

worked perfectly for my tn227, needed to watch the reset gear 10 times to get it

[@srcyber1250]

Superb.. My issue got resolved.. Thanks a ton

[@cw4608]

This is exactly what I needed, thank you.

[@toddavery1892]

This worked perfect on my TN-221 for an emergency hack at 11pm so I could finish printing

[@mtechtoner6947]

You are awesome! Saved my ass, thank you so much!

[@despinaturk]

very very thank you

[@chrisbrittanyhughes297]

Thanks for your video easy to follow. however the replacement cartridges that we have for MFC-L3770CDW does not have a reset gear and now the printer will not recognize the cartridge. Our Black cartridge is the only one with a reset gear. The C/M/Y Cartridges do not have the reset gear as mentioned above. I have already reset the tone more than once and now it won't reset. Each cartridge feels and shows that there is more life them. Please help us figure out a fix besides needing to replace each cartridge. I did notice that after a short research the new TN227 C/M/Y series when buying new do not have the reset gear on them. If we need to replace C/M/Y which series of cartridges do we need to purchase so we can have a reset gear.

[@viandant5]

Youi can buy the reset gear, or remove it from another cartridge. Starter cartridges do not have tht gear

[@dralmaliki2420]

Thanks alot very detailed instruction Can you advised which type of refill powder we use it

[@viandant5]

You can use almost all the Brother toners

[@billmckee3230]

Thanks for the clear and good video. One question - you say 90g for black and 70g for colour. But is this for a 243 or 247 cartridge? How much for 243 and how much for 247? If you fill a 243 with a load for a 247, the counter will say it's empty way before it is. Thanks.

[@viandant5]

90 grams is the High capacity

[@billmckee3230]

@@viandant5 Very good. Thanks very much for the reply

[@willysorenson3297]

EXCELLENT video!! Just one item to make it better, do you have a recommended webpage to get the replacement toner? Thanks again!!!!

[@viandant5]

Thank you, but I have no web page. You can find in on Ebay I think

[@alicewu1208]

You could find it on Amazon . My store has this TN 247 toner replacement

[@mafemme1464]

​@@alicewu1208 hello alice which amazon store sells this toner with the reset gear please ?

[@user-tt1fx9dz1n]

Tank

[@wafikishak5035]

Thank you very much for detailed instructions. I lost the small gear ( not the reset gear)while filling the cartridge.Is there any way to replace it? Thanks

[@viandant5]

Probably not, only taking it from an old cartridge. But it's necessary only to move the toner inside the cartridge and to reset the cartridge. The cartridge could work the same, you only have to shake it every week

[@wafikishak5035]

@@viandant5 Thank you very much

[@Rastameister]

Once the reset gear is positioned as shown do you have to rotate it by hand 180 degrees? The video does not show how it is being rotated.

[@viandant5]

It have to be installed in that position, rotated or not

[@yevgeniydundukov8179]

What are the main differences between TN223(latest printers) and TN221(older printers) cartridges? Would it be beneficial to upgrade an old Brother printer with TN221 cartridges to a new printer with TN223? Thank you.

[@viandant5]

No, they are almost the same

[@yevgeniydundukov8179]

@@viandant5 Thanks!

[@crypticJ72]

Hello Is it a similar/same process for TN-253 and TN-257 as to what is seek in the video? They haven’t been mentioned in your comments thread nor could I find a video on them within your video library. Any assistance would be appreciated.

[@viandant5]

Yes, it's almost the same cartridge but different chip

[@crypticJ72]

@@viandant5 Thank you my friend.

[@stevepodleski]

so we can keep the old chip on the old cartridge with the refilled toner?

[@viandant5]

Yes

[@wafikishak5035]

Thank you very much ,Can I use the black refill toner powder for brother TN450 in this printer?It is cheaper

[@viandant5]

Probably yes you can.

[@wafikishak5035]

@@viandant5 Thank you very much

[@LorenzoMancini]

What firmware version do you have in the HL-L3210 unit? Mine was shipped with a very recent version (1.22, issued in 2019), does the refill works without replacing the chip on a 1.22 firmware unit too? Thanks!

[@viandant5]

I don't do any test but I think it should work, unsless they have no changed the chip too

[@viandant5]

I don't do any test but I think it should work, unsless they have no changed the chip too

[@robvansuilen]

Would this work for a tn-248. The black cardridge in my new printer was already empty after 256 pages. Looking for a way to reset it.

[@viandant5]

I don't know, I have to make some try

[@robvansuilen]

​​@@viandant5 i removed the chip from the tonercardridge then placed the toner. The printer says "please place toner". So That doesnt work. I also placed a new toner and after that the old one again. The printer still sees that the old toner is empty. The partnumber of the used chip is 108 p2e the chip is very small.

[@de-ox7ii]

Do you have a link how to disaamsemble brother Mfc 9330cdw scanner glass? To clean the mold and lamp inside

[@viandant5]

sorry I have no links or video

[@johnrigby5308]

how does one make/buy a toner workstation? looks interesting!

[@viandant5]

They are normal extractor hood but the filter is suitable for retaining fine toner dust

[@diegofortuna3923]

Can a used cartridge be resused to refill with white toner? Suppose we clean it like in the video, can it be rinsed with water to ensure all black toner is removed or will it ruined the cartridge?

[@viandant5]

If the toner is a specific toner for that printer it will be ok.

[@juliusvalentinas]

This printer claims 2400x600dpi is this really so how does it compare to a minolta magicolor, have 2530DL that I can't get transfer belt anymore, would this printer have same print quality as my old minolta? Does it print on glossy paper?

[@viandant5]

Yes it's the same resoultion of your Minolta, however 2400x600 dpi it's a normal resolution, normal quality

[@GuyRRGPROOT]

Wednesday 28/10/2020. Hello "Viandant5". I have been using a Brother MFC-L3750CDW for a few months and have recently succeeded in replacing the original four standard capacity cartridges (TN243) by high capacity cartridges (TN247) in "compatible" version, ... this over the course of the period. 'exhaustion of each of these original cartridges ... and preceded by "simple" "resets" of these cartridges, .... until the visible appearance of an excessive exhaustion of each of these cartridges, ... thus motivating their replacements. I carried out these first "resets" by using the key press combinations allowing to reach the "menu" then to specify the reinitialization of the capacity of each cartridge, with mention of the "standard" capacity of the original cartridges; Then, when it was necessary to insert the "compatible" cartridges of "high capacity", ... I had to operate, ... at least on some of these "compatible" TN247 cartridges, ... the procedure more " closes "cartridge reset ... by correcting the correct initial position of the" reset gear "(based on one of your videos) ... and then correctly selecting the correct capacity via the" menus " to have their "high capacities" recognized. Alas, ... after a few impressions (although correct) having followed the placement of the last of the "compatible" cartridges, I was surprised, after switching on, to receive the message "No toner "... which persists despite all my attempts at new resets by the two processes mentioned previously ... and this on each of the four cartridges, ... since the" message "does not tell me which cartridge is not detectable. I went so far as to check / clean the "contact points" which could, in the printer, allow "physical" detection of the presence of cartridges, ... but this did not bring any improvement. I am very distraught, ... especially because very soon I should be able to materialize other essential impressions, ... as well as document scans ... which are also refused to me by the equipment, ... causes the message "No toner" to be displayed immediately after switching on the equipment. Can you provide me with other ways to resolve this "problem" ??? Thanks in advance. PROOT Guy 8-) "[e-mail]"

[@viandant5]

There is no need to perform a reset procedure when you insert a new cartridge. The new compatible cartridge must have the reset gear in the correct position. One of the cartridge could be defective or not reassembled properly. Try to insert the old cartridges one at time and find which is the defective cartridge

[@GuyRRGPROOT]

@@viandant5 Thursday 29/10/2020. Good evening "Viandant5". As a result of your answers yesterday, I was only able to use your suggestions on this day through my other tasks. I am pleased to inform you that, on the basis of your suggestion to discriminate against the problematic cartridge by simple successive replacements of the cartridges by the old ones, ... by respective "colors" of course, ... which, I do admits, should have been perceived by me directly as "logical" and "trivial", ... allowed me to determine that it was the "yellow" cartridge that was the problem, ... while my suspicions were rather to the "Magenta" cartridge. On the other hand, by observing this cartridge with attention, ... I did not manage to "see" any cause of its impossibility to be detected as present by the Brother MFC-L3750CDW equipment. In desperation, I again checked / corrected the position of the "reset" "gear" on this cartridge, ... but, in addition, I "swapped" the "chips" "between the original" Yellow "cartridge and the one that was no longer recognized, ... even if, however, this cartridge could already have been functional without having carried out this exchange. Although I took it, however, since this cartridge was then immediately recognized by the equipment after its reinsertion. That said, ... I therefore did not "understand" the very reason for stopping recognition of this "yellow" cartridge before its use without having proceeded to exchange the "chips". I of course then proceeded to reset the capacities of the four cartridges to be sure that they were assigned the "High Capacity" one. So I can only send you my best thanks for your suggestion ... which allowed me to solve my problem of non-functioning of my equipment. PROOT Guy 8-) "[e-mail]"

[@mafemme1464]

@@GuyRRGPROOT hello sir what toner did you buy ?? they were equipped with the reset gear ?? or did you buy these reset gear and you installed them in the toner ?? thanks for your answer best regard

[@kumarantoo]

Nice can you please tell me how to refill torner tn263 and tn267 bk

[@viandant5]

You can use this instructions

[@kumarantoo]

@@viandant5 super thanks much

[@balramgupta6506]

Hello, can i put TN-261 catrige wrk in place of TN-263 or TN-267 in dcp l3551 cdw plz suggest me

[@viandant5]

No, it's not possible

[@jahirarroyo368]

I noticed you stated the Starter Cartridges do not have the reset gear. Can you still refill them or will the printer not function?

[@viandant5]

you can reset the cartridge via printer menu, if your printer has this function

[@jahirarroyo368]

@@viandant5 Oh ok, thank you

[@markios6824]

Can I use methylated spirit for cleaning rollers?

[@viandant5]

yes it's possible but only a light cleaning

[@markios6824]

viandant5 thank you 👍🏼

[@mafemme1464]

hi sir what is the chip for? for the printer to identify the toner?

[@viandant5]

yes it identifyes the type of cartridge

[@arashzz473]

Hallo, viel dank für Anleitung. Ich habe mein Toner auch nachgefüllt. Dabei habe ich leider der Tonerroller angefasst und dann habe ich den Roller sauber gemacht. Ab diesem Moment druckt mein MFC7320 mit grauem Hintergrund. Der Hintergrund ist also jetzt nicht mehr weiß. Wissen sie vielleicht, was ich machen soll? Freundlichen Grüßen.

[@viandant5]

It's not a problem to touch the toner roller. You can clean it with alcohol but I think the problem is that you didn't remove very well the old toner powder

[@gbxx6692]

My brother 9330cdw just died.. and will not turn on anymore.. I tried removing paper tray and plugging in with power button pushed, so I guess it is power supply fried. What do you recommend as replacement, This printer Brother l3770 or canon 743cdw-- or something else if one had to buy today?

[@viandant5]

They are both good machines. Avoid Lexmark, Epson.

[@gbxx6692]

@@viandant5 I got a mfc-l2717 for now for basic printing needs. I will wait until the color lasers go on sale.. right now, they are ridiculously priced across the spectrum of models, only monochrome are worth buying right now because there is a surplus.

[@gbxx6692]

I ended up getting a mfc-l3780cdw color laser after-all. I just hope there will be cheaper 3rd party toners arriving within this year. Right now the highest capacity tn229xxl cmy/bk set can cost upwards of $210 (more than 3x a standard set of tn223/227 from the 37xx/32xx series)

[@Leon-co7kx]

@viandant5 i refilled through the refill plug just under the little white gear and everything was fine but my printer thinks my cartridge has no toner in it so it won't work so what do i do? please help

[@Leon-co7kx]

also it is a starter cartridge @viandant5 need help

[@viandant5]

@@Leon-co7kx You have to reset the toner counter. The starter cartridge has no reset gears, you should reset the counter through the control panel if your printer allows it

[@diegooliveira1083]

@@viandant5 Do you know if Brother HL-L 3210 CW has the option to reset? I'm thinking to buy one but only if I can refill de toner cartridges

[@viandant5]

@@diegooliveira1083 Yes there are, both drum and toner

[@diegooliveira1083]

@@viandant5 thank you

[@Maurizio5816]

Grazie per la guida, arrivo qui perchè il metodo di reset illustrato sul video "Resettaggio Cartuccia Toner Brother MFC-3700 TN243 TN247" non funziona più dopo l'aggiornamento del firmware, e io da pollo ho lasciato la stampante aggiornare il firmware. Dato il mio modello (DCP-L3550CDW) ha toner senza quell'ingranaggio, che alternative ci sono per continuare ad utilizzare i toner installati? Grazie.

[@viandant5]

Si potrebbe comprare un ingranaggio o toglierlo da un toner vecchio. Non conoscevo quell'aggiornamento, devo studiarci un po

[@Maurizio5816]

@@viandant5 Fatalità avevo le cartucce compatibili di scorta, e quelle hanno l'ingranaggio. L'ho inserito nei toner originali che non avevano l'ingranaggio, e hanno resettato, quindi funziona ancora questo metodo. Grazie ancora, il tuo aiuto è stato molto prezioso.

[@kitkorp]

Hello, will TN-247 wrk in place of TN-263 or TN-267 in HLL3270CDW?

[@viandant5]

yes it will work

[@kitkorp]

@@viandant5 Thanks

[@lukman3791]

hello bro I have something to ask. is it necessary to use additional gear to reset the TN-263 . black cartridge? or not necessary..?

[@viandant5]

If in your machine there is a procedure to reset the toner level it's not necessary

[@lukman3791]

@@viandant5 but it can no longer be reset via the printer monitor, it looks like you have to manually reset the printer cartridge.

[@viandant5]

@@lukman3791 Which is the printer?

[@lukman3791]

@@viandant5 print brohter HL L-3230CDW made in Vietnam.

[@radionnazmiev546]

Can someone suggest a good reliable color laser printer with fairly easy refillable toner?

[@viandant5]

The Brother color laser printers have easy to refill casrtridges

[@roberto-ivano-leoni]

where can I buy the reset gear with the spring?

[@viandant5]

I think you can find them on ebay

[@roberto-ivano-leoni]

@@viandant5 Grazie !!!

[@roberto-ivano-leoni]

@@viandant5 Su ebay non si trovano

[@viandant5]

​@@roberto-ivano-leoni mi sa che la macchina è troppo nuova, comunque se contatti qualcuno degli inserzionisti che vendono ingranaggi per cartucce Brother probabilmente lo trovano

[@lindajohnston2032]

I was so excited to buy a Brother HL-L3210 cw. It does an unacceptable job printing photos. Is there something that I can adjust to improve photo quality?

[@viandant5]

Only rising the quality in the printing settings. Try to change paper.

[@lindajohnston2032]

@@viandant5 Thank you. I use the best quality laser photo paper. I think I have to work with the settings, but I don't know what to do there. Any ideas?

[@viandant5]

@@lindajohnston2032 They are in the paper folder, or in ther paper settings when you start the printing operation.

[@lindajohnston2032]

Thank you. I will try it to see if I can improve the quality of the photo printing.

[@d1oftwins]

Lasers printers are generally not great photo printers, especially the LED printers, as they use a rigid dot raster to print and mix colors, just like the raster you see in a newspaper. The laser and LED printers use a finer raster than that of a newspaper but still the same principle. If you want a good laser/LED printer for photos you better expect to invest a few thousands of Euros/USD. If you don't want invest thousands in a laser photo printer you should have bought an ink jet printer. The printer you bought is simply not up to task of what you expect it to do. I got the HL-L3230CDW and it does text and graphics just fine, and as expected photos are just OK but nothing to be framed or that I would put in a photo album. I am sorry to say, but you need to manage your expectations or by a ink jet printer instead.

[@superxglobito]

I have a problem and I' don't know why is this happening. I have an alternative tonner TN 2340 and I've tried refill it a couple of times. The thing is for some reason the center gear shaft, the next to the reset gear just stop spinning and get stuck, so the system doesn't work any more. I don't know why this is happening. The first time I did it I fucked it up, te gear shaft got stuck. The second time, no problem and all worked fine. Now, the third time I'm doing the procces the gear shaft is stucked again. I don't know what to do, please help.

[@viandant5]

Are you sure you don't insert too much toner inside the cartridge?

[@superxglobito]

@@viandant5 that might be the problem. do you think if I remove it it would work again?

[@superxglobito]

@@viandant5 You are amazing bro. Thank you very much. Nex time I'll be using a scale.

[@sergiomaltese9904]

where can I find the replacement chip and a good toner?

[@viandant5]

no need of chip. toner color brother are almost all equals

[@mensagemii744]

@@viandant5No differences for Laser and LED ? Also refil to TN 213 and 217 ?

[@viandant5]

@@mensagemii744 there is no difference between laser and led. you can use these instructions

[@mensagemii744]

@@viandant5 Tnhanks. I bought DCP L3551DCW (out of Brazil, 3550) and HL L3210CW. I also have DCP 1617nw and HL 1212w. I think that cartridges for these colors have chips.

[@kumarantoo]

This toner has as refill plug in the left please use that to refill not via doctor blade

[@viandant5]

may be a compatible cartridge. OEM has not, unless Brother have changed something

[@kumarantoo]

@@viandant5 I am.using tn267 toner , it has refill plug

[@slyworldtube]

@@viandant5 OEM have one ! in your video, you can see it at 0:45 just under the little white gear. it's exactly the same for tn241 as you can see on this video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqnq6uMbNCnmJY

[@RumbleFishPL]

@@slyworldtube Might be difficult to fill thru so small hole. It would require very small funnel....

[@slyworldtube]

@@RumbleFishPL not that hard ! I done it and lost only 2 grams of powder during the process. I used a rolled piece of paper as a funnel....

[@kanodia18puneet]

Which original standard or high yield cartridge has reset gear

[@viandant5]

Both, but they are different gears

[@kanodia18puneet]

Thanks for replying

[@kanodia18puneet]

But I can use original standard cartridge reset gear in starter cartridge

[@viandant5]

@@kanodia18puneet Yes but sometimes starter cartridges are different, there is not the place for the reset gear

[@kanodia18puneet]

Can be used Brother Tn261 toner powder in tn243/ tn247 cartridge

[@JB1978]

Wait.. what? What about the chip? You said it doesn't have to be changed or reset and yet you have changed it?

[@viandant5]

I insert the old chip from the old cartridge

[@JB1978]

@@viandant5 what old cartridge...We are filling the old one, right? :)

[@viandant5]

@@JB1978 Yes, in the video I show how to change the chip but if it's not a starter cartridge you have not to insert the chip

[@Defcon2000]

It seems there are 2 methods to reset TN-243/247 cartridges: 1. The reset gear shown in this video 2. The software reset shown in your other video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIikk2V5aLyap5Y What's the difference? Which reset method is better? I'm guessing that MAYBE the software reset is only a "soft" reset, but when the reset gear reaches the end position, the software counter is ignored, and the cartridge is shown as empty. Then you can only reset it with the reset gear, but not the software reset method. Right? I don't know, that's just my guess how these 2 reset methods interact with each other.

[@viandant5]

They are the same, you can use the software with cartridges without the gear

[@ripingpuma2460]

I think your right. Toner ran out on our printer a while back and used the software method now it ran out again and would not take the software reset no matter how many times we tried. Sinmply reset the gear and now it displays full again. Does running a printer low on toner have negative side effects beside poor print quality?

[@MrLucabaruzzi]

ciao utilizzo delle cartucce compatibili (Alphalink) che pero' ora la stampante non riconosce piu. Cosa posso fare? sostituire il chip mi sembra una operazione un po complicata... hai consigli? grazie mille!

[@viandant5]

Sostituire il chip non è molto complicato. Ma nelle cartucce compatibili alphalink c'è il chip? a volte non c'è perchè si prevede che si debba installare il vecchio chip

[@MrLucabaruzzi]

@@viandant5 si c è un chip. La cosa strana è che fino all ultimo acquisto andava tutti bene e ora quelle nuove non le riconosce più. Provo al limite a sostituirlo. Mi sapresti consiglliare un tutorial dove vedere bene come fare? Grazie davvero molto!!

[@viandant5]

@@MrLucabaruzzi In questo video alla fine spiega come cambiare i chip. Si potrebbe anche provare a mettere l' ingranaggio di reset in posizione iniziale

[@MrLucabaruzzi]

@@viandant5 grazie mille proverò!

[@craigbeall5084]

What a terrible design for refilling. I definitely wont be buying one of these printers. I will rather opt for a tank fill inkjet.

[@viandant5]

They are not designed to be refilled

[@craigbeall5084]

@@viandant5 ...and that is precisely the problem. Nobody can tell me they couldn't have made it easier. Its no different from the way the inkjet printers eventually just stop working if you keep filling the same set of cartridges. The entire printer industry is a money making scam at the expense of the environment. I have thrown 2 complete machines in the waste bin so far this year.