Brother Rechargx rx417xx User manual

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ReChargX™ RX417XX Instructions

For relling the Brother TN starter,

TN820, TN850, and TN880 toner cartridges

Brother cartridge TN starter, TN820, TN850, and TN880

ReChargX™ RX417XX premium print toner rell kit

ReChargX™ Brother tool kit

ReChargX™ RX417XX Instructions: Overview

The Brother TN starter, TN820, TN850, and TN880

toner cartridges are most frequently found in the

following printers (and all other

machines using the

same underlying printer “engine”):

DCP-L5500DN DCP-L5600DN DCP-L5650DN

DCP-L6600DW HL-L5000D HL-L5100DN

HL-L5200 HL-L6200 HL-L6200DW

HL-L6200WT HL-L6250DN HL-L6250DW

HL-L6300DW HL-L6300DWT HL-L6400

HL-L6400DW HL-L6400DWT MFC-L5700DW

MFC-L5800DW MFC-L5850DW MFC-L5900DW

MFC-L6700DW MFC-L6750DW MFC-L6800DW

MFC-L6900DW MFC-L6900DWT

The Brother TN starter, TN820, TN850, and TN880

toner cartridges are easy to rell using our

ReChargX™ RX417XX premium print toner rell kit.

Included in the ReChargX™ RX417XX Kit

• ReChargX™ RX417XX instructions

• ReChargX™ RX417XX premium print toner

• ReChargX™ RX417XX reset gear

• ReChargX™ RX417XX reset spring

• ReChargX™ RX417XX toner hopper plug

• Residual toner bag

• Toner bottle funnel spout

• “Toner grabber” cloth

• Work surface protector/newsprint

Required Tools

The toner rell process requires the use of the

following tools (which, if you need them, are

available in our ReChargX™ Brother tool kit):

• Small phillips-head screwdriver

• Small at-blade screwdriver

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Step 1: Prepare your work surface

Included in the ReChargXTM RX417XX premium print

toner rell kit is a sheet of newsprint (Figure 1).

Unfold the sheet and lay it across your work surface.

The newsprint keeps your work surface clean and is

discarded after completing the relling process.

Step 2: Position the drum unit and cartridge

When you remove the toner cartridge from your

printer, the drum unit will still be attached.

Position the assembly on your work surface so the

handle on the front of the toner cartridge (A) is facing

you and the green or blue tab (B) is on the right-hand

side (Figure 2).

Step 3: Separate the cartridge from the drum unit

Press and hold down the green tab (B) located on the

right-hand side of the drum unit (Figure 3) while lifting

up on the handle on the front of the toner cartridge

with your left hand to separate the gray toner

cartridge (A) from the drum unit.

Figure 1: ReChargX™ newsprint work surface protector

Figure 2: Positioning the drum unit and toner cartridge

Figure 3: Removing the cartridge from the drum unit

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Step 4: Prepare the cartridge for relling

Position the cartridge on your work surface so the

handle (A) is facing toward you and the developer

roller (B) is facing away from you (Figure 4).

Step 5: Protect the developer roller

The developer roller (B) along the back of the

cartridge is critical to the image production process

and can be damaged even by a ngerprint.

To protect the roller during relling we will cover it

with a sheet of paper.

Start with a piece of paper in “portrait” orientation,

then fold the 8.5” X 11” sheet in half (folding the

top edge over to meet the bottom edge) leaving an

8.5” X 5.5” sheet.

With the cartridge face up tape one of the long 8.5”

edges to the top of the cartridge (Figure 5-1).

Carefully fold the paper over the developer roller

(again, being careful not to touch the developer roller

with your ngers) and tape the other edge of the

paper to the bottom of the cartridge (Figure 5-2).

Figure 4: Cartridge separated from the drum unit

Figure 5-1: Protecting the developer roller (cartridge top)

Figure 5-2: Protecting the developer roller (cartridge bottom)

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Step 6: Remove the cartridge end cap

Position the cartridge on your work surface so the

black plastic end cap (which covers the internal gears

of the cartridge) is facing upward and the handle of

the cartridge is on the right-hand side (Figure 6-1).

You now have access to the two screws which

secure the end cap to the cartridge (highlighted by

the arrows in Figure 6-1).

Remove the end cap screws

Use the phillips-head screwdriver, remove the two

phillips-head screws (Figure 6-1 & 6-2).

Remove the end cap

Pull the cartridge end cap away from the toner

cartridge body (Figure 6-3).

Figure 6-1: Cartridge positioned with end cap up and removing

the rst screw

Figure 6-2: Removing the second end cap screw

Figure 6-3: Removing the end cap from the cartridge

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Step 7: Reset and/or replace the cartridge

reset mechanism

Brother uses a “page counting” mechanism (a

combination of gears, spring, and “ag”) to report to

the printer an estimate of the amount of toner

remaining in the cartridge (whether full, empty, or

somewhere in-between.)

Before we begin the rell procedure we will address

the components of the reset mechanism that either

have to be removed or replaced.

Without properly resetting/addressing these

mechanisms, even after the cartridge has been

relled the cartridge would still appear to the printer

as being empty resulting in a false “toner low” or

“toner empty” message.

Although the TN starter, TN820, and TN850 toner

cartridges are fundamentally the same, each requires

a slightly different process to reset the page

counting mechanism.

The TN STARTER cartridge won’t have a black, gray,

or white reset gear nor the small spring and a totally

different toner hopper plug (Figure 7A).

The TN820 and TN850 cartridge will have a black or

gray reset gear and a spring (Figure 7B).

The TN880 cartridge will have a gray reset gear and

a spring (Figure 7C).

The process of completing the relling and gear reset

procedure will be the same for all cartridge versions

with the exception that you will be adding an

additional gear to the TN STARTER and TN820

cartridges to allow the printer to recognize them as

the higher-yeild cartridge.

Additional gear and spring will be provided for within

the ReChargX™ RX417XX premium print toner rell

kit.

The process for the TN850 & TN880 will be the same

with the exception that you will be resetting the

present gears already on the end of the cartridge.

Figure 7A: The TN Starter end cap (notice: no reset gear/spring)

Figure 7B: The TN820 and TN850 (notice: reset gear/spring)

Figure 7C: The TN880 (notice: gray reset gear/spring)

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Preparing the TN starter, TN820, TN850, or TN880

cartridge for relling and resetting

Step 8a: Remove the reset spring

Remove the reset spring (A) (Figure 8-1).

A spring is not found on the TN starter cartridge.

Step 8b: Remove the actuator gear

With the reset spring removed, we will now remove

the white actuator gear (B), exposing the remaining

gears and toner hopper plug (Figure 8-2).

Step 8c: Remove the reset gear

With the actuator gear removed, we will now remove

the reset gear (C) from the gear train (Figure 8-3).

Note: The reset gear may vary in color and is not

found on the TN starter cartridge.

Figure 8-1: Removing the spring (on models TN820 and TN850)

Figure 8-2: Removing the actuator gear

Figure 8-3: Removing the reset gear (on the TN820 &TN850)

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Step 8d: Remove the white drive gear

With the reset gear removed, we will now remove

the white drive gear (D) (Figure 8-4).

Step 8e: Remove the black drive gear

With the white drive gear removed, now remove the

black drive gear (E) from the gear train (Figure 8-5).

Step 8f: Remove the small black helical gear

Remove the small, black helical gear located on the

left side of the cartridge (F) (Figure 8-6).

Step 8g: Remove the toner hopper plug

With the gears out of the way we now have access to

the toner hopper plug (G) (Figure 8-7).

Figure 8-4: Removing the white drive gear

Figure 8-5: Removing the black drive gear

Figure 8-6: Removing the small black helical gear

Figure 8-7: Locating the toner hopper plug

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Wedge the tip of a at-blade screwdriver between the

lip of the toner hopper opening and the toner hopper

plug. Then pry the plug up and out (Figure 8-8).

Note: TN starter plug will look different but the

removal process is the same.

Step 9: Remove the remaining Brother toner

Prior to adding “fresh” toner, we must remove the

residual “old” toner.

On the rst rell of your Brother toner cartridge, the

new toner should not be combined with whatever

quantity of Brother toner remains in the hopper.

Failure to remove the remaining Brother toner will

result in splotching, smudging, hazing and other

print defects.

Note: This step does not need to be performed on

subsequent rells when fresh ReChargX™ toner

is being added to existing ReChargX™ toner.

Insert the toner hopper opening end of the cartridge

into the plastic zip-top bag which is included in the

ReChargX™ RX417XX toner rell kit (Figure 9-1).

Carefully pour out as much of the residual toner as

possible (tapping along the side of the cartridge helps

to keep the toner owing) (Figure 9-2).

If the toner stops owing, stand the cartridge upright

(with the toner hopper ll hole facing up) and then put

the end of the cartridge back into the bag and

continue the emptying process.

With the majority of the toner removed, remove the

cartridge from the bag. Seal the bag and discard it.

Figure 8-8: Removing the toner hopper plug

Figure 9-1: Inserting cartridge into zip-top bag

Figure 9-2: Dumping out the remaining Brother toner

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Step 10: Add the ReChargX™ RX417XX premium

print toner to the toner hopper

Before starting the toner hopper relling process

(and after verifying the bottle cap is screwed rmly in

place), gently rock or shake the bottle back-and-forth

several times to ensure the toner will ow smoothly

(the toner can settle and compact during shipping).

Remove the original cap from the toner bottle and

attach the clear, plastic dispenser spout from the

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For the easiest, quickest and most mess-free relling,

tilt the end of the cartridge up with the toner hopper

hole at a 45 degree angle and slowly angle the

dispenser spout on the bottle of toner to meet up

with the hole (Figure 10). Tilting the bottle up a little

more will start the toner owing into the toner hopper.

Pour the toner slowly. RESIST ALL TEMPTATION

TO SQUEEZE THE BOTTLE to increase the ow

of toner. The likelihood of toner escaping under

pressure greatly increases when the bottle is

squeezed while lling the cartridge. If the toner

stops owing, return the bottle to the upright

position and restart the lling process.

Fill the cartridge until the hopper appears to be full.

Any toner remaining in the bottle can be used at a

later date after you have completed a signicant

amount of printing.

Step 11: Activate the toner grabber cloth

Take the orange toner grabber cloth from the

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and stretch it along both dimensions; the cloth will

stretch considerably in one dimension and not the

other (Figure 11). Stretching the toner grabber cloth

activates the toner retaining substance embedded

within the cloth which gives it the ability to pick up

and retain toner.

Note: Only use the toner grabber cloth on the exterior

of the cartridge. Do not use the cloth to clean any of

the internal components or the drum as the toner

grabber will leave a residue on those critical image

production components which will affect the quality of

the print output.

Figure 10: Adding toner to the toner hopper

Figure 11: Stretching the “toner grabber” cloth

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Step 12: Clean the area around the toner

hopper opening

The area around the toner hopper opening must be

cleaned with the toner grabber cloth before the new

plug is inserted (Figure 12).

Step 13: Insert the new toner hopper plug

Retrieve the new hopper plug from the kit and place

the plug (G) over the hopper hole (Figure 13-1).

Press rmly on the plug (G) to ensure the plug is

seated in the hopper hole (Figure 13-2).

Figure 12: Cleaning the area around the toner hopper opening

Figure 13-1: Replacing the toner hopper plug

Figure 13-2: Firmly seating the toner hopper plug

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