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ReChargX™ RX160 Instructions

For relling the Brother TN210, TN230, TN240,

TN270 and TN290 toner cartridges

Brother TN210, TN230, TN240, TN270 and TN290

toner cartridge and drum assembly

ReChargX™ RX160 premium print toner rell kit

Tools needed to properly rell your cartridge using the

ReChargX™ RX160 toner rell kit.

ReChargX™ RX160 Instructions: Overview

The Brother TN210BK, TN210C, TN210M, TN210Y,

TN230BK, TN230C, TN230M, TN230Y, TN240BK,

TN240C, TN240M, TN240Y, TN270BK, TN270C,

TN270M, TN270Y, TN290BK, TN290C, TN290M

and TN290Y are the toner cartridges most frequently

found in the following printers (and all other

machines

using the same underlying printer “engine”):

DCP-9010CN HL-3040 HL-3040CN

HL-3045CN HL-3070 HL-3075CW

HL-8070 HL-8370 MFC-9010

MFC-9010CN MFC-9120 MFC-9120CN

The Brother TN210BK, TN210C, TN210M, TN210Y,

TN230BK, TN230C, TN230M, TN230Y, TN240BK,

TN240C, TN240M, TN240Y, TN270BK, TN270C,

TN270M, TN270Y, TN290BK, TN290C, TN290M

and TN290Y are easy to rell using our ReChargX™

RX160 premium print toner rell kit.

Included in the ReChargX™ RX160 Kit

• ReChargX™ RX160 instructions

• ReChargX™ RX160 premium print toner

• ReChargX™ RX160 reset/ag gear

• ReChargX™ RX160 reset/ag spring

• ReChargX™ RX160 toner hopper plug

• Reminder labels (2)

• 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 RX160 premium print

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

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 toner

cartridge assembly

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 (gure 2-1).

Step 3: Separate the toner cartridge from

the drum unit

Press and hold down the green or blue tab (A)

located on the right-hand side of the drum unit (gure

3-1) while lifting up on the handle on the front of the

toner cartridge with your left hand to separate the

toner cartridge from the drum unit.

Lift the toner cartridge up and off of the drum unit.

Note: Since the drum in the drum unit can be easily

scratched or damaged, put it out of harm’s way until

we are completely nished with the relling operation.

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 (gure 4-1).

Figure 1-1: ReChargX™ newsprint work surface protector

A B

Figure 2-1: Positioning the toner cartridge and drum assembly

A B

Figure 3-1: Pressing the colored tab to remove the toner

cartridge from the drum unit

Figure 4-1: Brother toner cartridge after being separated from

the drum unit

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Step 5: Protect the developer roller

The developer roller (B) along the back of the

cartridge (gure 4-1) 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.

Fold a piece of printer paper into an appropriate size

large enough to cover the developer roller. Tape the

paper to the cartridge (gure 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 (gure 5-2).

Step 6: Gaining access to the toner hopper plug

Position the cartridge on your work surface with

the label and toner hopper plug (which is located

underneath the label) (A) facing upward and the

handle of the cartridge (B) on the left-hand side

(gure 6-1).

Using the at-blade screwdriver slice through the

label at the top and bottom, shown by the black

arrows (gure 6-2).

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

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

Figure 6-1: Cartridge positioned with the cartridge label facing up

Figure 6-2: Scoring the label covering the toner hopper plug

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Step 7: Remove the toner hopper plug

Using the cartridge body as a fulcrum, wedge the

edge of the at-blade screwdriver between the lip

of the cartridge and the toner hopper plug, then

proceed to pry the plug up and out (gure 7-1).

Note: Don’t worry about damaging the plug. We

have included a replacement plug in the ReChargX™

RX160 toner rell kit.

Step 8: 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 that 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™ RX160 toner rell kit (gure 8-1).

Carefully pour out as much of the residual toner as

possible (tapping along the side of the cartridge helps

to keep the toner owing).

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 7-1: Removing the toner hopper plug

Figure 8-1: Inserting the cartridge into the plastic bag and

removing the remaining Brother toner

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Step 9: Add the ReChargX™ RX160 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

ReChargX™ RX160 premium print toner rell kit.

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 (gure 9-1). 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 10: Activate the toner grabber cloth

Take the orange toner grabber cloth from the

ReChargX™ RX160 premium print toner rell kit and

stretch it along both dimensions; the cloth will stretch

considerably in one dimension and not the other

(gure 10-1). 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 9-1: Adding toner to the toner hopper

Figure 10-1: Stretching the “toner grabber” cloth

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Step 11: Clean the area around the toner

hopper opening

For the replacement toner hopper plug to seal

properly, the area around the toner hopper opening

must be cleaned with the toner grabber cloth before

the plug is inserted (gure 11-1).

Step 12: Insert the toner hopper plug

Now that the area around the toner hopper opening

is clean, place the replacement plug over the hopper

hole. Press rmly on the plug to ensure the plug is

seated rmly in the hopper hole (gure 12-1).

About the cartridge reset mechanism

Brother uses a “page counting” mechanism (a

combination of gears, springs and “ags”) to report to

the printer an estimate of the amount of toner

remaining in the cartridge - whether full, empty or

somewhere in-between.

Without properly resetting/addressing these

mechanisms, even after the cartridge has been

relled, the cartridge will still appear to the printer

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

“replace toner” message.

Step 13: 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 (A) is on the right-hand

side (gure 13-1).

Figure 11-1: Cleaning the area around the toner hopper opening

Figure 12-1: Replacing the toner hopper plug

Figure 13-1: Positioning cartridge with end cap facing up

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You now have access to the two screws (A, B) which

secure the end cap to the cartridge (gure 13-2).

Using a phillips-head screwdriver remove the two

phillips-head screws and set them aside for later use.

After removing the two phillips-head screws, lift the

black end cap up and away from the cartridge body

to expose the gear train.

Figure 13-3 shows the gear train on the TN210

starter/introductory toner cartridge.

If you are working with a TN210 starter/introductory

cartridge, skip to Step 15 on page 8.

Figure 13-4 shows the gear train on the standard

TN210 toner cartridge.

Step 14: Identify and remove the components

If you are working with the standard TN210 toner

cartridge (not a starter/introductory cartridge), you

will need to remove the old gear and spring.

Using a small at-blade screwdriver (or your nger)

hold back the spring (A) located to the right of the

reset gear (B) (gure 14-1).

Figure 13-2: Removing the end cap screws

Figure 13-3: End cap removed exposing the gear train on the

TN210 starter/introductory toner cartridge

Figure 13-4: End cap removed exposing the gear train on the

TN210 toner cartridge

Figure 14-1: Holding back the spring to gain access to the

reset gear

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Pull the reset gear up and off of the toner cartridge

(gure 14-2). With the gear removed you may now lift

the spring up and off of the cartridge.

Step 15: Install the new spring

After the reset gear and spring have been both been

removed, the cartridge will look like gure 15-1.

Remove the spring from the small, clear zip lock bag,

included in your ReChargX™ RX160 Toner Rell Kit,

and place it on the post furthest to the right, with the

short end of the spring on top and facing the inside of

the toner cartridge (gure 15-2).

Step 16: Install the new reset gear

Using a at-blade screwdriver or your nger hold

the spring back away from the reset gear post (A)

(gure 16-1).

Figure 14-2: Reset gear removed

Figure 15-1: The TN210 starter/introductory cartridge and the

TN210 cartridge after gear and spring removal

Figure 15-2: Correct positioning of the new spring

Figure 16-1: Holding the spring away from the reset gear post

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With the spring held back, slide the reset gear over

the gear post so the plastic tab on the edge of the

gear is in the 2 o’clock position (A) (gure 16-2).

With the gear in place you may now release the

spring (gure 16-3).

Step 17: Secure the end cap to the cartridge

After verifying the gears and spring are in the proper

position, lower the end cap over the gear train and

secure it in place with the two small phillips-head

screws (A,B) (gure 17-1).

Step 18: Remove the protective paper

Carefully remove the protective paper (gure 18-1)

and make certain you do not accidentally touch the

developer roller once the paper has been removed.

Figure 16-2: Installing the new reset gear

Figure 16-3: The new gear and spring installed

Figure 17-1: Reinstalling the end cap

Figure 18-1: Removing the protective paper

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Step 19: Reinstall the toner cartridge into

the drum unit

To complete the entire operation, carefully reinstall

the toner cartridge onto the drum unit (making certain

it clicks back into place). With the toner cartridge

rmly installed in the drum unit (gure 19-1) insert

the entire assembly into the printer.

Congratulations - You are nished!

Congratulations, you have successfully relled your

Brother toner cartridge and replaced the gear and

spring saving an average of 72% in the process

versus the MSRP at the “ofce superstores.” In the

case of the TN210 that’s a whopping $55.04 for the

black cartridge and $51.04 for the color cartridge in

your pocket for only a few minutes work!

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Figure 19-1: The drum unit and toner cartridge assembly

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