Brother MFC Printer Unable to Clean Error 46

This Reset Procedure is for Brother MFC Series Printer
Problem: Brother MFC Printer display "unable to clean" or Error 46
Solution:

• First turn of the printer
• Switch on the machine while holding down the “menu” button until all the leds are flashing on/off. Now you are in “maintenance” mode.
• Press 80
• Press the “mono start” button several times until you see “purge: xxxx”
• Press “2783” in order to reset the purge counter. You will see: “purge:0000”
• Press the "stop" button.
• Press “99” to exit the maintenance mode.

Brother HL 2240 configuration page

The configuration page (called the "printer settings" page) on a Brother HL-2240 printer gives a lot of information about the machine, including total page count, recent errors, serial number, and the estimated amount of drum yield and toner yield left.

To print the printer settings page, press the Go button (the button with the green line on it) three times.

Brother HL 5240

I was looking for a basic black and white printer for my small office and Brother had some good write ups. After trawling the net for an afternoon, the HL-5240 looked like a good candidate.

As a Vista user, compatibility was a concern, but I needn’t have worried as the drivers are all on the website. The HL-5240 has all the features that You need in a monochrome printer. It has a half decent printing speed, at almost 30 pages per minute for a text document at 1200 dpi maximum resolution. Paper handling is taken care of with a standard paper tray holding up to 250 pages.

Our workload includes graphics printing besides the multitude of documents and I have yet to have any difficulty with the printer. My demands are high with regards both quality and quantity and so far the printer hasn’t let me down. If it could write the stuff for me as well as print it, it might well be the perfect printer for me!

Printers need to have a simple user interface otherwise they become a liability instead of an asset. The Brother HL-5240 has a one-touch control panel and a large, clear “stop printing” button. This is great for people like me that often have to stop printing when I see a typo or a mistake as I’m watching the prints. My fault for not proofreading properly, but I’m used to the way I work now.

While not the most obvious benefit of a printer, cooling is also not an issue with the HL-5240. My previous printer had a chronic overheating problem which gave me no-end of problems when printing large jobs. Energy efficiency and better airflow has enabled Brother HL-5240 to overcome these issues, much to my relief. It comes with a TN550 toner cartridge, a DR520 drum unit, set up instructions and guidelines to make looking after it as easy as possible. The cartridges are simple to swap out, and fairly cheap at online retailers.

Brother HL-5240 is great for small businesses and freelancers that don’t need to print a lot of extensive graphics or images. That isn’t to detract from the printer, as an Inkjet is still the way to go for graphics intensive applications.

I am more than satisfied with the performance of Brother HL-5240 and there have been no issues so far. I would recommend it to others who need something simple but effective.

Brother MFC 8460N

The Brother MFC-8460N shares the somewhat interesting shape with others in the range such as the MFC-8480DN. The oversized wings at the top allow for a full size scanner and copier screen to be installed onto a reasonably compact chassis. It also adds sufficient space for an automatic document feeder to sit atop the whole thing.

This like the 8480 is a mid range multifunction printer, copier, scanner and fax designed for the small or home office. Jam packed with features and offering good reproduction at a reasonable price, this is definitely one device worth considering when you’re next in the market for a mono printer.

With a decent 28 pages per minute print time, with the first appearing 8.5 seconds after pressing the print button, this is a printer for those whom time is an issue. That isn’t to say that there is a compromise to be made with regards quality, because there isn’t. Even though this is quick, the prints are of a good quality at the standard 1200 dpi.

Prints, copies and scans are clear and well reproduced. Edges were clean with little or no bleed. Black appears black, and grayscale images are even and the tones well distributed.

Setup is simple, unpack, plug in and insert the toner. Driver installation is quick and easy, as is the software suite that was included. You can add the MFC-8460N to a network, USB or parallel connection, all with ease. There seems to be no noticeable lag with USB that is evident on other printer in this class, and the test print of 25 pages went through with no delays at all.

There is a 250 sheet paper drawer, with the option of adding a further 250. The top multipurpose tray holds a further 50 as does the automatic document feeder. The control panel is logically laid out, with separate sections for each function. The LCD screen is clear and bright, while the menu is intuitive and easy to navigate.

The built-in 32Mb of memory should be enough for most uses, but it is upgradeable to 544Mb is you so desire. That is more than enough to be able to leave the average business printer to its own devices for a few days.

With good print reproduction, fast speed, ease of use and cost effective consumables this is a strong contender in the market. It performs just as well as many other devices that cost considerably more, but remains easy to use and maintain.