Do I really need to replace the drum on my Brother printer?

The Brother machine will display a ‘Replace Drum’ or ‘Drum Stop’ message when the machine has printed approximately 15,000 pages. The drums should be replaced as a set in order to maintain print quality. Unlike the toner cartridges, the drum change is not automatically detected by the machine when they are replaced.

How do I reset my Brother printer after replacing drum?

Reset the Drum Counter

Close the front cover.
Make sure the machine is turned on.
Press. (Settings).
Press All Settings. (This step might be skipped in some models.)
Choose Machine Info. or Machine Information => Parts Life.
Press and hold Drum or Drum Life until the machine’s display message changes.
Press Yes.
Press.

How do I know if my Brother printer needs a new drum?

The most obvious is most common on laser color printers and can be detected by a flashing message on the printer display screen. Other signs of a bad printer drum include printing blank pages, printing gray pages and strange sounds coming from the printer as it prints.

How do you install a brother drum unit?

How to replace or install the drum unit

Make sure the machine is turned on and open the front cover.
Remove the toner and drum assembly from the machine.
Push down the green lock lever and take the toner out of the drum.
Unpack the new drum unit.
Insert the toner in the drum.

How long should a drum last on a Brother printer?

The yield of a drum unit is approx. 15,000 pages (1 page/job). There are many factors that determine the actual drum life, such as the temperature, humidity, type of paper, type of toner used and so on. Under ideal conditions, the average drum life is estimated at approximately 15,000 pages.

What happens if you don’t replace printer drum?

A degraded drum unit can cause streaks, smudges, and blank spots on your printed page even if you just inserted a new printer toner. While a broken drum unit won’t break your printer, it will just fail to stop printing at a certain point.

How long should a drum last in Brother printer?

How do you change a drum unit?

Replacing the drum unit

Make sure that the machine is turned on.
Open the front cover.
Remove the toner cartridge and drum unit assembly from the machine.
Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit.
Unpack the new drum unit.

What does replace drum mean?

Without a chip, your drum unit has no way of being able to associate itself with your Brother printer. As a result, you will get the “Replace Drum” message because your printer thinks that you’ve not installed a drum unit. On the right is a standard toner cartridge with a chip.

How do I know if my printer drum needs replacing?

The drum unit may need replacing if you notice the printer producing blurry, low-quality images. Black or colored toner spots on printouts also indicates a failing drum unit. In some cases, horizontal lines may develop across the printout every time the paper passes the failing part of the drum.

How to replace a brother toner drum unit?

Replacing the drum unit 1 Make sure that the machine is turned on. 2 Open the front cover. 3 Remove the toner cartridge and drum unit assembly from the machine. 4 Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit. 5 Unpack the new drum unit.

How do you replace a drum in a drum machine?

Replace the drum following the steps below: Make sure that the machine is turned on. Open the front cover. Remove the toner cartridge and drum unit assembly from the machine. Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit. Unpack the new drum unit.

Is there a way to reset the drum counter?

When you replace the drum unit with a new one, you need to reset the drum counter by completing the following steps: Open the front cover. Press and hold OK for 2 seconds. Press the Up arrow key or 1 to reset the drum counter. If your question was not answered, have you checked other FAQs?