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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
Hello !
Yesterday, I wanted to print a color page using my 18 month old Brother MFC-210 printer (fax/scan/copier/etc..). The page never printed. I noted the following messages in the small display : - Yellow cartridge is empty - Black cartridge low. Ok. I bought (and used) this device mainly for it's scan / fax functions - and, occasionnaly print a color page (I use a laser printer for all my other print jobs). In the last 18 months, I printed a maximum of 15 pages - it can't explain why the cartridges are empty. The only other explanation I can see is that every day, at 11 AM, there's a noise coming from this printer - which looks like a "head cleaning routine" and that routine slowly emptied my cartridges. This occurs even if the unit is set to OFF !! I'm used to cleaning routines with other printers (HP, Canon..), but usually, it takes place when you power on the printer, not every day at the same hour even when the unit is off.. My questions : - is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? - is there a way (other than unplugging the device) to prevent the printer to perform its head cleaning routine every day at the same hour ? - where did all that ink go ? - isn't there an issue here where the "spoiled ink container" will eventually be full ? Thanks |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:12:40 -0400, Louis
wrote: Hello ! Yesterday, I wanted to print a color page using my 18 month old Brother MFC-210 printer (fax/scan/copier/etc..). The page never printed. I noted the following messages in the small display : - Yellow cartridge is empty - Black cartridge low. Ok. I bought (and used) this device mainly for it's scan / fax functions - and, occasionnaly print a color page (I use a laser printer for all my other print jobs). In the last 18 months, I printed a maximum of 15 pages - it can't explain why the cartridges are empty. The only other explanation I can see is that every day, at 11 AM, there's a noise coming from this printer - which looks like a "head cleaning routine" and that routine slowly emptied my cartridges. This occurs even if the unit is set to OFF !! I'm used to cleaning routines with other printers (HP, Canon..), but usually, it takes place when you power on the printer, not every day at the same hour even when the unit is off.. My questions : - is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? - is there a way (other than unplugging the device) to prevent the printer to perform its head cleaning routine every day at the same hour ? - where did all that ink go ? - isn't there an issue here where the "spoiled ink container" will eventually be full ? Thanks I don't know if or which printers might clean their heads at regular intervals, but you will have to continually clean the heads to keep them from clogging up so badly they aren't usable anymore. An inkjet is the wrong type of printer for such low usage unless you are willing to buy new cartridges even without having gotten capacity out of the prior cartridge. For such a light usage per period I suggest a laser printer... though this addt'l expense, especially if it's a color laser all-in-one, can be fairly high, certainly a larger cost than replacing all the cartridges every 18 months or so. For the money and your uses, you would avoid moments when it can't print because it's again time to replace the cartridge. |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
I've got a Brother MFC-5440CN (all in one) and the same thing happens.
The unit is off most of the time and it sucks the ink out over a 4 - 5 month term. I rarely use the unit and ought to just give it away. "Louis" wrote in message ... Hello ! Yesterday, I wanted to print a color page using my 18 month old Brother MFC-210 printer (fax/scan/copier/etc..). The page never printed. I noted the following messages in the small display : - Yellow cartridge is empty - Black cartridge low. Ok. I bought (and used) this device mainly for it's scan / fax functions - and, occasionnaly print a color page (I use a laser printer for all my other print jobs). In the last 18 months, I printed a maximum of 15 pages - it can't explain why the cartridges are empty. The only other explanation I can see is that every day, at 11 AM, there's a noise coming from this printer - which looks like a "head cleaning routine" and that routine slowly emptied my cartridges. This occurs even if the unit is set to OFF !! I'm used to cleaning routines with other printers (HP, Canon..), but usually, it takes place when you power on the printer, not every day at the same hour even when the unit is off.. My questions : - is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? - is there a way (other than unplugging the device) to prevent the printer to perform its head cleaning routine every day at the same hour ? - where did all that ink go ? - isn't there an issue here where the "spoiled ink container" will eventually be full ? Thanks |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
"Louis" wrote in message ... Hello ! Yesterday, I wanted to print a color page using my 18 month old Brother MFC-210 printer (fax/scan/copier/etc..). The page never printed. I noted the following messages in the small display : - Yellow cartridge is empty - Black cartridge low. Ok. I bought (and used) this device mainly for it's scan / fax functions - and, occasionnaly print a color page (I use a laser printer for all my other print jobs). In the last 18 months, I printed a maximum of 15 pages - it can't explain why the cartridges are empty. The only other explanation I can see is that every day, at 11 AM, there's a noise coming from this printer - which looks like a "head cleaning routine" and that routine slowly emptied my cartridges. This occurs even if the unit is set to OFF !! I'm used to cleaning routines with other printers (HP, Canon..), but usually, it takes place when you power on the printer, not every day at the same hour even when the unit is off.. My questions : - is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? - is there a way (other than unplugging the device) to prevent the printer to perform its head cleaning routine every day at the same hour ? - where did all that ink go ? - isn't there an issue here where the "spoiled ink container" will eventually be full ? Thanks Louis I have a Brother MFC 3820 CN which also empties the cartridges over a couple of months. This particular printer was acquired at the right price, but on the basis that 95% of the ink is going to be wasted it is heading for the sale table at my next yard sale. It's for sure the previous owner was pleased to see the back of it. As a general comment on Printer reliability, in my garage right at this point in time, I have something like 12 HP inkets, 1 Epson inkjet and 6 Brother inkjet and laser printers. Interestingly the HP's all still work and were retired simply because the owners wanted faster or Multi function units, The sole Epson is dead and is the only one I'm associated with that has died. The Brothers on the otherhand are all 'Broken', snapped gears, wornout Drums, broken sensors, broken paper pickup/paths.... Then there is the Brothers that have died and 'not' ended up in my garage. It's for sure I'm highly unlikely to buy a new Brother in the future. Best Paul. |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
On Jul 17, 5:12 am, Louis wrote:
Hello ! Yesterday, I wanted to print a color page using my 18 month old Brother MFC-210 printer (fax/scan/copier/etc..). The page never printed. I noted the following messages in the small display : - Yellow cartridge is empty - Black cartridge low. Ok. I bought (and used) this device mainly for it's scan / fax functions - and, occasionnaly print a color page (I use a laser printer for all my other print jobs). In the last 18 months, I printed a maximum of 15 pages - it can't explain why the cartridges are empty. The only other explanation I can see is that every day, at 11 AM, there's a noise coming from this printer - which looks like a "head cleaning routine" and that routine slowly emptied my cartridges. This occurs even if the unit is set to OFF !! I'm used to cleaning routines with other printers (HP, Canon..), but usually, it takes place when you power on the printer, not every day at the same hour even when the unit is off.. My questions : - is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? - is there a way (other than unplugging the device) to prevent the printer to perform its head cleaning routine every day at the same hour ? - where did all that ink go ? - isn't there an issue here where the "spoiled ink container" will eventually be full ? Thanks I would contact Brother about this one. http://www.brother-usa.com/support/ |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
Louis wrote:
- is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? Well, its normal for ink carts to dry out withyout use. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/ |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
"Plato" |@|.| wrote in message ... Louis wrote: - is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? Well, its normal for ink carts to dry out withyout use. Not when stuffed into a properly working printer. |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
Noozer wrote:
- is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? Well, its normal for ink carts to dry out withyout use. Not when stuffed into a properly working printer. One should do at least a test print several times/week just to keep the carts from drying out. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/ |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
"Plato" |@|.| wrote in message ... Noozer wrote: - is it normal for a printer to slowly "drink" it's cartridges ink this way ? Well, its normal for ink carts to dry out withyout use. Not when stuffed into a properly working printer. One should do at least a test print several times/week just to keep the carts from drying out. Why? Printers seal off the head when parked. My Epson printer lasted more than 8 years printing from 1 page per month to a couple dozen a week. The printer was rarely shut off. It was still working great when I sold it so I could upgrade to a printer that prints on CDs. Any printer that dries out from sitting unused is defective (or at least poorly designed). |
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My Brother MFC-210 has a drinking problem..
Noozer a pensé très fort :
"Plato" |@|.| wrote in message ... Noozer wrote: Well, its normal for ink carts to dry out withyout use. You really think that a dried ink cartridge gives the "ink low" or "cartridge empty" message alll of a sudden ? My experience is that a dried cart behave like a normal cartridge except it won't print. Remember it wasn't left totally unused, since the printer performs a head cleaning routine every day. Not when stuffed into a properly working printer. One should do at least a test print several times/week just to keep the carts from drying out. Why? Printers seal off the head when parked. My Epson printer lasted more than 8 years printing from 1 page per month to a couple dozen a week. The printer was rarely shut off. It was still working great when I sold it so I could upgrade to a printer that prints on CDs. Any printer that dries out from sitting unused is defective (or at least poorly designed). If we rely on scsisys and PeeCee posts, it looks like many Brother models have this defect/poor design.. :-( |
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