BROTHER HL-1440 TONER CARTRIDGE

Toner cartridges for the Brother hl-1440 contain enough toner yield to accommodate about 3,000 pages of print or, in the case of high yield cartridges, 6,000 pages at 5% coverage. The toner consumption will vary depending on image coverage and density settings, so it is hard to determine exactly how many pages of print one cartridge can provide. This is why Brother has built in a two stage alert system to help users get the most out of their consumables while wasting the least amount of time in changing them.

The indicator lights on the Brother hl-1440 are labeled as follows: Drum, Ready, Paper, Alarm, toner, and Data. When toner will run out soon, but is not entirely empty, the Alarm light will become lit red and the Data light will light up yellow. These will blink continuously until a new toner cartridge is installed. When the toner has run completely dry, the lights will stop blinking entirely and remain solid.

NOTE: It is possible that when the Alarm and Data lights are lit, the toner inside the cartridge is distributed wrong. This can be remedied by removing the cartridge and carefully shaking it around to loosen the interior toner. If this process is ineffective, it is time to change the cartridge and the machine will not operate until it is changed.

Once it has been determined that it is time to replace a toner cartridge, the procedure must be begun by opening the front cover of the Brother hl-1440. The drum unit assembly will be seen behind this cover and can be pulled out of the machine.

The drum unit assembly could very well have traces of toner on it and can therefore damage and stain surfaces that it is placed on. The simple remedy to this problem is to place down a piece of disposable paper on a flat surface and set the drum unit on top of that.

Be sure not to touch the electrodes on the drum unit as this could damage the printer via static electricity. Instead, hold the drum by its handle until it is placed on a surface. Once settled, press down the locking lever on the drum unit and pull the old toner cartridge out of the unit. Always handle the toner cartridge carefully as it could still scatter toner if empty. Recycle the toner cartridge.

Open a new toner cartridge from its package and rock the device from side to side a few times, swirling it and shaking it to ensure that the toner inside is properly distributed. Once shaken, remove the protective cover from the toner cartridge.

Because toner cartridges can be damaged by light, especially direct sunlight, it is best to keep them packaged until right before installation. Do not touch to surface underneath the protective cover once removed and install it right after you remove it. To install the toner cartridge, simply slide it into place in the drum unit until it snaps into position. The lock lever will lift automatically when this happens.

Clean the corona wire in the drum unit before installing it by sliding the BLUE tab back and forth a few times. Return the tab to its home position and then simply slide the assembly back into the machine. Close the cover and all indicator lights should go out.