20 Most Recent Brother MFC-7420 Laser Printer Questions & Answers

check the paperwork that came with the drum unit. Usually there is a sequence you need to follow to clear the drum message such as starting the printer with the front door open. These instructions are shipped with a new drum when you buy an orignal brother drum. If you puchased a refurbished or 3rd party drum you need to talk to your vendor as they should supply these instructions.

It isn't you would need to use ausb print server to make this work and sometimes difficult to keep going.

well go to scanning setting and change it, you change the setting to be sent one by one, if its connected to network, browse the ip address and go to scan and change the setting, if to usb cable go to the driver setting and change it, and i think from the machine setting itself can let you, so its just setting. I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/mustafa_06f84c65ab5cc745

You can set the printer to "economy print mode"
For printing:
Also, in your printer propeties on the computer, set it to print "grayscale"

Here is the user guide:
http://www.brother-usa.com/ModelDocuments/Consumer/Users%20Manual/UM_MFC_7420_7820N_EN_1156.PDF
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You can go to this website the listed manuals will be there for your printer.

http://www.brother-usa.com/manuals/default.aspx?PGID=5&R3ModelID=MFC7420

If link does not work please copy and past in to browser.

Hope this helps.

The drum is a metal drum that takes an electrostatic charge to attract the toner particles. Sometimes the drum can be cleaned. Taking it apart isn't easy. Sorry I don't have a better answer for you.

1. Open Microsoft Word (Office 2010) and click on Mailings tab then click on Labels.
2. In the Envelopes and Labels pop-up, click on Labels tab then click on Options button.
3. In Label Options pop-up, click on v at the right of the Label vendors: field then select Avery US Letter
4. On Product number: field, click and pull down on slider until 5195 Easy Peel Return Address Labels
5. Click on 5195 label to enter it into the Label information at the right side of the Label Options window
6. At the top left of Label Options Window, click on radio button for Page printer and select the Tray
7, Click OK at bottom right of Label Options window to return to the Envelopes and Labels window
8. Click on Print button to print the labels on the default printer which you previously set as the Brother.

You can see your past history and can have its print if possible.

• Insert your printer's USB cord into your computer's USB port.
• Open your printer as a program by double clicking its icon that is located on your desktop (PC) or dashboard (Mac). This icon will pop up when your computer recognizes your printer via the USB cord.
• Select the "Jobs" pull-down menu at the top of your screen while in your printer application.
• Choose "Show Completed Jobs" from the "Jobs" pull-down menu
• View every printer job completed or canceled.

There is a thin strip of glass next to the main platen glass, where documents fed through the feeder are scanned. You most likely have Wite-Out or some sort of debris stuck to the glass. You can probably wipe this residue off, but if you need to clean that strip of glass, use alcohol and a lint-free rag.

The printer has a USB port. Download and install the software from the Brother site if needed: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/dlf/download_top.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc7420_all. Select your OS. Get a USB cable with male A and male B ends, less than 6' long is recommended; the square end connects to the printer and the rectangular end goes to the computer. Connect this when the installation prompts you to do so or after rebooting the computer after the software installation. The USB port is on the side of the printer near where the handset cord connects to the unit.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
(USB hubs and print servers are not recommended for use with all-in-ones. The scanner functions may not work if you have a bad cable and will not work with most print servers.)

i;m not sure what your question is, but if your getting a drum error, it could be one of 2 things.

1. you need to clean the wires on the drum, there is a purple tab that slides back and forth that cleans wires.

2. you need to replace the drum. take the toner cartridge out of the unit, separate it from the drum, replace the drum, re-attach toner cartridge to the drum, and re-insert the toner back into the printer.

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To reset the sensor after installing a new toner cartridge follow these steps. 1. With unit powered On, open the front cover. 2. Press the “Options” key. Display will show “Replace Drum?” 3. Press “Start” key. 4. Press 1,0 . 5. Display will show “Accepted” for approximately 2 seconds. Then display will change to “Cover Open”. 6. Close cover and see if Toner Life End error message has gone.
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From your computer....Open your CONTROL CENTER for your particular machine. In that menu, on the bottom left there is a REMOTE SETUP link. If you're wired directly to your computer you'll need to access the INITIAL SETUP icon. In that window you will be able to change NAME & PHONE # (don't forget to put the area code).

Hope this info was helpful to you. Good Luck!

From the manufacturer's web-site:

http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/ca/en/faq/faq/000000/000600/000098/faq000698_001.html?reg=us&c=ca&lang=en&prod=mfc7420_all&Cat=7

follow the diagrams and read the text on how to remove/replace the toner-cartridge.

ok, both of those solutions are totally bogus....first, the quality issue...i build about 25 of these cartridges a week, and it sounds like you should check the life of the drum unit, if you haven't cleaned the corona wire already. ( refer to the printer documentation) Brother uses a seperate drum unit that will wear out after 12,000 pages, not the pickup roller. So if you have replaced more than 4 toner carts, it is likely, depending on your usage, that the drum unit is worn. Take out the whole toner/drum unit, remove the toner cart by pressing on the lever on the left front of the assembly and pull up and out. Now you should have two pieces. Look into the larger piece, and if you see excessive wear on the drum, it needs to be replaced. The jamming is a different issue, though....let me know if you need more info....don't buy a new printer yet!!!