PSA: That simple printer setup took me 4 hours when it should have been 20 minutes

Just spent my whole Friday afternoon fighting a Brother laser printer that kept saying 'toner low' on a brand new cartridge. Turns out there's a little orange tab you have to pull out from inside the drum unit, not just the one on the box. Anyone else waste half a day on something this basic?

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rubysingh3d ago

Some 4 hours on a printer setup" - come on, man. You're telling me you sat there for 4 hours staring at a toner message before you bothered to look at the drum unit? The orange tab thing is literally step 2 in the quick start guide, like right after "remove from box." I get it, it's annoying, but that's on you for not flipping through a 2 page manual. I've set up probably a dozen printers in my life, and yeah sometimes you miss a stupid thing, but 4 hours? You could have YouTubed "Brother toner low fix" in 30 seconds and been done. This feels like you wanted to be mad more than you wanted to solve it.

clairen853d ago

Just search YouTube "Brother toner reset" next time.

leodavis3d ago

Yeah @rubysingh, I get what you're saying but not everyone reads manuals cover to cover. People just want it to work, especially after a long week. That orange tab trick is easy to miss if you're already annoyed and just want to get it done.