Question: Hello HowToPrinter, my samsung CLX-3180/3185 printer not use after refill toner? Please tell me remedy how to fix that?
Answer: Hi, I think your Samsung CLX-3180/3185 Color Printer not working after you refill toner because your printer have some errors, such as:- Your Samsung CLX-3180/3185 Color Printer usually have errors around toner cartridge (all printer driver installed).
- Samsung CLX-3180/3185 Color Printer will display some problems message or popup an error on your Computer with one of the following erros: toner cartridge is not installed, Install the cartridge, toner exhausted Samsung CLX-3180/3185 Color Printer, empty toner , Replace toner, install toner, end of life replace new cart.
- And your Samsung CLX-3180/3185 Color Printer printer red led is flashing.
Why your Samsung CLX-3180/3185 Printer have problems around toner cartridge after refill toner?
- All Samsung CLX-3180 and Samsung CLX-3185 have a chip on the toner cartridge, this chip managing the printed page and computing toner powder coverage on opc drum.
- When samsung chip count to Zero, your printer can not printing.. and you will have above errors.
Now i will instruction how to repair your Samsung CLX-3180/3185 Color Printer and make it working again:
Remedy 1. Buy a new toner cartridge chip and replace
- Name of Samsung CLX-3180/3185 Color Printer cartridge is: (CLT-C407S, CLT-M407S, CLT-Y407S, CLT-K407S Toner Cartridge), this cartridge cost about $30 - $36 - Pros of this Remedy: Your printer will working again, and you will have a good quality printing. - Cons of this Remedy: You will be replaced toner cartridge again when new chip count down to Zero.
Remedy 2. If your toner cartridge still have high quality printing, you don't need replace your toner cartridge, you can buy and replace a new toner cartridge chip.
- Your toner cartridge chip Samsung CLX-3180/3185 printer costs about: $6 to $10 - Your chip look like:
Remedy 3. This is the cheapest solution: Using samsung printer software to reset firmware of toner cartridge permanently (firmware fix)
- With this solution you only need using Samsung CLX-3180/3185 color printer firmware reset fix only once.- Your printer permenantly never need using this firmware again.
- Pros: Your printer will work again, and you never must replace or reset your printer again. And this firmware cost about: $12
- How to get this firmware:
You can buy this firmware in print.18care.com or email to Helinacare@gmail.com (payment to paypal helinacare@gmail.com, send your printer information (printer name, version, serial and crum number) ,Helina will email to you link download this firmware and manual to reset your printer)
