Printer Resetter Service Manual

To see the page count (or meter) for an MP C4502 or C5502, press the User Tools/Counter button and then select Counter on the touch screen.  The total black and color counters will be displayed.  For a printout of these numbers, select Print Counter List and then press the Start button.

Printers are one of the few areas of technology where the price goes down as the quality goes up.  Brother is one of those companies who offer more to every evolution of their products, but charge either the same or less for them.

Take the HL-1440 monochrome printer for instance.  An improvement in almost every way to its predecessor the HL-1430 yet, retailing for the same price.  It much is quicker, more reliable, has less jams, and better drivers than the earlier model.

The upgrades include a faster 66Mhz processor, and faster electronics throughout.  The only disappointment is with the tiny 2mb memory.  Most printers offer at least 8mb to store documents for printing or scanning.  It does redeem itself slightly with an easily expandable memory slot via a standard DIMM.  The memory can then be expanded to 34Mb which is much more suitable to a busy environment.

The laser print quality is excellent.  Text appears clean and crisp at 600dpi, as do any embedded text or images.  Photographic reproduction is also beyond fault at 1200 x 600 dpi.  Details are sharp and the translations from color image to monochrome print is well done.  No lines, smears or banding could be seen when testing.

Setting the printer up is simple and straightforward.  Just plug it in and connect it to a computer via the USB or parallel port.  The driver CD is comprehensive and contains everything you need to get started.  The user manual is easy to follow, and offers clear instruction as well as basic troubleshooting tips if you encounter problems.

Maintenance of the HL-1440 once it’s up and running is pretty easy.  Blockages can be cleared with ease thanks to the movable paper loader and tray.  Toner can be quickly and easily be replaced once the included starter cartridge has been exhausted.  The ink is in powder form so won’t dry out like inkjet printers.  The HL-1440 is also frugal enough not to waste toner wherever necessary so owners will find their cartridges lasting surprisingly long.

Overall the HL-1440 is an excellent office printer.  It does everything well.  While not standing out by being amazing, it will still be churning out good quality copies and prints long after many, more expensive units have given up the ghost.

For businesses looking to invest in a good quality laser printer, without paying the laser printer premium, the HL-1440 is a very good investment.  It’s easy to install and configure, easy to use, the cartridges last a respectable time and are easy to obtain from the internet.  Places like quickshiptoner.com can have them to you the next day.

The Brother MFC-8460N is another all in one printer from the Brother line that pretty much does everything and, for the price, does it well. In fact, the only thing that really stands out about it is the fairly huge LCD display Brother decided to put on the front of the unit, making this model particularly easy to navigate. Up to 22 large characters per line and the convenient backlight settle it: this is a big LCD.

Besides the beefy navigation screen, the MFC-8460N is putting up some big numbers across the board. Most notably being the particularly large scan resolution of 19200 X 19200 dots per inch interpolated, which can be used congruently with another oversized feature of the product, a 50 page auto document feeder that helps when managing large quantities of paper that need to be copied, faxed, or scanned. The always convenient, “Scan to,” features let you scan your time and memory consuming high resolution images directly to an e mail or a PDF file. With resolutions that high, and a ADF that large, you could even consider setting up a project that required a huge quantity of extremely high res scans for overnight operation to save yourself the hassle of having to check when each image was complete. Also, legal sized and color scans are also welcome thanks to the large document glass.

Who doesn’t like large amounts of paper? The 250 sheet paper capacity of the unit is expandable with an auxiliary tray of equal size. Interestingly, the MFC-8460N also comes complete with a 50 sheet multi purpose tray, not always seen in office grade printers of the sort, which brings your total possible paper capacity to 550 sheets. Also on the expandable features list is the on board memory, which comes stock at a decent 32 MBs, but can be upgraded to an astounding 544 MBs.
Network incorporation is a must for many high yield businesses and, though the MFC-8460N doesn’t have a wireless modem, it does come equipped with an Ethernet port to get your office connected. Also included are a USB port and a Parallel port if your demands require the use of only a single Macintosh or PC.  Either way, speed will not be an issue as the hardware is capable of churning out 30 pages per minute or quality of up to 1200 X 1200 dots per inch, which will insure that your projects look professional and neat in a short amount of time.

As is often seen in many of the larger units such as this, a high yield replacement toner cartridge is available, meaning you’ll receive more bang for your buck when it comes to ink, and also suffer through less cartridge changes. If your business insists on high monthly output, shaving pennies at a time can add up quickly, and the MFC-8460N can take the abuse as well, sporting a maximum monthly duty cycle of 20,000 words, though 500 to 3,500 is recommended.

The Brother MFC-8460N is seated squarely in the middle of a long line of Brother Multifunctional Centers and, like its brothers and sisters, is a relatively good buy for the money.