Thursday, December 29, 2011

Brother Printhead Clogs MFC-J410 - Hyperclean Mode!

There's a more powerful printhead cleaning function for Brother inkjet printers. We tried this out with an MFC-J410 today that would not print black at all and it worked great. Press the buttons, black, then menu and then zero quickly (not simultaneously, but sequentially). Then type in 76 and start. This will kick the printer into a super clean mode. After the cleaning is done. Go to the regular menu, ink and then print the print quality page.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Printer firmware updates

Printer firmware updates. It all starts when you get an innocent message on your screen...Do you want to update the firmware on your printer? Oh well sure OK. So, you take the time to do it and you have no idea what you gained from doing it. But it could be worse than that...you could actually stand to lose by updating your printer's firmware. A key purpose of firmware upgrades these days is to lock you in to using only new branded original manufacturer's product (OEM cartridges). And they're super expensive. Once you perform the update it's irreversible! So, before you hit the OK...I'll upgrade button, smack your own hand so you can save $$$ by continuing to buy refills! Lexmark and Samsung users especially. If you've already experienced this, call us. There's a good chance we can find a new printer for the same price that you're going to have to pay for brand new cartridges! You don't have to go there. We're here to help. 804-237-6844