Difficulty
Very easy
Steps
4
Time Required
5 - 10 minutes
Sections
2
- Drum Unit and Toner Cartridge
- 2 steps
- Toner Cartridge
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Drum Unit and Toner Cartridge
- Press the front cover release button.
- Keep the button pressed and pull the cover toward yourself.
Press the front cover release button.
Keep the button pressed and pull the cover toward yourself.
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Step 2
- With the front cover in the downward position, the drum & toner unit will be visible.
- Grab the black-and-yellow handle on the unit. Lift unit up and pull it out of the printer.
With the front cover in the downward position, the drum & toner unit will be visible.
Grab the black-and-yellow handle on the unit. Lift unit up and pull it out of the printer.
Step 3
Toner Cartridge
- The drum unit is the gray bottom half of the component in the picture, while the top black part is the toner cartridge.
- Separate the toner cartridge from the drum unit by pressing down on the blue tab and gently lifting the toner cartridge up by the lift on the handle.
- DO NOT TOUCH the roller bar on the toner cartridge, or the roller bar on the drum unit as illustrated in the pictures. This may cause a decrease in print quality.
The drum unit is the gray bottom half of the component in the picture, while the top black part is the toner cartridge.
Separate the toner cartridge from the drum unit by pressing down on the blue tab and gently lifting the toner cartridge up by the lift on the handle.
DO NOT TOUCH the roller bar on the toner cartridge, or the roller bar on the drum unit as illustrated in the pictures. This may cause a decrease in print quality.
Step 4
- Insert the toner cartridge into the new drum break by firmly sliding the cartridge into the drum unit. If installed correctly, the blue lever will be locked in a lifted position.
- Be sure that the black nob located on the back of the toner cartridge is places inside the track located on the drum unit.
- The third picture illustrates an incorrectly installed drum unit and toner cartridge, notice how the blue lever is down.
Insert the toner cartridge into the new drum break by firmly sliding the cartridge into the drum unit. If installed correctly, the blue lever will be locked in a lifted position.
Be sure that the black nob located on the back of the toner cartridge is places inside the track located on the drum unit.
The third picture illustrates an incorrectly installed drum unit and toner cartridge, notice how the blue lever is down.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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syed - Nov 2, 2014
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thanku for this useful information on how to replace toner cartridges for Brother HL-5240…its clear with the images used….most helpful indeed!!!
can also log on to http://www.tonertree.com for some exciting products!!!!
Scott Waschlerner - Dec 9, 2015
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Thank you for this article! I helped me a lot! I have bought this model of toner http://hardware.nl/printkop/brother/ph11… but when I tried to replace it I failed. Now I did it and my printer work like a new one. Thank you one more time!