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| | |Company=Brother Industries Ltd. | ||
| Product | |StartDate=2018 | ||
| | |EndDate= | ||
| | |Status=Active | ||
| | |ProductLine=DCP-L3550CDW and MFC-L3770CDW printers, TN-760 cartridges | ||
|Product=DCP-L3550CDW and MFC-L3770CDW printers, TN-760 cartridges | |||
|ArticleType=Incident | |||
|Type=Anticompetitive Behavior, Planned Obsolescence, Third Party | |||
|Description=Brother toner cartridges contain chips for authentication. Firmware updates have actively suppressed aftermarket toner. | |||
}} | }} | ||
The [[Brother Industries Ltd.|Brother]] DCP-L3550CDW printer requires toner cartridges with embedded chips for authentication. Some aftermarket (non-OEM) cartridges include battery-powered chips, which can lead to recognition failures if the battery depletes. However, genuine Brother cartridges do not contain a battery, and the battery issue is not caused by the printer itself. | The [[Brother Industries Ltd.|Brother]] DCP-L3550CDW printer requires toner cartridges with embedded chips for authentication. Some aftermarket (non-OEM) cartridges include battery-powered chips, which can lead to recognition failures if the battery depletes. However, genuine Brother cartridges do not contain a battery, and the battery issue is not caused by the printer itself. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Aftermarket toner manufacturers use battery-powered chips to bypass Brother’s authentication system. When the 1.5V battery inside these third-party chips depletes, the printer fails to recognize the cartridge, displaying a misleading "No Toner" error message, even if toner remains in the cartridge. | Aftermarket toner manufacturers use battery-powered chips to bypass Brother’s authentication system. When the 1.5V battery inside these third-party chips depletes, the printer fails to recognize the cartridge, displaying a misleading "No Toner" error message, even if toner remains in the cartridge. | ||
This issue does not affect OEM Brother cartridges, as they use a different chip design that does not require a battery. | This issue does not affect OEM Brother cartridges, as they use a different chip design that does not require a battery. Brother's chip system is primarily used for tracking toner levels and verifying cartridge authenticity, which can restrict third-party toner compatibility but is not responsible for battery failures in non-OEM cartridges.<ref name="printerforums1" /> | ||
[[File: | [[File:Brother DCP-L3550CDW toner life screen.jpg|thumb|left|Toner life despite error screen]] | ||
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|[[File: | |[[File:Brother DCP-L3550CDW toner chip emplacement.jpg|300px|Battery is usually hidden behind the chip]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Brother DCP-L3550CDW chip.jpg|300px|This is the chip]] | ||
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|Battery is usually hidden behind the chip (removed for this photo) | |Battery is usually hidden behind the chip (removed for this photo) | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Brother DCP-L3550CDW error display.jpg|thumb|left|Error display of the issue]] | ||
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|[[File: | |[[File:Brother DCP-L3550CDW toner with chip.jpg|300px|This is where the chip resides]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Brother DCP-L3550CDW battery of the chip.jpg|300px|Battery of the chip]] | ||
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|Location where the chip is installed on the cartridge | |Location where the chip is installed on the cartridge | ||
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One user on Printer Forums expressed frustration, stating: <blockquote>''"I am very close to trashing my Brother printer and getting something else. Are there any laser printers that DO NOT HAVE BATTERIES in their toner cartridges and have aftermarket cartridge sources?"''<ref name="printerforums3" /></blockquote> | One user on Printer Forums expressed frustration, stating: <blockquote>''"I am very close to trashing my Brother printer and getting something else. Are there any laser printers that DO NOT HAVE BATTERIES in their toner cartridges and have aftermarket cartridge sources?"''<ref name="printerforums3" /></blockquote> | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[Planned obsolescence]] | *[[Planned obsolescence]] | ||
*[[Right to repair]] | *[[Right to repair]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
<ref name="printerforums1">[https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/page-1 Printer Forums - Page 1]</ref> | <ref name="printerforums1">[https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/page-1 Printer Forums - Page 1] [https://web.archive.org/web/20250902084009/https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/ Archived] via Internet Archive 2025-09-02 | [https://archive.ph/nS6tP Archived] via archive.ph 2026-02-23</ref> | ||
<ref name="printerforums2">[https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/page-2 Printer Forums - Page 2]</ref> | <ref name="printerforums2">[https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/page-2 Printer Forums - Page 2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20260116054852/https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/page-2 Archived] via Internet Archive 2026-01-16 | [https://archive.ph/vR8yP Archived] via archive.ph 2026-02-23</ref> | ||
<ref name="printerforums3">[https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/page-3 Printer Forums - Page 3]</ref> | <ref name="printerforums3">[https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/page-3 Printer Forums - Page 3] [https://web.archive.org/web/20260206225219/https://www.printerforums.net/threads/solved-brother-dcp-l3550cdw-no-toner-error-message.69896/page-3 Archived] via Internet Archive 2026-02-06 | [https://archive.ph/hH5g6 Archived] via archive.ph 2026-02-23</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
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[[Category:Brother DCP-L3550CDW]] | [[Category:Brother DCP-L3550CDW]] | ||
[[Category:Repair barriers]] | [[Category:Repair barriers]] | ||