Brother 120 series (chip will be reprogrammed at refill store):

Original Cartridge: When Brother LC121BK, LC121C, LC121M, LC121Y, LC123BK, LC123C, LC123M, LC123Y, LC125XLC, LC125XLM, LC125XLY, LC127XLK and LC129XLK ink cartridge levels are low the status monitor will display an alert message and the printer sound and display an error alert. When a cartridge reaches the empty state, the status monitor will display an alert message and printer will sound with an error alert.  At the same time the computer will display an alert message informing you to change the cartridge – select ok to dismiss the message.

Refilled Cartridge with reprogrammed chip: Will function the same as original cartridges since the chip will be reprogrammed by your refiller.

Refilled 120 Cartridge Usage:

Status Monitor only come up when there some warning such as low ink or out of ink. It only pops up for a few seconds.

Once you have a cartridge with low ink the low ink status monitor message comes up constantly during printing with either an original or refilled ink cartridge.

When a Brother LC121BK, LC121C, LC121M, LC121Y, LC123BK, LC123C, LC123M, LC123Y, LC125XLC, LC125XLM, LC125XLY, LC127XLK or LC129XLK ink cartridge reaches the empty state, the status monitor will display an alert message and printer will sound with an error alert.  At the same time the computer will display an alert message informing you to change the cartridge.

Install the refilled ink cartridge. Since the ink cartridge chip was reprogrammed by your ink refiller, ink level should display full and all alert messages should disappear.

 

 

Printhead Life 

The replaceable or non-replaceable PRINTHEAD will eventually fail over time with usage and age. Check User Manual to determine if your printer’s Printhead can be removed/replaced.

Possible Printhead Failure? 

 

NOTE: A compatible, remanufactured or re-branded Brother ink cartridge can be problematic due to unknown ink formulations or cartridge body design. In addition, the smart chip (at base of cartridge) may not provide reliable printer-cartridge connectivity once installed. Compatible/clone cartridges are typically purchased on-line or at select retailers (i.e  sold under a different label than the regular Brother cartridge packaging) and is essentially a “remanufactured tank” of the Brother original/genuine ink cartridge. For the best refilling experience, only use Brother original/genuine ink tanks (Brother logo should be visible on cartridge’s side label).

 

Brother 120 Series Compatible Printer Models: 

Brother DCP-J152W, Brother DCP-J552DW, Brother DCP-J752DW, Brother MFC-J470DW, Brother MFC-J650DW, Brother MFC-J870DW