When Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer needs to be reset:
– Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer ’s messages: red light blinking, imprinting.
– Computer’s messages: empty toner, Replace toner, install toner, end of life replace new cart , toner cartridge is not installed, Install the cartridge, toner exhausted.
Why Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer needs to be reset:
– Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer’s cartridge is enclosed with a toner chip that was used to calculate toner coverage and to deliver bold or light printout quality depending on printer original printout design.
– Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer toner chip contains calculated limitation that was managed by Samsung manufacturer. Following Samsung, if toner coverage is 5%, Samsung scx-3400 toner chip is delivered $5 – $8 pages.
– If toner coverage is higher than 5% -> Toner Page Yields are less than “$5 – $8″ pages. If toner coverage is lower than 5%, Toner Page Yields are “$5 – $8″ pages. That is the reason why bold printouts (high toner coverage) will make printer run out of toner quickly.
– When Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer toner chip overload its calculated limitation, printer will be locked inspire of high toner cartridge.
How to fix Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer with imprinting error:
1. Change new toner cartridge:
Toner Cartridge Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer
– Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer’s toner cartridge (Samsung MLT-D101S Laser Printer) costs $40 – $50 depending on its supplier and manufacturer.
– Changing toner cartridge seems to be suboptimal because when printer runs out of toner, we also need to change new toner cartridge => money wasting
2. Change new toner chip:
Toner chip Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer
– Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer’s toner chip costs 1.500 – 2.000 depending on its supplier.
– Changing toner chips seems to be more optimal but when printer runs out of toner, we also need to change new toner chip.
3. Reset Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer by using software:
Firmware fix Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer
– Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer’s reset software costs $12 USD => money saving
– Reset software automatically impacts to printer firmware so printer ignores paper counter. Therefore, there is not necessary to change toner chip, you just refill toner when it runs out.
Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer reset software introduction:
– Product name: Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer reset software.
– Compatible printer: Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer.
– Compatible versions: 08f, 10f, 11f, 12f, 18f, 19f.
Notes before resetting Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer:
– Identify accurate version, serial and crum of Samsung scx-3400 printer.
– Printer’s Driver is installed on computer.
– Check the connection between computer and printer to make sure it works well.
– Toner chip located over the cartridge is removed or covered by tapes.
– Remove connection gates such as USB gate, LPT gate from computer (Except for printer, keyboard, mouse).
– Make sure the electric power works well during soft-ware running process (you should use UPS for printer and computer to prevent them from loosing electric power).
When you are running firmware, do not install the manufacturer’s firmware because this firmware is displacement. If you are wrong in one of those beyond rules, your printer can be meet faulty problems and can not be recovered to the original status.
How to reset Samsung scx-3400 Laser Printer:
1. Connect computer to printer by usb cable.
2. Turn printer on and wait until it is ready for working.
3. Run “download.bat”(or drag and drop *.hd file to usbprns3.exe file) file on computer.
4. “download.bat” file program will automatically run printer’s firmware. After automatic set up process, printer will be restarted by itself.
5. Restart printer one more time -> in test
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