How to Replace Brother Toner

Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: November 16, 2024

Toner is fine dust used by laser printers to create ink on paper. This wikiHow will teach you how to replace the toner cartridge in a Brother printer (HL-L5000D, HL-L5100DN, HL-L5200DWT, HL-L6200DWT, HL-L6300DW, or similar models). If you have a laser printer that wasn't manufactured by Brother, you can read How to Replace a Toner Cartridge in a Laser Printer.

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The printer will automatically detect when any parts are open, so no parts will move while you are changing the toner. It also needs to be powered on to detect the refill and avoid errors.
There should be a small button on the right side of the top of the printer that you can push to unlock the front cover.

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This is the large removable object that you immediately see when you open the front cover.
You'll see this on either side of the unit.
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Lift the current toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly. Once you press down on the green lever, the toner cartridge should pop out of its hole.
- You can discard the old toner cartridge as your printer's manual instructs. [Brother] offers to recycle your old toner cartridge if you send them as long as you have a Brother account.^{[1]
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Look for the tab that will help you pull the covering away from the cartridge; after you peel away the plastic covering, avoid touching those areas.
Place it in the same orientation as the old cartridge before you removed it. You'll hear it lock in place when it is completely in.
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Slide the green tab left and right several times. This action cleans the drums and corona wire inside.
- Line up the triangles so the green tab is returned to its Home position.
You're replacing the unit that you previously removed.
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Shut the front cover. The button on the front of the machine should click to indicate that the front cover is shut and locked.^{[2]
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- After you shut the front cover, you'll hear the printer adjust, then suggest printing a test sheet. You should print the test sheet to ensure that you've installed the new toner correctly.