Brother strongly recommends that you do not refill the ink cartridges provided with your machine. We also strongly recommend that you continue to use only Genuine Brother Brand replacement ink cartridges. Use or attempted use of potentially incompatible ink and/or cartridges in the Brother machine may cause damage to the machine and/or may result in unsatisfactory print quality. Our warranty coverage does not apply to any problem that is caused by the use of unauthorized third party ink and/or cartridges. To protect your investment and obtain premium performance from the Brother machine, we strongly recommend the use of genuine Brother supplies.
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The color ink cartridges run out of ink even though you never or rarely print in color.
> Click here to see the details of factors that will affect your colour ink consumption.

• If you replaced an ink cartridge, the LCD will ask you to verify that it was a brand new one. (For example, "Did You Change BK Black") For each new cartridge you installed, press Yes or 1 or the Up Arrow key to automatically reset the ink level for that color. If the ink cartridge you installed is not a brand new one, be sure to press No or 2 or the Down Arrow key.
  
  
• If the LCD displays "No Cartridge" or "Cannot Detect" after you install the ink cartridges, verify the ink cartfidges are installed properly.
  
  
  • Click here to see the instructions on how to clear the message "Cannot Detect".
    
    
  • Click here to see the instructions on how to clear the message "No Cartridge" after you install the ink cartridges.