There is a possibility that ink cartridges other than ones you replaced are empty. Follow the steps below to check the ink volume.

1. Press the Ink, Ink/Reports, Ink Management or Ink Management/Reports key on the control panel.
   
   
2. Press the up or down navigation key until Ink Volume appears and press Menu/Set.
   
   
3. Press the up or down navigation key to select the color you want to check.
   The LCD will display 7 boxes. When the ink is full, the 7th box will be black. As the ink is used, the black box will move to the left towards the minus sign (-).
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Press Stop/Exit.

1. If there are empty ink cartridges, please replace them.
   (To see how to replace the ink cartridge, refer to the Related FAQs at the end of the page.)
   
   
2. If there are not other empty ink cartridges, please reinstall the ink cartridges you replaced following the steps below:

 NOTE: Illustrations shown below are from the representative product and may differ from your Brother machine.

1. Close the document support and the document tray.
   
   
2. Open the top cover to the open position until it locks securely into place.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Pull the ink cartridge hook toward you and remove the ink cartridge for the color shown on the LCD. Reinstall the ink cartridge and press down on the ink cartridge until the hook snaps over it securely. Push the hook towards the cartridge to verify it is securely latched over the top edge of the cartridge.
   
   
   
   
   
   

   

   
   
   
   

   Make sure the following again:
   Keep the ink cartridge in an upright position when you insert it into the slot. Press down FIRMLY on the top of the cartridge until it is fully seated. Push the white plastic hook towards the cartridge to verify it is fully latched over the cartridge's top edge.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. After installing the ink cartridges, close the top cover.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. The LCD may then display:
   Did you change Blck? 1.Yes 2.No.
   The LCD may display this question for the color(s) that was replaced.
   BE SURE to select 1 Yes. If 1 YES is not selected for the replaced cartridges, the error message will appear again.
   
   
6. After all the correct selections are made, the machine will then go into a cleaning. Once the cleaning is complete, the LCD will return to date and time.

If the LCD still displays No Cartridge, unplug the machine from the AC power outlet and wait approximately 10 seconds, and then plug it back in. If the date and time appear on the display, the issue is resolved.



If you still have the same problem, please contact Brother Customer Service from "Contact Us".