Brother MFC-9840 Toner Reset

I like the Brother MFC-9840 printer, but its got a really irritating problem: it gives up way to easily when it comes to toner. Often theres still around 33% of the toner left in the cartridge when the printer comes up with the dreaded Toner Life End message. It appears there are two solutions: #1 (which didnt work for me) is to tape a bit of black tape over the window of the toner cartridge, or over the hole for the sensor in the toner tray. I left the tape on just in case it would do good in the future. Heres an article with a picture of the toner hole: www.kineticcomputer.com/tips/1107-excessive-low-tonerwarnings-on-brother-laser-printers-and-copiers.htm #2, which I found at www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/laser/39806proved to solve my problem. Here it is: 1. With power on, open the toner access main door. You will get a Cover is Open message on the LCD. 2. Press the Clear/Back button and you will be taken to the toner Reset Menu 3. You can then scroll through the reset options for the printers toner cartridges: 1. B.TNR-S Black toner small cartridge (TN-110) 2. B.TNR-H Black toner high-capacity cartridge (TN-115) 3. C.TNR-S Cyan toner small cartridge (TN-110) 4. C.TNR-H Cyan toner high-capacity cartridge (TN-115) 5. M.TNR-S Magenta toner small cartridge (TN-110) 6. M.TNR-H Magenta toner high-capacity cartridge (TN-115) 7. Y.TNR-S Yellow toner small cartridge (TN-110)

8. Y.TNR-H Yellow toner high-capacity cartridge (TN-115) 4. Select the cartridge size you have and the colour you want to reset, and press OK. Since I had small cartridges, I used the S options for all three colours. 5. Each cartridge must be reset individually. Press 1 to reset. 6. Press Clear/Back to get out of the menu, then close the door. According to the link at fixyourownprinter.com, this works on the Brother MFC 9440 as well. I wish Id found this before I replaced my black toner cartridge!