The printer could not be tamed...

   Here I put in a few lines my odyssey with Oki C3200 laser printer (without LCD, European version) in search of supplies savings. First of all I recommend viewing a documentary about planned obsolescence.
   Why this printer? because it´s  the best I have and it cost me very little. Seems many people have it and it costs very little compared to benefits. In the end you find out why ... accessories and consumables (including the fuser and belt) cost a fortune. For people with mechanic skills don´t mind filling a toner cartridge so we can lower the costs "recommended" by the manufacturer.


NOTE: This information is provided for educational purposes only, so I am not responsible of any damage that may result.


   Now I will explain how to reset the counters of the printer after refilling any toner cartridge. This applies to all types of cartridges (normal or starter). It has been really impossible to find anything on the Internet for this type of printer. The only thing I could find was refilling cartridges and replace image drum fuse, the other guides and tips are related to the renewed version C3200N (with LCD).


   Come to:


1. Turn off the printer and open the top cover


2. Extract the black cartridge with image drum.


3. Look carefully inside the printer to the right you will see 2 pins that stick out (is to blow the fuse of the cartridge when new). Connect a wire between them so that they are short and thus cause a boot failure.


4. Put the black cartridge and close the lid


5. Turn on the printer and wait a moment


6. When the two orange LEDs on the right blink press he panel keys ("On line" and "Cancel") and keep them well over 10 seconds.


7. When the green LED light and 2 orange from left turn on without blinking release both keys and press the "Cancel" by holding more than 5 seconds.


8. Click "On line" once and when the order of the LEDs is changed again, press "Cancel" more than 5 seconds (you have to do it twice because there are 3 menus in total and fast)


9. When finished, the green LED light and 2 orange from right are blinking, turn off the printer and open the top cover.


10. Removed the black cartridge and remove the short wire that we did at first.


11. Put the cartridge into place and close the lid.


12. Turn the printer on and wait to do their stuff. When the green LED stops flashing press "On line" between 3-4 seconds to print the system check.


  I repeat that the method is only tested on the C3200 model with no LCD screen. I hope you like. In the following guide will tell you as a "freeze" other consumables counters (the fuser and the belt). Until next time.