I have lost count of the amount of times I have discovered out of date ink cartridges loitering in and around my desk here at Refresh HQ and it seems I am not alone. I am regularly asked by customers if an ink cartridges can be used after the best before/expiry date listed on the …
Printing with the Black Ink Cartridge Only
I am often asked if certain printers can continue printing with only one cartridge installed or with a cartridge missing. With the exception of some Lexmark printers that have the option of “Complete-A-Print ” the answer is no, I am not aware of any printer currently available that will continue printing if it does not …
Christmas Prize Draw Results
It has been a fantastic few weeks and we have been delighted to see so many of you flock to our site to enter our Christmas Prize Draw. However all good things must come to an end and I had the unenviable job of sorting through the many thousand entries yesterday morning and selecting 19 …
Keeping the Kids Quiet this Christmas
With the Christmas school holidays imminent and the daunting task of keeping the kids entertained on the horizon you may be looking for a quick and festive solution. Thankfully Becky from our Paignton store has taken the time to put together a short list of Christmas papercraft activities that may be an ideal solution for …
Printing News Roundup 07/12/2012
Rather predictably the majority of printer articles that caught my eye this week are festively themed or at the very least, appeal to my inner child. As soon as December hits and an advent calendar appears in the Stevenson household my mental age halves (at least). Hacked Pinball Machine Prints You Game by Kyle VanHemert …
How to Uninstall Your Printer (Windows 7)
There are a variety of reasons to remove a printer for your computer. These range from a simple bit of spring cleaning or having got rid of the printer, to more difficult issues like your printer showing as offline. Whatever the case it is relatively easy to do in Windows 7 and should only take …
“Replace Drum” or “Replace Parts Drum” after changing a Brother DR3200 Drum Unit
When changing a Brother DR3200 drum unit a prompt needs to be given to the printer to indicate that a new drum unit has been installed and reset an internal counter. If however you forget to reset this drum counter upon installation “Replace Drum” or “Replace Parts Drum” message will continue to be displayed by …
“Drum End Soon” or “Replace Drum” on HL-5380DN after changing DR3200 Drum Unit
If you have changed the drum unit in Brother HL-5380DN, but are still getting warnings stating “Drum End Soon” or “Replace Drum” it is likely that the printer was not informed when the drum was changed. Unlike the TN3230 and TN3280 black toner cartridge the DR3200 drum unit requires a simple prompt be entered upon …
Drum LED flashing after changing a Brother DR3200 Drum Unit
If you have recently changed the DR3200 drum in your brother printer and have found that the drum LED light is still flashing it is likely that the drum counter was not reset upon installation. Unlike Brother black toner cartridges the DR3200 drum unit requires that the printer is told when the drum is changed. …
How to Share Any Printer on a Network (Windows Vista)
Many people are unaware that you do not require a wireless or network ready printer in order to share it with other people in your home/office. Literally any printer can be shared on a network as long as it is connected to a PC/laptop via USB cable and the computer itself is turned on. The …






