Resetting Purge Counter To Get Rid of Machine Error 46

How many of you have experienced the Machine Error 46 on your Brother inkjet printers? It’s one of the most vexing machine errors that you may encounter when using an ink-type machine. It’s literally frustrating since in some cases the only way to solve this is through getting it fix by someone from a service centre. Aside from the fact that you have to pay a fee for fixing the error, it’s also a hassle to find a shop that is really knowledgeable about the matter and is capable of getting rid of the problem. 

This printer issue which is technically referred to as Error 46 or “Unable to Clean” indicates that your machine detects that the ink absorber is saturated with ink and may tend to overflow. Hold on a sec, because not most of the time this error is accurate. Basically, your printer has this built-in system that roughly estimates the amount of ink the tank currently contains.

How does it do it?

Let’s use the Brother MFC-J415W as our example. Based on the number of printed pages and cleaning operation performed, the system determines how full the absorber is. Since this particular model uses four Brother LC61 ink cartridges. Hence the waste ink tank may get full often especially if you’re regularly using the printer.

But what if it’s not that accurate? There’s a possibility that you can still create more prints with the machine. However, since the error has prompted all the operations are halted and in short you won’t be able to use your printer. Some common solutions that most users do to get rid of this problem are by resetting the counter or changing the waste ink tank. If you’re knowledgeable of performing either of the said two solutions then you’re lucky. But if not, we still have a third solution to offer for you and that is by resetting the purge counter of your machine.

To reset the purge counter of your machine, follow the instructions below:

Turn the unit OFF, and hold the MENU (green button) then turn it back ON while still pressing the button. From the status screen, it should display “MAINTENANCE”.

Release the button and press 8 and 0 from the keypad. Now using the arrow keys, press the DOWN button to locate the purge counter. (eg. PURGE00#####)

Using the numpad press 2, 7, 8 and 3 consecutively. If for example your purge counts as PURGE0050035, after keying in 2783, the number from the counter should be reset to 0000000.

If it’s successful, press the STOP (red button) to step back to the previous maintenance page. To exit, press the number 9 key twice.

Hopefully after performing this procedure your printer’s waste ink counter is now reset.

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