HP 4730 Toner Cartridges Doesn't Seem to Last Long Enough?

As a customer who regularly purchases printer supplies such as replacement toner cartridges, ink cartridges, drums, and all, we deserve to have exactly what we paid for. We may not often give importance to the specifications stated from the packaging of products we purchased, that doesn’t mean we could be tricked. Seriously it should be the other way around – just kidding.

There are several ways from which we can intentionally stretch the limits of our printer’s consumables particularly the toners and inks. If you remember we already featured a few that will help you squeeze out some more prints out a nearly dead cartridge. Yes, nearly dead because basically soon enough you will have to replace it with a new one whether you like it or not.

With our chosen printer model, the HP LaserJet 4730 which comes in four configurations, the method we will provide in here may also work with other HP laser models. Just take note that these tricks won’t save you from buying replacements, because at the end of the day you will have no choice but to get new ones.

Remove and Shake

If the printed results are showing less satisfying qualities like lighter colors, dim hues and gray tones, it’s a sign the HP 4730 toners inside the unit are running low of toner supplies. Based on the title itself, what you will basically do is remove the cartridges out of the unit and give it a gentle-to-hard shake. This will make the toner particles that might build inside the tank to loosen a bit, thus you get more prints.

Black Tape Trick

It’s a very known method, thanks mainly to a concern user who shared his technique to us, hence we can now fight back with that low-toner error message. The trick involves placing a black tape to cover the memory chip sensor from the cartridge with the intent to block the memory tag installed inside the printer from reading the chip. Hence, it is commonly referred to as a bypass method which literally does what it is intended for.

Reduce and Save

So it’s not just about playing with the cartridges to stretch its limit. There’s a simple way to help you save supplies and that is simple by using Draft mode printing and reducing the output resolution of the printer. Do you regularly need the color cartridges, or you can actually use the black one instead? If yes, enable draft-mode and see how efficient it is for you and your printer.

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