How to reset waste ink counter on Brother MFC-J460DW MFC-J480DW MFC-J485DW printers

Here are two solutions to reset the waste ink counter on Brother printers MFC-J460DW MFC-J480DW MFC-J485DW:


Solution 1:

1. Press Settings.
2. Press a or b to select the following:

• a. Select [Initial Setup]. Press OK.
• b. Select [Reset]. Press OK.
• c. Select the reset option you want to use. Press OK.

3. Press 1 for [Yes] to confirm.
4. Press 1 for [Yes] to reboot the machine
Solution 2:

1. Clear the screen with the stop/exit button
2. Hit the settings button (wrench)
3. enter the following 5 keys * 2 8 6 4
4. use the down arrow until you come to the purge followed by some numbers.
5. Press 2 7 8 and 3
6. I got a ‘cannot detect’ message, and the stop/exit button didn’t work so then I did step 7 and got out
7. press 9 and then 9 again
8. machine reboots and page count is clear