In December 2013, Hewlett Packard released the LaserJet Pro M125 series of printers. The M125 series of laser printers are
based on a 21-ppm, 600 x 600dpi (1200dpi with Fast Res) Canon engine. As with almost all HP cartridges now, these new
cartridges use a chip that controls the toner low functions and must be replaced each cycle. The CE283A is rated for 1,500 pages.
The printer itself has a very small foot print. It’s a nice small office/home machine. The memory is fixed and not expandable at
128Mb. The recommended monthly volume is from 250-2,000 pages/month. These machines also have a new feature called
“Smart Install” in which the printer driver is built into the printer so no drivers need to be installed. Just plug in the USB or Ethernet
cable and it installs itself.
The printer when new comes with a starter cartridge that is rated for 700 pages at 5% coverage, so your customers will be coming
to you fairly quickly! The starter cartridges and replacement CE283A (1,500-page) cartridges are physically the same, so you can
make a standard cartridge from the starter.
FOUR PRINTERS BASED ON THIS ENGINE SO FAR
MFP M125
MFP M127
MFP M201
MFP M225
The new 83A cartridge is a modified version of the older P1102 cartridges. In fact many parts for those cartridges work in these
also. Conversion kits are being developed now and should be available as you read this.
Cartridge troubleshooting will be covered at the end of this article.
CARTRIDGE THEORY
The theory for these cartridges is a little different from past versions so we have covered it here. You don’t have to know the theory
to remanufacture cartridges, but it sure helps if you have a problem. Troubleshooting time can be dramatically reduced;
for example: knowing that the primary charge roller (PCR) charges and erases the drum tells you that if there is a backgrounding,
ghosting or light print problem, they could be caused by the PCR (erasing poorly = backgrounding and/or ghosting or poor
charging light print).
HP PRO MFP M125 SERIES CF283A TONER CARTRIDGE REMANUFACTURING INSTRUCTIONS
REMANUFACTURING THE HP LASERJET PRO
MFP M125 SERIES CF283A TONER CARTRIDGE
By Mike Josiah and the Technical Staff at UniNet
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