Removing the toner lock Xerox Phaser 3100MFP This article is an addition to the article "Refilling Xerox Phaser 3100MFP cartridges" published on http://www.startcopy.net. All names mentioned above and below, trade marks and so on. belong to their rightful owners. If you have not done such a procedure before, it makes sense to familiarize yourself with the theoretical foundations. For example, here. It makes sense to familiarize yourself with the datasheets, of which there are a great many on the page http://www.alldatasheet.com . Don’t be afraid to use search engines :) Everything you do based on this material, you will do at your own peril and risk. If you follow the instructions, everything should go smoothly, but accidents cannot be ruled out. 1. Check: what version of software is installed on this device. At the time of writing this article, there are 3 firmware versions available for the 24C16 for software versions 2.04u, 2.05w, 2.07g. To view the software version number, press sequentially [down arrow], [*], V. If you have a different software version on your MFP, you need to update/downgrade. This procedure is done using the Xerox Companion Suite program, which is supplied on disk along with the drivers. 2. Now you can heat up the soldering iron and open the device. Unsolder the 24C16 chip from the formatter board. It is highly not recommended to work with this m/s directly on the board. Although, if you have an extra formatter... :-) We hang it on the programmer. We first read the contents (just in case). Then we upload a dump corresponding to the software version of your device into the mikruha. We remove the m/s from the programmer, lift the 7th leg to the top and solder it back onto the board. You can, of course, solder the 7th leg along with the rest, but why? Logical “1” on this leg means recording is prohibited (that’s why we then hang it on the feeding 8th leg). Logical "0" (the leg is soldered to the ground or hanging in the air) allows recording. Therefore, why solder/desolder several times? A few words about software and hardware: there are no strict restrictions here. Some solder the m/s onto a chip board (for example, Samsung 4200) and work with it through PonyProg. Others hook it to the programmer. Personally, I use a self-soldered JDM-compatible programmer and the ICPROG program for these purposes. Instead of this item, you can feed the device a new smart card - the work with the soldering iron will be reduced. And sometimes (I haven’t encountered this myself, but there have been complaints) only a new card can help you. 3. Check the quality of soldering (you can use a magnifying glass). Soldering errors can cause an error (for example, flash plug init) and kill the chip or board. If everything is in order, turn on the device and wait for the inscription: “Ready”. We check the counters of scans/prints, toner (%). If you used one of the dumps below, it should be 0/0, 100%. Turn off the device. We close the 7th leg of 24C16 to the 8th (see picture above). Please note: the 7th leg should not contact its native pad on the board. If you have a file with a software version different from those listed above, then it makes sense to save a dump from 24C16. To do this, we do the following: we do not close the 7th leg to the 8th leg yet. We connect the device to the computer and do the necessary software update/downgrade. We unsolder the m/s from the board and then follow the instructions, starting from step 2 (read the contents, solder to the board...). Thus, dumps were obtained for 2.05w and 2.07g. 4. Now we pay attention to another element of the formatter board: m/s 93AA46B This is a 1K Microwire Compatible Serial EEPROM. We deal with it as we used to do with some printer models from one well-known company: we shorten the 1st and 4th legs with a jumper. There are devices that have U934460 Atmel installed instead of 93AA46B. Judging by what I found on the Internet, it is a complete analogue of 93AA46B. The device can also work with 93C46 (but these are different microcircuits in terms of supply voltage, so anything is possible). Without this, the m/s becomes ready, but when you try to do something, it says “printer error.” After installing the m/s in place, the error disappears. More experiments on devices showed that 9346 is a kind of intermediate link. And the subject can do without it just fine if you put a short between the 1st and 4th holes. It’s just that this eight-legged thing is very difficult to drink. That is, jumper 1-4 does not block writing to the microvar, but gives the “Data Out” leg the signal necessary for operation. 5. Turn on the power. And we have the following: all counters are at zero, toner is 100%. We make a print - the toner is already 99%. We print, copy, scan... Turn it off/on: again all counters are at zero, toner is 100%. We put the covers in their places, screw in the screws... Long-term experiments on saber machines have shown the following: We turn on the new device out of the box and use it... One day we receive a message: “The toner is empty” and then the fun begins. You can buy a new cartridge (original refill kit) with a smart card. You can buy a compatible smart card (and refill compatible toner). You can modify the device, for example, as written in “Refilling Xerox Phaser 3100MFP cartridges”. Note: Please be aware that this has appeared online. a large number of dump versions 12K-98%. But not all of them are workers. If you chose the last option, do not flatter yourself. Due to the large firmware resource (12 kilocopies), the toner counter counts the percentages very quietly. But one day the device will complain about a small amount of toner. I don’t know whether it will be blocked or not, but many people really don’t like this inscription. IMHO, the following happens: during operation, the device writes to 24C16 and 93AA46B simultaneously. When the MFPs receive a new smart card, the toner counters on both MFPs are reset to zero and the countdown begins again. If the device receives a new dump at 24C16, and no work is done on the second m/s, all sorts of miracles come to light. Especially if the dump does not match the software version. If you short-circuit 1-4 on 93AA46B, and do not short-circuit 24C16 (7-8), the counters count safely; In this case, the toner counter will also roll back % down. How it all started. The machine arrived with the inscription “Toner empty”. I upload the dump to 12K, ON/OFF, short circuit 7 to 8. The device is ready. After some time he returned. Guess what was written on the screen? Correct: "The toner is empty." I repeated the procedure with flashing 24C16 - it did not help. I reset everything I could from the service mode. I've played around with changing software. But the subject doesn’t care, he writes his own “Toner is empty.” I had to feed him the original refueling kit (with a proprietary smart card). After such a procedure, it would have been a sin not to convert it to the 2.04 available at hand and then read the dump from 24C16. From that moment on, global experiments with the 3100 model began. The result is in front of you. Dumps for 24C16 Software for Xerox 3100/S Software for Xerox 3100/X dump-0-2.04u.hex Phaser3100MFP-3-in-1-noFax-v2_04u.fwf Phaser3100MFP-4-in-1-Fax-v2_04u.fwf dump -0-2.05w.hex Phaser3100MFP-3-in-1-noFax-v2_05w.fwf Phaser3100MFP-4-in-1-Fax-v2_05w.fwf dump-0-2.07g.hex Phaser3100MFP-3-in-1-noFax -v2_07g.fwf Phaser3100MFP-4-in-1-Fax-v2_07g.fwf All dumps are reset, i.e. counters: copy/print/scan: 0/0/0, toner - 100% On this page you can download Xerox Companion Suite in a shortened form (without drivers) - 57Mb. You can download drivers from the manufacturer's official website. The link is working at the time of writing. Dumps for 93AA46B (Software Version 2.04u) toner is empty 9346-empty.hex Content corresponding to the state: "Toner is empty" toner 100% 9346-full.hex Content corresponding to the state: toner - 100% with jumper 1-4 And this one will read from 93aa46 with a jumper installed between the 1st and 4th legs. The same thing can be read if you put jump 1-4 on the programmer panel instead of ms. This once again confirms the above: the jumper does not block writing to 9346, but only sets the required logical level on the “Data Out” pin. I won’t say unequivocally, but there is an opinion that this device is a clone of Sagem MF 5461 / MF 5481. It has brothers under the names Ricoh(C), OKI(C), etc. By the way, on the back of the formatter board there is the inscription “Sagem”. And on the front there is a chip with the inscription "Ricoh" soldered on it. In addition, the pick-up roller from the main tray is very similar to the rebound roller. This is such a hodgepodge :). To date, I have (so far a single) experience of a similar procedure on the OKI B2500MFP. The formatter board there is slightly different. Instead of 24C16 there is 24C64 - the same thing, only with a larger capacity, and instead of 93AA46B - 93C45 (there is information that other chips will also be installed). The photo below shows the OKI B2500MFP formatter board. By the way, there is a jumper on the board (shown in the photo), by short-circuiting it we will force the device to print a grid. The same jumper is on the Xerox 3100. It works even on a toner-locked machine - tested. Moreover, the device, which after the update began to require an initialization map (it has not won yet), also printed a grid with this short circuit. A sort of analogue of the “sailor suit” from HP and Canon. And, of course, the long-awaited dumps for 24C64: backup-24C64-25-06-2010.bin - The name speaks for itself. This is a dump from a locked device. 99-percent.bin - Dump read from 24C64 after resetting the counters, but before shorting the 7th leg to the 8th. In addition to the above: the Xerox "a 3100 has another brother. His name is Konica-Minolta PagePro 1480MF. There is not much written about it on the official website. But nevertheless, the drivers are present. Recently, a message appeared in the StartKopy conference about the successful feeding of this beast card with subsequent reading of the memory chips. The information was sent by Sergey (aka SeN). I will give the text indicated in the message (comments are in italics). ) and immediately after receiving it, the device was turned off and the microcircuits were read. 46 was read for statistics Software version v2.07d, Firmware V. 1.2 220V". Taking into account the fact that Sergey posted the dumps in the public domain on a file hosting service, I will allow myself to duplicate it within the framework of this project. 1480MF20_H93616B_v2_07d.hex - contents ATMLH93616B 1480MF20_U93846D_v 2_07d.hex - contents ATMLU93846D The pads have been torn off. What to do? This section is dedicated to those who have not learned to be friendly with their hands and soldering equipment. If you do not know how to solder, before taking on the work described above, “practice on cats” (C). If you didn’t have cats and you tore off the site, I hope this material will help you. Note: for a more detailed look at the photos, it is recommended to save them to your computer. Or use your browser's zoom feature. As can be seen from the photograph, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd legs are closed to each other. The connection point is easy to find on the back of the board (see next photo). The 4th leg is soldered to the “ground” of the formatter. I won’t explain how to find land - if you don’t find it, then all the text above and below is not for you! The 5th and 6th legs are soldered to the resistors located above (see photo). The 7th leg is “MS write protection”. If you hang it in the air or solder it to ground, recording will be allowed. If you apply a supply voltage of ms to it, the recording will be blocked. It remains to apply the supply voltage (Vcc) to the microcircuit. In the photo below you can clearly see the point where to solder the wiring. The contents of S29AL016090TFI02 are very interesting (options with analogues are possible). This is a 3V 16Mbit top loader flash memory. I can assume that the bootloader lives there. If anyone has the opportunity to read this chip, please send the contents to specified addresses. If you have any of the above regarding xerox analogues, do not hesitate to send them. Interested in information even on locked devices. I repeat once again: accompany your parcel with as much detailed information as possible.

Refill Xerox phaser 3100 MFP cartridge It’s quite simple: you need to unscrew the screws on the left side of the cartridge. To do this you will need a special 6-point star screwdriver. If you don't have one at hand, you can make cuts on these screws for a flat-head screwdriver. After removing the side cover of the cartridge, you need to open the plug, which is clearly visible, and fill in the toner. Xerox PHASER 3120 or Samsung ML-1710 BULAT toner is suitable. This is not the main problem. Since in Lately Manufacturers of office equipment, including Xerox, are trying in every possible way to protect their cartridges from the possibility of refilling them; after installing a refilled cartridge, users are faced with an unexpected problem: the message “Install a toner card” appears on the Xerox 3100MFP display. The device operation is blocked.

The EEPROM 24C16 chip is located on the main board on the right side of the Xerox Phaser 3100MFP. EEPROM - electrically erasable programable read only memory.

Program for flashing the 24C16 chip of the Xerox Phaser 3100 MFP.

Ready-made firmware for EEPROM 24c16 of the Xerox Phaser 3100 mfp in an understandable Ponyprog format can be downloaded here: download firmware for EEPROM 24c16. After flashing this EEPROM, your device will not be blocked by toner until the counter counts 12,000 prints, i.e. You will have the opportunity to refill the cartridge three or four times without purchasing a toner card.

After 12,000 prints, the device will be locked again. Then you will need to repeat the flashing procedure using the same fill.
As you can see, refilling the Xerox Phaser 3100 MFP cartridge itself is not very difficult, but frankly speaking, the procedure for flashing the 24C16 microcircuit is time-consuming and painstaking. Not everyone will decide to do such experiments with their rather expensive device. Currently, original Xerox Phaser 3100mfp 106R01460 refill kits for 3,000 prints are already on sale. This kit includes: a container with toner for 3000 prints, an external sticker, a new plug closing the toner bin, an activation card (smart card) of the cartridge, and instructions for refilling the Xerox phaser 3100 MFP cartridge.

True, the cost of this kit is about $35-$40, although this is about 3 times cheaper than buying a new cartridge. The choice is yours...

If the device has version 2.07m, then there is a similar solution, but it was decided not to put it in the public domain, but to distribute it for a fee (write to anyone interested) in order to somehow contain its spread on the network. Distribution on the network will inevitably lead to plugging this “hole” with a copier, as was already done in version t. This solution is also suitable for Konica-Minolta PagePro 1480MF 1490MF, Philips MFD 6020(6050), OKI B2500MFP.

A solution for version 2.07t has been produced, but is not sold in order to avoid posting it on the network, as was the case with version m. We say special thanks to one person who posted it on his blog. The only option available to you is: if the device has version 2.07t, then at the moment, the solution for the Xerox 3100 MFP with and without fax, version 2.07t and miniboot 3.01 is to resolder (or reprogram) a set of 24c16 and 29LV chips wired for version 2.05w with miniboot 0.01 (Provided service of sending a set of already programmed microcircuits on professional equipment with subsequent data verification). If you live in Russia, then write to the address- the kit is sent the next day after payment. The cost of one set is 500 rubles. When ordering, be sure to inform which device you need the kit for (with a fax or not, since the flash is different), your full address (including zip code) and the last name, first name, patronymic of the recipient of the parcel - otherwise the parcel will not be given to you at the post office. Shipping is free. When ordering five or more sets, the cost of each set is 400 rubles.

Also, the problem with the T version can be solved by installing a new smart card and after resetting the device, block the cart and 24c16 as shown at the beginning of the article (if jumpers were previously installed on the microcircuits, then they must be removed and everything returned to its original form, otherwise the smart will be reset -card will not work). Naturally this method with new card works on all other versions. After blocking the microcircuits, the counters will be reset to zero after the device is turned off.

Attention!

Now a set of microcircuits can be ordered for residents of Ukraine. If you live in Ukraine, then write to the mail - fliper0468(no spam)mail.ru. Prompt shipment within one day after payment! Prices vary.

Having a set of programmed microcircuits is a good insurance in case something goes wrong with the device; everyone who is closely involved in repairing office equipment and 3100 in particular should have such kits. Of course, you can purchase blank microcircuits and program them yourself, but not everyone has programmers at a price of about 10,000 rubles. plus a socket for a couple of thousand, and for such cases our service for sending these kits is suitable.

Please note:

If, after reworking the device, the screen displays FLASH ERROR - FLASH PLUG INIT, this means that the device cannot count 24s16. This occurs due to poor-quality soldering or (much less often) a malfunction of this microcircuit.

If, after re-soldering the 29LV microcircuit, black squares appear on the screen, this means poor-quality soldering (or, less commonly, a malfunction due to overheating during soldering) of this microcircuit. Also, if 29LV is not soldered, the message may appear waiting file.
Sometimes the device writes that card reading is temporarily suspended, we turn off the device for a day. After that, turn it on, the inscription should disappear.

It is possible that after resoldering a 29LV flash drive with version W to a device that previously had version T or M, when copying, a sheet with a background comes out:

This happens because starting from version M, the devices are equipped with different scanner lines than in previous models. The solution to the problem is to perform the “calibration” item of the scanner from the menu, after calibration the result is:

There may be a situation where calibrating the scanner may not help, then you need to do the following, as soon as the printer works after resoldering 29LV, raise the version of the device using the suite to M or T.

Another unpleasant moment is that there may be such a situation - the device prints well from the computer, but copies poorly:

First, you need to calibrate the scanner (from the simple menu and from the service menu), reset the settings, but often this does not help. I get out of the situation in the following way - I replace the photodrum in the cartridge with a photodrum from the HP 1100 (and not necessarily from the HP1100), with the gears being changed naturally. This procedure takes 5-10 minutes, the same copy of the device after replacing the photodrum:

For smart cards, Xerox 3100 MFP versions from 2.07t and lower. and OKI MB260/280/290 and Philips MFD 6020W, 6050W, 6080 cards. You can order\buy cards

Xerox 3100 cards work with all devices, BUT! Some Xerox 3100 machines with version 2.07m do not see them. This will be corrected by updating the device firmware to the next version 2.07t The firmware can be obtained from the Xerox website, or downloaded from the link For machine without fax Xerox 3100S Now our card is guaranteed to work. There are no problems with OKI MB260/280/290 and Philips MFD 6020W, 6050W, 6080 printers.

How to restore the card. ATTENTION If the card is modified (a diode is installed, see figure), There is no need to touch/solder the jumper. (Even if it is there) Flash the 24c04 chip and the corresponding file and that’s it. The card is ready for use again. If the map is not finalized 1. Remove the jumper. 2. Flash the 24c04 chip 3. Restore the jumper. 4. Check point 3. call contact. Between points A and B (must be 0) Improved map. From now on, all cards are sold modified.

We fill the 24c04 chip with the firmware from the file that corresponds to this particular card. File, take it There will be questions write.

We feed the device a smart card.

Version 2.07t eats a smart card at any time.
Whether the MFP is blocked or not.
Those. If you insert a smart card into a machine that is ready to print, it will immediately prompt you to replace the toner.

2.07m - works with a card only when it is already blocked by toner and asks for a card.

After feeding the card, turn off the device and remove the right side panel.

This is what the work platform looks like after removing the right side panel and the metal screen.

two microcircuits will need to be modified.

Act one

Act two
Solder the jumper as shown in the figure.

Act three
We bite the leg of the microcircuit.

Epilogue
We collect, check, record meter readings, print, see if the meters have increased, turn off, turn on, look at the meters.
The readings returned to the state after modification.
ATTENTION!!! NOT TO ZERO!!!
But every time after turning off the power, the counters and toner % will be restored to the values ​​after modification. The toner is 99%, the number of sheets... how many he printed there before revision. In principle, it doesn’t matter anymore. It will work reliably and will no longer ask for a card.

After we restore the smart card. We process the next device.

Xerox Phaser 3100MFP/S monochrome MFP is equipped with a control system consumables. This system will notify you when the print cartridge is low on toner. Messages will appear on the machine screen when there is less than 10% toner remaining and when the toner is low:

TONER EACH
TONER EMPTY
MOVE OK

You can refill your old cartridge or buy a new one at any time (even without waiting for the toner in the cartridge to run out). Regardless of whether you are buying a new cartridge or refilling an old one, you must have a special one. The card is needed to reset the toner counter in the printer.

To replace the cartridge, follow the instructions below.

1. Insert the smart card into the printer as shown in the figure.

2. A message will appear:

EAMENITB TONER?
YES=OK — NO=C

3. Click OK. A message appears:

OPEN FRONT ROOF
EAMEN TONER

4. Stand in front of the device. Press the cover on the right and left sides at the same time and pull it towards you.

5. Place the new or refilled cartridge in the compartment designated for it (if you have an old cartridge in the machine, lift it up a little and remove it from the printer).

6. Close the lid. A message appears:

YOU AMENED
TONER? OK

7. Click OK. A message appears:

PLEASE
WAIT

At this time, the smart card is read. After reading, another message will appear:

NEW TONER
REMOVE THE CARD

8. Remove the smart card from the device. Your printer is ready to print again.