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Replace a Drum Unit and Reset the Counter — Without the Callback Replace a Drum Unit and Reset the Counter — Without the Callback On printers with a separate drum (Brother’s TN/DR system is the common one), the drum outlives several toner cartridges — and when it’s replaced, the printer… Read more
Change a Toner Cartridge Cleanly, Every Time — the Counter Demo Your Customers Copy Change a Toner Cartridge Cleanly, Every Time — the Counter Demo Your Customers Copy It’s the most common task in printing and the one done worst — usually rushed, mid-panic, with the old cartridge dripping on a desk. Done... Read more Audit a Customer's Printer Fleet in One Visit: The Walk, the Sheet, the Map Audit a Customer's Printer Fleet in One Visit: The Walk, the Sheet, the Map Every managed-print conversation, quote, and par-level offer starts from the same artifact: an accurate list of what the customer actuall... Read more Set Up Par Levels & Shelf Labels So Anyone Can Find — and Count — Anything Set Up Par Levels & Shelf Labels So Anyone Can Find — and Count — Anything Par level is the stockroom version of a full tank: the number that means ‘enough’. Set it for your own shelves first; the same system, of... Read more Run Your First Full Stock Count — and Turn It Into Reorder Points That Work Run Your First Full Stock Count — and Turn It Into Reorder Points That Work A reorder point is only as good as the count underneath it. This walkthrough does both in one pass: an accurate shelf count first, then t... Read more