CHAPTER 5 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
Confidential
5-4
1.2 Toner
Cartridge
The life of the original toner cartridge that comes with the printer may be either a starter or
standard toner cartridge, and depends on the model and country you bought in.
A starter toner cartridge will print up to 1,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sized pages at 5%
coverage. A standard and a replacement toner cartridge print up to 2,500 A4 or Letter-size
single sized pages at 5% coverage.
NOTE:
* The life of a toner cartridge may be different, depending on which country you bought the
printer in.
* There are many factors that determine the actual toner life, such as temperature, humidity,
type of paper used, the number of pages per print job, etc.
*
The amount of toner used varies according to what is printed on the page and the print
density setting.
* The more that is printed, the more toner will be used.
* If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, the amount of toner that is
used will change.
* Wait to unpack the toner cartridge immediately before you put it in the printer.
<Toner Low Message>
The
Toner
LED alternates turning on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds.
Fig. 5-6
If the LED shows this message, the toner cartridge has nearly run out of toner. Buy a new
toner cartridge and have it ready before you get a “Toner Life End” message.
NOTE:
The
Toner
LED will blink continuously if the toner cartridge is nearly empty.
