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Replacing the drum units
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Model Name: DR-241CL 4 pc. Drum Set or
single drum units DR-241CL-BK,
DR-241CL-CMY
A new drum unit can print approximately
15,000 A4 or Letter size single-sided pages.
DR-241CL Drum Set contains four drum units
one Black (DR-241CL-BK) and three colour
(DR-241CL-CMY).
DR-241CL-BK contains one Black drum.
DR-241CL-CMY contains one Colour drum.
Drum wear and tear occurs due to general
use, rotation of the drum and interaction with
paper, toner and other materials in the paper
path. In designing this product, Brother
decided to use the number of rotations of the
drum as a reasonable determinant of the
drum life. When a drum reaches the factory-
established rotation limit corresponding to the
rated page yield, the product’s Touchscreen
LCD will advise you to replace the applicable
drum(s). The product will continue to function;
however, print quality may not be optimal.
As the drums rotate in unison during the
various stages of operation (regardless of
whether toner is deposited on the page) and
because damage to a single drum unit is not
likely, you must replace all of the drums at
once (unless you replaced an individual drum
[DR-241CL-BK for Black and
DR-241CL-CMY for Colour] for reasons other
than reaching its rated life). For your
convenience, Brother sells the drum units as
a set of four (DR-241CL).
IMPORTANT
For best performance, use a Brother
Original drum unit and Brother Original
toner units. Printing with a third-party drum
unit or toner unit may reduce not only the
print quality but also the quality and life of
the machine itself. Warranty coverage
may not apply to problems caused by the
use of a third-party drum or toner unit.
Drum !
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The corona wires are dirty. Clean the corona
wires in the four drum units (see
If you cleaned the corona wires and the
Drum !
error is still displayed on the
Touchscreen, then the drum unit is at the end
of its life. Replace the drum units with a new
set.
Drum End SoonX
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If only a specified drum is near the end of its
life, the Touchscreen shows the
Drum End SoonX
message. The
X
indicates
the drum unit colour that is near the end of its
life. (
BK
=Black,
C
=Cyan,
M
=Magenta,
Y
=Yellow ). We recommend you keep Brother
Original drum units ready for installation. Buy
a new drum unit DR-241CL-BK (for Black) or
a DR-241CL-CMY (for either C, M, Y colour)
and have it ready before you get a
Replace DrumX
message.
Replace DrumX
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If only a specified drum needs to be replaced,
the Touchscreen shows the
Replace DrumX
message. The
X
indicates
the drum unit colour that you must replace.
(
BK
=Black,
C
=Cyan,
M
=Magenta,
Y
=Yellow )
The drum unit has exceeded its rated life.
Replace the drum unit with a new one. We
recommend a Brother Original drum unit be
installed at this time.
When you replace the drum unit with a new
one, you must reset the drum counter.
Instructions of how to do this can be found in
the box your new drum unit came in.
