Caution
If there is a cracking sound,
Maintaining the cartridge
Toner cartridge storage
To get the most from the toner cartridge, keep the following guidelines in mind:
•Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until ready for use.
•Do not refill the toner cartridge. The machine warranty does not cover damage caused by using a refilled cartridge.
•Store toner cartridges in the same environment as your machine.
•To prevent damage to the toner cartridge, do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes.
Expected cartridge life
The life of a toner cartridge depends on the amount of toner that your print jobs require. When printing text at 5% coverage, the toner cartridges last an average of 4,000 pages for black and white printing and 2,000 pages for each color printing. However, the print cartridge that is shipped with the printer prints 3,000 pages for black and white,1,500 pages for colors.
Redistributing toner
When a print cartridge is low on toner, faded or light areas may appear. It is also possible that colored images may be printed with incorrect colors due to flawed mixing of toner colors when one of the colored print cartridges is low on toner. The Smart Panel program window appears on the computer telling you which color cartridge is low on toner. Also, when the toner LED, on the control panel, indicating each individual print cartridge according to its color, blinks, the print cartridge is low.
The machine is able to continue to print using the current toner cartridge until the Smart Panel program window appears on the computer telling you to replace the cartridge.
You may be able to temporarily improve print quality by redistributing the toner.
To redistribute the toner:
1Open the front cover.
2Holding the corresponding toner cartridge’s handle, rotate it
3Holding the toner cartridge, shake thoroughly it from side to side to redistribute the toner.