Replacing a Toner cartridge
Model Name: For the model name of toner cartridges, see Replacing the consumable items on page 31.
The Standard toner cartridges can print approximately 2,500 pages (black) or approximately 1,500 pages (cyan, magenta,
yellow) 1. The High Yield toner cartridges can print approximately 3,500 pages (cyan,
magenta, yellow) 1. The Super High Yield toner cartridges can print approximately 6,000 pages (black, cyan, magenta, yellow). Actual page count will vary depending on your average type of document. When a toner cartridge is running low, the LCD shows
Toner Low.
The toner cartridges that come supplied with the machine are standard toner cartridges.
1Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798.
Note
•It is a good idea to keep a new toner cartridge ready for use when you see the
Toner Low warning.
•To ensure high quality printing, we recommend that you use only Brother Original toner cartridges. When you want to buy toner cartridges, please call your Brother dealer.
•We recommend that you clean the machine when you replace the toner cartridge. See Cleaning and Checking the machine on page 60.
•If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, the amount of toner used will change.
•Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you put it into the machine.
Routine maintenance
Toner Low
Toner Low
Prepare...
If the LCD shows Toner Low Prepare
New X Toner Cartridge., buy a new toner cartridge and have it ready before you get a Replace Toner message. The LCD shows the toner colour that is near the end of its life (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black).
Replace Toner
When the following message appears on the LCD, you need to replace the toner cartridge:
Replace Toner | A |
Open the Front...
The message in the last line of the LCD indicates which colour you need to replace.
The machine will stop printing until you replace the toner cartridge. A new or unused Brother Original toner cartridge will reset the Replace Toner mode.
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