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Toner cartridge
A new toner cartridge can print appro ximately 3,500 (standard cartridge) or appr oximately 7,000 (high yield
cartridge) A4 or Letter size single-sided pages at 5% coverage.
Note
• Th e amount of toner used varies according to what is printed on the page and the print density setti ng.
• 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 printer.

Toner Low message

The Toner LED will turn on for 2 seconds and off for 3 secon ds.
If the LED shows this message, the printer has nearly run out of toner. Buy a new toner cartridge and have it
ready before you get a Toner Life End message. To replace the toner cartridge, see Replacing the toner
cartridge on page 63.
Note
The Toner LED will blink continuously if the toner car tridge is nearly empty.

Toner Life End message

The printer will stop printing until you re place the toner cartridge with a new one.