Routine Maintenance

Toner cartridge

The life of the original toner cartridge that came with the printer may be either a standard 1 or high yield toner cartridge 2, and depends on the model and country you bought the printer in.

1Standard toner cartridges print approximately 3,000 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages. Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752.

2High yield toner cartridges print approximately 8,000 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages. Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752.

Note

•The amount of toner used varies according to what is printed on the page and the print density setting.

•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.

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Toner Low message

The Toner LED will turn on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds and repeats this pattern.

If the LED shows this message, the toner cartridge is near the end of its life. Buy a new toner cartridge and have it ready before you get a Replace Toner message. To replace the toner cartridge, see Replacing the toner cartridge on page 94.

Note

The Toner LED will blink continuously if the toner cartridge is near the end of its life.

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