Routine Maintenance

Replacing the ink cartridge

Order No. HC-05BK

The replacement ink cartridge can print approximately 30,000 pages 1. Actual page count will vary depending on your average type of document. When an ink cartridge is running low, the LCD shows Ink Low.

The ink cartridge that comes supplied with the machine will need to be replaced after approximately 10,000 pages.

1Estimated Cartridge Yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711 test in continuous printing methodology, using monochrome test page defined in ISO/IEC 19752.

Note

 

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• It is a good idea to keep a new ink cartridge ready for use when you see the Ink Low warning.

 

To ensure high quality printing, we recommend that you use only Genuine Brother Brand ink cartridges.

If you print graphics, bold text, charts, Web pages with borders, or other types of printouts that consist of more than simple text, the amount of ink used will increase.

If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, the amount of ink used will change.

Wait to unpack the ink cartridge until immediately before you put it into the machine.

Ink Low

If the LCD shows Ink Low, the machine has nearly run out of ink. Buy a new ink cartridge and have it ready before you get a Insufficient Ink message.

Replace Ink

When the LCD shows Insufficient Ink, you need to replace the ink cartridge. The machine will not print until you replace the ink cartridge.

A new or unused genuine Brother ink cartridge will reset the Replace Ink mode.

Even though the machine tells you to replace an ink cartridge, there will be a small amount of ink left in the ink cartridge. The printer’s ink cartridge uses both Black ink and Pre-coat to ensure print quality. Therefore if either the Black ink or the Pre-coat runs out, the cartridge can no longer be used and the printer cannot print, even if there is some of the other ink remaining in the cartridge.

CAUTION

If ink gets in your eyes, wash it out with water at once and call a doctor if you are concerned.

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