Routine maintenance

Toner cartridge

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

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*1 The starter toner cartridge will print up to 1,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages at 5% coverage.

*2 Standard and replacement toner cartridges print up to 2,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages at 5% coverage.

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 that is used will change.

•Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it in the printer.

Toner Low message

The Toner LED alternates turning on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds.

If the LED shows this message, the toner cartridge has nearly run out of toner. Buy a new toner cartridge and have it ready before you get a Toner Life End message. To put in the toner cartridge, see Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3.

Note

The Toner LED will blink continuously if the toner cartridge is nearly empty.

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