IBM 1585 (MT 4539) Photoconductor kit end-of-life, Conserving supplies, Ordering supplies

Photoconductor kit end-of-life

To ensure print quality and to avoid damage to the printer, the printer stops operating after the photoconductor kit has

reached approximately 60,000 pages (Letter/A4). The message 84 Replace PC Unit is displayed when the printer

reaches this point. If the Toner Alarm setting is set to Single or Con tinuous (default is Off), the printer automatically notifies

you before the photoconductor reaches this point and display s th e m essag e 84 PC Unit Life Warning. To avoid having

the printer stop operating, replace the photoconductor kit when you first receiv e the 84 PC Unit Life Warning message.

Once the photoconductor kit has been replaced, normal printer operation resumes.

Conserving supplies

Several settings in your application software or on the display let you conserve toner and paper. For more information on

changing these settings, see the Menus and Messages Guide.

Ordering supplies

To order supplies, contact the place where you bought your printer for more information.

When the 88 Toner Low message appears, you should order a new toner cartridge. You can print a few hundred pages

after the 88 Toner Low message appears. You need to have a new cartridge available when the current one no longer

prints satisfactorily.

For information about the toner cartridges available for your printer, contact the place where you bought the printer.

When the 84 PC Life Warning message appears, you should order a new photoconductor kit. You can print a few

hundred pages after the 84 PC Life Warning message appears.

To order a photoconductor kit, contact the place where you bought the printer for more information.

Supply Menu selection item What the setting does

Toner Toner Darkness in the

Defaults Æ Quality Menu Lets you adjust the level of toner released on a she e t of print media. The

values range from 1 (lightest setting) to 10(darkest setting).

Print media Multipage Print in the

Defaults Æ Finishing Menu Causes the printer to print the two or more page images on one side of a

sheet. Values for Multipage Print are 2 Up, 3 Up, 4 Up, 6 Up, 9 Up, 12 Up,

and 16 Up. Combined with the duplex setting, Multipage Print lets you print

up to 32 pages on one sheet of paper (16 images on the front and 16 on the

back).

Duplex in the DefaultsÆ

Finishing Menu Duplex printing is available when you attach the optional duplex unit. It lets