Photoconductors The photoconductor is the cylindrical drum that inserts in the toner cartridge. Just as there is a cyan, magenta, yel- low, and black toner cartridge, there is also a unique cyan, magenta, yellow, and black photoconductor. Together, the photoconductor and the toner cartridge create the print unit.
You can purchase the black photoconductor separately. However, the three color photoconductors come packaged together. You should always replace all three color photo- conductors at the same time.
The average yield of each photoconductor is 13,000 pages. The actual yield depends on the size paper you use and the Printer Usage setting you select from the Setup Menu. If you select Maximum
After the printer determines that the photoconductors have printed 12,900 pages, the printer displays
Life Warning or 84 Black PC Life Warning. If you do not already have replacement photoconductors available, order them at this time.
Press Go to clear the attendance message. The Supplies sta- tus message then appears on the second line of the display to remind you there are supplies that need attention. Open the Supplies Menu to view the status of the four photo- conductors.
After posting the PC Life Warning messages, the printer counts 100 pages and then displays 84 Color PC Drums Exhausted or 84 Black PC Drum Exhausted. If the print qual- ity is still acceptable, you can press Go and resume print- ing. However, the printer continues to display the PC Drum Exhausted message each time you turn the printer on and each time you open and close the top cover until you replace the photoconductors.
You’ll want to replace the photoconductors when you notice print quality problems, such as light printing, spots on the page, or voids in printed characters. See page 109
