Consumable Life Expectancies2
Consumable Life Expectancies
The stated life expecta ncy of each consumable is bas ed on printing under spe cific
operating conditions, such as media type, number of colo r plane s, pa ge size, and page
cover age (@ nor mal 5% c overage of lette r/A4-siz e media ). The actual life expecta ncy wil l
vary depending on the se and othe r printing variable s, including cont inuous or intermit tent
printing, highe r than normal coverage, ambient temperature, and humidity.
Replacing Consumables
Attention
Failure t o follow instru ctions as outli ned in the User’s Guide could result in voiding
your w a rranty.
The following mess ages indica te that a consumable needs to be rep laced:
Item/Message Display This it em needs replacing by user afte r... Page Reference
Fuser oil roller
REPLAC E OI L RO LLE R FUSER OIL LOW, FUSER OIL EMPTY, or
REPLACE OIL ROLLER displays in the
mess age window (after up to 21,000 sin-
gle-sided continuous monochrome or 7,500
conti nuo us color pages , or 7,000 inter mitte nt
mono chrome or 5,000 intermittent color
pages). Heavy c overage, int ermittent print-
ing, and different me dia types can use up oil
at an accelerated rate, reducing fuser oil
roller life.
“Replaci ng the
Fuser Oil Roller”
on page 24
Fuser unit/transfer roll er kit
REPLAC E FU SE R UNI T 100,000 single-sided pages maximum at an
equal mix of bla ck and 4-color pages, al l wit h
5% cove rage of each color ; however, fuser
unit life is coverage and media dependent).
“Replaci ng the
Fuser Unit and
Tran s fe r R o lle r
Kit” on page 17
OPC drum kit (OPC dr um , la ser
lens cover, waste toner pack)
REPLAC E OP C DR UM
REPLAC E WA ST E TON ER
WASTE TO NE R NE AR FU LL
Up to 30,000 continuous monochrome or
7,500 co nti nuous four-col or pages, or
10,000 intermittent [on e-page job s] mono-
chrome or 5,000 int ermittent [ one-page jobs]
color pages. Other facto rs al so affect OPC
drum kit component lif e.
“Replaci ng the
OPC Drum, Lase r
Lens Cover, and
Wast e Toner
Pack” on page 8