9. Help

9.4Replacing the toner cartridge and the drum unit

When the display shows the following, replace the toner cartridge.

TONER LOW

TONER EMPTY

To check the drum life and quality, please print the printer test list (page 77). If printing quality is still poor, replace the toner cartridge and drum unit. To ensure that the unit operates properly, we recommend the use of Panasonic toner cartridge (Model No. KX-FA83) and drum unit (Model No. KX-FA84). See page 10 for accessory information.

To maintain print quality and machine life, we recommend you to clean slots and openings (page 4) and the inside of the unit (page 75) when replacing the toner cartridge and/or drum unit.

Caution:

LWe cannot be responsible for any damage to the unit or degradation of print quality which may occur from the use of a non-

Panasonic toner cartridge and drum unit.

LThe drum unit contains a photosensitive drum. Exposing it to light may damage the drum.

Once you have opened the protection bag:

Do not expose the drum unit to light for more than 5 minutes.

Do not touch or scratch the green drum surface.

Do not place the drum unit near dust or dirt, or in a high humidity area.

Do not expose the drum unit to direct sunlight.

LDo not unplug the fax machine. Loss of fax documents in memory may occur.

LDo not leave the toner cartridge out of the protection bag for a long time. It will decrease the toner life.

LDo not add toner to the toner cartridge.

1Before opening the protection bag of the new toner cartridge, shake it vertically more than 5 times.

2 Remove the new toner cartridge from the protection bag. Peel off the seal (1) from the toner cartridge.

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3 Lift open the front cover (1), holding OPEN (2).

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Caution:

The fuser unit (3) gets hot. Do not touch it.

4Tap on the used toner cartridge several times to allow the remaining toner to fall into the

68For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/consumersupport

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Panasonic KX-FLM651 operating instructions Replacing the toner cartridge and the drum unit, Toner LOW Toner Empty

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