Maintaining Your Printer
5.2
Managing Toner Cartridges
Toner Cartridge Storage
To get the maximum results from a toner cartridge, keep the
following guidelines in mind:
• Do not remove toner cartridges from their packages until
you are ready to use them.
• Do not refill toner cartridges. The printer warranty does
not cover damage caused by using a refilled cartridge.
• Store toner cartridges in the same environment as the printer.
• To prevent damage to toner cartridges, do not expose them
to light for more than a few minutes.
Toner Cartridge Life Expectancy
The life of a toner cartridge depends on the amount of toner that
your print jobs require. When printing text at 5% coverage, the
toner cartridges last an average of 2,000 pages for black and white
printing and 1,000 pages for each color printing. However, the
toner cartridge that is shipped with the printer prints 1,500 pages
for black and white, 700 pages for colors.
Redistributing Toner
When a toner cartridge is low on toner, faded or light areas may
appear. It is also possible that colored images may be printed
with incorrect colors due to flawed mixing of toner colors when
one of the colored toner cartridges is low on toner. The Smart
Panel program window appears on the computer telling you
which color cartridge is low on toner. Also, when the toner LED,
on the control panel, indicating each individual toner cartridge
according to its color, blinks, the toner cartridge is low.
The printer is able to continue to print using the current toner
cartridge until the Smart Panel program window appears on the
computer telling you to replace the cartridge.
You may be able to temporarily improve print quality by
redistributing the toner.
To redistribute the toner:
1
Open the front cover.
2
Pull the corresponding toner cartridge out to remove from
the printer.
3
Holding the toner cartridge, shake thoroughly it from side
to side to redistribute the toner.