Toner cartridge; Toner Low message; Toner - Page 58

Routine maintenance

5 - 2

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Toner cartridge

The life of the original toner cartridge that came with the printer may be either a starter

*1

 or standard

*2

 toner 

cartridge, and depends on the model and country you bought the printer in.

*1

 The starter toner cartridge will print up to 1,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages at 5% coverage.

*2

 Standard and replacement toner cartridges print up to 2,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages at 5% coverage.

Note

•

The amount of toner used varies according to what is printed on the page and the print density setting.

•

If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, the amount of toner that is used will 
change.

•

Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it in the printer.

Toner Low message

The 

Toner

 LED alternates turning on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds.

If the LED shows this message, the toner cartridge has nearly run out of toner. Buy a new toner cartridge and 
have it ready before you get a Toner Life End message. To put in the toner cartridge, see 

Replacing the toner 

cartridge

 on page 5-3. 

Note

The 

Toner 

LED will blink continuously if the toner cartridge is nearly empty.