Toner Cartridge Replacement

For details on the yield of the toner cartridge or replacement toner cartridges, see "Consumables."

Toner cartridges are consumable products. When the toner cartridge is nearing the end of its life, the following symptoms occur.

<16 Prepare toner. Replacement not needed>, <Check remaining toner.>, <9F Check toner.> or <1G Check toner.> appears in the Control Panel.

For details on the contents of and the solutions for the above messages, see "If a Message Appears in the Display."

White streaks, unevenness, or faded print appears on printout results.

If these types of symptom occur

Replace the toner cartridge with a new one.

"Replacing the Toner Cartridge"

<In cases such as where you do not immediately replace the toner cartridge with a replacement toner cartridge after purchasing it>

Pay attention to the points described in the following section to store it.

"Storing Toner Cartridges"

If a Message Appears in the Display

Toner cartridges are consumable products. When a toner cartridge is nearing the end of its life, a message will appear in the display. Follow the directions in the message.

Message	When it is Displayed	Contents and Solutions
<16 Prepare toner. Replacement not needed>	The toner cartridge needs to be replaced soon.	You can continue to print. Have ready a new toner cartridge. We recommend that you replace the toner cartridge before printing a large amount of data.
<Check remaining toner.>	The toner cartridge needs to be replaced soon.	The printer stops printing. Pressing [ ] (Online) continues the job. Have ready a new toner cartridge. We recommend that you replace the toner cartridge before printing a large amount of data.
<9F Check toner.>	The toner cartridge may have reached the end of its life.	You can continue to print. As continuing to print may result in damage to the printer, we recommend that you replace the toner cartridge with a new one.
<1G Check toner.>	The toner cartridge has reached the end of its life.	You can continue to print. Replace the toner cartridge with a new one.

Whether <16 Prepare toner. Replacement not needed> or <Check remaining toner.> appears when the toner is running out depends on the setting for [Warning Step] in the [Setup] menu. The printer is set to display <16 Prepare toner. Replacement not needed> in the default settings. For details on the setting for [Warning Step], see "[Setup] Menu ([Control Menu] Options) ."