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 Tnr cart. will soon reach end of lifetime.> or <Toner cartridge will soon reach end of lifetime.> 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
Perform the procedure described in the following section before replacing the toner cartridge. You may be able to print for a while until the toner is used up completely.
If the printout result is not improved
If white streaks, unevenness, or faded print appears on printout results even after performing the above procedure, replace the toner cartridge with a new one.
<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.

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 Tnr cart. will soon reach end of lifetime.>
When 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.
<Toner cartridge will soon reach end of lifetime.>
When 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.
Whether <16 Tnr cart. will soon reach end of lifetime.> or <Toner cartridge will soon reach end of lifetime.> 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 Tnr cart. will soon reach end of lifetime.> in the default settings. For details on the setting for [Warning Step], see "[Setup] Menu ([Control Menu] Options)."
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