Replacing the Waste Toner Container

When the waste toner container is almost full or completely full, a message is displayed prompting you to prepare a new waste toner container or perform waste toner container replacement. Prepare a new waste toner container or perform waste toner container replacement according to the displayed message.
Do not replace the waste toner container before the message prompting you to replace it appears on the touch panel display.
The waste toner container is a container for collecting unused toner that remains when printing.
For details about each message, see Countermeasures for Each Message.
For information on the model number of the waste toner container, see Replacement Parts.
You can check the current amount of space remaining in the waste toner container.
Checking the Space Remaining in the Waste Toner Container

Procedure for Replacing the Waste Toner Container

1
Open the front cover of the main unit.
2
Remove the waste toner container.
Hold the waste toner container on both sides and pull it out toward you.
Do not tilt the waste toner container. Doing so may cause the toner in the container to spill.
3
Remove the new waste toner container from its box.
4
Place the waste toner container you removed into a box.
Use the bag included in the box for the new waste toner container. Tightly twist the opening of the bag so that the toner does not spill out, and then place the bag in the box.
5
Install the new waste toner container.
Align the mark on the waste toner container with the matching mark around the inlet on the main unit side, and install the container.
6
Close the front cover.
Used toner cannot be reused. Do not mix new and used toner together.
The used waste toner container will be collected by your local authorized Canon dealer.
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