5-2 Maintenance
General Information
This chapter describes basic maintenance tasks you can perform on the
printer. You can replace the following component according to the
printer’s display:
• Toner Kits
• Waste Toner Box
Also, the following parts need periodic cleaning:
• Paper Transfer Unit
Toner Container Replacement
The toner container in the printer should be replaced as soon as the
message display shows Toner is running out. or soon after. (The
[C][M][Y][K] displayed alternately with the message indicates the
toner color that needs replacing.) If you continue to use the printer,
eventually the toner supply will be exhausted at which point the printer will
stop printing and the Open Top cover and replace toner.
message will be shown instructing you to install a new toner kit.
Frequency of Toner Container Replacement
The life of the toner containers depends on the amount of toner required
to accomplish your printing jobs. According to ISO/IEC 19798 and
EcoPrint switched off the toner container can print as follows (A4/Letter
paper is assumed):
Note Information Collection on Memory Chips - The memory
chip attached to the toner container is designed to improve
convenience for the end user; to support the recycling operation
of empty toner containers; and to gather information to support
new product planning and development. The information
gathered is anonymous - it cannot be associated to any specific
individual and the data is intended to be used anonymously.
Toner Color Toner container model number
Black
TK-571K
Cyan TK-571C
Magenta TK-571M
Yellow TK-571Y
Toner Color Life of the Toner Container (Printable pages)
Black 16000 images
Cyan 12000 images
Magenta 12000 images
Yellow 12000 images
Note The toner container packed with the new printer has to fill
up the system when operating the first time. Therefore only 50%
of the first toner kits can be used for printing. (For example:
The toner container (black) supplied with the printer will print
approximately 8,000 pages (images).