Using the Operator Panel
ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE 2-75
Reading Life Counters
You can display the total number of pages printed by your printer whenever
it is necessary. The total number of printed pages can also be checked on
the status page. See Printing a Status Page on page 2-15. For proper
maintenance scheduling, you need to reset the toner counter using this
menu each time a new toner container is installed.
Displaying the Total Printed Pages
This procedure displays the total number of printed pages. You cannot
change the displayed value.
1
Press [MENU].
2
Press U or V repeatedly until Life
Counters > appears.
3
Press Z.
4
Press U or V repeatedly until >Printed
Pages appears and the latest total print
count is shown.
5
To exit the menu selection, press [MENU].
Resetting the Toner Counter
The toner containers must be replaced when the printer displays the Low
toner or Replace toner message which will be given depending on the
color of toner. The Low toner message will be shown as a pre-warning
that the toner is running out and the printer will soon stop, at that time
showing Replace toner. If you replace the toner container before
Replace toner is displayed, you must manually reset the toner counter
as explained below.
Note that if you reset the toner counter before the toner container is
replaced, the subsequent toner warnings will not be indicated correctly.
1
Replace the toner container according to the message given on the
message display. To replace the toner containers, see the Maintenance
section of the Operation Guide.
2
Press [MENU].
3
Press U or V repeatedly until Life
Counters > appears.
Life Counters >
>Printed Pages
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Life Counters >
