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Replacing Drum Cartridges
The following messages appear on the printer's control panel when a drum cartridge is near or
reaches the end of its life.
Ready to print
Order Drum: X
Ready to print
Replace Drum: X
Replace Drum
Cartridge X
Ready
Drum Cartridge X
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The actual display shows R1 (K), R2 (C), R3 (M), or R4 (Y) in place of X. R1 through R4 indicate drum
cartridge names. Towards the printer, from left to right, black (K), cyan (C), magenta (M) and yellow (Y)
drum cartridges are located in sequence.
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The page yield of each consumable varies depending on print requests, documents printed, how often
the power is switched on/off, and temperature or humidity of the environment where the printer is
installed. For more information, see "A.3 Life of Consumables and Regular Replacement Parts" (P. 390).
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In this case, the [Ready to print Replace Drum: X] message will remain on the display. For information
about how to configure this setting, refer to "[Drum Life End]" (P. 166).
Replacement Procedure
Important
• Make sure that the power is on when replacing a drum cartridge.
This section explains how to replace the drum cartridge R1 (K), as an example.You can apply the
same procedures to R2 (C), R3 (M), or R4 (Y).
1.
Make sure that the machine is not operating,
and open the front cover.
Message
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Replace
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The displayed drum cartridge does not need to be replaced right away,
but have a new drum cartridge ready.
The drum cartridge will be able to print approximately 7,500
pages.
The displayed drum cartridge needs to be replaced soon.
The drum cartridge will be able to print approximately 2,300
pages. Have a new cartridge ready.
A drum cartridge is at the end of its life.
The printer will stop and become unable to print. Replace the drum
cartridge indicated in the message using the procedure under
"Replacement Procedure" (P. 285).
Appears when a drum cartridge reaches the end of its life after you
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choose [Continue to Print]
a while, but quality is not guaranteed and replacement with a new drum
cartridge is recommended.
Action
in [Drum Life End]. Printing can continue for
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