QMS Magicolor 2 Desklaser User Manual page 95

   
Characters and images are created in your laser printer through a process that applies
toner (made of carbon particles) to the page in the printer's fusing unit. When an
image is formed, a positive electrical charge is applied to transfer the image to the
page. The toner cartridge contains the toner and the photosensitive drum (which func-
tions like photographic film) needed to operate the laser printer.

   
A toner cartridge contains enough toner to print the following number of letter/A4-
size pages:
Color
Black
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
When toner runs low in a cartridge, x toner Empty displays in the message win-
dow. It's your option whether to continue printing; usually, parts of the page print
lighter.
* A plane is a single pass of the OPC belt (one toner color). For example, a one-color,
single-sided (simplex) print job makes one pass (one plane), and a two-color print job
makes two passes (two planes). A single-sided color page (also called a face) consists of
four passes (or planes) of the OPC belt, since most color print jobs use all four toner col-
ors. A two-sided (also known as duplex or two-faced) color page may consist of up to
eight passes of the OPC belt, since most color print jobs use all four toner colors.
Consumable life is expressed in simplex pages (1 face). A duplex page (2 faces) is equiv-
alent to two simplex pages.
  
Rated life @ normal 5% page* coverage
10,000 pages
6,000 pages
6,000 pages
6,000 pages