How To Know When You Need New Supplies; Checking The Toner And Photoconductor Levels - Lexmark E 240 User Manual

How to know when you need new supplies

How to know when you need new supplies
The following sections describe ways to determine when new supplies are needed.

Checking the toner and photoconductor levels

You can determine approximately how much toner is left in your cartridge and how full the photoconductor is by printing a
menu settings page. This helps you decide when you might need to order replacement supplies. For help printing a menu
settings page, see How to print the menu settings and network setup pages on page 86.
The Toner low light sequence (see page 64) is displayed when the toner cartridge is nearly empty. You can still print for a
short time while this sequence is displayed, but print quality begins to decrease as the toner level decreases.
Note: The Toner low light sequence does not appear if the 1500-page starter print cartridge is installed.
When the toner light sequence appears, or when you experience faded print, remove the toner cartridge. Firmly shake it
side to side and front to back several times to redistribute the toner and reinsert it. Repeat this procedure multiple times. If
the print remains faded, replace the toner cartridge.
To ensure print quality and to avoid damage to the printer, the printer stops operating after the photoconductor has reached
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a maximum of 40,000 pages. (See Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) on page 92 for the light sequence
associated with this stop.) The printer automatically notifies you before the photoconductor reaches this point.
When you first receive the "Replace photoconductor kit" light sequence, you should immediately order a new
photoconductor kit. While the printer may continue to function properly after the photoconductor kit has reached its official
end-of-life (approximately 30,000 pages), print quality begins to significantly decrease until the photoconductor stops
operating at the maximum of 40,000 pages.
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