Kyocera Copystar CS 3011i Service Manual page 392

(4) How to tell a genuine Kyocera toner container
As a means of brand protection, the Kyocera toner container utilizes an optical security technology to enable
visual validation. A validation viewer is required to accomplish this. Hold the validation viewer over the left side
part of the brand protection seal on the toner container.
Seeing through each of two windows, validate genuineness or spuriousness by appearances of the brand
protection seal.
The brand protection seal is black color when seen through the left side window (
The brand protection seal is Gold color when seen through the right side window (
The above will reveal that the toner container is a genuine Kyocera branded toner container, otherwise, it is a
counterfeit.
See through the left window
( marking)
Brand
protection
seal
A black-colored band when
The brand protection seal has an incision as shown below to prohibit reuse.
Validation viewer
Figure 1-5-1
Incision
Figure 1-5-2
1-5-2
See through the right window
( marking)
Validation viewer
Brand
protection
seal
A shiny or gold-colored band when
Cut
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