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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.
Message
Ready to print
The displayed drum cartridge
does not need to be replaced
*1
Order Drum: X
right away, but have a new
drum cartridge ready.
The drum cartridge will be
able to print approximately
1500
Ready to print
The displayed drum cartridge
needs to be replaced soon.
*1
Replace Drum: X
The drum cartridge will be
• Drum Cartridge X
able to print approximately
needs to be
*2
replaced soon.
800
Order a new
new cartridge ready.
cartridge.
Ready to print
Appears when a drum
cartridge reaches the end of
*1
Replace Drum: X
its life after you choose to
• Replace
Drum Cartridge X.
continue
End]. Printing can continue for
a while, but quality is not
guaranteed and replacement
with a new drum cartridge is
recommended.
Replace Drum
A drum cartridge is at the end
of its life.
*1
Cartridge X
The printer will stop and
become unable to print. Check
the location of the applicable
drum cartridge on the left side
of the control panel. Replace
the drum cartridge indicated in
the message using the
procedure under
"Replacement Procedure"
(P. 73).
*1: The actual display shows R1, R2, R3, or R4 in
place of X. R1 through R4 indicate drum cartridge
names.
*2: The page yield of each consumable varies
depending on print requests, documents printed,
and how often the power is switched on/off. For
more information, see "Life of Consumables and
Regular Replacement Parts" (P. 82).
*3: 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 'User Guide'.
Action
*2
more pages.
more pages. Have a
*3
with [Drum Life
Replacement Procedure
Important
• Make sure that the power is on when replacing a drum
cartridge.
• Check the position of the applicable drum cartridge (R1,
R2, R3, R4) on the left side of the control panel, and
then replace it.
1.
After confirming that the printer is not
performing any operation, open the front
cover.
2.
Rotate the lever on the front left side to
unlock it.
3.
Open the drum cartridge cover.
Replacing Drum Cartridges
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