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Care and Maintenance
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Replacing Consumables & PM Parts
When a consumable needs to be replaced, the printer stops printing and displays an
error message indicating which consumable should be replaced. The following table
shows the life expectancy of each consumable.
External factors can affect the average yield of consumables. Some of these factors are:
Humidity
Temperature
Type of paper
Consumable
Average Life Expectancy
Toner (Black)
36,000 images (5% coverage
1
)
Toner (Color)
80,000 images
2
(1.5% coverage)
Developer Mix (Black)
480,000 images (600,000 drum rotations)
Developer Mix (Color)
480,000 images (600,000 drum rotations)
Drum Unit
400,000 images (500,000 drum rotations)
Fuser
1,600,000 images, or
3,000 hours (time that heater of fuser unit has been
turned on)
Fuser Cleaning Web
320,000 images
Toner Collector Bottle
Black: Every other refill of the toner
3
Color: Every refill of the toner
Staple Cartridge
5,000 staples
Charger Unit
4
200,000 images
Corotron Unit
4
200,000 Images
1
Coverage is calculated per printed sheet and is defined as the ratio of area with
toner to the total area of the sheet. Toner usage is based on 5% coverage when the
toner density level is set to the default value. The following items affect toner
coverage: the printed image content, the paper used, and the condition and
calibration of the printer. Actual toner usage may vary due to these factors.
2
“Image” means paper size of Letter/Ar LEF. Other page sizes will have “images”
based on Length of Form/8.5 in.
3
Toner collector bottle is replaced at every two toner supply. However, toner
collector bottle replacement require message is not displayed at correct frequency
after removing the toner collector bottle when not displayed "replacement require
message".
When printing low print density, toner collector bottle replacement require message
may be displayed before the standard replacement frequency (every two toner
supply).
4
Rear engine only in Spot Color Mode.