12-6 Maintenance Chapter 12Replacing the Toner CartridgeThe only component of your unit you will need to replace is the FX-3 toner cartridge.Although Canon manufactures many different toner cartridges, the FX-3 toner cartridgeis the only one designed for use with your unit. To purchase this toner cartridge, contactyour local authorized Canon Facsimile Dealer.When CHANGE CARTRIDGE appears in the LCD, you may need to replace the tonercartridge. However, it may also indicate that the toner inside the toner cartridge issimply unevenly distributed. Before replacing the toner cartridge, follow this procedureto distribute the toner evenly:1 Remove the toner cartridge from theunit (1 steps 1 to 4, below).2 Gently rock the toner cartridge fromside to side a few times to distributethe toner evenly inside it.• Poor print quality may result if the toneris unequally distributed.3 Reinsert the toner cartridge into theunit (1 steps 8 and 9, p. 12-8).If after following the procedure above, CHANGE CARTRIDGE remains in the LCD orprint quality does not improve, follow this procedure to replace the toner cartridge:1 Remove any documents and printouts from the unit.2 Make sure the unit is plugged in.3 Lift the latch and open the front cover.c Do not open the front coverwithout lifting the latch since thismay damage your unit.
