6-6MaintenanceToner cartridges are consumable products. When the toner hasalmost or completely run out in the middle of operating thismachine, a message appears in the display, or the symptomsdescribed below appears. Follow a proper resolutiondepending on the message or symptom.IMPORTANTAbout toner cartridgesFor details on the toner cartridge yields and the procedures forhandling toner cartridges and checking the toner level, see thefollowing.About the Supplied Toner Cartridge (P.6-6 )About Replacement Toner Cartridge (P.6-6 )Handling Toner Cartridge (P.6-6 )Using the Toner Saver Mode (P.6-7 )Purchase Consumables (P.6-12 )* The yields of the toner cartridges included in this machine differfrom those of replacement toner cartridges.If the toner almost runs out, white streaks appear on theprintouts or some parts are faded.* No message appears on the display even if the toner almost runsout. Replace the toner cartridge when white streaks appear onthe printouts or some parts of the printout are faded.If the above symptoms appearFollow the procedure in the section below before replacingthe toner cartridge. You may print for sometime, until the toner completely runs out.“Before Replacing the Toner Cartridge“ (P.6-8)If print result is not improvedIf white streaks or faded parts continue to appear afterfollowing the procedure in the section above, replace thetoner cartridge.“Replacing the Toner Cartridge“ (P.6-9)About the Supplied Toner CartridgeThe average yield of the included toner cartridge is as follows.Canon Cartridge128 Starter Average yield *1: 1,000 sheets*1 The average yield is on the basis of “ISO/IEC 19752”*2 when printingA4 size paper with the default print density setting.*2 “ISO/IEC 19752” is the global standard related to “Method forthe determination of toner cartridge yield for monochromaticelectrophotographic printers and multi-function devices thatcontain printer components” issued by ISO (InternationalOrganization for Standardization).The average yield of the replacement toner cartridge isdifferent from which of the supplied toner cartridge.About Replacement Toner CartridgePurchase the toner cartridge at your local authorized Canondealer.Replace the toner cartridge according to the description in thefollowing charts. However, you may need to replace the tonercartridge earlier than the described life time depending oninstallation environment of the machine, the printing papersize, or the document type.Toner cartridge Target for replacing toner cartridgeCanon Cartridge 128 Average yield*1 : 2,100 sheets*1 The average yield is on the basis of “ISO/IEC 19752”*2 when printingA4 size paper with the default print density setting.*2 “ISO/IEC 19752” is the global standard related to “Method forthe determination of toner cartridge yield for monochromaticelectrophotographic printers and multi-function devices thatcontain printer components” issued by ISO (InternationalOrganization for Standardization).IMPORTANTAbout Replacement Toner CartridgeFor optimum print quality, replacing the toner cartridge withCanon genuine ones is recommended.Model name Supported Canon genuine toner cartridgeD550 Canon Cartridge 128Handling Toner CartridgeNote the following when handling the toner cartridge.Replacing Toner Cartridges