- 196 -6. MaintenanceDo not touch the LED head when closing the output tray.12 Hold the handle (B) to close the scanner unit.13 Please recycle belt unit.If you must dispose of a belt unit, put it in a plastic bag or similar container and dispose of it in accordance withyour municipality's ordinances or guidelines.When the "Fuser Unit Near Life" message appears on the display screen, prepare areplacement fuser unit. You can keep printing approximately 1,000 pages until the nextmessage appears.When the "Please change Fuser Unit" message appears, replace the fuser unit.The life expectancy of the fuser unit is up to 60,000 pages for A4 simplex printing.• The actual number of pages you can print with the fuser unit depends on how you use it.• Though opening and closing the output tray may extend the life of the fuser unit somewhat, you should replace it soonafter "Please change Fuser Unit" is displayed to prevent malfunction.• If you replace the fuser unit, use it until the end of its usable life. If you remove the fuser unit and install and useanother one before its usable life has expired, the use life will not be correctly displayed.• If you press the (SETTING) button on the operator panel and select [Admin Setup] > [Manage Unit] > [SystemSetup] and then set [Near Life LED] to [Disable], "Fuser Unit Near Life" is not displayed.• Do not expose the image drum to direct sunlight or very bright interior light (approximately more than 1,500 lux). Evenunder the normal interior light, do not leave it for more than 5 minutes.You can change the setting for displaying the "Fuser Unit Near Life" message. The settings can be changed bypressing the (SETTING) button on the operator panel and selecting [Admin Setup] > [User Install] > [FuserNear Life Timing]. Available values are from 500 to 3,000 (in 500 increments).1 Prepare a new fuser unit.Replacing the Fuser Unit
