Replacing Consumables / Maintenance Units- 58 -2134567Recommended Schedule for Replacing theImage Drum CartridgeWhen the image drum cartridge nears the end of its lifespan,the message [*Time to Replace Image Drum] (* represents thespecific color) will appear on the control panel to notify you thatit is time to prepare a new image drum cartridge. You cancontinue printing until the message [Replace Image Drum]appears, then printing will stop.Memo• After the message [Time to Replace Image Drum] appears,you can print approximately 500 more pages before themessage [Replace Image Drum] appears. (When printingon A4 paper using cross-fed, single-sided printing, andprinting three pages at a time.)• When the toner is almost gone, you may not be able toresume printing, even by opening and closing the top cover.Note• Use new image drum cartridges. Print quality maydeteriorate if more than a year has passed since thecartridge was opened.• Even after the message [Replace Image Drum] appears,you can continue to print if there is still toner, by openingand closing the top cover; however, print quality may bepoor. We recommend replacing the image drum as soon aspossible.• If toner runs low after the message [Replace Image Drum]appears, the same message will appear again after lessthan 500 pages are printed. Depending on your settings, thetoner might run low before the message [Replace ImageDrum] is displayed.• Envelopes, post cards, labels and thick paper may use thecolor drum, even when the grayscale setting is used.• If the [Admin Setup] > [System Setup] > [Near Life Status]from the Management Setting menu is set to [Disable], themessage [Time to Replace Image Drum] will not appear.• To get the best performance from your machine, pleasegenuine Okidata consumables.• For best results, use genuine Okidata consumables. If youuse 3rd party consumables, you may experience problemsor unsatisfactory print quality. Service for problems causedby use of 3rd party consumables is not covered by thewarranty or the maintenance contract. (Use of 3rd partyconsumables does not always cause problems, but pleaseexhibit caution when using them.)Replacing the Image Drum Cartridge1 Hold the Document holder lever and lift theDocument holder.2 Press the top cover open button to openthe top cover.3 Remove the old image drum cartridge.(1) Identify the old image drum cartridge by itslabel color.(2) Remove the image drum cartridge (withthe toner cartridge attached).DocumentholderDocument holderleverDocumentholderThere is a risk of getting burned.Do not touch the fuser unit. It can be extremely hot.CautionTop coverTop cover open buttonImage drumcartridge