Replacing the Fuser Unit 779. Grasp the waste toner bottle with your otherhand as shown in the illustration, and pull itout of the printer.Important• Take care to avoid dropping the waste toner bottle whileyou are removing it.10. Insert the used waste toner bottle into theplastic bag that comes with the new wastetoner bottle and seal the bag.11. Insert the new waste toner bottle into the slotand press it in as far as it will go.12. Close the front cover.Replacing the Fuser UnitThe following messages appear on the printer’scontrol panel when the fuser unit is near orreaches the end of its service life. When replacingthe fuser unit, also replace the transfer beltcleaner.Note• For instructions on replacing the transfer belt cleaner,refer to “Replacing the Transfer Belt Cleaner” (P. 79).Replacement ProcedureCAUTIONFuser Safety• When removing the fuser unit, always switchoff first and wait for 40 minutes until it cools off.1. Switch the power off by pressing the < >side of the power switch.Message ActionReady to printReplace Fuser R8• Fuser Cartridge R8needs to bereplaced soon.Order a newFuser Cartridge.The fuser unit needs to bereplaced soon. There isenough capacity to printapproximately 10,000 *1pages.Ready to printReplace Fuser R8• Replace FuserCartridge R8.The fuser unit has reachedthe end of its replacement life.Refer to “ReplacementProcedure” (P. 77) whenreplacing the fuser unit andthen refer to “Resetting theCounter” (P. 79) to clear thecounter.*1 : The page yield of each consumable variesdepending on print requests, documents printed,and how often the power is switched on/off. Formore information, refer to “Life of Consumablesand Regular Replacement Parts” (P. 82).