5.1 Toner Container Replacement5-25.1 Toner Container Replacement5.1.1 Frequency of toner container replacementThe life of the toner containers depends on the amount of toner required to accomplish yourprinting jobs. When 5 % coverage (a typical business document) of individual toner colorsis assumed for A4 or letter size paper in landscape orientation:• The black toner container lasts an average of 25,000 monochrome pages.• The cyan, magenta, and yellow toner containers last an average of 10,000 color images.You can print a status page to check how much toner remains in the toner container. Fordetails, see Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel, section 3.3.2 Printing a Status Page onpage 3-17. The Toner Gauge section on the status page shows a progress bar for each color,which roughly represents how much toner is left in the toner container.Starter Toner ContainersThe toner containers packed with the new printer are starter toner containers. The blackstarter toner container lasts an average of 12,500 monochrome pages. The cyan, magenta,and yellow starter toner containers last an average of 5,000 color images for each.Toner KitsIt is strongly recommended to use the new Kyocera Mita TK-800 Toner Kit supplied fromKyocera Mita to prevent printer troubles and ensure a long printer life.The TK-800 Toner Kits are supplied in each of the following four colors. The letterfollowing TK-800 describes the color of toner included in the container as follows:A new TK-800 toner kit for each color contains the following items:• Toner Container• Cleaning cloth• Grid cleaner for main charger cleaning• Plastic waste bags for old toner container and old waste toner box• Waste toner box• Installation GuideNoteDo not remove the toner container from the carton until you are ready to install it inthe printer.TK-800C CyanTK-800M MagentaTK-800Y YellowTK-800K Black
