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3.4 Toner Cartridge
3.4.1 Type of toner cartridge
This product has four types of toner cartridges, K (black), Y (yellow), M (magenta), and C (cyan),
and each toner cartridge has starter toner cartridge and standard toner cartridge. The toner
cartridges supplied with the product are starter toner cartridges, and the toner cartridges which
are sold as consumable parts are standard toner cartridges. There is a difference in the capacity
and inner shape between K and Y/M/C. In addition, the location to install each cartridge is fixed
depending on the colors.
3.4.2 Life of toner cartridge
In the following two cases, this product considers that the toner cartridge reaches its life end
and stops printing thereafter.
- When the remaining toner powder becomes insufficient for printing
- When the number of accumulated rotations of the develop roller reaches a specified value,
and it is considered that the roller cannot maintain sufficient performance
(1) Number of printable pages by a single toner cartridge
When making prints in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798, the number of printable pages by
a single toner cartridge is shown in the table below:
(2) Upper limit of number of rotations of develop roller
The upper limit of the number of rotations of the develop roller is shown in the table below:
The graph given in the next page shows the overview of change in the number of printable
pages in the case of making prints on A4-size paper.
Toner cartridge Number of printable pages
Starter Black 1,000 pages
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan 1,000 pages
Standard Black 2,200 pages
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan 1,400 pages
Toner cartridge Upper limit of rotations of the develop roller
Starter Black 26,880 rotations
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan 26,880 rotations
Standard Black 57,600 rotations
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan 38,400 rotations
Memo:
- The number of rotation of the developer roller per page is as follows.
- Number of idling rotation when the printer is turned ON=110.4 rotations
- Number of rotations upon warm-up operation=11.0 rotations
- Number of rotations upon color registration adjustment=42.7 rotations
- Number of rotations upon color density adjustment=56.7 rotations
Note:
The numeral values provided in this page are as of July 2009. These values are subject to
change without prior notice.
Color Monochrome
Number of developer roller rotations for the first page
printed
38.4 rotations 35.1 rotations
Number of developer roller rotations for the second page
and after (in the case of continuous printing)
14.6 rotations 14.5 rotations