Toner cartridge

The life of the original toner cartridge that came with the printer may be either a starter¹, standard² or high yield³ toner cartridge, and depends on the model and country you bought the printer in.

¹	The starter toner cartridge will print approximately 1,000 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages. Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4)
²	Standard toner cartridges print approximately 1,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages. Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4)
³	High yield toner cartridges print approximately 2,600 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages. Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4)

Note

•	The amount of toner used varies according to what is printed on the page and the print density setting.
•	If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, the amount of toner used will change.
•	Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you put it into the printer.

Toner Low message

The Toner LED will turn on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds and repeats this pattern.

If the LED shows this message, the printer has nearly run out of toner and will continue to print until it has reached the end of its life. Buy a new toner cartridge and have it ready before you get a Toner Life End message. To replace the toner cartridge, see Replacing the toner cartridge.

Note

The Toner LED will blink continuously if the toner cartridge is nearly empty.

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Toner Life End message

The printer will stop printing until you replace the toner cartridge with a new one.

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Replacing the toner cartridge

Note

•	To ensure high quality printing, we recommend that you use only genuine Brother toner cartridges. When you want to buy toner cartridges, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service.
•	We recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the toner cartridge. See Cleaning.

Make sure that the printer is turned on. Open the front cover.

Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly.

CAUTION

	We recommend that you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner.
	To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration.

Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit.

CAUTION

DO NOT put a toner cartridge into a fire. It could explode, resulting in injuries.

Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water at once.

To avoid print quality problems, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations.

Note

•	Be sure to seal up the toner cartridge tightly in a suitable bag so that toner powder does not spill out of the cartridge.
•	Discard the used toner cartridge according to local regulations, keeping it separate from domestic waste. If you have questions, call your local waste disposal office.

Unpack the new toner cartridge. Hold the cartridge level with both hands and gently rock it from side to side five or six times to spread the toner evenly inside the cartridge.

CAUTION

	Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you put it in the printer. If toner cartridges are left unpacked for a long time the toner life will be shortened.
	If an unpacked drum unit is put in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged.
	Put the toner cartridge in the drum unit immediately after you have removed the protective cover. To prevent any degradation to the print quality, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations.

CAUTION

For USA and Canada

Brother strongly recommends that you do not refill the toner cartridge provided with your printer. We also strongly recommend that you continue to use only genuine Brother brand replacement toner cartridges. Use or attempted use of potentially incompatible toner and/or cartridges in the Brother machine may cause damage to the machine and/or may result in unsatisfactory print quality. Our warranty coverage does not apply to any problem that is caused by the use of unauthorized third party toner and/or cartridges. To protect your investment and obtain premium performance from the Brother machine, we strongly recommend the use of genuine Brother supplies.

CAUTION

	For UK and other countries
	Brother machines are designed to work with toner of a particular specification and will work to a level of optimum performance when used with genuine Brother branded toner cartridges. Brother cannot guarantee this optimum performance if toner or toner cartridges of other specifications are used. Brother does not therefore recommend the use of cartridges other than genuine Brother branded cartridges with this machine.
	If damage is caused to the drum unit or other part of this machine as a result of using other manufacturer’s products with this machine, any repairs required as a result may not be covered by the warranty.

Pull off the protective cover.

Put the new toner cartridge firmly into the drum unit until you hear it lock into place. If you put it in properly, the lock lever will lift automatically.

CAUTION

Make sure that you put in the toner cartridge properly or it may separate from the drum unit.

Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the green tab from right to left and left to right several times.

CAUTION

Be sure to return the tab to the home position (

) (1). If you do not, printed pages may have a vertical stripe.

Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. Close the front cover.

CAUTION

DO NOT turn off the printer power switch or open the front cover until the Ready LED lights up.

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