Replacing the Image Drum

Before Replacing

When the "[COLOR] Image Drum Near Life" message appears on the display screen, prepare a replacement image drum. If you continue printing, the message "[COLOR] Image Drum Life" will be displayed and printing will stop.

When the "Please install new Image Drum Unit." message is displayed and printing stops, replace the image drum.

When using A4 paper (simplex printing), the estimated replacement cycle of an image drum is approximately 30,000 pages. This estimation assumes the standard use condition (three pages are printed at a time). Printing one page at a time reduces the drum lifetime approximately by half.

The actual number of printed pages may be less than half the above estimation depending on the printing conditions.


Replacing the Image Drum Only


  1. Prepare new image drum.
  2. Hold the handle (A) to open the scanner unit.

  1. Insert your finger into the recess (B) on the right side of the machine and pull the front cover open lever (1) to open the front cover (2) forward.

  1. Press the button (C) and open the Output Tray (3).

  1. Identify the image drum that reached its lifetime by its label color.
  2. Remove the image drum (4) from the machine and place the image drum on a flat surface.

  1. Turn the blue lever (6) of the toner cartridge toward you until its top align on the  mark while pressing the toner cartridge.

  1. Lift the toner cartridge (5) from the right side, and remove it from the image drum.

  1. Unpack a new image drum and place it on a flat surface.
  2. Remove the desiccant and protective sheets.

  1. Remove the toner cover.

  1. Insert the toner cartridge (5) removed in step 8 by aligning its left side indentation (7) with the protrusion (8) on the image drum so that the toner cartridge and image drum color label align. Then insert the right side gently into place.

  1. Turn the blue lever (6) of the toner cartridge backward until its top align on the  mark while pressing the toner cartridge.

  1. Check the label color of the new image drum and place the drum into the machine.

  1. Close the Output Tray (3) by pushing the both sides of the Output Tray (3) firmly.

  1. Close the front cover (2).

  1. Hold the handle (A) to close the scanner unit.

  1. Please recycle image drums.
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