Replacing supplies

Replacing the waste toner bottle

Parts of the printer

1

Top door

2

Waste toner bottle

3

Right side cover

4

Front door


  1. Unpack the replacement waste toner bottle.

  2. Open the front door.

    hot surface caution icon   CAUTION—HOT SURFACE:  The inside of the printer might be hot. To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component, allow the surface to cool before touching it.
    Front door opened
  3. Open the top door.

    Top door opened
  4. Remove the right side cover.

    Removal of the right side cover
  5. Remove the waste toner bottle.

    Removal of the waste toner bottle
  6. Pack the used waste toner bottle.

    For more information, see Recycling Lexmark products .

  7. Insert the replacement waste toner bottle.

    Installation of the waste toner bottle
  8. Insert the right side cover.

    Reinstallation of the right side cover
  9. Close the top door.

  10. Close the front door.

Replacing a black and color imaging kit

  1. Open the front door.

    hot surface caution icon   CAUTION—HOT SURFACE:  The inside of the printer might be hot. To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component, allow the surface to cool before touching it.
    Front door opened
  2. Open the top door.

    Top door opened
  3. Remove the toner cartridges.

    Removal of the toner cartridges
  4. Remove the right side cover.

    Removal of the right side cover
  5. Remove the waste toner bottle.

    Removal of the waste toner bottle
  6. Lift the blue levers on the imaging kit, and then pull the imaging kit until it stops.

    Imaging unit is pulled after blue levers on the sides are lifted
  7. Press down the blue lever, and then grasp the green handles on the sides to pull out the imaging kit.

    Imaging kit is pulled out completely
  8. Unpack the replacement black and color imaging kit.

    Replacement imaging kit is unpacked

    Notes:

    • Color imaging kit includes the imaging kit and the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black developer units.
    • Black imaging kit includes the imaging kit and the black developer unit.
  9. Pack the used imaging kit.

    For more information, see Recycling Lexmark products .

    Used imaging kit is packed
    Note:  When replacing the black imaging kit, save the cyan, magenta, and yellow developer units. Dispose only the black developer unit.
  10. Gently shake the yellow, cyan, magenta, and black developer units side-to-side.

    Shaking of the units
  11. Remove the red packing strip and the attached fabric from the developer units.

    Removal of the strip and fabric from the units
  12. Insert the yellow, cyan, magenta, and black developer units into the matching color slots.

    Installation of the developer units
  13. Remove the red packing strip from the imaging kit.

    Removal of the strip from the kit
    Warning—Potential Damage:  Do not touch the shiny photoconductor drum under the imaging kit. Doing so may affect the quality of future print jobs.
    Photoconductor drum under the imaging kit
  14. Align, and then insert the imaging kit.

    Alignment and insertion of the imaging kit
  15. Push the blue levers down until the imaging kit is fully seated into place.

    Imaging kit is fully installed
  16. Insert the waste toner bottle.

    Reinstallation of the waste toner bottle
  17. Insert the right side cover.

    Reinstallation of the right side cover
  18. Insert the toner cartridges.

    Reinstallation of the toner cartridges
  19. Close the top door.

  20. Close the front door.

Replacing toner cartridges

Warning—Potential Damage:  Damage caused by use of a non-Lexmark toner cartridge is not covered under warranty.
Note:  Reduced print quality may result from using non-Lexmark toner cartridges.
  1. Slide the release latch on the right side of the printer, and then open the top door.

  2. Remove the toner cartridge by lifting the handle, and then gently pulling it away from the imaging kit.

  3. Unpack the new toner cartridge, and then remove its packaging.

  4. Align the new toner cartridge, and then press the cartridge down until it fits into place.

  5. Close the top door.

  6. Seal the used toner cartridge in the bag that the replacement toner cartridge came in before disposing.

    For more information, see Recycling Lexmark products .

Replacing a developer unit

Replace the developer unit when a print quality defect occurs or when damage occurs to the printer.

  1. Open the front door.

    hot surface caution icon   CAUTION—HOT SURFACE:  The inside of the printer might be hot. To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component, allow the surface to cool before touching it.
    Front door opened
  2. Open the top door.

    Top door opened
  3. Remove the toner cartridges.

    Removal of the toner cartridges
  4. Remove the right side cover.

    Removal of the right side cover
  5. Remove the waste toner bottle.

    Removal of the waste toner bottle
  6. Lift the blue levers on the imaging kit, and then pull the imaging kit until it stops.

    Imaging unit is pulled after blue levers on the sides are lifted
  7. Press down the blue lever, and then grasp the green handles on the sides to pull out the imaging kit.

    Warning—Potential Damage:  Do not touch the underside of the imaging kit. This could damage the imaging kit.
    Imaging kit is pulled out completely
  8. Remove the used developer unit.

    Removal of the developer unit
  9. Gently shake the replacement developer unit side-to-side before removing it from its packaging.

    Shaking of the developer unit
  10. Remove the red shipping cover from the developer unit.

    Removal of the cover from the unit
  11. Insert the developer unit.

    Installation of the developer unit
  12. Align, and then insert the imaging kit.

    Installation of the imaging kit
  13. Push the blue levers down until the imaging kit is fully seated into place.

    Blue levers are pushed down
  14. Insert the waste toner bottle.

    Reinstallation of the waste toner bottle
  15. Insert the right side cover.

    Reinstallation of the right side cover
  16. Insert the toner cartridges.

    Reinstallation of the toner cartridges
  17. Close the top door.

  18. Close the front door.

  19. Pack the used developer unit in the bag that the replacement developer unit came in before disposing.

    For more information, see Recycling Lexmark products .