Replacing supplies

Replacing the waste toner box

Replace the waste toner box when 82 Replace waste toner box appears. The printer will not continue printing until the waste toner box is replaced.

view of toner cartridges and waste toner box

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Waste toner box

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Door E6

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Door E

4

Printhead lens cleaner

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E6 Door tab


  1. Unpack the replacement waste toner box and accessories.

    picture of waste toner box and accessories

  2. Open Door E (front printer door).

    open front printer door
    Warning—Potential Damage: To avoid overexposing the photoconductors, do not leave the door open for more than 10 minutes.

  3. Grasp the E6 Door tab, and then push the door down.

    opening the metal cover in front of the waste toner box

  4. Remove the old printhead lens cleaner from Door E, and then discard it.

    picture shows cleaning blade

  5. Remove the waste toner box.

    removal of waste toner box

  6. Place the plastic cover over the waste toner box.

    picture of waste toner box in recycling bag

  7. Place the waste toner box in the recycling bag.

    picture of waste toner box being placed in a recycling bag and box

  8. Use the new printhead lens cleaner to clean the printhead lenses.

    picture of optical lens cover areas

  9. Insert the new waste toner box.

    insert waste toner box

  10. Place the new printhead lens cleaner in the notches of Door E.

    picture shows location of the cleaning blade

  11. Close Door E6.

    picture of metal door being closed

  12. Close Door E.

    closing front door

  13. Remove all paper from the printer paper path.

    Visit www.lexmark.com/recycling to learn how to recycle the waste toner box.

Cleaning the printhead lenses

Clean the printhead lenses when you replace the waste toner box or when you encounter print quality problems.

view of printer behind front door

1

Waste toner box

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Door E6

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Door E (front door)

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Printhead lens cleaner

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E6 Door tab


  1. Open Door E (front door).

    picture shows printer front door open
    Warning—Potential Damage: To avoid overexposing the photoconductors, do not leave the door open for more than 10 minutes.

  2. Grasp the E6 Door tab, and then push the door down.

    picture how to open the E5 door

  3. Remove the waste toner box.

    pull the waste toner box out

  4. Locate and remove the printhead lens cleaner from Door E.

    Note: If you are replacing the waste toner box, use the printhead lens cleaner that shipped with it.
    picture of cleaning blade inside the printer door

  5. Insert the padded tip of the printhead lens cleaner into the first printhead lens opening.

    picture of printhead lens opening

  6. Push the printhead lens cleaner all the way to the back of the lens, and then pull it out.

  7. Clean the remaining three printhead lenses.

    picture shows the printhead lens areas

  8. Insert the waste toner box.

    picture shows how to insert a waste toner box

  9. Place the printhead lens cleaner in the notches of Door E.

    picture shows location of the cleaning blade

  10. Close Door E6.

    picture of metal door being closed

  11. Close Door E.

    picture of printer front door

Replacing a photoconductor

Replace the black photoconductor when 84 Replace black pc unit appears. Replace the cyan, magenta, and yellow photoconductors when 84 Replace color pc units appears.

  1. Open Door E (front printer door).

    open front printer door
    Warning—Potential Damage: To avoid overexposing the photoconductors, do not leave the door open for more than 10 minutes.

  2. Release the bar by pressing the E5 button located on the bottom of the E5 latch, lift the E5 latch, and then press the bar down.

    picture depicts lifting a latch and pressing down the locking bar

  3. Remove the photoconductor(s) specified on the display.

    Photoconductor color

    Opening name

    Black

    E1

    Cyan

    E2

    Magenta

    E3

    Yellow

    E4


    removing old photoconductor

  4. Unpack the replacement photoconductor.

  5. Align and insert the end of the photoconductor.

    align and insert photoconductor

  6. Remove the tape from the top of the photoconductor.

    remove the tape

  7. Press the button forward to insert the photoconductor while removing the casing.

    push button forward

  8. Lift the bar up, and then press latch E5 down so that it holds the bar in position.

    lock bar

  9. Close Door E.

    closing front door

Replacing a toner cartridge

Replace the specified toner cartridge (cyan, magenta, yellow, or black) when 88 Replace <color> toner appears. The printer will not continue printing until the specified cartridge is replaced.

  1. Make sure the printer is on and Ready or 88 Replace <color> toner appears.

  2. Unpack the new cartridge, and set it near the printer.

  3. Open Door E (front printer door).

    open front printer door

  4. Unlock the specified cartridge by turning the cartridge counterclockwise until the arrow-shaped handle points toward the unlock symbol.

    callout of unlock symbol

  5. Remove the cartridge by gently pulling it away from the printer.

    picture shows toner cartridge removal

  6. Align the arrow-shaped handle with the unlock symbol, and then insert the toner cartridge all the way into the opening.

    shows arrow and unlock symbol and toner cartidge allignment

  7. Lock the cartridge by turning the arrow-shaped cartridge handle clockwise until it points toward the lock symbol.

    lock symbol

  8. Close Door E.

    close front door