# Toner Cartridge Replacement

Toner cartridges are consumable products. When the toner cartridge is almost empty, a message is displayed on the display. Take action according to the message.

| For details on the toner cartridge yields and replacement toner cartridges, see "Consumables."

Message | When message is displayed and cause | Description and Solutions
16 <Toner Color>* toner cart. will soon reach lifetime. | The toner cartridge needs to be replaced soon | You can continue printing. Have ready a replacement toner cartridge of the color that is displayed. We recommend that you replace the toner cartridge before printing a large amount of data.
<Toner Color>* toner cartridge will soon reach end of lifetime. | The toner cartridge needs to be replaced soon | The printer stops printing. You can continue printing by pressing [ ] (: Online). Have ready a replacement toner cartridge of the color that is displayed. We recommend that you replace the toner cartridge before printing a large amount of data.
1G Change <Toner Color>* toner cartridge recommended. | The toner cartridge has reached the end of its life | You can continue printing. Replacing the toner cartridge for the displayed color with a new one is recommended.
Toner cart. lifetime <Toner Color>* | The toner cartridge has reached the end of its life | The printer stops printing. You can continue printing by pressing [ ] (: Online). Replacing the toner cartridge for the displayed color with a new one is recommended.
9G <Toner Color>* Cart. parts life reached. Chg. recmnd. | If there is a possibility that the toner cartridge parts have reached the end of their lives | You can continue to print, but this may cause the printer to malfunction. Replacing these cartridges with new cartridges is recommended.
<Toner Color>* cartridge parts lifetime reached. Change recommended | The toner cartridge parts have reached the end of their lives | The printer stops printing. You can continue printing by pressing [ ] (: Online). Continuing to use these cartridges may cause the printer to malfunction, so replacing these cartridges with new cartridges is recommended.
Re-insert or change the <Toner Color>* toner cartridge. | If there is a possibility that the toner cartridge is not installed correctly | The printer stops and you cannot continue printing. Remove the toner cartridge that is the color displayed and set it correctly. If after that the message is still displayed, replacing this cartridge with a new one is recommended.
Insert <Toner Color>* toner cartridge. | A toner cartridge has not been set | Set a toner cartridge of the color that is displayed.
Check the location where the <Toner Color>* toner cartridge is set. | The toner cartridge is not set in the correct position | Remove the toner cartridge that is the color displayed and set it in the correct position.

* <Toner Color> is displayed as C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow) or K (black).

| When the toner is low, whether "16 <Toner Color> toner cart. will soon reach lifetime." or "<Toner Color> toner cartridge will soon reach end of lifetime." will be displayed depends on the "Warning Step" setting under the Setup Menu. The printer's default settings are set so that "16 <Toner Color> toner cart. will soon reach lifetime." is displayed. See "[Setup] Menu ([Control Menu] Options)" for details on the "Show Warnings" settings.

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