Image drum
Service life of the image drum
The image drum can print approximately 30,000 sheets of A4-sized paper (fed in landscape for simplex printing), but the actual printable number of sheets may vary with the usage condition.
The above number is based on the general usage condition (three sheets at a time). If you print a single sheet at a time, the life may be reduced by half. A message appears indicating preparation for replacement when the end of life is approaching.
To check the life of the image drum, select [Configuration] - [Supplies Life] - [Drum] on the operator panel.
Replacement cycle of the image drum
When the time for replacement is approaching or has arrived, the following message appears on the display.
When the time for replacement is approaching | → | When the time for replacement has arrived | |
|---|---|---|---|
Displayed message | Image Drum Near Life. | → | Install New Image Drum. Replace the image drum with a new one. |
Response to the message | Please prepare a new image drum. | → | Replace the image drum with a new one. |
State of this machine | Printing is possible, but the image drum is approaching the end of its service life. | → | The image drum has reached the end of its service life. Printing stops. |
About 3,000 pages can be printed from when the time for replacement is approaching to when the time for replacement has arrived. (When printing under general usage conditions with factory default settings)
- Printing quality will decline after the image drum stays unpacked for one year or longer. Therefore, prepare a new image drum.
- Handle with adequate care since the green tube of the image drum is very easy to be damaged.
- Do not expose the image drum to direct sunlight or strong light (About 1,500 lux or above). Do not leave it uncovered for more than 5 minutes even under room lighting.
- Use genuine OKI consumables for optimum performance.
- Failures caused by using non-genuine consumables may void the warranty or maintenance contract. (The use of non-genuine consumables will not necessarily cause failures, but please fully take notice of such usage.)
- Replace the image drum immediately when a message indicating replacement of the image drum is displayed and printing has stopped.
If you repeatedly open and close the front cover so that you can continue printing temporarily, a failure may be caused or the print quality may be degraded.
In addition, after a certain period of time, printing will be disabled even if you open and close the front cover. (The printable period of time varies with the usage condition.) - If [Admin Setup] - [Panel Setup] - [Near Life Status] is set to [Disable], a message indicating the time for replacement will not be displayed.
- You can change the timing for displaying a message indicating the time for replacement of the image drum. The factory default setting is [3000].
This timing can be set from [Admin Setup] - [Others Setup] - [Near Life Setup] - [Drum Near Life Timing] on the operator panel.
The setting range is from 500 to 5,000 (in increments of 500).
