Brother MFC 9450CDN User Manual
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance 151 C lHold the green handle of the drum unit. Lift the drum unit up and then pull it out until it stops. CAUTION We recommend that you place the drum unit and toner cartridges separately on a clean, flat surface with a piece of disposable paper underneath them in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water at once.
152 mRelease the grey lock lever (1) that is on the left side of the machine. Lift the front of the drum unit and pull the drum unit completely out of the machine using the green handles on the drum unit. CAUTION Make sure that you use the drum unit handles when carrying it. DO NOT hold the sides of the drum unit. nUsing their coloured handles to lift them out, remove all four toner cartridges from the drum unit. CAUTION To prevent damage to the machine from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration. Handle the toner cartridges carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water at once. 1
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance 153 C To avoid print quality problems, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations. oWhile holding both hands, turn the drum unit upside down and place on a piece of disposable paper or cloth. Make sure that the drum unit gears (1) are on your left hand side. pSee the print sample to identify the colour causing the problem. The colour of the spots or toner stain is the colour of the drum you should clean. For example, if the spots are cyan, you should clean the drum for cyan. Put the print sample in front of the drum, and the find the exact position of the repeating mark. 1
154 qTurn the drum unit gear on the drum that matches that mark (for example, for a cyan mark, turn the drum for cyan). You should see the mark eventually on the surface of the drum (1). rWhen you have found the mark on the drum that matches the print sample, wipe the surface of the drum gently with a cotton swab until the dust or paper powder on the surface comes off. CAUTION The drum is photosensitive so DO NOT touch it with your fingers. DO NOT clean the surface of the photosensitive drum with a sharp object. DO NOT use excessive force when cleaning the drum surface. sTurn the drum unit gear toward you by hand to return it to the home position. The home position of each drum can be identified by matching the number on the drum unit gear to the same number on the side of the drum unit as shown in the illustration. Make sure that the number on each of the four drum unit gears matches the corresponding number on the side of the drum unit. 1
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance 155 C tHolding the toner cartridges by their coloured handles, insert them one by one back into the drum unit as shown. Make sure that you match the toner cartridge colour to the same colour label on the drum unit, and make sure that you fold down the toner cartridge handle (A) once the toner cartridge is in place. Repeat this for all the toner cartridges. 1 C - Cyan 2 M - Magenta 3 Y - Yellow 4K - Black uPut the drum unit back in the machine as follows. 1Make sure that the grey lock lever (1) is in the up position and put the drum unit in the machine. Push down the grey lock lever (1). A 1 2 3 4 1 1
156 Note When you put the drum unit in the machine, match the green guides (1) of the drum unit handle to the green arrows (2) on both sides of the machine. 2Push the drum unit in until it stops. vClose the front cover of the machine. wReconnect all cables and telephone line cord. Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet, and then turn on the machine’s power switch. 2 1 2 1
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance 157 C Replacing the consumable itemsC When the time comes to replace consumable items, the following messages will appear on the LCD. The machine will stop printing when the following maintenance messages appear on the LCD. 1The toner cartridge colour which is used up is shown in the message. 2At 5% print coverage (A4 or Letter size). The actual number of printed pages will vary depending on the print jobs and paper you use. 3At 5% print coverage for CMYK each (A4 or Letter size). The actual number of printed pages will vary depending on the print jobs and paper you use. The following are maintenance messages that appear on the LCD in the Ready mode. These message provide advanced warnings to replace the consumable items before they run out. To avoid any inconvenience, you may wish to buy spare consumable items before the machine stops printing. 1The toner cartridge colour which is near the end of life is shown in the message. 2At 5% print coverage (A4 or Letter size). The actual number of printed pages will vary depending on the print jobs and paper you use. 3At 5% print coverage for CMYK each (A4 or Letter size). The actual number of printed pages will vary depending on the print jobs and paper you use. LCD messagesConsumable item to replaceApproximate lifeHow to replaceOrder No. Toner Life End Replace Black(K) Toner Cartridge.1 Toner cartridges standard2,500 pages (Black)2 1,500 pages (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)2 See Replacing a toner cartridgeon page 159.TN-130BK TN-130C TN-130M TN-130Y Toner cartridges high yield5,000 pages (Black) 2 4,000 pages (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)2 TN-135BK TN-135C TN-135M TN-135Y Waste Toner FullWaste toner box 20,000 pages 3See Waste Toner Box Full messageon page 176.WT-100CL LCD messagesConsumable item to replaceApproximate lifeHow to replaceOrder No. Toner Low Prepare New Black(K) Toner Cartridge.1 Toner cartridges standard2,500 pages (Black)2 1,500 pages (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)2 See Replacing a toner cartridgeon page 159.TN-130BK TN-130C TN-130M TN-130Y Toner cartridges high yield5,000 pages (Black) 2 4,000 pages (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)2 TN-135BK TN-135C TN-135M TN-135Y Waste Toner SoonWaste toner box 20,000 pages 3See Replacing the waste toner boxon page 176.WT-100CL
158 The following are maintenance messages that appear alternately with the normal message on the upper row of the LCD when the machine is in the Ready mode. These messages advise you that you will need to replace each of the consumable items as soon as possible, since the consumable item’s end of life has been reached. The machine will continue printing when any of these messages appear on the LCD. 1When printing on Letter or A4 size paper. The actual number of printed pages will vary depending on the print jobs and paper you use. Note • Discard used consumable items according to local regulations, keeping it separate from domestic waste. If you have questions, call your local waste disposal office. Be sure to reseal the consumable items tightly so that the material inside does not spill. • We recommend placing used consumable items on a piece of paper to prevent accidentally spilling or scattering the material inside. • If you use paper that is not a direct equivalent for the recommended paper, the life of consumable items and machine parts may be reduced. • The projected life for toner cartridges and a waste toner box is based on an average 5% coverage of the printable area using any colour toner cartridge. Frequency of replacement will vary depending on the complexity of printed pages, percentage of coverage and type of media used. LCD messagesConsumable item to replaceApproximate life1How to replaceOrder No. Drum End SoonDrum unit 17,000 pages See Replacing the drum uniton page 164.DR-130CL Change Belt UnitBelt unit 50,000 pages See Replacing the belt uniton page 171.BU-100CL Fuser Unit EndFuser unit 80,000 pages Call your Brother dealer to purchase the fuser unit.— Laser Unit EndLaser unit 100,000 pages Call your Brother dealer to purchase the laser unit.— Change PF Kit 1Paper feeding kit 1 (Paper pick-up roller and Separator pad for Tray 1)100,000 pages Call your Brother dealer to purchase the paper feeding kit 1.— Change PF Kit 2 (when the optional lower tray is installed)Paper feeding kit 2 (Paper pick-up roller and Separator pad for Tray 2)100,000 pages Call your Brother dealer to purchase the paper feeding kit 2.— Change PF Kit MPPaper feeding kit MP (Paper pick-up roller and Separator pad for MP tray)50,000 pages Call your Brother dealer to purchase the paper feeding kit MP.—
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance 159 C Replacing a toner cartridgeC Order Numbers: Toner Cartridge Standard: TN-130 (BK, C, M, Y) Toner Cartridge High Yield: TN-135 (BK, C, M, Y) The High Yield toner cartridges can print approximately 5,000 pages (Black) and approximately 4,000 pages each (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow). The Standard toner cartridges can print approximately 2,500 pages (Black) and approximately 1,500 pages each (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow). Actual page count will vary depending on your average type of document (i.e., standard letter, detailed graphics). Toner low messageC Toner Low Prepare New The machine is supplied with the Standard TN-130 toner cartridge. When a toner cartridge is running low, the LCD shows Toner Low. Note It is a good idea to keep new toner cartridges ready for use when you see the Toner Low warning. Toner life end messageC When the following message appears on the LCD, you need to replace the toner cartridge. The second line of the LCD indicates which colour you need to replace. Toner Life End Replace Black(K) Discard the used toner cartridge according to local regulations, keeping it separate from domestic waste. You can also check our ecology website www.brothergreen.co.uk for recycling information.Be sure to seal up the toner cartridge tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the cartridge. If you have questions, call your local waste disposal office. Note We recommend that you clean the machine and corona wires of the drum unit when you replace a toner cartridge. (See Cleaning the laser scanner windowson page 142 and Cleaning the corona wireson page 146.) Replacing the toner cartridgesC HOT SURFACE After you have just used the machine, some internal parts of the machine will be extremely hot. When you open the front or back cover of the machine, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration.
160 aTurn off the machine’s power switch. Press the front cover release button and then open the front cover. bHold the green handle of the drum unit. Lift the drum unit up and then pull it out until it stops. cHold the handle of the toner cartridge and pull it out of the drum unit. Repeat this for all the toner cartridges.