LaserWriter 8500: How to Install the Toner Cartridge

This document discusses installing the toner cartridge.
The toner cartridge contains the dry powder that the printer uses instead of ink. Each cartridge lasts approximately 14,000 pages, depending on the kind of printing you do. If you use the printer to produce more graphic images than text, you may need to change cartridges more often.

WARNING: Use only toner cartridges designed for use with your printer. Other cartridges will not fit and may damage the printer.

1. Open the multipurpose tray and then the printer top cover.





If you're replacing a toner cartridge, remove the old cartridge.

To remove an old cartridge, grasp the orange handles on the cartridge and pull toward you.

2. Take the cartridge out of its packaging.

3. Distribute the toner powder by gently rocking the cartridge back and forth.





4. Firmly pull the tab directly away from the cartridge to remove the sealing tape.

WARNING: Pull the tab straight out of the cartridge. Don't pull too quickly or at an angle-either might damage the seals on the cartridge.





5. Align the rollers on the sides of the toner cartridge with the arrows inside the printer, then slide the cartridge into the printer. Make sure the toner cartridge is inserted all the way and properly seated inside the printer.





6. Close the printer. The top cover clicks into place.
Note: If the printer's top cover does not close properly, the toner cartridge is not installed correctly. Check to make sure the toner cartridge is properly inside the printer.
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012