How to Change Minolta Toner
Konica Minolta produces a wide variety of printers for business, industrial and home use. Printer consumables, such as toner cartridges, must be replenished as they are used in order for the printer to operate. Toner cartridges are fairly easy to replace but care must be taken to use the correct toner replacement cartridge and to dispose of the empty toner cartridge properly. These toner cartridge replacement instructions are for the MAGICOLOR2 series of Minolta printers but are applicable to many other Minolta models.
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Instructions
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Removal and Installation
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Open the front cover of the printer. Locate, remove and discard the empty toner cartridge. (See the toner cartridge discard WARNING below.)
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Remove the new toner cartridge from its packaging container. Check to make sure that the color of the new cartridge matches the color of the empty cartridge. Holding the cartridge in both hands, distribute the toner material by gently rocking the cartridge from side-to-side 5 to 6 times.
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Pull the tab and remove the orange protective cover. Insert the new cartridge into the empty cartridge slot, making sure that the color on the new cartridge matches the color on the cartridge slot.
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Push the cartridge in until it is firmly seated. Close the front cover of the printer.
Re-set the Consumables Monitor
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Press the "Online/Offline" key one time to take the printer offline.
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Select the "Menu" key one time to access the "Configuration Language" display. Press the Next key (right arrow) until "Service" appears. Then press the "Service" key once.
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Press the Next key until "Clear Care" appears. Next press "Yes" and then press "Yes is Selected."
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Choose the "Online" key twice to return the printer to Online status. (The Online Indicator on the Printer Control Panel should now be activated.)
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Tips & Warnings
Minolta toner cartridges come in 4 colors: black, yellow, magenta and cyan. Check to see if the Color Density needs to be adjusted after each toner cartridge change.
Do not burn discarded toner cartridges. (There are several toner recycling programs available for consideration.)
