• Do not touch the surface (green portion) of the drum cartridge when removing the misfed paper. Doing so may damage the drum and cause smudges on copies. • If the paper has been fed through the bypass tray, do not remove the misfed paper through the bypass tray. Toner on the paper may stain the paper transport area, resulting in smudges on copies. Warning Caution Close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The error indicator will go out and the ready indicator will light up. B: Misfeed in the fusing area 1 Lower the fusing unit release Fusing unit release lever lever. 8 81 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 2 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 2 Gently remove the misfed paper from under the fusing unit as shown in the illustration. If the paper cannot be removed, proceed to "C: Misfeed in the transport area". The fusing unit is hot. Do not touch the fusing unit when removing misfed paper. Doing so may cause a burn or other injury. • Do not touch the surface (green portion) of the drum cartridge when removing the misfed paper. Doing so may cause damage the drum cartridge and smudges on copies. • Do not remove the misfed paper from above the fusing unit. Unfixed toner on the paper may stain the paper transport area, resulting in smudges on copies. Warning Caution 3 Raise the fusing unit release lever and then close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The error indicator will go out and the ready indicator will light up. C: Misfeed in the transport area 1 2 3 Lower the fusing unit release lever. See "B: Misfeed in the fusing area" (p.81). Open the front cover. To open the front cover, see "INSTALLING THE TD CARTRIDGE" (p.14). Rotate the roller rotating knob in the direction of the arrow and gently remove the misfed paper from the exit area. Roller rotating knob TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 4 Raise the fusing unit release lever, close the front cover and then close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The error indicator will go out and the ready indicator will light up. When closing the covers, be sure to close the front cover securely and then close the side cover. If the covers are closed in the wrong order, the covers may be damaged. Caution D: Misfeed in the RSPF An original misfeed may occur at one of three locations: if the misfed original is visible in the document feeder tray, (A) in the document feeder tray; if the misfed original is not visible in the document feeder tray, (B) in the exit area or (C) under the document feeder cover. Remove the misfed original following the instructions for each location. (A) Open the document feeder cover and pull the original gently to the left and out from the document feeder tray. Close the document feeder cover. Open and close the RSPF to clear the error indicator. If the misfed original cannot be easily removed, proceed to (C). Document feeder cover (B) Open the RSPF and rotate the roller to remove the misfed original from the exit area. If the misfed original cannot be easily removed, proceed to (C). Roller If the original is a two-sided original, pull out the reversing tray to remove the misfed original. Reversing tray After removing a misfed original from the exit area of the RSPF, be sure to insert the reversing tray into the exit area until it locks in place. Note 8 83 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Note Open and close the RSPF to clear the error indicator. "RETURN X ORIGINAL(S) START TO RESUME" will appear in the display. Return the indicated number of pages to the document feeder tray. Press the [START] key ( ) to resume copying. 85 8 TD CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT When toner is low, the error indicator will light up and "TD CARTRIDGE IS NEAR EMPTY." will appear in the display. For information on purchasing a new TD cartridge, see "ABOUT SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS" (p.92). If copying is continued while the indicator is lit, copies will gradually become lighter until the toner runs out. When the toner runs out, the machine will stop operating, the error indicator will blink, and "REPLACE THE TD CARTRIDGE" will appear in the display. Follow the procedure below to replace the TD cartridge. 1 Open the bypass tray, and then open the side cover while pressing the side cover open button. 2 Push gently on both sides of the front cover to open the cover. 3 Gently pull the TD cartridge out while pressing the lock release button. • After the machine stops, it may be possible to make a few more copies by taking the TD cartridge out of the machine, shaking it horizontally, then reinstalling it. If copying is not possible after this operation, replace the TD cartridge. • During a long copy run of a dark original, "TONER REPLENISHMENT IN PROGRESS" appears in the display, and the machine may stop even though toner is left. The machine will feed toner up to 2 minutes and then the ready ...