Lexmark W810 Guia Do Utilizador

Printer consumables

The average yield for the Optra W810 toner cartridge is 20,000 pages at approximately 
5% coverage. Actual yield depends on the density of print on each page and whether 
Toner Saver is set on. See page 148 for more information on changing print quality set-
tings.

The engine code interprets data it receives from the toner cartridge to determine when to 
display the 

 message. (If you have set Toner Low Alarm to Single or Contin-

uous, the printer stops printing, sounds a series of beeps, and displays the 

 message.) The read switch checks the toner level by detecting the position of 

the toner detection plate. When the sensor detects that the toner is nearly depleted in the 
subhopper, the printer enters toner recovery mode. It supplies toner to the photoconduc-
tor cartridge until the toner-to-carrier ratio has recovered to 14%.

Although

 appears on the display, enough residual toner remains in the pho-

toconductor cartridge that you can press 

 and continue printing for a short while before 

the printer displays the 

message. 

However, we strongly rec-

ommend that you change the toner cartridge immediately. If you do not, the printer stops 
printing when 

 appears on the display. You then have to replace 

the toner cartridge before you can continue to use the printer.

Although we advise you to shake a new toner cartridge vigorously before you install it in 
the printer,

 never remove a used cartridge and shake it in an attempt to extend the life of 

the cartridge. After removing a used toner cartridge, we recommend that you only insert a