Samsung SL-C483W Manuel D’Utilisation

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The toner cartridge

you have installed is

not for your machine.

Install a Samsung-genuine toner

cartridge, designed for your

The indicated toner 
cartridge is installed 
improperly, or the 
connector is polluted.

Reinstall the Samsung-genuine toner 
cartridge two or three times to 
confirm it is seated properly. If the 
problem persists, please call for 
service. 

A toner cartridge is not 
installed.

Reinstall the toner cartridge.

A toner cartridge is not 
being detected

Reinstall the toner cartridge two or 
three times to confirm it is seated 
properly. If the problem persists, 
please call for service.

Not removed protective 
film from toner.

Remove the protective film from the 
toner cartridge. Refer to Quick 
Installation Guide provided with your 
machine.

 The estimated life of

 the toner cartridge is 
close.

 Prepare a new toner cartridge for a 
replacement. You may temporarily 
increase the printing quality by 
redistributing the toner (see 
"Redistributing toner" on page 277).

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The indicated toner 
cartridge has almost 
reached its estimated 

cartridge life

a

. 

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You can choose Stop or Continue 
as shown on the control panel. If 
you select Stop, the printer stops 
printing. If you select Continue, 
the printer keeps printing but the 
printing quality cannot be 
guaranteed.

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Replace the toner cartridge for the 
best print quality when this 
message appears. Using a 
cartridge beyond this stage can 
result in printing quality issues (see 
"Replacing the toner cartridge" on 
page 279).

There is a problem in

the toner cartridge.

Turn the machine off and back

on again. If the problem persists,

call for service. 

The indicated toner 
cartridge has reached its 

estimated cartridge life

Replace the toner cartridge with a 
Samsung-genuine toner cartridge 
(see "Replacing the toner cartridge" 
on page 279).

a. Estimated cartridge life means the expected or estimated toner cartridge life, which 

indicates the average capacity of print-outs and is designed pursuant to ISO/IEC 19798 
(see "Available consumables" on page 272). The number of pages may be affected by 
operating environment, percentage of image area, printing interval, media, percentage 
of image area, and media size. Some amount of toner may remain in the cartridge even 
when replace new cartridge appears and the machine stops printing.