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Personal Laser Printers Roundup: Monochrome Printing (page 3)

Category: Other

by Vasily Melnik

[ 01/19/2006 | 06:23 PM ]

The transport shaft and the heater are located behind the rear cover of the printer, so you can remove and replace it without dismantling the whole case. The heater is cooled by an exhaust fan on the right panel – such a simple solution increases the service life of this component.

The following indicators can be seen on the right of the front panel:

• Low toner level
• Photo-drum failure
• No paper in the tray
• Ready to print

There is also a button here that resumes the current print task after a failure.

The cartridge consists of two parts: the case with the photo-drum and a container with toner. This design is justifiable because the drum has a much longer service life.

There’s a plug under a protective sticker on the side of the toner container, but you may void the warranty if you refill the cartridge by yourself.