Separate drum units last quite a bit longer than a toner cartridge and typically should be replaced after the use of 3-4 toners. Your printer should inform you when it's time to replace the drum, but you can usually tell your drum is on it's last legs if you start to see black spots or lines across the page.
How do I check my printer drum?
- Press MENU and choose Machine Info. => Drum Life.
- Press the OK key. Your Brother machine's LCD will display the percentage of remaining drum life.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
How do you clean an OKI printer drum?
- Press ON LINE to set the printer off-line.
- Lower the manual feed tray.
- Press < / Recover and > / Reset buttons simultaneously and hold for 2 seconds.
- CLEANING MANUAL LETTER REQUEST or CLEANING MANUAL A4 REQUEST displays.
- Insert a clean sheet of letter or A4 paper in the Manual Feed Tray.
How do you reset the drum image on OKI printer for free?
- Start the Status Monitor for the printer.
- Click on Printer Setup tab - Printer Menu button - Maintenance 1 tab.
- Click the [Reset] button next to Drum Counter, then click on the [OK] button to reset the drum counter.
How do you clean Oki printer rollers?
- Check the ADF cover.
- Pull the ADF cover open lever (D) and open the ADF cover.
- Open the Roller cover.
- Wipe the document feeding rollers with a soft cloth lightly moistened with water.
- Push and close the Roller cover.
- Close the ADF cover.
Can you clean a printer drum?
Look for chunks of toner on the drum unit. After you have removed the chunks of toner, dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol. Carefully wipe off any dirty areas visible on the drum. If the drum unit is dirty, apply some rubbing alcohol onto your lint-free cloth and carefully wipe the body of the drum unit.
How do you clean a dirty printer drum?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Knu8KllTw
How do I clean the print head OKI?
- Hold the handle (B) and open the scanner unit (a) completely.
- Press the button (A) and open the output tray (b) completely.
- Wipe the four lenses of the LED heads with a soft tissue paper lightly.
- Close the output tray (b) slowly and push the center of the output tray for confirmation.
What is image drum OKI?
The OKI Drum Kit is an ideal replacement for your worn out drum, allowing your printer to print precise images. This laser drum kit works on the LED printing technology, where the laser's LED light touches the drum and the toner adheres to parts of the drum that has not received the charge.
How do you reset a drum?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syu_BOdzf4M
How do I reset my Oki laser printer?
- Press the. button a few times to display [MAINTENANCE MENU].
- Press the "OK" button.
- Confirm that [MENU RESET/EXECUTE] is displayed. If other than [MENU RESET/EXECUTE] is displayed, press the or. button a few times to display [MENU RESET/EXECUTE].
- Press the "OK" button.
How do you clean Oki image drums?
If toner adheres to the window film of the image drum, gently wipe it off gently with a dry soft tissue paper. The green tube of the image drum is very easy to be damaged, so do handle with great care. Do not expose the image drum to direct sunlight or strong light (About 1,500 lux or above).
What does an image drum do?
An image drum is a vital part of a laser printer that is responsible for transferring the toner and image or text to paper. It has several different names, it's also called the imaging unit, drum unit or photoreceptor drum.
How do you change the drum image on Oki printer?
- Open the cover and remove the used image drum cartridge.
- Unwrap the new Image drum cartridge and remove the protective sheet.
- Insert the new image drum cartridge and press it down.
- Remove the toner well cover and discard.
- Install a new toner cartridge.