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Cartridge Reconditioning Instructions
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These cartridges are friendly once you know a couple of important tricks. Similar to previous cartridges, these are equipped with a Connector which keeps track of the copy count. This Connector must be replaced to allow the cartridge to run a new cycle.
Unlike many of the Copy Cartridges for previous Xerox copiers, these cartridges are "all in one", that is, they include the toner, as well as housing the drum, cleaning assembly, and waste toner container.
One potential point of confusion relates to the fact that Xerox is selling more than one version of the cartridge depending on which "market" they are serving. The difference is in the Connector. After the Procedure, you will find an explanation of which cartridges are which, and overcome this confusion gracefully.
Tools you’ll need:
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1.) Remove the front plastic drum ‘spindle’ first (1 screw). Remove the Waste toner Container from the front of the cartridge (4 more screws). Be particularly gentle with the electrical contacts on the Waste Container... they look really delicate. Empty out the Waste Container.
2.) Push the 2 pins all the way in (one front & one rear, see illustration #3 & #4) (you’ll need a long narrow tool such as an alan key)... This will allow you to separate the ‘Drum / Cleaning Section’ from the ‘Toner Dispense Section’ (remove & keep the 2 pins for reassembly later). Put the Toner Dispense Section aside for now.
HINT: During this step, it is helpful to reinstall the Front Plastic Drum ‘Spindle’ to help hold the drum in place while you are separating the 2 ‘Sections’.
3.) Raise the drum up & out of the ‘Drum / Cleaning Section’. Inspect the drum... put it aside where it will be protected from light.
4.) To get to the Cleaning Blade, you must first remove the Charge Corona Assembly. This is done by removing one screw on the top / rear of the cartridge (See Illustration #4). Loosen a 2nd screw at the rear end to release tension on the corotron so that it can be lifted out. That screw also releases tension on the scorotron grid, so don’t be alarmed if the grid seems loose once you get the corona assembly out.
5.) Inspect the cleaning blade. The blade is held in by 3 screws, replace it if needed (the blades may be another month or 2 before they become available in the market).
6.) Now take the ‘Toner Dispense Section’ in hand. Remove the plug from the Toner Fill Hole and vacuum out the remaining toner. Take care not to touch the Toner Dispense Roll (Fingerprints or scuffs will pretty much guarantee you poor copy quality).
7.) Use a funnel to pour in the refill toner.
8.) Clean up both sections of the cartridge and reassemble.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You can temporarily attach the front Drum ‘Spindle’ to keep the drum in place during re-assembly of the 2 halves of the cartridge… it will be necessary to remove it however while you install the Waste Container… then with the Waste Container in place, you can re-install the Front Drum ‘Spindel’… this is critical because the ‘spindle’ is a conductive plastic which provides the connection between the ground clip inside the drum & the electrical contact on the waste container (the spindle must clamp down on the electrical contact piece when it is screwed into place in order to make a good ground contact).
9.) Install a new Connector on the cartridge (held on by 2 screws) to reset the Copy Cartridge Count.
Done deal!
Here’s the scoop on the Cartridge ‘Types’ & how to deal with them:
There are 2 versions of the Copy Cartridges available here in the US (& several other versions offered internationally) which are not interchangeable because of the ‘Type’ of connector on the cartridge. The machine checks the connector to make sure the cartridge is of the Type appropriate to the market through which the machine was originally sold. You can overcome this potential stumbling block if you know how to tell which cartridge a machine needs & how to change the machine to accept the type of cartridge which you have available to you.
The machines sold through “USCO” (US Customer Operations, or in other words Dealers) are set up to look for a “type 1” cartridge sold under the reorder #’s 113R180 or 113R181. Machines sold through “Channel Group” (Retail Outlet Stores) require a ‘type 5’ cartridge sold under part # 113R287. If the wrong cartridge ‘Type’ is installed in a machine, the J8 code (improper copy cartridge) will show up. If you get a J8, enter diagnostics (hold down ‘0’ while turning on the power, then press the ‘Stop/Clear’ button and wait till the optics finish initializing before doing anything further). Then enter ‘202’ followed by ‘Print’. The 1st 3 digit number which appears tells you which ‘type’ the machine is currently set up to accept, a 2nd 3 digit number which flashes tells you the ‘type’ of the cartridge which is in the machine.
Changing the ‘Type’ of cartridge which the machine will accept:
First, with the power off, remove the Copy Cartridge, close the Door Transport, and hold the ‘0’ while turning on the power to enter Diagnostic Mode. Wait for the optics to finish initializing. Press ‘Stop/Clear’, then enter code ‘406’ followed by ‘Print’. Turn off the power and install the intended Copy Cartridge. Turn on the machine, from now on it will expect the ‘type’ of cartridge which is currently in the machine.
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