Replacing the Toner/drum/Transfer belt and Fuser for OKidata C5300n

This Article explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is:

• > Toner — 5,000 A4 pages at 5% coverage, which means that 5% of the addressable print area is printed with this colour. Toner life is directly affected by coverage, e.g. at 10% coverage there is sufficient toner for 2,500 pages, conversely at 2.5% there is sufficient toner for 10,000 pages in the cartridge.  The printer is shipped with sufficient toner for 3,000 A4 pages  in the print cartridges of which 1,500 A4 pages of toner are  used to charge the image drum.
• > Image drum — 17,000 pages (calculated on typical office usage where 20% of printing is 1 page only, 30% is 3 page  documents and 50% is print runs of 15 pages or more).
• > Transfer belt — Approximately 50,000 A4 pages.
• > Fuser — Approximately 45,000 A4 pages.

OKidata C5300n TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT

The toner used in the OKidata C5300n is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartridges: one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to place the used cartridge while you install the new one.
Dispose of the old cartridge responsibly, inside the pack that the new one came in. Follow any regulations, recommendations, etc., which may be in force concerning waste recycling.
If you do spill any toner powder, lightly brush it off. If this is not enough, use a cool, damp cloth to remove any residue. Do not use hot
water, and never use solvents of any kind. They will make stains permanent.

Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover.

1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.

2. Note the positions of the four cartridges.

1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge
3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge

3. Pull the coloured toner release lever (1) on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer.

4. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the printer.

5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface.
6. Remove the new cartridge from its box but leave its wrapping
material in place for the moment.
7. Gently shake the new cartridge from end to end several times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge.

8. Remove the wrapping material and peel off the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge.

9. Holding the cartridge by its top centre with the coloured lever to the right, lower it into the printer over the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was removed.
10. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum unit first, pushing it against the spring on the drum unit, then lower the right end of the cartridge down onto the image drum unit.

11. Pressing gently down on the cartridge to ensure that it is firmly seated, push the coloured lever (1) towards the rear of the printer. This will lock the cartridge into place and release toner into the image drum unit.

12. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.

OKidata C5300n IMAGE DRUM REPLACEMENT

Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover.

The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.

2. Note the positions of the four cartridges.

1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge
3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge

3. Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer.

4. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface.

5. With the coloured toner release lever (1) to the right, pull the lever towards you. This will release the bond between the toner cartridge and the image drum cartridge.

6. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the image drum cartridge. Place the cartridge on a piece of paper to avoid marking your furniture.

7. Take the new image drum cartridge out of its packaging and place it on the piece of paper where the old cartridge was placed. Keep it the same way round as the old unit. Pack the old cartridge inside the packaging material for disposal.

8. Place the toner cartridge onto the new image drum cartridge as shown. Push the left end in first, and then lower the right end in. (It is not necessary to fit a new toner cartridge at this time unless the remaining toner level is very low.)

9. Push the coloured release lever (1) away from you to lock the toner cartridge onto the new image drum unit and release toner into it.

10. Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity.

11. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.

REPLACING THE BELT UNIT OKidata C5300n

The belt unit is located under the four image drums. This unit requires replacement approximately every 50,000 pages.
Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover.
1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.

2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. It is essential that they go back in the same order

1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge
3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge

3. Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light.
4. Locate the two fasteners (5) at each side of the belt and the lifting bar (6) at the front end.

5. Turn the two fasteners 90° to the left. This will release the belt from the printer chassis.
6. Pull the lifting bar (6) upwards so that belt tilts up towards the front, and withdraw the belt unit from the printer.
7. Lower the new belt unit into place, with the lifting bar at the front and the drive gear towards the rear of the printer. Locate the drive gear into the gear inside the printer by the rear left corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer.
8. Turn the two fasteners (5) 90° to the right until they lock. This will secure the belt unit in place.
9. Replace the four image drums, complete with their toner cartridges, into the printer in the same sequence as they came out: cyan (nearest the rear), magenta, yellow and black (nearest the front).
10. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.

FUSER REPLACEMENT OKidata C5300n

The fuser is located inside the printer just behind the four image drum units.Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover.

1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.

2. Identify the fuser handle (1) on the top of the fuser unit.

3. Pull the two fuser retaining levers (2) towards the front of the printer so that they are fully upright.
4. Holding the fuser by its handle (1), lift the fuser straight up and out of the printer. If the fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat.
5. Remove the new fuser from its packaging and remove the transit material.

6. Holding the new fuser by its handle, make sure that it is the correct way round. The retaining levers (2) should be fully
upright, and the two locating lugs (3) should be towards you.

7. Lower the fuser into the printer, locating the two lugs (3) into their slots in the metal partition which separates the fuser
area from the image drums.
8. Push the two retaining levers (2) towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place.

9. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.