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Lexmark Optra T MAINTENANCE KIT INSTRUCTIONS

Updated: Nov 27, 2018

Lexmark Optra T MAINTENANCE KIT INSTRUCTIONS ★ ★ ★ ★ WA R N I N G ★ ★ ★ ★ Turn the printer off, unplug it, and allow it to sit for 30 minutes before performing these maintenance procedures. The following parts are included in this maintenance kit: 1 Optra T Series Fuser 1 Transfer Roller CRU 1 Charge Roller CRU 2 Disposable Gloves

Fuser Installation: 1) Remove the top cover and any output options. 2) If a duplex unit is installed, remove the printer from it by using the handholds. This may require two people. 3) Remove the fuser cover. (If you have a label printer, lift up and remove the fuser cleaner.) 4) Open the rear access door slightly and pull up at a slight angle to remove. 5) Loosen the two screws on the redrive unit; remove the redrive unit by pulling outward by the tabs. 6) Loosen the two screws on the fuser assembly and pull the fuser from the printer; to do so, pull the fuser by the metal tab. 7) Install the new fuser in reverse fashion.

Transfer Roller CRU Replacement: ★★★ Use Gloves When Replacing The Transfer Roller ★★★ 1) Turn the printer around so the front is facing you; open the front doors and remove the print cartridge. 2) Using the transfer roller removal tool, pry up on the roller with the removal tool, using the frame as a pivot point. Discard the old transfer roller. ★★★ Caution ★★★ Do not touch the new transfer roller with your bare hands; oils from skin on the transfer roller can cause print quality defects. 3) Put gloves on. Leave the protective wrapper on the transfer roll and insert the right end of the new transfer roller into the bearing on the right side. Then snap the left end of the transfer roll into position. 4) Remove the protective wrapper from the transfer roll and discard.

Charge Roller CRU Replacement: ★★★ Use Gloves When Replacing The Transfer Roller ★★★ 1) Fit the hole of the positioning tool over the printer door latch; pull the top door down and secure the hooked end of the positioning tool to the printer. 2) Locate the charge roll toward the rear of the opening, grasp it with your left hand and push the right mounting bracket away until the charge roll drops out. ★★★ Caution ★★★ Do not touch the new transfer roller with your bare hands; oils from skin on the transfer roller can cause print quality defects. 3) Put gloves on. Leave the protective wrapper on the charge roll and insert it into the mounting brackets; push on both mounting brackets to ensure the charge roll is properly installed. 4) Remove the protective wrapper from the charge roll and discard. Remove the positioning tool and discard as well. 5) Insert the print cartridge and close the front access doors. Plug in the printer power cord and turn the printer power on.

★★★ To clear the ‘80 SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE’ message and reset the maintenance page count perform the following steps. 1) Turn the printer power off. 2) While pressing and holding Select and Return turn the printer power on. Press GO and Config Menu will appear on the display. 3) Press and release Menu>or <Menu until Reset Maint Cnt appears on the second line of the display. 4) Press Select twice to reset the counter. 5) Turn the power off and the printer is ready to resume operating.


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