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Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

For A4 desktop printer (MPC305/306/406/406/IMC300/IMC400).

During the course of using your photocopier, you'll inevitably reach a point where you need to replace the waste toner bottle. This isn't something you need to guess at; your machine is designed to notify you.

You'll see a clear message pop up on the screen, letting you know exactly when it's time for this routine maintenance. The good news is that the waste toner bottle is a user-replaceable part, meaning you don't need to call a technician for this simple task. It's designed for quick and easy swapping, allowing you to get back to printing with minimal downtime.

Updated 07/03/25

The guide below will take you step-by-step through how to do this, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free replacement process.

  • Step-by-step Guide
Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

1. Locate the front of the A4 desktop printer.

 

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

2. Locate the handle on the front and take out the paper tray.

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

3. Place the paper tray to the side.

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

4. Locate the handle for the main compartment.

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

5. Open the main compartment.

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

6. Locate the waste toner bottle, (it is the big black container at the bottom of the of the picture).

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

7. Pull the waste toner bottle out (you can do this by putting your thumb on top, and fingers on the bottom, and pull straight out).

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

8. Discard the waste toner bottle (follow your companiesss proceedures for disposing of this).

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

9. Place the new waste toner bottle in place of the old one.

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

10. Close the main cover.

Inception - Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle on your printer

11. Insert the paper tray back into its compartment, and push it back in. The waste toner bottle is now replaced.

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