Hi, I have a lexmark c530dn printer and the pc units are showing low and have been for some time but its still printing out fine. When is it a good idea to change them? Am I doing any damage leaving them in?

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Hello Phil and welcome to PC Help Forum.

I usaly leave myne in my printer untill there empty.The warning is realy reminding you to buy more.
Just hope you are not printing a lot of documnets and the ink runs out.

Once empty I would replace straight away.

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Hi thanks for the response. I usually do leave the toners in until they are visually running out but how do you tell when the pc unit/imaging drum is low. I have got the messages showing low units but dont see any changes with the prints visually.

Thanks

I am not sure but it should show the printer ink levels.
Maybe your printer heads need a clean is there an option for this?

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no its a laserprinter as oppose to an inkjet. From my understanding the PC units are the printers imaging drum unit! I could be wrong...

See I have a Epson.Is there a choice on the printer levels to refresh?

Ah I just read lexmark help and it says you have to reset this option manualy.

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great! Do you know what affect it would have on your printout when the photoconductos run out? Would it just fade like a toner would do?

Thanks

It depends it will either prints faded and bits n peices or just not print at all.

Or you would say get the black text but not coloured.You find the colours run out quickly.

But I am not totaly sure but you should on know when they run out.

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