Questions about the Konica Minolta Magicolor 5440 Toner Cartridges

Q: My Konica 5440 Printer is giving me the message of trans roller low. What does it mean?

A: It means that the transfer roller is near the end of life. You need to buy a new transfer roller before the printer stops working. You can keep using the current transfer roller until the printer asks for the new one.

Q: My printer is giving me a message that yellow konica minolta magicolor 5440dl toner is not installed. All consumables are properly installed and are almost full. I’ve tried resetting the printer but it didn’t work. The message changes to black or magenta toner not installed.

A: It seems like the contact lenses that help the machine identify the cartridges are dirty. Please take a look at those lenses on each cartridge and inside the printer, and clean them with a soft dry cloth.

Q: My konica minolta 5440dl is printing with marks on the paper. What can I do?

A: This is a problem with either the drum unit or the fuser unit. First of all take a look at the drum to see if there is some scratch or dust. If the drum seems ok, then the problem is with the fuser unit.

Q: I have recently buy this printer and I’m having issues with the magenta magicolor 5440dl toner. When printing the pages come out with red streaks. If I take the cartridge out and clean the holes where the toner comes out, it works for 5 or 6 prints more and then starts streaking again. It seems like the magenta toner is clogged.

A: From what you’re saying, the problems seems to be a defective magenta cartridge. Try replacing it and see how it goes.

Q: I need to replace the waste toner box, how can I do this?

A: You will find the waste toner box, which is a box with the letter ‘K’ on the left side by opening the door to access the toner area. Place your thumbs on the raised areas and your forefingers on the white plastic rear cover of the waste toner box to release the waste box.