OKI B431DN Toner Cartridges

Another affordable and highly manageable addition to OKI’s laserjets. The B431DN comes with an auto duplexer and an extra 530 sheet capacity paper tray that meets all the requirements of a small office and household jobs. With a compact rectangular design and user friendly control panel, this handy monochrome weighs 13.19 kg at 9.6 X 15.2 X 14.3 (HWD) dimensions. It features a 250 sheet paper input tray, along with a 100 sheet multi-purpose tray to print standard A4 plain as well as envelope papers.

The laserjet prints at 40 ppm monochrome text and the setup becomes very easy with its accompanying disc driver that automatically detects and installs the printer in your system. Windows 7, Vista, MacOS and higher versions are supported by this machine. USB and ethernet functionality works well on this machine and toner replacement is quite easy too. Speaking of toners, it supports the compatible OKI B431DN Toner Cartridges, available in high yields of as far as 10,000 pages.

The B431DN offers decent print, as demonstrated in several industry testing trials. The text appears sharp barring a few greyscale blotches near the edges. It provides 1200 X 1200 dpi resolution with separate sections for toners belonging to different capacities. Thus, it is a cost-effective printer with speed comparable to other brands in the same segment.

Advantages:

• Acceptable print quality
• Good printing speed
• Auto duplexing
• USB and ethernet compatibility
• Manageable design
• Supports all major operating systems
• Deploys the replacement OKI B431DN Toner Cartridges
• Effective paper handling
• Easy driver setup
• Additional input trays

Disadvantages:

• No multi functionality
• No USB cable support
• Lacks coloured printing
• Prints may include a few greyscale blotches
• No mobile or app enabled printing

Cartridge Requirements:

The monochrome laserjet B431DN is compatible with the following cartridges:

• OKI 44917602 Black toner cartridge
• OKI 44574702 Black toner cartridge
• OKI 44917602 Multipack Black toner cartridges

Conclusion:

The printer offers many benefits ranging from auto duplexing, additional feeder trays and good speed. Generally speaking, it is an affordable and useful option for those with less printing requirements, be it at home or office. The high capacity OKI B431DN Toner Cartridges also help in keeping the cost per page within budget. However, the print quality is relatively the same in other brands within the same segment. It is catered towards an average home or small business owner who can tolerate a few dips in print quality for affordability.

How do I clear white vertical lines or streaks appearing on printed documents using the OKI B431DN printer?

Following are the solutions that can be helpful to resolve the white streaks from the printout.

Solution 1: Cleaning the LED Head

• Hold the handle to open the scanner unit.
• Press the button and open the output tray.
• Clean the four lenses of the LED head with a lint-free cloth.
• Close the Output Tray by pushing both sides of the tray.
• Close the front cover and scanner unit.

Solution 2: Replacing the Toner Cartridge

When a 'Toner Low' or 'Toner Empty' message appears on the screen or the printing is not correct then there is the need to replace the cartridges. Follow the steps listed below to replace the cartridge with new OKI B431DN Toner Cartridges.

• Prepare new toner cartridges.
• Hold the handle to open the scanner unit.
• Open the front cover door.
• Press the button and open the Output Tray.
• Identify the empty toner cartridge by the colour of its label.
• Lift the toner cartridge and remove it from the machine.
• Unpack the new OKI B431DN Toner Cartridges.
• Gently shake the cartridge several times vertically and horizontally.
• Remove the tape from the new toner cartridge.
• Insert new OKI B431DN Toner Cartridges by aligning its left side indentation with drum image so the toner cartridge and image drum colour labels align. Then insert the right side gently into place.
• Close the output tray by pushing it on both sides.
• Close the front cover and the scanner unit.

Solution 3: Cleaning the Document Feed Rollers and Document Holding Rollers

If the document feed rollers in the ADF are contaminated with ink, dust or toner particles then documents or output can become dirty and a paper jam can occur. To avoid these issues, clean the ADF once a month.

• Check the ADF cover and open the cover.
• Open the Roller cover.
• Wipe the document feeding rollers with a soft lint-free cloth lightly moistened with water. Clean the whole surface of the roller while turning the surface.
• Close the roller cover and the ADF cover.
• Open the scanner unit.
• Pull the lever and open up the holding pad for the paper.
• Wipe the paper feed roller with a soft lint-free cloth lightly damped in water.
• Put the document holding pad back in place and close the scanner unit.