Lexmark / C4342 / XC4342 color office family

Replace waste toner bottle / Replace color imaging kit - The printer needs a replaceable maintenance supply changed before continuing normally.

The printer needs a replaceable maintenance supply changed before continuing normally.

This guide is scoped to the C4342 / XC4342 color office family family. Exact menu wording, cartridge naming, and service behavior can still vary by model variant and firmware.

Severity

Medium

Most likely cause

The waste toner bottle has reached capacity.

Can you keep using it?

Maybe after the first checks

Consumables involved

Waste toner bottle, Color imaging kit

Can you keep using it?

Can you keep using it?

Contact customer support if any of these apply

  • !The replacement message remains after installing the correct new part.
  • !Multiple supply-recognition problems begin at the same time.
If the printer still starts normally: Finish the first checks once, then stop if the same message repeats or the printer still cannot return to ready.

What to check first

Step-by-step checks

  1. 1

    Consumable check

    Replace the indicated maintenance supply with the correct Lexmark part.

    Start with the official recovery step before moving on to parts or deeper servicing.

  2. 2

    Safe first step

    Reseat the new supply carefully and close all covers fully.

  3. 3

    Safe first step

    Retry only after the printer returns to a ready state.

Background

What this message usually means

Lexmark surfaces waste-toner-bottle and color-imaging-kit replacement workflows on this family when a maintenance supply reaches its stop threshold. These are more serious than advisory low-supply warnings because printing quality and reliability can no longer be maintained normally.

Diagnosis

Likely causes

Most common

The waste toner bottle has reached capacity.

Common

The color imaging kit has reached its replacement threshold.

Possible

A newly installed maintenance supply is not seated correctly.

Service

When service or replacement is more likely

  • -These are maintenance-stop messages, not low-supply reminders.

See also

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Source notes

Lexmark's XC4342 support videos include dedicated workflows for replacing the waste toner bottle and the color imaging kit.

Built around official Lexmark user-guide and support-video guidance for the C4342 and XC4342 family. Exact jam headers and consumables wording can vary slightly by model and installed options.

Printer error codes can vary a little by firmware, region, and exact model variant. Use this guide as a family-level starting point and stop if the next step would require disassembly or service-mode changes.

Known family variants: C4342, XC4342, XC4352

Last reviewed: 2026-04-12

Reference: Open reference

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