Lanier 116

Under its Lanier badge, the 116 is the Ricoh Aficio 2016 wearing a different nameplate: a compact black-and-white multifunction machine built for workgroup copying and printing. Anyone cross-shopping supplies quickly notices that Lanier's own charts list this machine's cartridge under its Ricoh identity — the Type 1130D black unit, part number 888215, good for approximately 9,000 pages. The compatible cartridges on this page are that unit, sold singly or in 2-packs and 4-packs.

Lanier's dealer network moved thousands of these machines into offices that wanted Ricoh engineering backed by Lanier service, and a good number are still in daily work. For those offices the badge on the front has always mattered less than the supply number on the chart: order by the Ricoh reference and the same cartridge arrives, with a far wider choice of sellers and pack sizes than the Lanier channel alone ever offered.

Toner Cartridges for Lanier 116

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
Type 1130D (888215)	Black	Approx. 9,000 pages
Type 1130D (888215) 2 Pack	Black	Approx. 9,000 pages per cartridge
Type 1130D (888215) 4 Pack	Black	Approx. 9,000 pages per cartridge

Which cartridge should you buy?

A shared workgroup machine consumes toner on a fairly predictable rhythm, which makes pack planning easy. If the 116 handles light, intermittent copying, a single cartridge at a time keeps cash and shelf space free. Most offices do better with the 2-pack: one cartridge in the machine, one in the drawer, and the replacement order placed when the spare goes in rather than when the machine stops. The 4-pack earns its place where the 116 is the department's only copier-printer and monthly volume is steady — the three listings are the same cartridge at the same yield, so you are purely trading a lower per-cartridge price against how much stock you hold.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Wait for the machine's toner warning before opening a fresh cartridge; the sealed bag is what protects the toner from humidity, and an unopened spare keeps far longer than a fitted one. When you do swap, slide the old unit straight out, give the new one several gentle side-to-side rocks to loosen and level the toner, remove its protective seal, and push it in until it locks. Print or copy a few pages afterward — density settles within the first handful of sheets. Rated yield assumes roughly 5% page coverage, so a month of dense reports will always beat a month of short memos to the bottom of the cartridge.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner does the Lanier 116 use?

It takes the Ricoh Type 1130D black toner cartridge, part number 888215, rated for approximately 9,000 pages at 5% coverage. There is no separate drum or color supply to track on this model — one cartridge covers everything it prints and copies.

The cartridge I found says Ricoh, not Lanier. Will it fit my 116?

Yes. The Lanier 116 and the Ricoh Aficio 2016 are the same hardware under different badges, and both take the Type 1130D. A cartridge referenced by Ricoh part number 888215 is the correct unit for either nameplate.

How long should one cartridge last in a shared office?

That depends on coverage more than calendar. At the standard 5% coverage the rating is about 9,000 pages; a workgroup printing dense documents will see fewer. When the machine warns and output starts to lighten, the cartridge is nearing its end whatever the page count says.

Should I buy singles or a 2-pack for this machine?

For a machine several people rely on, the 2-pack is the safer routine: the spare is already in the drawer when the warning appears. Singles make sense only where the 116 is a lightly used backup machine.