SKU:

CS-Canon-034-M

Printer Brand:

Canon

OEM Number:

034M

Ink Color:

Magenta

Page Yield:

Color: 7300

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do faces and red logos suffer first when magenta runs low?

Magenta is the cartridge behind almost everything warm in a print. Reds are built from magenta and yellow, and skin tones live or die on magenta balance — as this cartridge fades, reds slide toward orange, photos of people take on a greenish, unwell cast, and a carefully matched brand color quietly stops matching. Because black and cyan keep working, the machine gives no dramatic failure; the output just starts looking slightly wrong in the way clients notice before you do.

How long does a 7,300-page rating last in a real office?

Translate it through your own volume. A department printing around 500 color pages a month would take well over a year to finish this cartridge; at 1,500 color pages a month it is roughly five months. The 7,300 figure assumes the standard 5% page coverage, and real color work — presentations, proposals, marketing sheets — usually runs heavier than that, so treat the rating as a ceiling your own mix will come in under. The machine's toner gauge, not the calendar, is the reliable measure.

Our reds print orange — is magenta definitely the culprit?

It is the most likely one. Orange is what red becomes when magenta drops out of the mix and yellow carries the color alone. Print the machine's test or status page and look at the magenta block specifically: if it prints pale or streaky while cyan and yellow blocks are solid, you have your answer. If all three color blocks look weak, the colors are aging together and a set replacement makes more sense than a single. Swapping magenta when the real problem is a tired yellow just moves the wrong color somewhere else.

Which machines take this Canon 034 magenta?

The imageCLASS color multifunction printers on the Canon 034 platform, including the ImageClass MF810Cdn and ImageClass MF820Cdn. Your machine's supply list will name it as the Canon 034 magenta, part number 034M. Each color on this platform is a separate cartridge with its own life, so this magenta replaces only the magenta slot — the cyan (034C), yellow (034Y) and black cartridges are untouched by the swap.

Is the single cartridge or the color set the smarter buy here?

Run the numbers against your toner screen. Bought alone, this magenta is $63.94. Inside the 034 3-color set, each cartridge effectively costs less than its single price, so if cyan and yellow are within sight of empty too, the set is the better arithmetic. If magenta has died young while its partners are half full — it happens, especially in red-heavy offices — the single is the honest buy and the set would just shelve two cartridges you do not need yet.

How should a spare be stored so it is ready when needed?

Sealed in its bag, lying flat, in a cool dry spot out of direct sunlight and away from radiators or hot equipment. Toner does not expire on a calendar the way ink dries out, but heat and light age it, and an opened cartridge is always better used than shelved. If you keep a spare, write the arrival month on the box and install the oldest first — rotation costs nothing and quietly prevents the forgotten-cartridge problem.

About This Magenta Cartridge

This is a single compatible Canon 034 magenta toner cartridge, part number 034M, rated for up to 7,300 pages at standard coverage, for the ImageClass MF810Cdn and ImageClass MF820Cdn color multifunction printers. It ships from one of our four US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, so delivery does not begin with an ocean crossing. It is covered by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns — full terms on our shipping and returns page — and the matching cyan, yellow, black and 3-color set are listed on our Canon toner page.