SKU:

CLS-HP-5550dtn-C

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

C9731A

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

12,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What cyan cartridge does the 5550dtn take?

C9731A — the cyan cartridge of the 645A family. The dtn letters describe the printer's duplexing, extra tray and networking; the supply itself is identified by the code stamped on the cartridge you pull out.

We assemble course packs with A3 diagrams between letter pages. Why does the extra tray matter here?

Because the pack prints in one pass: text pages from one tray, fold-out diagrams from the other. That convenience keeps the machine running almost continuously during pack season, and continuous running is what turns a 12,000-page rating into a date on the calendar.

What does cyan do in teaching material?

It carries the diagrams: maps, anatomical plates, charts and the blue of worked examples. When cyan fades, students get handouts where the map's rivers vanish and the chart's main series washes out — the teaching content itself degrades.

How should a print center plan for the start-of-term rush?

Work backward from pack volume: estimate printed sides, compare with the gauge, and stage a sealed spare at the machine before the rush week. Term starts do not negotiate, and neither does a queue of lecturers at the counter.

A lecturer says the handouts look washed out. How do we check the cartridge quickly?

Print the printer's own supplies/test page and look at the cyan block. Pale or streaky there means the cartridge is spent; clean and strong means the problem sits in the source file, and you have saved a needless swap.

What support is behind the cartridge?

A 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, support Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and shipping from our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California. Full terms are on the shipping and returns page.

About This Cyan Cartridge for the Color LaserJet 5550dtn

This C9731A cyan cartridge for the HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn costs $166.60 and is rated at 12,000 pages. It belongs in the campus print center at the busiest fortnight of the year, feeding a duplexing, twin-tray machine that turns course readers out by the thousand — where a spare on the shelf is the difference between a queue that moves and one that complains.