SKU:

CS-Kyocera-CS255-4Black

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-Mita

OEM Number:

1T02K30US0

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 15000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Our CS255 prints all day, every day. Is a 4 pack the right way to stock it?

For a machine with that workload, yes — a case of four keeps a working cartridge plus a deep reserve, so toner stops being a weekly purchasing chore. The 4 pack is $152.77, and each cartridge inside is rated at 15,000 pages.

How should four cartridges be stored so the last one is as good as the first?

Leave each cartridge sealed in its carton, stored flat in a dry room away from heat sources and sunlight. Write the delivery date on the case and take cartridges from the front, so stock rotates in arrival order.

How do I know these are the correct cartridges for our machine?

Verify the part number: your CS255 uses the 1T02K30US0, also known by its type designation TK-477. That number appears on the outgoing cartridge's label and in the printer's consumables information — if it matches, the pack is right.

Does heavy coverage change what we get from each cartridge?

It does. The 15,000-page rating assumes standard office coverage. A CS255 producing dense reports, forms with shaded fields or bold graphics all day will land under the rating; plain text work lands close to it. Planning around your own page mix gives the truest forecast.

Are all four cartridges covered if one fails early?

Each cartridge is protected individually by a 1-year warranty with free returns for a year. Support is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and a failed unit is replaced or refunded without disturbing the rest of the case.

Where will a case this size ship from?

From the closest of our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA. Our shipping and returns page sets out transit times and how to start a return.

How can we keep track of which cartridge from the case is in the machine?

Keep a simple log on the case itself. Each time a 1T02K30US0 goes in, write the date and the machine's page counter on the carton flap; when it comes out, note the counter again. After two or three changes you know your CS255's real pages-per-cartridge under your own coverage, not the test standard's. That running figure turns the remaining cartons into a calendar: you can see at a glance how many weeks of printing are still on the shelf.

Our floor runs a CS255 and a CS305. Can this one case feed both?

Yes. Both models run on the same black cartridge, the 1T02K30US0 (TK-477), so a single case can supply whichever machine runs low first. There is no CS255-only or CS305-only version to keep separate. For a mixed floor that means one stock line, one shelf location and one reorder decision instead of parallel supplies for two machines that look different but drink the same toner.

What do we do with the empty cartridges as the case works down?

Collect them rather than tossing them one at a time. Keep a carton near the printer, drop each spent 1T02K30US0 into it in its protective bag, and send the accumulated empties to your local office-supply or electronics recycling channel in a single batch. Toner cartridges should not go out with ordinary office waste. Batching also gives you a quick visual audit: four empties in the box means the case is finished and a reorder is due.

At what point in the case should we place the next order?

When the third cartridge leaves the shelf. One cartridge is then in the machine and one remains in reserve — roughly 30,000 rated pages of runway, which is generous, but ordering at that point means the new case arrives while a spare still sits behind the working unit. High-volume offices burn through a cartridge faster than the calendar suggests, and the third-cartridge trigger protects the reserve instead of spending it.

About This 4 Pack

Four black Kyocera-Mita 1T02K30US0 (TK-477) cartridges for the CS255 and the CS305, packaged for high-volume single-machine offices that would rather reorder a few times a year than a few times a month. Each cartridge is rated at 15,000 pages; the case costs $152.77 with a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns behind every unit.