SKU:

CS-KyoceraMita-TK-5197-C

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-Mita

OEM Number:

TK5197C

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

Color: 7000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridge is this, in plain terms?

This is the cyan cartridge for the TK-5197 family — order code TK5197C, where the C suffix marks the color. It feeds the cyan station of the TASKalfa 306ci. The family's other stations use the matching K, M and Y codes, so read the suffix on your old cartridge before ordering.

What does running out of cyan actually look like on the page?

Blues lose their depth and turn sky-pale, greens go yellowish and flat, and color charts start looking washed on the blue side. Black text stays perfectly fine, which is why cyan loss often sneaks up — the machine keeps printing, the color just quietly drifts.

Do the other colors need changing at the same time?

No. Stations empty independently, and fitting only the TK5197C is the correct, economical move when magenta and yellow still have life. Replace what the machine is calling for; the others will ask in their own time.

What yield should I expect from it?

The TK5197C is rated at 7,000 pages on the standard test basis. Color coverage makes a bigger difference than with black — a run of full-page graphics will use it faster than documents with a small color logo, so treat the rating as the reference point it is.

The first prints look streaky. What now?

Lift the cartridge out and rock it gently side to side to level the toner, then seat it firmly until it clicks home. A short run of pages usually settles it. If a pale band on one side persists after that, contact us while the cartridge is still near full.

What cover comes with this cartridge?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns stand behind it. Support is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if anything arrives damaged or underperforms early.

How can I confirm cyan is really the problem before ordering?

Print the machine's color test page and study the cyan band on its own. If that band is pale, patchy or missing while the other bands print strong, the TK5197C is the cartridge to replace. Check the band before you order rather than after: faded blues in finished documents can look like a general color problem, and the test page isolates which single station is actually letting the page down.

Is a spare cyan worth shelving, or should I order when it runs out?

A spare earns its place because cyan rarely announces itself. Black text keeps printing perfectly while the cyan station empties, so the shortage is usually discovered mid-job, on a page a customer will see. A sealed TK5197C waiting in the cupboard turns that discovery into a two-minute swap instead of a wait for delivery. It stores sealed without going off, so buying ahead costs nothing but shelf space.

How do I verify the fix once the new cyan is fitted?

Print something whose colors you know well — a chart or a photo the office has produced before — alongside a fresh test page. Blues should be deep again, and greens should lose the yellowish cast that pointed at the cyan station. Judge the new TK5197C on a familiar document rather than a random one; your eye spots a wrong shade fastest when it knows exactly what the page ought to look like.

How should a spare TK5197C be kept while it waits?

Leave it sealed in its box until the cyan station calls for it — the seal keeps the toner protected and settled while it waits. When its turn finally comes, lift it out and rock it gently from side to side before fitting, the same leveling step that settles a cartridge after transit. A spare treated that way goes in ready to print evenly from the very first page.

About This Kyocera TK-5197 Cyan Cartridge

At $74.32, the TK5197C is the single cyan cartridge for the TASKalfa 306ci, rated at 7,000 pages and ready to slot into the cyan station on its own. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA — our shipping & returns page has the delivery details, and the complete Kyocera-Mita range is on the site.