Kyocera Mita TK5197, TK5197K, TK5197C, TK5197M, TK5197Y, these cartridges are meticulously crafted for the TASKalfa 306ci, 307ci, and 308ci printers, ensuring superior print quality and reliability in diverse office settings. The TK5197K black toner cartridge is engineered to produce sharp and clear text documents, ideal for business reports, contracts, and everyday printing tasks. With its high yield and efficiency, this cartridge offers cost-effective printing solutions for offices with high-volume printing needs.
For color printing requirements, the TK5197C cyan, TK5197M magenta, and TK5197Y yellow toner cartridges provide accurate color reproduction and vibrant hues. Whether it's colorful presentations, marketing materials, or graphics, these cartridges produce professional-quality prints that captivate the audience.
In addition to toner cartridges, toner cartridges play a crucial role in maintaining print quality. The Kyocera Mita TK5197 toner cartridge is designed to complement the printer's performance, delivering vibrant colors and sharp images. Whether it's photographs, illustrations, or creative designs, the TK5197 toner cartridge ensures exceptional print quality, enhancing overall output.
Kyocera Mita printers, including the TASKalfa 306ci and TASKalfa 308ci models, are renowned for their durability and efficiency in demanding office environments. With features like high-speed printing and advanced color management, these printers streamline document workflows, boosting productivity and reducing operational costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the "5 Color Set" name mean here?
It is a five-cartridge set built from the four TK-5197 codes the machine uses — TK5197K in black, TK5197C in cyan, TK5197M in magenta and TK5197Y in yellow — so one station arrives with a spare alongside it. The exact code-by-code count is printed on the carton labels, so check them on arrival and slot the extra cartridge into your shelf stock.
Who is a five-cartridge set for?
Offices that would rather hold depth than reorder often. A busy TASKalfa 306ci can burn through a station faster than a delivery cycle, and the fifth cartridge closes the gap: the machine never waits on a courier because a spare is already in the building.
What are the cartridges rated at?
The black TK5197K is rated at 15,000 pages, and each color cartridge — TK5197C, TK5197M and TK5197Y — is rated at 7,000 pages, both on the standard test basis. Those are per-cartridge ratings; how fast you move through them depends on what your pages look like.
How should I rotate stock from a set like this?
Fitted first, oldest first. Write the arrival month on each box with a marker, work through the shelf in order, and let the moment you open the last sealed cartridge be your signal to reorder. Sealed cartridges keep well in a cool, dry spot out of direct sunlight.
Can part of the set stay sealed while the rest is in use?
Yes. Every cartridge is sealed separately, so fitting three and shelving two is a perfectly normal way to use this set. There is no clock running on the boxed units — they wait until a station calls for them.
What cover applies across the set?
Unit by unit: each cartridge carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, whatever its position in the box. Our support team is on hand Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.
Can this set be split between two TASKalfa 306ci machines?
Yes. Every cartridge in the set is a standard TK-5197 unit sealed on its own, so the five can be shared across two machines that take the same family — some fitted in one 306ci, the spare held centrally for whichever station calls first. Keep the code-by-code count from the carton labels in mind as you divide them, so each machine's shelf stock stays honest about what it holds.
Where is the best place to keep the fifth cartridge?
Near the machine, in its sealed box. The whole point of the spare is that it is already in the building when a station runs dry, so it earns its keep within arm's reach of the TASKalfa 306ci rather than in a distant stockroom. Sealed, it waits without deteriorating; when a station calls, it is fitted in minutes and you can reorder at leisure instead of in a hurry.
We print in bursts — quiet weeks, then one huge week. How does the set suit that?
Bursts are where shelf depth earns its keep. A heavy week can drain a station that would have lasted a quiet month, and with cartridges already in the building the burst finishes from stock instead of pausing mid-run. The ratings — 15,000 pages for the black TK5197K and 7,000 for each color — are steady-state figures; bursty work simply reaches them in clumps rather than evenly.
What should I do with the empties as the set works through?
Collect them in one place as they come out — a single box in the supply cupboard works well. Five cartridges' worth of empties appearing over months is easy to lose track of one by one; gathered together, they leave in a single recycling drop. Keep each empty in its replacement's packaging so the TK5197 codes stay readable and nothing sheds toner dust onto the shelf.
About This Kyocera TK-5197 Five-Color Set
Priced at $278.28, this five-cartridge set stocks a TASKalfa 306ci beyond a single refresh cycle — the four TK5197 stations covered, with a spare in hand for whichever one runs down first. Orders ship from IL, PA, GA and CA, and our shipping & returns page covers delivery and returns; the rest of the Kyocera-Mita line is on the site whenever you need it.
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