SKU:

CS-KyoceraMita-TK-717-2BK

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-Mita

OEM Number:

TK717

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 34000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What arrives in this 2 pack?

Two identical TK717 black toner cartridges, each sealed in its own packaging. These machines run a single black station, so the pair is not two different items — it is one cartridge for the printer and one held in reserve for the moment the first runs dry.

Can the two cartridges be split between two different machines?

Yes. Nothing about the pair ties them together. Offices running a KM-4050 in one department and a TASKalfa 520i in another often keep this pack on a central shelf and issue whichever machine calls for a cartridge first. Each unit works independently in any machine that takes the TK717.

Do I fit both cartridges at once?

No — only one TK717 sits in a machine at a time. Fit the first, and leave the second sealed in its box. When the low-toner warning appears weeks or months later, the swap takes a couple of minutes because the spare is already on site.

How should the spare be stored while it waits?

Keep it flat, in its sealed box, in a cool dry cupboard away from radiators and direct sun. There is no need to shake or rotate it while stored. Stored that way, a sealed cartridge waits patiently for many months without any loss of print quality.

How far does one cartridge from the pack go?

Every TK717 in this pack is a full-capacity unit rated at 34,000 pages at 5% coverage — the same rating as a cartridge bought singly, not a reduced starter fill. Text-heavy office work tracks close to that figure; graphics-heavy work will finish a cartridge sooner.

When should I reorder after opening this pack?

A practical trigger is the day the second cartridge leaves the shelf and goes into the machine. At that point the cupboard is empty even though the printer is full, and ordering the next pack then keeps the reserve unbroken.

How many pages does the pair hold, and what does each page cost?

Two cartridges at 34,000 pages each give the office 68,000 pages from one order, and at $199.62 for the pair the cost works out to roughly twenty-nine-hundredths of a cent per page. That figure is the fair way to judge the pack: it buys a long stretch of printing for the KM-3050, KM-4050, KM-5050, TASKalfa 420i and TASKalfa 520i group, and a spare on the shelf means a toner outage never becomes a stopped workday.

How do I verify the spare before I open it?

Read the label on the sealed box: it should say TK717. Compare that with the label on the cartridge you take out of the machine, because matching the number on the old unit to the number on the box is the fastest way to be sure the reorder is right. An unopened cartridge is simple to exchange if the code is wrong; an opened one is not, so the two-minute check before breaking the seal is worth doing every time.

Does graphics-heavy work change the 34,000-page figure?

Yes. The rating is measured at the standard 5 percent page coverage used across the industry, so a department printing mostly text will land close to the figure, while image-heavy work finishes a cartridge sooner. Dense graphics, full-page forms and heavy illustrations all lay down far more toner per page than the benchmark assumes. The page counter gives the real measure for your own office: note the reading when a fresh TK717 goes in and again when it runs out.

The spare prints faint after months on the shelf — is it faulty?

Usually not. Toner settles while a cartridge sits, so take it out, rock it gently side to side several times to redistribute the contents, and refit it firmly. Print a short run of test pages: density normally evens out within the first few sheets. If the pages stay faint after that, contact support, because each cartridge in the pack is covered individually by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, and a faulty unit is remedied on its own.

About This Kyocera TK717 Black 2 Pack

At $199.62, this pair is aimed at offices that treat a toner outage as a stopped workday: a KM-3050, KM-4050, KM-5050, TASKalfa 420i or TASKalfa 520i never has to wait on a delivery once the spare is on the shelf. Both cartridges are covered individually by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. Parcels leave from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses; delivery and returns terms are set out on our shipping & returns page, and questions are answered Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. More cartridges for other machines in the fleet are in the Kyocera-Mita section of the store.