Frequently Asked Questions

Which three cartridges make up this set?

One of each color: TK5142C for the cyan slot, TK5142M for magenta and TK5142Y for yellow. There is no black cartridge and no doubled color — it is a single complete round for the color side of the printer, nothing more and nothing less.

When does refreshing all three colors together make sense?

When the colors have aged as a team. Machines that print a balanced mix of color work tend to bring cyan, magenta and yellow down at roughly the same pace, so by the time one is flagged empty the other two are rarely far behind. One three-cartridge round puts the whole color side back to full strength in a single visit to the printer.

Must all three be fitted at the same time?

Only if all three are due. If just one slot has run out, fit that cartridge and keep the other two sealed on the shelf — they lose nothing by waiting, and a cartridge with life left in it should stay in service rather than be retired early.

How far does each cartridge go?

TK5142C, TK5142M and TK5142Y are each rated at 5,000 pages at standard coverage. That rating assumes a typical spread of color across the page; a run of full-bleed graphics will use toner faster, while letters and forms with a color logo or heading will use it far more slowly.

The first color prints after a swap look uneven — what should I check?

Remove the cartridge you just fitted, rock it gently side to side to level the toner inside, and seat it again until it sits firmly. Uneven color on the first few pages after a change is normally a settling or seating matter, and this clears it in most cases without any tools.

How are the three cartridges covered?

Individually. Every cartridge carries a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, detailed on our shipping & returns page, so a fault in one color is handled on that unit alone and never drags the other two into the claim.

Before I fit this set, what should I check on the black side?

The black level. This set refreshes only the color side — TK5142C, TK5142M and TK5142Y — and a machine whose black is also near empty will still stop after your color work is done. Glance at the supply gauge for the black slot before you start; if it is low too, order the black cartridge separately so one visit to the printer puts every slot right.

The three new colors went in at different times — will output look unbalanced?

Not in any way that needs correcting. Each slot meters its own toner, so a fresh TK5142C beside an older magenta simply means the colors will reach empty at staggered times from now on. What you may notice is that the next color change comes sooner than expected — that is the older cartridge finishing its own life, not a fault in the new one.

How do I verify I have the right cartridge in hand for the slot that is empty?

Match the code on the box to the slot before you break the seal: TK5142C for cyan, TK5142M for magenta, TK5142Y for yellow. The three cartridges sit in lookalike packaging, and the ten seconds spent reading the label is what prevents a wrong-color swap. If the code in your hand does not match the slot the printer named, keep it sealed and pick up the correct one.

What happens to the three empties after a full color round?

Box each empty in the packaging its replacement arrived in and send the three out together for recycling or disposal. A full-round change is the one moment this set produces all its empties at once, so it is worth clearing them the same day — three spent cartridges left beside the printer have a way of being mistaken for stock weeks later.

About This TK5142 Three-Color Set

Priced at $104.65, this is the single color round for the Kyocera M6530cdn: TK5142C cyan, TK5142M magenta and TK5142Y yellow, one cartridge per color slot, each rated at 5,000 pages. It suits the machine whose three colors have worn down together and whose black still has life in it — one box restores balanced color without touching the black side at all. Part of our compatible Kyocera-Mita range, shipped from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, with support Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.