Frequently Asked Questions

What arrives in the box — and where is the black cartridge?

There is no black cartridge in this set, by design. The box holds six color cartridges spanning three codes: TK5152C in cyan, TK5152M in magenta and TK5152Y in yellow. The listing does not fix how the six divide among the three colors, so read the split from the individual box labels when the parcel lands and plan your shelf around that actual count. Black is handled by its own separate listing and is not part of this pack.

Which of the three colors is likely to run out first?

It depends on what the machine prints. Cyan-heavy work — skies, water, corporate blues — drains TK5152C fastest; reds, skin tones and warm graphics lean on TK5152M; greens and highlights quietly consume TK5152Y even when yellow is barely visible on the page. A six-cartridge color reserve means whichever slot fades first, its replacement is already in the building.

How many pages does each cartridge in the set deliver?

Each cartridge — TK5152C, TK5152M and TK5152Y alike — is rated at 10,000 pages at standard coverage. Color coverage swings much more than text coverage, so use the rating as a planning figure: a run of dense full-page graphics will finish a cartridge sooner, while documents carrying a small logo or chart will stretch it well past the nominal count.

Can the set be shared between two printers?

Yes. These cartridges serve both the M6035cidn and the M6535cidn, so a sealed spare from this set can go into whichever machine calls for that color first. That is one of the practical reasons to hold color stock in depth: a single shelf of TK5152C, TK5152M and TK5152Y covers every compatible machine on the floor.

How should six cartridges be stored and worked through?

Keep them sealed, stored flat, away from heat and direct sunlight, and fit them in the order they arrived. Only open a cartridge when its slot asks for it — a sealed unit waits indefinitely with no loss, while an opened one starts its clock. Rotating oldest-first also keeps the stock honest when you reorder.

What happens if one cartridge out of the six turns out faulty?

Each cartridge is covered on its own by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns — the full terms are on our shipping & returns page. A failed unit is returned free on its own inside the year; the claim does not touch the other five cartridges or the stock you are still holding.

The six split unevenly across the three colors — how should that shape my next order?

Read the actual split off the box labels when the set lands, then watch which color your printer reaches for first. If the box leans toward a color your work barely touches while the fast color holds a single spare, the set still covers you — but the lesson for next time is to pair the set with singles of the color that leads. Your first set is partly a measuring instrument for your real color mix.

Black runs on its own listing — how do the two restock cycles fit together?

Treat them as separate rhythms sharing one shelf check. This set restocks only TK5152C, TK5152M and TK5152Y, while the black TK5152K follows its own cycle and usually empties fastest of the four slots. Whenever you fit a color from this set, glance at the black level too; the cheapest restocking habit is one regular look at all four gauges, with each side ordered on its own schedule.

After fitting one color from the set, how do I check the balance is right?

Print a page you know well — a regular report with your logo, or a familiar photograph. With one fresh cartridge beside two part-used ones, the fresh color can look briefly stronger; what you are checking is that no color is missing or banding, and that familiar reds, greens and skin tones sit where they should. If one band streaks, reseat that cartridge before judging the whole set.

What should happen to each color cartridge as it empties?

It goes back into the carton its replacement came from and out through an electronics or office-supply recycling route — not the ordinary trash, and not left loose in a drawer. With three colors emptying on different schedules, boxing each empty as it comes out keeps the shelf honest about what sealed stock remains. A cartridge that failed early is kept aside instead, for its own warranty return.

About This TK5152 Six-Color Set

Color-side depth for the Kyocera M6035cidn and its M6535cidn sibling, priced at $118.84: six cartridges across TK5152C cyan, TK5152M magenta and TK5152Y yellow, every one rated at 10,000 pages, with the exact color split printed on the box labels rather than promised here. It suits offices where color output is steady enough that a single spare per color is not a safe margin — the set restocks the whole color side in one delivery while the black slot follows its own separate cycle. Part of our compatible Kyocera-Mita range, dispatched from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, with support Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.