Frequently Asked Questions

Blues and greens have gone dull. How do I tell if cyan is the problem?

Print the printer's color test page. Cyan feeds every blue and green the machine makes, so when those colors wash out or drift while reds and yellows still look right, the cyan cartridge is the one running dry. The test page shows each color separately and settles it.

Which code should I be matching?

TK552C — the C at the end is the cyan marker in this family. Compare it with the label on the cartridge you pull out; if the old label reads TK552C, this is the same cartridge in a fresh box.

What does the 6,000-page rating mean in everyday terms?

It is the cartridge's rated life at standard coverage: 6,000 pages from this TK552C. Offices that print mostly text and the occasional color document will find a cyan lasts a long while; heavy color work — charts, flyers, photos — draws it down faster.

The printer warned about low toner but is still printing. Should I swap now or wait?

You can finish the job in hand, but treat the warning as the start of the fade, not a false alarm. Color quality thins gradually from that point, so fitting the new cartridge sooner keeps output consistent; leaving it only stretches weakening pages.

Do the other colors need replacing at the same time?

No. The slots are independent, and this listing is for the cyan alone. Change the TK552C, leave black, magenta and yellow exactly as they are, and each color gets replaced only when its own turn comes.

What protection comes with this cartridge?

It is covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, as laid out in our shipping & returns policy. A cartridge that fails inside the year goes back free and is put right.

If I buy a spare TK552C ahead of time, how should it sit on the shelf until its turn?

Keep it sealed in its own packaging, lying flat in a dry cupboard out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources. A sealed toner cartridge waits patiently and loses nothing by waiting, so the spare you buy today is at full strength on the day the installed cyan finally fades. When that day comes, the swap is ready to happen instead of an order only just being placed.

Which pages pull this cyan down fastest?

Coverage decides it. Full-color charts, flyers and photo pages lay cyan across large areas of the sheet, while an ordinary text document barely sips it. The 6,000-page rating for the TK552C assumes standard coverage, so a week of heavy color work can consume what a month of memos would not. Judge the cartridge by the mix of pages you actually print rather than by the calendar.

Will this cartridge work alongside whatever already sits in the other slots?

Yes. Each slot in the FS-C5200 runs independently, so the TK552C only has to match its own slot and its own code. The age or origin of the cartridges in the black, magenta and yellow slots makes no difference to how this cyan performs, and fitting it disturbs none of them. Mixed ages across the four slots are the normal state of a working printer.

What do I do with the cyan cartridge I take out?

Slide it into the bag and box the new TK552C came out of, which keeps any residual toner contained, and send it out through a toner-cartridge recycling route rather than the general trash. Do not shake an empty cartridge over a bin to test it — what little toner remains is better kept inside the shell. Once the spent unit is packed away, the shelf is clear for the next spare.

About This TK552C Cyan Cartridge

A single cyan replacement for the Kyocera FS-C5200: the TK552C, rated at 6,000 pages and priced at $43.94. It is the fix for the point where skies turn gray-blue and greens lose their depth — one slot, one swap, color balance restored. Part of our compatible Kyocera-Mita range at Clever Supplies, dispatched from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, with support Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.