Frequently Asked Questions

What does the code on this cartridge tell me?

TK562M is the magenta of the TK562 family — the M is the color marker, and the cartridge fits the printer's magenta slot. Its siblings are the TK562K black, TK562C cyan and TK562Y yellow, each with its own slot and its own code.

Reds have turned orange and faces look gray — is magenta to blame?

Very likely. Magenta is the ingredient behind reds, pinks and natural skin tones, so when it runs out those are exactly the colors that go wrong, while blues and greens still look fine. Print the printer's color test page: a pale magenta band settles the question.

How do I confirm it is magenta and not another color?

Compare the test page bands, and check the code on the cartridge already in the slot you suspect. If reds have shifted but the cyan and yellow bands print at full strength, the TK562M is the one that has emptied.

How many pages is it rated for?

10,000 pages at standard coverage — the full, standard-capacity rating for the magenta in this family, not a reduced starter fill.

Can I swap it in the middle of a print job?

Yes. Pause the work, change just the magenta, and resume — the other three cartridges are not disturbed, and the printer needs no reset or recalibration ritual before carrying on.

What protection comes with it?

The TK562M is covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, as described on our shipping & returns page. Any problem within the year is handled on this cartridge alone, with the return free.

Which kinds of jobs burn through magenta fastest?

The ones with large warm areas: photographs, brochures, flyers, and anything built from reds, pinks and skin tones. A marketing-heavy month can empty the TK562M while the other colors barely move, because magenta is doing nearly all the work on those pages. The 10,000-page rating assumes standard coverage, so if your output is photo-led, judge the cartridge's life by your document mix rather than by the number on the box.

If I keep a spare TK562M on the shelf, how should it be stored?

Sealed in its original packaging, lying flat, at ordinary room temperature, and away from direct sunlight and heat sources such as radiators or warm equipment. Kept that way, a spare waits without any maintenance and loses nothing. When its turn finally comes, rock it gently from side to side a few times before fitting, so toner that has settled during storage is spread evenly through the cartridge.

How do I time the next magenta so a big color job never stalls halfway?

Glance at the toner levels on the printer's status screen before any known color-heavy run, not after it starts. If magenta is sitting low, that is the moment to order — or to fit the shelf spare if you keep one — rather than discovering the empty in the middle of a client deadline. Magenta's fade shows on the page before the machine stops, so the screen check plus the reds in your output give you fair warning.

The old magenta is out — should I hold on to it or bin it straight away?

Hold it briefly. Put the spent TK562M in the packaging the new cartridge arrived in and keep it for a few days, until the replacement has proved itself on real pages. If anything is questioned about the change, the old unit is still there to show. Once the new cartridge is printing clean reds and skin tones, the empty leaves through your recycling or e-waste route, not the general trash.

About This TK562M Magenta Cartridge

The TK562M magenta cartridge for the Kyocera FS-C5300DN — and the FS-C5350DN — priced at $55.32, rated at 10,000 pages. When brochures come off the printer with orange reds and lifeless faces, this is the cartridge behind it, and the remedy is a single-slot swap that leaves black, cyan and yellow exactly where they are. Part of our compatible Kyocera-Mita range, dispatched from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, support Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.