Frequently Asked Questions

Reds are turning orange and photos look wrong — is magenta the cause?

That is the classic signature of an empty magenta cartridge. Without magenta, reds collapse toward orange, pinks disappear and skin tones go gray and cold. This TK592M is the magenta unit for the TK592 family, rated at 5,000 pages at standard coverage, and fitting it restores the whole warm side of the color range in one change.

How can I be sure TK592M is the code I need?

Read the label on the cartridge currently in the magenta slot, or run the printer's supplies status page — both name the code directly. In this family the trailing letter gives the color away: M is magenta, sitting alongside TK592C cyan, TK592Y yellow and TK592K black. If the status page flags magenta and the code reads TK592M, this is your cartridge.

Can I keep printing until magenta is completely gone?

You can, and the printer will let you — but every page in the meantime comes out with its reds and skin tones wrong, which usually means reprinting the job later anyway. The sensible moment to swap is when the color shift first shows, not when the slot is bone dry.

Do I need to stop work for long to change it?

No. The magenta cartridge slides out of its own slot and this one slides in — a couple of minutes with the machine open, no tools and no technician. A mid-job change is perfectly practical; the remaining cartridges stay seated and untouched throughout.

How should I read the 5,000-page rating?

It is the cartridge's yield at standard coverage. Magenta rarely carries a heavy share of a typical business page, so in practice this unit tends to outlast the estimate in offices whose color work is charts, letterheads and the occasional photograph rather than full-bleed artwork.

What cover does this cartridge come with?

A 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, detailed on our shipping & returns page. If the cartridge misbehaves at any point inside that year, it goes back free and is dealt with on its own — your other cartridges are not part of the claim.

We print a lot of photographs — should I expect magenta to run out first?

Quite possibly. Photographs, artwork and warm-toned graphics draw heavily on magenta, and the TK592M's 5,000-page rating assumes standard coverage, which a full-page photo exceeds many times over. Offices printing mostly text may never notice magenta moving, but a photo-heavy workflow should expect this cartridge to have the shortest calendar life of the four and plan its spare accordingly.

How should I store a spare magenta cartridge?

Keep the TK592M sealed in its packaging, lying flat in a cool, dry place away from sunlight and heaters — the same quiet conditions any toner cartridge prefers. There is nothing magenta-specific about the storage; the point is simply that a cartridge stored properly is ready the moment reds start slipping. Rock it gently side to side before fitting it, whenever its turn comes.

What should I do with the empty magenta cartridge?

Slip it into the bag or box its replacement came in, so leftover powder stays contained, and send it out with your electronics-adjacent waste or to a local recycling point. An empty TK592M handled that way is a clean, sealed parcel — no magenta dust on hands or shelving, and no loose cartridge rolling around the supply cupboard.

What does magenta work out to per page?

At $38.50 against a 5,000-page rating, the TK592M costs roughly 0.77 cents per page at standard coverage. How that feels in real use depends on your mix: magenta carries reds, pinks and skin tones, so a text-driven office spreads that cost very thinly, while a studio printing full-color artwork will see the cartridge's rated life arrive noticeably sooner.

About This TK592M Magenta Cartridge

The magenta member of the TK592 line, sold singly at $38.50 and rated at 5,000 pages, for the FS-C2026MFP, FS-C2126MFP, FS-C2526MFP and FS-C2626MFP multifunction models and the FS-C5250DN printer. It is the purchase that makes sense when the machine's color balance fails on the warm side only: one slot emptied, one cartridge ordered, and full color back without paying to replace colors that still have toner in them. Part of our compatible Kyocera-Mita range, sent out from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, with support Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.