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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know this is the magenta cartridge and not another color?
Read the code on the box and the cartridge label: TK8309M is the magenta for this machine. The last letter is the giveaway — M for magenta, where the cyan ends in C, the yellow in Y and the black in K. Match the code to the slot the printer is asking about and you have the right unit.
What are the signs the magenta is running out?
Reds drift toward orange, photographs lose their warmth, and skin tones come out gray or slightly green. Magenta fades quietly — by the time the machine posts its own low-toner warning, print quality has usually been slipping for a while.
How many pages is it rated for?
15,000 pages at standard coverage — the same rating as every other cartridge in this family, black included. Photo-heavy and graphics-heavy pages will land below the figure, lighter documents above it.
Is it safe to finish a short job on a fading magenta?
For plain text, yes — black and white output does not touch the magenta slot. For anything where color matters, swap first: a cartridge this close to empty can shift shade mid-run, and reprinting a color job costs more than the minutes the change takes.
How difficult is the changeover?
About two minutes, tool-free. Open the machine, slide the old magenta unit out, seat the TK8309M until it sits firmly, and close up. If the first pages band slightly, take it out, rock it gently side to side to level the toner, and refit it.
What cover does this cartridge carry?
A 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns — see our shipping & returns page for how it works. A genuine fault inside the year means the cartridge goes back free and a replacement takes its slot.
What does the TK8309M cost per page?
At $88.30 for a cartridge rated at 15,000 pages, the figure is about 0.59 cents a page at the rating. Photo-heavy and graphics-heavy pages land below the figure and lighter documents above it, since the rating assumes standard coverage. It is a planning yardstick: useful for comparing the cost of color work against the cost of reprinting a job that went wrong on a fading cartridge.
What kind of work drains magenta fastest?
Photographs, skin tones, red-heavy charts and marketing pages. Magenta carries the warmth in every color image, so a photo-heavy office empties it first while a mostly-text office barely moves it. The 15,000-page rating is the same for every color in this family, but the work decides which slot actually reaches the end first — and in a color-heavy department, magenta is often the one.
When should I put the next magenta on order?
When the panel first reports magenta low. Quality slips for a while before the machine stops, and a color job reprinted costs more than the cartridge, so the warning is the moment to act. A sealed spare beside the machine covers the gap between the warning and the delivery, and the swap itself takes about two minutes.
Reds still look orange after the swap — what now?
Take the TK8309M out, rock it gently side to side to level the toner, seat it firmly until it locks and print a test page. If the magenta band is strong, the swap is good and the orange reds were the old unit fading. If the band stays weak after a firm reseat, contact support — the cartridge carries a 1-year warranty with free returns for a year, and a genuine fault is handled on that unit alone.
About This TK8309M Magenta Cartridge
The single magenta replacement for the Kyocera TASKalfa 3050ci: TK8309M, priced at $88.30 and rated at 15,000 pages. Magenta is the color that keeps reds honest and photographs warm, and this full-capacity cartridge restores it in one quick swap when the old unit fades. 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.
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