SKU:

CS-Kyocera-Mita-TK8507-Cyan

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-Mita

OEM Number:

TK8507C

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

Color: 20000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

The machine says cyan is low but prints still look fine. Swap now or wait?

You can usually keep printing — the low warning is an early estimate, and cyan-heavy pages will tell you the truth before plain text does. The sensible move is to have this TK8507C on the shelf ready, then swap when color pages start to fade or the machine stops on an empty message.

What yield is printed on the TK8507C specification?

20,000 pages at standard coverage. On the TASKalfa 4550ci and its relatives, cyan consumption is driven by how much sky, water, chart-fill and corporate blue a department prints — branding-heavy offices feel this cartridge working harder than general offices do.

Which TASKalfa models take this cyan cartridge?

The TASKalfa 4550ci, TASKalfa 4551ci, TASKalfa 5550ci and TASKalfa 5551ci all run the TK8507 family, and TK8507C is the cyan member of that family. The code on the cartridge you remove is the definitive check before you open the new box.

Walk me through the actual changeover.

Open the front cover and note the color order of the stations. Slide the spent cyan cartridge straight out, rock the new TK8507C gently side to side a few times, slide it into the cyan station until it seats firmly, and close the cover. The machine calibrates briefly and is ready — the whole job takes about two minutes.

Can this cartridge sit in a drawer as a spare for months?

Yes. Kept sealed, flat, and in a cool dry drawer away from sunlight, a spare TK8507C holds its quality until it is needed. Many departments keep exactly one spare of each color this way so a low message never becomes a stopped machine.

What if the new cyan prints streaky from the first page?

Remove it, rock it gently several times to even out the toner, and refit it — settling in transit is the usual cause. If streaks persist after that, the cartridge is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, and our team is reachable Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

After the new cyan goes in, how do I confirm the color is genuinely restored?

Print a page with content you know — a chart with strong blues or a photo with sky and greenery — and compare it with how that document printed when the TK8507C was healthy. Restored cyan shows immediately: blues regain their depth and greens stop sliding toward yellow. Judging by a familiar document is far more reliable than judging by a page you have never seen printed well.

What does the TK8507C cost per page at its rated yield?

At $103.25 for a 20,000-page rating, the arithmetic lands at about half a cent per page — roughly 0.52 cents — at standard coverage. Branding-heavy work with large areas of corporate blue will spend the cartridge faster and push the real figure up, but for budgeting color output on the TASKalfa 4550ci family, the rated figure is the sensible starting point.

We keep exactly one spare cyan. When should its replacement be ordered?

The day the spare goes into the machine. A one-spare system only works if fitting the TK8507C triggers the order for the next one, so the shelf returns to its ready state while the fitted cartridge still has its full 20,000-page life ahead of it. Ordering at the warning instead leaves the department one surprise away from a stopped color job.

Should the spent cyan be thrown away as soon as it comes out?

Not immediately. Keep it until the new cartridge has printed cleanly for a few days — if the same streaks or fading appear with the fresh TK8507C fitted, the old unit helps show the problem lies elsewhere. Once the replacement has proved itself, the empty can go out with the office's usual disposal, with no need to keep it any longer.

About This Kyocera TK8507C Cyan Toner Cartridge

TK8507C at $103.25 is the single-cyan answer for four TASKalfa models — the 4550ci, 4551ci, 5550ci and 5551ci — with a 20,000-page rating matched to departmental color volume rather than occasional use. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and our shipping & returns page explains delivery and returns. You will find the remaining TK8507 colors and the rest of the Kyocera-Mita range on our site.