Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a black cartridge anywhere in this box?

No — and that is the point of the set. These six cartridges are color only: TK897C cyan, TK897M magenta and TK897Y yellow. The black station takes the separate TK897K cartridge, which is not part of this bundle, so order it alongside if your black is also running low.

How are the six cartridges divided among the three colors?

The split is printed on the carton labels, not stated in the listing name. Read the labels when the set arrives so you know exactly how many of each color you hold, and shelve the cartons label-out — with six in reserve, the label is your stock count.

Why would an office stock colors separately from black?

Because the two sides of the machine live on different cycles. Black is driven by document volume; the colors are driven by how much color work the office does. An office heavy on color output can burn through cyan, magenta and yellow while the black barely moves — this set matches stock to that pattern.

What rating does each color cartridge carry?

6,000 pages per cartridge on standard test pages. That figure is per unit, whichever color it is and whenever you fit it, so your reserve planning is simple: count sealed color cartridges, and you know the color capacity sitting on the shelf.

Do the six have to be fitted together?

No. Fit one when its station empties and leave the other five sealed. Colors rarely run out on the same week, and a partly drawn set keeps fine in its cartons. There is no benefit to changing a color that still has life in it.

What protection comes with these six cartridges?

Each unit carries its own cover — a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns — so a fault in one color is sorted out for that cartridge alone, never against the whole box. Questions are answered Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

How does this color-only set mesh with the black cartridge's separate cycle?

The two sides run at different speeds by design: the black TK897K is rated at 12,000 pages while each color here is rated at 6,000, so an office working through this CMY reserve can expect roughly two color cycles in the span of one black cycle. That mismatch is exactly why the colors are stocked separately — you can draw down TK897C, TK897M and TK897Y at their own pace without disturbing the black's slower schedule, and order each side only when its own stock runs low.

Which of the three colors is likely to run out first from this set?

It follows your documents. Offices heavy on photographs and warm graphics usually spend magenta and yellow fastest, since reds, skin tones and greens all draw on them; offices whose color work is charts, diagrams and blue-green branding tend to empty cyan first. The honest answer comes from your own machine: after the first round from this set, the station that called first is your pattern, and the next color order can weight its split toward that cartridge instead of dividing evenly.

When the last cartridge of one color is fitted, what should happen next?

Treat that fitting as the reorder signal for the color side. One full cartridge is now running in the machine and none are sealed behind it, so placing the next order at that moment leaves a comfortable delivery window before the running unit empties. Waiting for the low-toner warning on top of an empty shelf compresses everything into a rush. A penciled note on the cupboard door — date, color fitted, order placed — keeps the signal from depending on anyone's memory.

What should be done with the six spent color cartridges over time?

They leave one at a time, months apart, so the routine is simple: keep each spent TK897C, TK897M or TK897Y until its replacement prints cleanly, then return it to its carton and send it out with local recycling or office waste. There is no need to accumulate a full set of empties before disposing of them. If any single cartridge fails early, it is covered on its own by the 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so keep that unit aside and speak to support rather than discarding it.

About This Kyocera TK897 Six-Color CMY Set

Priced at $409.19, this bundle stocks the color side only of the FS-C8520MFP, FS-C8525MFP, TASKalfa 205c and TASKalfa 255: six cartridges across TK897C, TK897M and TK897Y, for offices whose color consumption outruns their black. Orders leave whichever of our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses is best placed to reach you, and the shipping & returns page carries the delivery details. You will find the black TK897K and everything else in the Kyocera-Mita range on our site.