SKU:

CS-RIC-C300-Cyan

Printer Brand:

Ricoh

OEM Number:

841296

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

Color: 10000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

In calendar terms, how often will we actually change the cyan cartridge?

In a typical small office mixing text pages with occasional color, a single cyan cartridge commonly lasts a year or more: it is rated at 10,000 pages, and only pages containing blue tones draw from it at all. Even a few hundred color pages a month barely dents it. Busy marketing or design workloads shorten that, but for most MP C300/C400 owners cyan is close to an annual purchase.

How can I check the remaining cyan level before a big print run?

The machine's control panel and its web status page both report an estimated level for each cartridge, so you can check in seconds before committing to a long color job. Treat the gauge as an estimate rather than an exact page count — coverage varies page to page. If the level is low and the deadline matters, swap first and keep the partial cartridge as an emergency backup for text-light work.

Does shaking a low cartridge really buy extra pages?

It can, briefly: gently rocking the cartridge side to side redistributes the remaining toner and may carry you through a short run. Think of it as a bridge to your next delivery, not a refill — print quality will fade again quickly. With one-year free returns and warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, a fresh cartridge from us usually arrives before the trick wears thin.

We have more than one machine in this series — is this the same cyan for all of them?

Yes. This listing is titled for one model, but the cartridge is the shared cyan supply for Aficio MP C300, Aficio MP C300SR, Aficio MP C400, Aficio MP C400SR, Aficio MP C401, Aficio MP C401SR, Aficio C230, Aficio C230SR, Aficio C240, Aficio C240SR, Lanier LD130C, Lanier LD130CSR, Lanier LD140C and Lanier LD140CSR across the MP C300/C400 family. That is genuinely convenient for multi-machine offices: one spare on the shelf covers every device in the series, instead of a different cartridge per model.

How should a spare cartridge be stored so it is ready when needed?

Keep it sealed in its bag, lying flat, in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight — an office supply cabinet is ideal. Stored that way, toner cartridges keep for a long time without degrading, so buying ahead carries little risk. Avoid garages or anywhere with big temperature swings.

If this cartridge underperforms, what can I do?

Contact us — it is covered for a full year, both by warranty and by our free-returns promise, with the details on the shipping & returns page. Support is staffed Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and we will troubleshoot the print problem with you before assuming the cartridge is at fault.

About This Cyan Cartridge

A long-lived supply for the Ricoh Aficio MP C300/C400 family: 10,000 rated pages of cyan at $56.84, or about 0.57 cents per page — and in mixed-use offices that rating often stretches past a calendar year. One cartridge type serves the whole series, which keeps spares simple. See all matching supplies in the Ricoh section.