Also fits: This cartridge also fits the Ricoh IM C3000 and IM C3500 — the same machines also sold under the Savin and Lanier brands with the same model names. Ricoh's rated yields for this platform are 31,000 pages for black and 19,000 pages for each color.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our blues look dull and greens look washed out — is cyan the culprit?

Quite possibly. Cyan is what gives blues their depth and greens their richness, and as it runs low those colors are usually the first to look tired while reds and yellows still seem fine. Check the cyan level on the machine's status screen; if it is near the bottom while the other colors are healthy, a fresh cyan cartridge is the fix rather than any setting change.

How long should 19,000 pages of cyan last in a mixed office?

It depends entirely on how much blue and green your pages carry. Cyan only prints when a page calls for it, so in a mostly-text office a color cartridge can outlast several black ones, while a team printing charts, branded documents and photos all day will cycle through it far sooner. At $108.64 the cartridge works out to roughly 0.57 cents per rated page.

Do copies and scans use cyan too, or only prints from a computer?

Copies do — a color copy is printed with the same four toners as a computer print job, so a busy copying workload draws cyan down just the same. Scanning to email or a folder uses no toner at all. If your machine does heavy color copying, budget cyan consumption accordingly.

The listing says C3500 — does this cyan cartridge fit the rest of the family?

Yes. The listing carries one model name, but the 842254 cyan cartridge belongs to the whole Ricoh IM C3000 and IM C3500 color MFP platform, and every machine in that family takes the same cyan cartridge. The listing title names one model; the cartridge itself serves the platform.

Colors are still off after fitting a new cyan cartridge — what else could it be?

First, let the machine run its automatic calibration after the swap — output often needs a page or two to settle. If a specific color still looks wrong, check the levels of the other three cartridges, since a second low color can masquerade as the first one's problem. Persistent streaks or banding on every page point to the machine rather than the cartridge.

What if this cartridge arrives damaged or fails early?

It is backed by a one-year warranty, and returns are free within that year — you will find the full process on our shipping and returns page. Reach our support team Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST and we will arrange a replacement or refund.

About This Cyan Toner Cartridge for the Ricoh C3500

This is the single cyan cartridge (842254) for the Ricoh C3500 listings in our Ricoh toner range, rated at up to 19,000 pages and priced at $108.64 — roughly 0.57 cents per page. Cyan carries the blues and greens in charts, logos and photos, and it depletes on its own schedule, independent of the other three colors. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and every cartridge is covered by a one-year warranty with one-year free returns.