Also fits: This cartridge fits the Ricoh Aficio MP C306, MP C307, MP C406 and MP C407 — the same machines also sold under the Savin and Lanier brands with the same model names. Ricoh's rated yields for this platform are 17,000 pages for black and 6,000 pages for each color.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of printing uses up cyan the fastest?

Anything with blue in it — and more of your output has blue in it than you might expect. Corporate templates with blue headers and logos, charts and slide decks, hyperlinks in printed documents, sky and water in photos, and every green on the page (green is cyan plus yellow) all draw on this cartridge. An office that prints mostly plain text will sip cyan; one that prints presentations and branded material will drain it noticeably faster.

How much does a cyan page actually cost? Honestly?

Honestly, color on this platform is not cheap, and we will not pretend otherwise. This cartridge is $53.88 for a rated 6,000 pages, which is about 0.90¢ per page for the cyan component alone — several times the cost of a black page. That is the nature of this compact platform's low-yield color cartridges, and it is worth knowing before you commit to heavy color volume on the machine.

The listing names the MPC306 — is this cyan locked to that one model?

No. This 842092 cyan cartridge serves the entire Ricoh MP C306, MP C307 and MP C406 family of compact color MFPs; the listing simply carries one model's name. Any machine in that platform takes this same cyan cartridge, so a single spare on the shelf covers whichever machine in the family runs low first.

What are the early signs that cyan is running low?

Blues turn dull or drift toward purple, greens lose their punch and look yellowish, and skies in photos go flat. The machine's toner gauge will show cyan dropping ahead of a visible quality change, so treat the low warning as the moment to order rather than the moment the color is already gone.

Can a gentle shake really extend a low cartridge?

Briefly, yes — rocking a toner cartridge side to side redistributes the remaining toner and can recover acceptable prints for a short run. It is a bridge to finish an urgent job, not a refill: the cartridge is nearly empty, the yield does not grow, and output quality will fade again quickly. Order the replacement the same day you shake it.

What if this cartridge arrives faulty or fails early?

Then it comes back to us. Every cartridge carries a 1-year warranty and free returns for a full year under our shipping and returns policy. Reach support Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST, and we will replace or refund a cartridge that does not perform.

About This Ricoh 842092 Cyan Toner Cartridge

The cyan cartridge for Ricoh's compact color MFP platform: 6,000 rated pages at $53.88 — about 0.90¢ per page for the cyan component, stated plainly because color on this platform costs real money per page. Best matched to offices whose color work is occasional-to-moderate rather than production volume. Browse the companion colors and the black cartridge in the Ricoh range at Clever Supplies; orders ship from IL, PA, GA, or CA warehouses under a 1-year warranty with a year of free returns.