Frequently Asked Questions

The title says "Cartridges" — how many are actually in the box?

One. The plural in the name is a habit of supply listings, not a count; this 106R01078 listing is a single magenta cartridge at $92.31. A Phaser 7400 takes its colors individually anyway, so a lone magenta is exactly what a magenta swap calls for — the other colors stay in the machine until their own turn comes.

What work does magenta actually do in ordinary office documents?

More than its name suggests. It is half of every red, so it carries logos, sale banners, warning boxes and the red slices of every pie chart; it is half of every purple, so it carries headings and brand accents; and it is the warmth in every photograph. When a month of office output starts looking cold and corporate-blue, the magenta is usually the supply that quietly ran down.

Why do faces in printed photos go sallow before anything else looks wrong?

Skin is the most magenta-hungry thing a normal office prints, and the eye is ruthless about judging it. As the cartridge fades, faces lose their pink first and drift toward a yellow-green pallor while skies and text still look acceptable. If the people in your printouts look seasick, check the magenta level before blaming the camera.

How long is 18,000 pages in the life of a small office?

The cartridge is rated up to 18,000 pages, which is 36 reams of paper. An office that prints a ream of color a week is looking at the better part of a year from one cartridge; a ream a day turns it into a monthly rhythm. Either way, the rating lets you forecast the swap instead of being ambushed by it.

When should the replacement be ordered — at the warning or at empty?

At the warning. A low-toner message on this platform means the cartridge is in its final stretch, and magenta rarely empties on a quiet day; it empties halfway through the presentation run. Ordering when the warning appears keeps the new cartridge on the shelf before the old one gives out.

How is the order covered if something goes wrong?

Every cartridge here carries a 1-year warranty and free returns for a full year, detailed on our shipping & returns page. Parcels leave warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, support answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and the rest of the platform's supplies are gathered on the Xerox page.

About This Magenta Cartridge for the Phaser 7400

One compatible magenta cartridge, part number 106R01078, $92.31, rated up to 18,000 pages, serving the Phaser 7400 and its Phaser 7400DFX, Phaser 7400DN, Phaser 7400DT and Phaser 7400DX variants, the 7400N and 7400DXF included. This listing is the plain model-named route to the same cartridge the code-named listing sells.