Frequently Asked Questions

How do I check the yellow level on a 6500DN without walking to the machine?

The DN's embedded web server reports every supply level to any browser on the network — type the printer's address in and the status page shows the 106R01596 percentage alongside the other colours. On a shared printer that is the reliable way to order ahead: watch the trend, and place the order while there is still a fifth of the cartridge left rather than after someone's job comes out wrong.

Why does everyone on the network see the low warning but nobody orders?

Shared printers diffuse responsibility: each user assumes somebody else handles supplies. The practical fix is naming one owner for toner. Until then, the symptom that finally forces the issue is colour drift — greens sliding blue and oranges reddening — because a fading yellow announces itself in everybody's prints at once.

Does duplex printing save yellow toner as well as paper?

No. Duplexing halves the sheets, not the coverage: every printed side still lays down the same amount of toner, so a 20-page report on 10 sheets consumes the same yellow as 20 single-sided pages. The 106R01596's 2,500-page rating counts printed sides, and page sides are what your volume should be measured in.

A long colour job started fine and ended cold — what happened?

That gradient across a single run is the classic end-of-cartridge signature. The first pages drew on the toner still available; as the supply thinned, the yellow component weakened page by page, so the back of the stack looks progressively bluer than the front. Reprinting after the swap usually shows the whole run matching the first pages.

The listing title says "Cartridges," plural — is this a multipack?

It is not. Despite the series wording, this is one compatible 106R01596 yellow cartridge at $31.95, rated at up to 2,500 pages. One cartridge is what the printer accepts at a time, and one is what arrives in the box.

What support and returns come with it?

The cartridge is covered by a 1-year warranty, and returns are free for a full year; the details sit on our shipping and returns page. Stock ships from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California warehouses, and our team answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This 106R01596 Yellow Cartridge for the Phaser 6500DN

One compatible 106R01596 yellow cartridge at $31.95, rated at up to 2,500 pages — roughly 1.28 cents a printed side. Built for the Phaser 6500DN, it is the same supply used by the Phaser 6500 and Phaser 6500N and by the WorkCentre 6505, WorkCentre 6505N and WorkCentre 6505DN. The platform's remaining supplies are listed on our Xerox toner page.