CS-4500I

The Copystar CS-4500I is a monochrome Kyocera multifunction copier — Copystar is the badge Kyocera sells under in the United States — and it runs on exactly one cartridge: the TK-6307 (1T02LH0US0) black toner. There is no color set and no second supply to keep track of. This page stocks that cartridge as a single, and for offices that go through toner steadily, as multi-cartridge packs: a 3 pack, a 5 pack and a Premium Quality 5 pack, every one of them the same TK-6307 cartridge inside.

What makes this shelf simple is the platform behind it. Kyocera built a whole family of black-and-white copiers around this one cartridge, and sold them under both the Copystar CS badge and its own TASKalfa badge — the CS-4500I's Kyocera twin is the TASKalfa 4500i, and the cartridge listed for that machine is the same TK-6307 with the same 1T02LH0US0 part number. An office running several of these machines, whichever badge is on the front panel, feeds all of them from one spare on one shelf, and the full family is listed at the bottom of this page.

Toner Cartridges for CS-4500I

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
TK-6307 (1T02LH0US0)	Black	See product page
TK-6307 (1T02LH0US0), 3 Pack	Black	See product page
TK-6307 (1T02LH0US0), 5 Pack	Black	See product page
TK-6307 (1T02LH0US0), 5 Pack Premium Quality	Black	See product page

Which cartridge should you buy?

The choice here is not which cartridge but how many at a time. A single TK-6307 suits a lightly used machine or a first order while you confirm the fit. Busy departments are better served by the multi-packs: a 3 pack keeps a working spare rotation — one in the machine, one on the shelf, one in reserve — and the 5 pack options stretch that further for the highest-volume machines on the platform, with fewer orders to raise across the year. The Premium Quality 5 pack is a second listing of the same five TK-6307 cartridges rather than a different cartridge, so treat the two 5 packs as alternatives and reorder from the same listing each time.

Chip, toner and everyday use

The TK-6307 carries a chip the copier reads for cartridge recognition and toner level, and a firmly seated cartridge is what lets the machine report its level honestly. Near the end of a cartridge's life, output can fade unevenly; sliding the cartridge out and rocking it gently from side to side redistributes the remaining toner and usually carries a job through until the replacement goes in. Yield figures for cartridges like this one are estimates figured at around 5% page coverage, so a machine printing dense forms and statements will cycle through cartridges faster than one printing ordinary letters — one more reason high-volume offices keep the next cartridge already on the shelf.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the CS-4500I use the same cartridge as the Kyocera TASKalfa 4500i?

Yes. The two machines are badge twins on the same Kyocera platform, and both take the TK-6307 (1T02LH0US0). The listings on this page are Kyocera Mita listings, which is exactly what a Copystar-badged machine is under the badge.

Is there a separate drum unit I need to buy for the CS-4500I?

Nothing on this page is a drum. Every listing here is the TK-6307 toner cartridge in single or multi-pack form. If your machine ever calls for a different part, read the code on the part you remove and match that code, rather than assuming it is the toner.

My old cartridge is stamped 1T02LH0US0, but the listings say TK-6307. Are they the same?

They are two numbers for the same cartridge: 1T02LH0US0 is the Kyocera part number and TK-6307 is the cartridge family name, which is why both appear together in every listing title on this page. Either number on your old cartridge confirms you are on the right page.

Should a busy office buy the 3 pack or a 5 pack?

Let your reorder rhythm decide. A 3 pack covers a steady machine with a spare always waiting, while a 5 pack suits a copier that empties cartridges quickly or a shelf shared by several machines on this platform. Because every pack holds the identical cartridge, you can change pack size at any reorder without changing what goes into the machine.