Multifunction 3115cn

The Dell 3115cn is the all-in-one counterpart to the 3110cn color laser: print, copy, scan and fax for a small workgroup from one networked device, running at up to 31 pages per minute in mono and 17 in color, with a document feeder that keeps multi-page jobs moving. It uses the family's four-cartridge set - black 310-8092, cyan 310-8094, magenta 310-8096 and yellow 310-8098 - stocked here in the 8,000-page high-capacity size. These are compatible cartridges, backed by a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns.

A workgroup multifunction lives a busier life than the printer it replaced. The 3115cn's feeder pulls stacks of originals for scanning and copying while the print queue runs underneath, and its mono speed makes it the default target for the office's long documents. Cartridge planning has to match that tempo: high-capacity cartridges are what stretch service intervals across busy weeks instead of interrupting them, and a full four-color refresh is the reliable way to bring a heavily used machine back to even, out-of-box color.

Toner Cartridges for 3115cn

Which cartridge should you buy?

The 8,000-page high-capacity size is the natural fit for this machine's workload - it is the version stocked across this page, from the single black to the four-color sets. Replace colors individually as the display calls for them in ordinary weeks; the set listings earn their place when several colors run low together or when a newly acquired machine deserves a fresh, matched set so its color starts from a known baseline. Black, as ever, is the cartridge to keep boxed in reserve, because a workgroup's text volume finds the bottom of it first.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Replacement on the 3115cn is a front-cover job: open the cover, pull the depleted color's cartridge out, unpack its replacement, remove the seals, and insert it until it clicks home, then close up and let the machine calibrate. The display reports each color's level separately, which removes the guesswork about which cartridge is due. Keep the feeder's glass and the scanner lid clean as part of the same routine - specks on copied and scanned pages are often blamed on toner when they are really sitting on the glass.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridges does the Dell 3115cn use?

One per color: 310-8092 black, 310-8094 cyan, 310-8096 magenta and 310-8098 yellow, the same set as the 3110cn printer. The display shows which color is running low.

How do I replace a color cartridge in the 3115cn?

Open the front cover, pull out the depleted color, strip the seals from the new cartridge - matching its code, whether 310-8092, 310-8094, 310-8096 or 310-8098, to the slot - and push it in until it clicks. Close the cover and run a calibration from the menu.

My 3115cn seems to waste color toner on black-and-white jobs. Can I stop that?

Set the driver default to black-and-white so routine work never touches the color cartridges, and switch to color deliberately only for documents that need it. Pages printed that way draw on the black cartridge alone.

Is the high-capacity size worth it for a small workgroup?

On this model, generally yes: the feeder-driven copy and scan workload pushes page counts well past a personal printer's, and the 8,000-page cartridges cut both change frequency and per-page cost. A genuinely idle machine is the exception, not the rule.

More printers that use the same cartridges

The same cartridge set serves the 3110 printer line and the other 3115 variants:

Color Laser 3110, Color Laser 3110CN, Color Laser 3115, Color Laser 3115 MFP, Color Laser 3115CN, DELL (310-8092, 310-8094, 310-8096, 310-8098).