Color LaserJet 2605DTN
Duplex, an extra paper tray and networking in one box: the Color LaserJet 2605DTN is the maximum-configuration 2605, assembled for departments with the heaviest color workload in the line. All that extra hardware feeds from the same small cartridge bay — the HP 124A family, Q6000A black, Q6001A cyan, Q6002A yellow and Q6003A magenta. Singles, a black two-pack and four-color sets of those codes are listed below as compatible replacements.
Capacity is the DTN's story, and it is easy to misread: the extra tray holds more paper, not more toner. Departments choose this configuration because their print volume is high, and high volume is precisely what empties cartridges on a schedule the whole office can set a watch by. The practical consequence is that the 2605DTN rewards planned buying — standing spares, bulk black, a set in reserve — more than any other 2605 variant, because its downtime is measured in other people's deadlines.
Toner Cartridges for Color LaserJet 2605DTN
- Black single — yield listed on the product page: Q6000A
- Cyan single — yield listed on the product page: Q6001A
- Yellow single — yield listed on the product page: Q6002A
- Magenta single — yield listed on the product page: Q6003A
- Three colors, one box — yield listed on the product page: Q6001A / Q6002A / Q6003A — Tri Color
- Two black cartridges — yield listed on the product page: Q6000AD — Black Two Pack
- Full set — yield listed on the product page: Q6000A / Q6001A / Q6002A / Q6003A — 4 Color Set
- Full set — yield listed on the product page: Q6000A / Q6001A / Q6002A / Q6003A — 4 Color Set
- Full set — yield listed on the product page: Q6000A / Q6001A / Q6002A / Q6003A — 4 Color Set
- Set listed for this model — yield listed on the product page: Color LaserJet 2605DTN — 4 Color Set
Also listed on this page are sets from the sibling HP 125A range, stocked for the CM1312 and CP1215 family models below. For black, that range uses the CB540A, available on its own as well as in the sets listed here. Those cartridges belong to a different printer line and do not fit this model:
- HP 125A Tri Color (CB541A / CB542A / CB543A) — the three 125A colors in one box
- HP 125A 4 Color Set (CB540A / CB541A / CB542A / CB543A) — the complete 125A set
- HP 125A 4 Color Set for CP1215n (CB540A / CB541A / CB542A / CB543A) — 125A set listed for the CP1215n
- Color LaserJet CM1300 — 4 Color Set — color set listed for the CM1300
Which cartridge should you buy?
Buy like a department, not a desk. Black first and in depth: the Q6000AD two-pack keeps the hardest-working cartridge ahead of demand. Colors one at a time, because even at departmental volume the three colors rarely finish together. And hold one complete four-color set in reserve — on the heaviest printer in the family, a full-set change is a matter of when, not if, and having it in the building turns an emergency into a two-minute swap. Compatible cartridges here carry a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns, which matters when you stock ahead.
Chip, toner and everyday use
High volume makes the chips your friends: they report each color's level separately, so a monthly glance at the panel turns toner into a calendar entry instead of a surprise. Keep spares sealed, upright and somewhere cool — heat and sunlight shorten a stored cartridge's good life. When a color first prints pale, remove it and rock it gently from side to side to level the toner; that buys a clean finish to the current job while the replacement is on its way. Always pull the full seal tape from a new cartridge before it goes in.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the extra tray change which cartridges the 2605DTN uses?
No. The tray adds paper capacity only. The cartridge bay is the standard 2605 one, and the printer runs the same four 124A codes as the rest of the line.
Is its toner the same as the 2605DN's?
Yes — the Color LaserJet 2605DN and the DTN share the complete 124A range. The difference between the two models is the extra paper tray, not the supplies.
Which code is the magenta cartridge?
Magenta is Q6003A. The set in full: black Q6000A, cyan Q6001A, yellow Q6002A, magenta Q6003A.
How should a busy department stock for this printer?
Two blacks ahead, one of each color, and a sealed four-color set in reserve. At DTN volume that buffer covers a full cartridge cycle without an urgent order.
More printers that use the same cartridges
Starting with the cartridge family pages themselves, the models are: HP 124A, HP 125A, Color LaserJet 1600, Color LaserJet 2600, Color LaserJet 2600DN, Color LaserJet 2600N, Color LaserJet 2605, Color LaserJet 2605DN, Color LaserJet CM1015, Color LaserJet CM1015MFP, Color LaserJet CM1017, Color LaserJet CM1017MFP, Color LaserJet CM1300, Color LaserJet CM1312, Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP, Color LaserJet CM1312NFI, Color LaserJet CP1210, Color LaserJet CP1215, Color LaserJet CP1215N, Color LaserJet CP1217, Color LaserJet CP1312, Color LaserJet CP1312MFP, Color LaserJet CP1510, Color LaserJet CP1512, Color LaserJet CP1512MFP, Color LaserJet CP1515, Color LaserJet CP1515N, Color LaserJet CP1515NI, Color LaserJet CP1518, Color LaserJet CP1518NI.