SKU:

TK-552K

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-mita

OEM Number:

1T02HM0US0

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

7,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Which code identifies the black cartridge in this family?

The black unit is 1T02HM0US0, sold as the TK-552K — the K marks it as the black cartridge, while its color partners end in C, M and Y. Compare that code with the label on the cartridge you are removing, or with the black slot reading on the printer's supply screen, before you order.

Why is the black rated at 7,000 pages when the colors are 6,000?

Kyocera rates this family that way because black does the heavy lifting in an office: letters, invoices, forms and reports are overwhelmingly black text. The TK-552K is rated at 7,000 pages at 5% coverage, against 6,000 for each color, and that gap simply reflects how the four slots are actually used.

Is this a full-capacity cartridge or a small starter unit?

Full capacity. This is the complete 7,000-page cartridge at $45.25 — not a low-fill starter of the kind sometimes bundled with a new printer. You get the entire rated yield from the first page to the last.

My first prints with the new cartridge look pale. Should I worry?

Usually not. Print a handful of pages and the density settles as toner feeds through. If output is still light, remove the cartridge, rock it gently side to side to level the toner, and refit it until it seats firmly — an incompletely seated cartridge is the most common cause of faint first pages.

How long does the swap itself take?

A couple of minutes, with no tools and no technician. Open the printer, pull the spent black cartridge out of its slot, slide this one in until it locks, and close up. The color cartridges do not need to be touched at all.

What if I keep a spare black on the shelf — will it keep?

Yes, as long as it stays sealed: flat, cool, dry and out of direct sunlight. Black runs out faster than any color in this family, so a sealed spare is sensible insurance against a mid-run stoppage. Every cartridge is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns; the details are on our shipping & returns page.

What does the black cartridge cost per page?

At $45.25 for a cartridge rated at 7,000 pages, the TK-552K lands at roughly 0.65 cents per page at standard coverage — and most plain-text office pages sit at or below that standard, so everyday letters and invoices often cost less than the headline figure. Pages with heavy graphics, bold coverage or printed forms with shaded boxes use more toner per sheet and push the real cost above it. Either way, it is the cheapest slot in this family to feed.

How many months should one black cartridge last?

Divide 7,000 by your monthly volume. At 500 pages a month — a small office's steady correspondence — one 1T02HM0US0 cartridge runs well over a year. At 1,500 pages a month it is roughly four to five months, and a department turning out 3,000 pages a month will see about two months per cartridge. If you do not know your volume, the printer's page counter read a month apart gives you the number exactly.

When should I order the next black cartridge?

At the low-toner warning, not at the empty-printer stop. The warning arrives with usable pages still left in the TK-552K, and ordering then means the replacement is on the shelf before the machine actually halts a job. Waiting until output fades means printing against a deadline with a dying cartridge. Offices that cannot pause at all keep one sealed spare permanently and simply reorder whenever the spare goes into the machine.

What do I do with the spent black cartridge?

Seal it into the packaging the new cartridge came out of and route it to toner cartridge recycling or a collection program rather than household or office trash — a 7,000-page cartridge is a substantial unit to landfill. If the cartridge is being replaced early because of a fault rather than honest wear, hold on to it instead of sending it out: it is covered for a year in its own right, and the cartridge itself is the proof of what went wrong.

About This TK-552K Black Cartridge

This is the single black replacement — 1T02HM0US0 (TK-552K) — for the Kyocera FS-C5200DN: the 7,000-page workhorse cartridge of the TK-552 family, built to the original specifications and sold under our Kyocera Mita compatible range. Order it when the black slot runs dry and the colors still have life left. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.