Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know the cartridge in my hand is the magenta one?
Read the two numbers on the label: the magenta in this family is 1T02JZBUS0, short code TK-867M, and the M is what you are matching. The four slots look alike at a glance, so the letter at the end of the short code — not the shape of the cartridge — is the reliable check before you slide it in.
Reds look dull and skin tones have gone gray. Is that this cartridge?
Very likely. Magenta carries the reds, pinks and most of what makes faces look alive, so as it empties those tones flatten first while blues and greens still print normally. Print a test page: if the magenta band is pale or broken, the cartridge is done — rocking it gently may restore a handful of pages, nothing more.
Do I have to stop a print run to change it?
Only briefly. Pause the job, swap the single magenta unit in its own slot and resume — the other three cartridges on the TASKalfa 250ci are untouched, and the run continues without any settings work. Most people are printing again inside two minutes.
How far does one of these cartridges go?
It is rated at 12,000 pages at standard coverage, a full-capacity replacement rather than a starter fill. Brochures and presentation pages with heavy color pull that figure down; ordinary mixed office output lands much closer to it.
What protection comes with the $77.44 price?
The cartridge is covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, detailed in our shipping & returns policy. A defective unit is replaced or refunded under that cover whether you install it the day it arrives or hold it sealed as a spare first.
Can I order before the old one is fully empty?
That is the sensible way to run it. A sealed magenta kept flat in a cool, dry place loses nothing by waiting, and having it on the shelf means the next faded-red report is a quick swap instead of a delivery wait.
We run a big batch of warm-toned brochures every month — how should that shape magenta ordering?
Treat that batch as the cartridge's heavy month. Brochures and presentation pages with dense color pull the TK-867M down much faster than everyday documents, so check the magenta level before the run rather than during it, and have the refill on the shelf before the batch starts. Planning around the known heavy job is what keeps a deadline from depending on a delivery.
How do I confirm the replacement magenta has actually fixed the skin tones?
Reprint the same photograph or brochure page that looked wrong and compare it directly with the faulty copy. With a healthy TK-867M — part 1T02JZBUS0 — fitted, faces regain their warmth and reds deepen back from orange. Judging the fix on the document that exposed the fault is a stricter test than printing something new, where you have no healthy reference to compare against.
What does one of these cartridges cost per page?
At $77.44 against a full 12,000-page rating, the TK-867M works out to roughly 0.65 cents per page at standard coverage. Ordinary mixed office output lands close to that figure; brochure- and photo-heavy work spends magenta faster and raises the real cost somewhat. For a department costing its color printing on the TASKalfa 250ci, the rated arithmetic is the honest place to start.
What should happen to the magenta cartridge that comes out?
Keep it until the replacement has printed cleanly for a few days — if dull reds persist with the new unit in place, the spent cartridge is evidence the problem sits elsewhere. A magenta that simply emptied after a full life can then go out with your usual office disposal. One that failed early stays covered by the 1-year warranty and free returns, so hold that unit until the return is arranged.
About This TK-867 Magenta Cartridge
Magenta is the warmth in everything the TASKalfa 250ci prints — reds, pinks and skin tones all lean on it — and this page is its single refill: part number 1T02JZBUS0, marked TK-867M, rated at 12,000 pages, priced at $77.44. It sits in the Kyocera-Mita compatible range as the like-for-like swap for the cartridge that came out of the magenta slot. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST for a code check before you buy.
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