SKU:

TK-582M

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-mita

OEM Number:

1T02KTBUS0

Ink Color:

Magenta

Page Yield:

2,800 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

My reds look wrong and faces print orange — is magenta the problem?

Very likely. Red is printed from magenta and yellow together, and skin tones lean heavily on magenta, so when the magenta cartridge runs low, reds turn muddy or orange and photographs lose their warmth while black text stays perfectly sharp. The fix is the magenta unit: 1T02KTBUS0, also marked TK-582M.

What exactly am I getting in this listing?

One magenta cartridge for the FS-C5150DN, rated at 2,800 pages at 5% coverage and priced at $30.56. It is a single-color replacement — the other three slots in the machine are not touched and nothing else needs ordering to complete the change.

Before I fit the new one, is there anything worth checking?

Two quick things. First, pull the old magenta out and rock it gently side to side, then refit it — if the color comes back evenly, the cartridge was simply running low and uneven, and you have some time in hand. Second, when the new unit goes in, make sure it seats fully home; a cartridge sitting slightly proud can print weakly even when it is full.

How long does the change itself take?

A couple of minutes, in the middle of a working day if need be. The magenta slot is independent of the others, so the printer comes back up with the same black, cyan and yellow cartridges it had before — only the empty color is new.

Where should a spare magenta be kept?

Sealed in its bag, lying flat, in a cool dry cabinet out of sunlight. Magenta tends to be forgotten until a photo-heavy job exposes it, so a sealed spare on the shelf — stored that way it keeps well — saves an interrupted print run later.

What cover comes with this cartridge?

The standard cover for our compatible range: a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, set out in full on our shipping & returns page. If the cartridge is fitted months from now and then misbehaves, it is still handled on its own under those terms.

Reds look wrong — how do I tell whether it is magenta or yellow at fault?

Look at the direction of the error. Red is built from magenta and yellow together: when magenta runs low, reds slide toward orange and yellow, because the yellow is still printing at full strength. When yellow is the one running low, reds drift the other way — darker, pinker, more purple — because magenta dominates. Greens help confirm it: if greens still look true, yellow is healthy and the magenta 1T02KTBUS0 is your cartridge.

Which jobs drain this magenta cartridge the fastest?

Photographs first — skin tones, food, sunsets and warm interiors are all magenta-heavy. After that come brochures and flyers with red branding, presentations with warm backgrounds, and charts whose main data series are red or purple. At the other end, text documents, spreadsheets and blue-green graphics use almost none of the TK-582M. If your office prints customer-facing color pieces every week, expect this cartridge to live a shorter calendar life than the rating alone might suggest.

After fitting the new magenta, how do I confirm the fix properly?

Print a page you know well — the same brochure or photograph that exposed the problem — rather than judging from a random document. Reds should sit back in their proper range and skin tones should lose the orange cast. Give it a few pages if the first sheet still looks unsettled, since fresh toner takes a short run to work through evenly. If known colors are still wrong after that, contact us instead of swapping other cartridges on guesswork.

How should the spent magenta cartridge be dealt with?

Keep the empty until its replacement has proven itself on the work that exposed the fault — a few real print runs, not just a test page. Once the new unit is clearly performing, the old one goes to a toner recycling collection point or office-supply take-back bin rather than household trash. It is handled as a single unit from start to finish, which matches its cover: a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns on this cartridge alone.

About This TK-582M Magenta Cartridge

Magenta is the color offices notice last and miss most: this TK-582M, part number 1T02KTBUS0, restores the reds, skin tones and warm shades of the Kyocera FS-C5150DN with a 2,800-page rating. It is part of our Kyocera Mita compatible range. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and our support team can confirm the code with you before ordering, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.