SKU:

TK-8327M

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-mita

OEM Number:

1T02NPBUS0

Ink Color:

Magenta

Page Yield:

18,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Our reds look dull and skin tones in photos have gone greyish. Is magenta the culprit?

Very often, yes. Magenta is the color that warms prints up; when it runs low, reds flatten, oranges brown out and faces lose their color long before the page looks obviously broken. If the display on the TASKalfa 2551ci is also flagging magenta, this cartridge — 1T02NPBUS0, the TK-8327M — is the one to change.

How do the two codes for this cartridge break down?

1T02NPBUS0 is the full part number; TK-8327M is the short name for the same unit, and the M is the magenta marker. Match either code against the cartridge you remove. This single magenta is $91.20.

Should I stop printing until the new magenta arrives?

Black-and-white documents will still print cleanly, but color work will keep drifting further off as the last of the magenta goes. For anything customer-facing in color, it is worth waiting for the swap; for internal drafts, most offices keep going.

What yield does this cartridge carry?

18,000 pages at standard coverage — the listed rating for the magenta unit of this family. Because magenta is typically sipped rather than gulped in document work, one cartridge tends to last through a long run of mixed printing.

Can I change just this one cartridge in the middle of a print run?

Yes. Pause the job, open the cover, swap the magenta slot only, and resume. The other three cartridges stay untouched, the machine re-checks its levels, and the run continues — no need to power down or recalibrate anything by hand.

What happens if the cartridge turns out to be defective?

It is covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns under our shipping & returns policy. Keep the box until you have seen a few good pages come out, and if the cartridge misbehaves, that cover is there to be used.

What kind of work uses up this magenta cartridge faster than the rating suggests?

Photograph-heavy and warm-toned work. Magenta is the ingredient behind reds, pinks and natural skin tones, so brochures with photos, real-estate sheets and presentation covers draw on the 1T02NPBUS0 far harder than a standard text page does. The 18,000-page rating assumes standard coverage, so a studio-style workload will land well below it, while an office printing mostly documents with the odd chart will find the TK-8327M lasts a very long time indeed.

How do I verify the swap worked before printing an important color job?

Reprint one page you already know — ideally the same photograph or brochure page that exposed the problem. Skin tones should look natural again and reds should be full rather than brownish or orange. Checking against a page whose correct appearance you already know is far more dependable than judging a fresh document, and it takes under a minute before you commit to a long customer-facing run.

Is a spare magenta worth shelf space?

If your color work is customer-facing, yes. Magenta rarely fails suddenly; it drifts, and the drift is usually spotted on a job that matters. Having a TK-8327M sealed in the cupboard turns that moment into a short pause and a swap instead of a wait for delivery. Stored flat, sealed and out of sunlight and heat, a spare simply waits at full quality until the slot asks for it.

What should I do with the empty magenta cartridge?

Keep it until the new cartridge has produced a few pages you are happy with, in case anything needs to be checked against the old unit. Then dispose of it through a toner recycling route — an office-supplies collection point or a municipal program that accepts cartridges — rather than with general waste where an alternative exists. Once the replacement is proven, there is no reason to keep the empty any longer.

About This TK-8327 Magenta Cartridge

Listed in the Kyocera-Mita range, this is the single magenta cartridge for the TASKalfa 2551ci: part number 1T02NPBUS0, short name TK-8327M, rated at 18,000 pages and priced at $91.20. It is the fix for color prints that have lost their warmth while the other slots still read healthy. Orders are dispatched from IL, PA, GA and CA, and support runs Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.