CS255

The Copystar CS255 is Kyocera's 25-class copy station for offices whose workflow still centers on the copier, with network printing standing by as a ready bonus. Its black toner is the TK-477 — Kyocera part number 1T02K30US0, a cartridge you will also see written in dash-free form as TK477 — rated for approximately 15,000 pages per ISO/IEC 19752. In other markets the identical toner wears the TK-475 label, which is why both numbers follow this machine around.

Copystar is Kyocera's dealer-channel brand, and the CS255 is built for the walk-up copying crowd: a straightforward control panel that users of any skill level can run without training, and an engine that treats copying as the main event rather than an afterthought. It bridges the traditional copier room and the connected office — the department that still collates meeting packs and scans signed contracts by hand all morning, then prints from the network all afternoon. One black cartridge keeps that whole routine fed.

Toner Cartridges for CS255

Which cartridge should you buy?

At roughly 15,000 pages per cartridge, the CS255 does not ask for toner often — the buying question is less about yield tiers (there is one cartridge, one rating) and more about how much downtime risk you carry. A single cartridge is fine for a quiet machine. A copy station that serves a whole department deserves the 2-pack or 4-pack treatment: the spare goes in the moment the low-toner warning turns real, and the reorder happens on your schedule, not the machine's. Fleets win bigger — the same cartridge also feeds the CS305 and several FS and TASKalfa models listed below, so one SKU can stock every machine in the room.

Chip, toner and everyday use

These cartridges are toner-only units for a machine built around long-life components, so a change takes a minute and leaves the rest of the engine untouched. Pull the empty cartridge straight out, rock the new one gently side to side a few times to loosen the toner inside, remove its seal, and slide it home until it clicks. If the panel keeps showing a toner warning after a change, open and reseat the cartridge once — a cartridge that is almost seated is the usual cause. Store spares in their cartons, flat and out of sunlight, and the toner inside stays ready for years.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner does the Copystar CS255 use?

The TK-477 black toner cartridge, Kyocera part 1T02K30US0, rated for approximately 15,000 pages. It is the US designation of the cartridge sold elsewhere as the TK-475.

Is Copystar the same as Kyocera?

Yes — Copystar is Kyocera's dealer-channel brand. The CS255 uses the same engine and the same toner as its Kyocera-badged counterparts, so Kyocera consumables and Copystar consumables for this model are the same parts.

Will a Kyocera-branded TK-477 fit my Copystar machine?

It will. The compatible cartridges on this page are made for the CS255 regardless of which badge is on the printer's front panel — the cartridge bay and the toner specification are identical.

Do these cartridges really print 15,000 pages?

Approximately, at the ISO/IEC 19752 test standard of about 5% coverage per page. Copy-heavy work with dense originals uses more toner per page, so a busy copy room should treat 15,000 as the rating, not a promise.

More printers that use the same cartridges

The TK-477 also keeps these machines running — one cartridge across the whole group:

CS305, FS-6025, FS-6030, FS-6525MFP, FS-6530MFP, TASKalfa 255, TASKalfa 305