FS-1120D

Kyocera FS-1120D printer

Some printers ask very little of their owners, and the Kyocera FS-1120D is one of them: a compact monochrome laser with automatic two-sided printing fitted as standard, happy to sit on a desk and produce dependable black-and-white pages day after day. Its cartridge is the TK-162 — Kyocera part number 1T02LY0US0, written without the dash as TK162 — rated for about 2,500 pages per ISO/IEC 19752. It is the US-market version of the cartridge Kyocera sells in Europe as the TK-160.

A 2,500-page rating sounds modest next to the big workgroup cartridges, but it is honestly sized for the job this printer does. On a personal desk or in a two-person office, that is months of letters, invoices and forms between swaps, and the small cartridge keeps the printer itself small. Kyocera's long-life drum design means the drum is built to last the life of the machine under normal use, so toner is the only routine consumable you will ever buy for it — no drum kits, no developer, no second supply line to track.

Toner Cartridges for FS-1120D

Which cartridge should you buy?

Because every listing here is the same cartridge, choose by how painful a stock-out would be. A home office that prints weekly can run one cartridge in the machine and one in the drawer and never think about toner again for a year. A small business that bills by the printed page should step up to a three or five pack and take the lower per-cartridge cost. The ten pack only makes sense when several desks run this family — but if they do, it is the cheapest way to feed them all. Each option is a compatible cartridge with a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns behind it.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Fitting a fresh cartridge is a one-minute job: open the front cover, slide the old unit out, give the new one a few gentle rocks end to end so the toner inside sits evenly, and push it home until it stops. The printer reads the chip as it wakes, so give it a moment before printing. If pages come out light near the end of a cartridge, that same rocking trick usually restores even coverage for a while longer. Store spares sealed, flat and away from windows — heat and light age toner long before the box is opened.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner does the Kyocera FS-1120D use?

The TK-162 black cartridge, Kyocera part number 1T02LY0US0, rated for about 2,500 pages. Order by any of those three names and you get the same cartridge.

Is the TK-162 the same as the TK-160?

Yes in substance: TK-162 is the designation Kyocera uses for this cartridge in North America, while TK-160 is the European name. The listings on this page are the US TK-162 versions stocked for this printer.

Does the FS-1120D need its drum replaced?

No routine drum replacement is expected. The model uses Kyocera's long-life drum technology, designed to last the life of the machine under normal use, so the toner cartridge is the only consumable on your shopping list.

Is 2,500 pages enough for a small office?

For light to moderate printing, yes — that is roughly five reams of paper per cartridge. If your desk prints hundreds of pages a week, buy the cartridge in multi-packs so a swap never waits on a delivery.