KM-4050

Kyocera KM-4050 printer

Moving up the KM departmental scale, the KM-4050 takes a proven platform and adds throughput for offices with heavier daily document loads. It shares the same high-capacity toner family as its siblings: the TK-717 black cartridge (also printed TK717, and known in Kyocera's family documentation as the TK-715), rated for approximately 34,000 pages. The 40-class step gives a growing office headroom without changing a single supply line on the order form.

Headroom is the honest summary of what the KM-4050 sells. Departments rarely shrink, and a machine bought with spare capacity absorbs growth, peak weeks and the extra volume that arrives when a neighboring unit goes down. Familiar controls mean staff need no retraining, the paper handling is robust, and because the toner is identical to the cartridge the rest of the KM departmental family uses, the faster machine adds nothing new to the supply shelf.

Toner Cartridges for KM-4050

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
Kyocera-Mita TK-717 (TK717) Black Toner	Black	Approx. 34,000 pages
Kyocera-Mita TK-717 (TK717) Black Toner — 2 Pack	Black	Approx. 34,000 pages each
Kyocera-Mita TK-717 (TK717) Black Toner — 4 Pack	Black	Approx. 34,000 pages each

Which cartridge should you buy?

Standardization is the smart play here. If your floor runs the KM-4050 beside a KM-3050 or KM-5050, buy the 4 Pack and treat the TK-717 as a fleet cartridge: one stock, one reorder point, and any machine can borrow from the shelf when its turn comes. A standalone KM-4050 under heavy load is best served by the 2 Pack, keeping a reserve beside a machine that many people depend on. The single cartridge suits a 4050 that has settled into lighter duty. In every case the cartridge itself is identical — roughly 34,000 pages — so the pack size is purely a stocking decision, never a compatibility gamble.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Plan the swap, do not improvise it. A cartridge rated near 34,000 pages gives plenty of warning through the machine's supply reporting; order the replacement while the old one still has life rather than after the empty message stops a job. Fit the new cartridge in one confident motion until it locks, and the KM-4050 recognizes it through its chip. Keep the reserve cartridge sealed and stored flat near the machine — on a shared floor unit, a spare kept in a distant storeroom tends to become someone else's spare. Coverage-heavy work shortens real-world yield against the ISO/IEC 19752 rating, so departments copying dense material should expect earlier changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the KM-4050 take the same cartridge as the KM-3050?

Yes. The /kyocera-mita/km-series/km-3050/ and the KM-4050 run on the identical TK-717 cartridge, as do the /kyocera-mita/km-series/km-5050/ and the TASKalfa models listed below — one supply genuinely covers the family.

Why does the cartridge carry two names, TK-715 and TK-717?

Kyocera's family documentation designates the cartridge TK-715, while the US parts list orders it as the TK-717. They are the same 34,000-page black toner; the listings here use the US designation.

How often will a busy department change this toner?

Count in pages: roughly 34,000 per cartridge at standard coverage. Even a department printing thousands of pages a week measures the interval in months, not days.

Is the 4 Pack worth it for a single KM-4050?

If the machine is heavily used and downtime is expensive, yes — the reserve depth means a toner change never waits on shipping. Lighter-duty machines can start with the 2 Pack and reorder on the machine's own low-toner warning.