TASKalfa 552CI

Kyocera TASKalfa 552CI printer

At the top of its cartridge group, the TASKalfa 552ci is the fastest color multifunction in this Kyocera line — the machine a high-volume color department buys when the midrange models stop keeping up. This page collects the TK592 family sets stocked for that group: TK592K black with TK592C, TK592M and TK592Y color cartridges, combined four ways in the table below. Note that Kyocera's documentation for the 552ci itself specifies the TK-857 family (US version of the TK-855), so check the code on the cartridge coming out of your machine against the listing you choose.

Flagship machines concentrate risk: when the fastest device on the floor stops, the queue behind it is the longest in the building. Supply planning matters more here than anywhere else in the fleet, and the upgrade path inside this family was designed so a toner stock is never stranded — the 552ci shares its supply shelf with the 400ci and 500ci beside it. Buying in sets keeps that shelf deep without a tangle of separate orders for every color.

Toner Cartridges for TASKalfa 552ci

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
TK592 8 Color Set	Black, cyan, magenta, yellow set	See product page
TK592 5 Color Set	Black, cyan, magenta, yellow set	See product page
TK592 6 Color Set	Cyan, magenta, yellow set	See product page
TK592 3 Color Set	Cyan, magenta, yellow set	See product page

The 8 Color Set leads the table because it matches the 552ci's appetite: the deepest bundle, the fewest reorder points. Color-only sets sit below it for departments whose black supply runs on its own schedule.

Which cartridge should you buy?

Match the bundle to the bottleneck. A 552ci running long color jobs drains cyan, magenta and yellow together, so a full four-color set restores balance in one swap cycle instead of three staggered ones. If the machine spends most of its hours on black-heavy reports with occasional color, the color-only sets keep the color side stocked while black is handled on its own rhythm. Offices standardizing several machines on this family gain the most from the largest set: one SKU on the purchase order, one box on the shelf, no partial sets stranded in a cabinet.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Swap cartridges with the machine powered and follow its on-screen prompts; the chip handshake takes a moment, and interrupting it is the most common cause of a false "not recognized" message. On a shared flagship, agree on one simple habit across the team: whoever sees the low-toner warning orders or flags the replacement that day, not when the cartridge actually empties. Store unopened sets away from direct light, and keep one full set in reserve rather than running the shelf to zero.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the TASKalfa 552ci share supplies with the 400ci and 500ci?

Yes — the three models sit in one supply group, and the sets listed here serve the family shelf they share. Kyocera's documentation names the TK-857 series for the machines themselves; the listings on this page are the TK592 sets, so verify the code on your current cartridge first.

Why does this page sell sets instead of single cartridges?

Departments running a machine of this class typically restock the whole color engine at once. Bundling black with the three colors — or the three colors on their own — cuts the number of orders and keeps the four channels aging together instead of drifting apart.

My 552ci says a color is empty but the job is black-only. Can I keep printing?

Most monochrome jobs can continue while a color channel sits empty, but mixed documents and color copies will stop. Because each cartridge is separate, replacing only the empty color gets the machine fully back without touching the others.