SKU:

Xerox-106R01452

Printer Brand:

Xerox

OEM Number:

106R01452

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

2,500 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything blue in my prints has started looking green — what is actually failing?

The cyan cartridge. Blue on a laser printer is not a color of its own; it is cyan laid down with a measure of magenta. As the cyan supply runs low, that mixture tips: sky blue drifts toward teal, navy slides into a murky green, and purple logos pick up a reddish cast. Black text keeps printing crisply because it comes from a different cartridge entirely, which is exactly why this failure sneaks up on people. A fresh 106R01452 puts the missing half back into every blue you print.

Why trust the code 106R01452 more than the words "cyan cartridge"?

Because color names are shared by dozens of Xerox cartridges that do not fit each other's machines, while a part number names one product and one product only. The code is printed on the label of the unit you remove, so read it there, match it here, and there is no translation step where a mistake can creep in. This listing is that code: a single compatible cyan cartridge.

Beach and water photos are coming out dull and flat — same problem?

Yes, and photos expose it earlier than documents do. Cyan carries the cool half of the spectrum — ocean water, swimming pools, skies, ice — so a weakening cartridge washes those subjects out first: water turns gray-green, skies lose their depth, and the whole image looks like it was printed through a haze. If a text page looks fine but your holiday photos look tired, believe the photos; the cartridge is telling you it is nearly done.

The panel says cyan is low but the page counter seems nowhere near 2,500 — who is right?

Both can be. The 2,500-page rating is measured at 5% coverage, the thin tint of a typical office page. A full-bleed photo can cover 40% or more of the sheet, which spends the cartridge several times faster than the rating assumes. The printer's own level sensor watches the actual toner left, so when it warns, it is reporting your real printing habits — not the laboratory's.

Can I swap this cartridge in the middle of a long print job?

You can, and the machine is built for it. When the cyan warning turns into an empty message, the printer pauses rather than ruining the run. Open the cover, slide the old unit straight out, seat the new 106R01452 until it clicks, and close up — the job resumes where it stopped. No tools, no settings, and no need to touch the other three cartridges while you are in there.

What stands behind this cartridge after it arrives?

A 1-year warranty covers every unit, and returns are free for a full year if the cartridge turns out not to be right for your machine; the full terms are on our shipping and returns page. Orders leave from our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses, and support answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Xerox 106R01452 Cyan Toner Cartridge

Think of this as the code-led cyan for Xerox's compact color MFP line: one compatible cartridge, part number 106R01452, at $33.49, rated for up to 2,500 pages — about 1.34 cents per page at standard coverage. It drops into the Phaser 6128MFP and the Phaser 6128MFP/N, and its whole job is the cool half of your color: true blues, honest purples, and water and sky that look the way they did through the camera. The wider range lives on our Xerox page.