DocuColor
DocuColor is the Xerox line built around color output, and this page gathers the series' representative toner shelf in one place. The set is a four-color family — black 006R01219, cyan 006R01222, magenta 006R01221 and yellow 006R01220 — working alongside a separate drum unit, 013R00602, which is an imaging component rather than a fifth toner. Sixteen listings sit under the DocuColor name in our catalog, spread over five model pages: DocuColor 240, DocuColor 242, DocuColor 250, DocuColor 252 and DocuColor 260. Your model's page is where its own cartridge shelf is confirmed.
The supply logic of this series has two rhythms running at once. The four toners are consumed at uneven rates — a run of blue-heavy documents drinks cyan far faster than yellow — while the drum unit follows its own, slower replacement cycle in the background. Keeping those rhythms separate is the whole art of stocking a DocuColor: toner is a routine reorder, the drum is an occasional one, and confusing the two leads either to a drum bought years early or to a machine stopped mid-run for want of a cartridge that costs a fraction of the lost time. The table below therefore lists the drum on its own row, clearly typed, rather than letting it hide among the toners.
Popular cartridges for DocuColor
| Cartridge | Color / Type | Page Yield |
|---|---|---|
| 006R01219 | Black | See product page |
| 006R01222 | Cyan | See product page |
| 006R01221 | Magenta | See product page |
| 006R01220 | Yellow | See product page |
| 013R00602 | Drum unit | See product page |
The last row deserves a second look: 013R00602 is a drum unit, the component that transfers the image to the page. It contains no toner and is replaced on its own schedule, not alongside the cartridges.
Which cartridge should you buy?
Buy against the message the machine is actually giving you. A low or empty color calls for that color's toner cartridge and nothing else — the four colors are independent, and a shop that runs the machine daily usually keeps one spare of each on hand so a long job never waits on a delivery. A drum message, or print quality that stays poor after a fresh toner goes in, points to the 013R00602 drum unit instead. If neither message has appeared and you are simply planning stock, work from your model's page in the directory below and match the codes there against the labels on the cartridges already in the machine.
Chip, toner and everyday use
Color work spends the four toners unevenly, so judge remaining life by the machine's own supply readings instead of by how long a cartridge has been installed. Each new cartridge is identified by its chip when it is seated; if a machine refuses a cartridge, reseating it firmly is the first check before anything else. Yield figures on the product pages are estimates at 5% coverage, and pages carrying large areas of solid color use toner at several times that rate, so heavy color users should treat the headline number as a best case. All of the compatible cartridges listed for this series are backed by a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the 013R00602 a toner cartridge?
No. It is a drum unit — the imaging component the toners work with — and it is listed on its own row of the table for that reason. It holds no toner, follows a different replacement cycle from the cartridges, and ordering it will not cure an empty-toner message.
Do the DocuColor 240 and the DocuColor 260 take the same toner?
The listings on this page are the representative shelf for the series as a whole, but the binding answer for any individual machine lives on its model page. Compare the codes listed for your model in the directory with the code on your installed cartridge before you order.
One color ran out in the middle of a job. Must I replace all four?
No. Replace the empty color only; the other three cartridges keep the toner they still hold. Changing a complete set when a single color has run out is the most common way money is wasted on a four-color machine.
Why does the machine ask for a drum when the toner is new?
Because the drum is a separate component with a separate life. Fresh toner cannot reset a drum that has reached the end of its cycle, and the machine tracks the two independently — a drum request after a toner change is normal, not a fault.