Canon CLI-42 Ink Cartridges

For the 1 Canon printer in the CLI-42 family, the full Clever Supplies range is: CLI-42 Black (about 900 pages), CLI-42 Cyan (about 600 pages), CLI-42 Gray (about 492 pages), CLI-42 Photo Gray (about 835 pages), CLI-42 Magenta (about 416 pages), CLI-42 Photo Cyan (about 292 pages), CLI-42 Photo Magenta (about 169 pages), CLI-42 Yellow (about 284 pages). All of them are built to the original specification and backed by a lifetime warranty.

The CLI-42 family is the eight-tank Chromalife dye ink set of the PIXMA PRO-100. Dye inks sit on photo paper differently from pigment: colors are more vivid and blend more smoothly, at the cost of needing good paper for long display life. Two grays keep black-and-white prints neutral.

Which CLI-42 should you buy?

Compatible Canon CLI-42 Black Ink Cartridge — $10.49 — the tank that documents and dark photo areas draw on first in this eight-tank set.
Compatible Canon CLI-42 Cyan Ink Cartridge — $10.49 — the base cyan for skies and blended photo color on the PRO-100.
Compatible Canon CLI-42 Gray Ink Cartridge — $10.49 — the gray that keeps black-and-white tonal steps smooth.
Compatible Canon CLI-42 Photo Gray Ink Cartridge — $10.49 — the lighter photo gray for gentle highlights in monochrome prints.
Compatible Canon CLI-42 Magenta Ink Cartridge — $10.49 — the base magenta for warm, blended photo color.
Compatible Canon CLI-42 Photo Cyan Ink Cartridge — $10.49 — the light photo cyan for soft sky and highlight gradations.
Compatible Canon CLI-42 Photo Magenta Ink Cartridge — $10.49 — the light photo magenta for delicate skin-tone transitions.
Compatible Canon CLI-42 Yellow Ink Cartridge — $10.49 — the yellow that completes the ChromaLife dye color mix.
Compatible Canon CLI-42 Set of 8 Ink Cartridges — $71.88 — all eight ChromaLife tanks together for a full PRO-100 refresh.

Chip, ink and everyday use

On an eight-tank PRO-100, one unrecognized CLI-42 can look like a bigger failure than it is. Remove only that tank, check its chip contact for ink film, wipe it dry with a lint-free cloth and click it back in before restarting. The chip keeps levels reporting tank by tank, which is what lets you reorder a single color in time. A Canon firmware update can occasionally change recognition; if the warning persists after reseating, contact us. Keep spare dye tanks sealed and out of direct light. The lifetime warranty covers recognition failures, leaks and poor print quality.