Canon PIXMA MG2522

Canon PIXMA MG2522 Ink — PG-245 / CL-246

The PIXMA MG2522 is a photo-focused all-in-one, the MG line Canon aimed at home photo printing, and it runs on the PG-245 / CL-246 FINE family: PG-245 black (up to 180 pages, $27.74); PG-245XL black (up to 300 pages, $28.49); CL-246 tri-color (up to 180 pages, $29.24); CL-246XL tri-color (up to 300 pages, $29.99). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

The first cartridges many MG2522 owners ever handled were a service part in disguise: the PG-243 / CL-244 starters the printer shipped with, same slots, lower fill, rated at up to 100 pages each. No compatible version of that starter pair is sold — everything here is the standard or XL fill of the PG-245 / CL-246 family, dropping straight in. That swap is also this home photo all-in-one’s main act of maintenance, because each cartridge brings its own new printhead; the wear part leaves with the empty cartridge. It is why a unit idle for a year usually revives on fresh ink alone. Respect the code boundary as you order: other Canon families look the part but carry different codes and chips that this printer will not recognize.

Which PG-245 / CL-246 should you buy?

Just the standard black: the PG-245 Black Ink Cartridge ($27.74) goes into the PG-245 slot as the sole change — a standard fill rated up to 180 pages for the text position.
Just the black XL: the PG-245XL Black Ink Cartridge ($28.49) goes into the PG-245XL slot as the sole change — an XL fill rated up to 300 pages for the text position.
Just the standard color: the CL-246 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($29.24) goes into the CL-246 slot as the sole change — a standard fill rated up to 180 pages for the color position.
Just the color XL: the CL-246XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($29.99) goes into the CL-246XL slot as the sole change — an XL fill rated up to 300 pages for the color position.
Refill the color side: the CL-246XL InkPods Refill Set of 3 ($59.99) brings the running cost down another step — refill pods plus a fresh original Canon printhead, this set serving the color side.
Refill the black side: the PG-245XL InkPods Refill Set of 4 ($59.99) brings the running cost down another step — refill pods plus a fresh original Canon printhead, this set serving the black side.
Spares for the shelf: the PG-245XL CL-246XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($138.75) holds the black-heavy mix these printers actually use in reserve — a shelf stock of five for the changes to come.
Black and color together: the PG-245XL CL-246XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($56.97) covers both positions in one order — black and color renewed together instead of a week apart.

Chip, ink and everyday use

Levels first: a new compatible chip in every cartridge means the MG2522 reads its ink normally and warns before a cartridge runs dry. Color work and text work use different inks here — dye in the tri-color cartridge for bright photo color, pigment in the black for sharp, smudge-resistant text. The service bonus is the FINE printhead arrangement: the head lives in the cartridge, so fitting a fresh one clears the streaks and gaps that cleaning cycles leave behind. Spares wait best sealed; an opened FINE cartridge can dry at the nozzle plate.