PIXMA MG3122

PG-240 / CL-241 Ink for the Canon PIXMA MG3122

The PIXMA MG3122 is a photo-focused all-in-one, the MG line Canon aimed at home photo printing, and it runs on the PG-240 / CL-241 FINE family: PG-240 black (up to 180 pages; no compatible cartridge sold for this code yet); PG-240XL black (up to 300 pages, $32.99); PG-240XXL black (up to 600 pages, $34.49); CL-241 tri-color (up to 180 pages, $34.49); CL-241XL tri-color (up to 400 pages, $35.99). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

Mixed use is the MG3122 story: photo prints for the family album on one day, documents and copies for home paperwork on the next. The same two cartridges serve both, one black and one tri-color, and each cartridge contains its own printhead. That keeps recovery simple when the machine has stood for months, since a cartridge change brings a new printhead with it and usually puts an idle MG3122 back to work without a repair. Buy by code family when you restock, because a neighboring family's cartridge may share the shape yet carries a different code and chip and will not be recognized.

Which PG-240 / CL-241 should you buy?

Documents, longer stretch: the PG-240XL Black Ink Cartridge ($32.99) covers the PG-240XL alone, matched to the slot that actually ran out — enough for up to 300 pages, so document work runs longer uninterrupted.
Documents, longest stretch: the PG-240XXL Black Ink Cartridge ($34.49) covers the PG-240XXL alone, matched to the slot that actually ran out — enough for up to 600 pages of document printing per cartridge.
Photos lost their color: the CL-241 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($34.49) fills the CL-241 bay alone, leaving its partner cartridge untouched — enough for up to 180 pages of photos and color pages.
Photos, longer color run: the CL-241XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($35.99) covers the CL-241XL alone, matched to the slot that actually ran out — enough for up to 400 pages, so photo sessions run longer uninterrupted.
Shelf backup, top yield: the PG-240XXL CL-241XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($149.93) keeps top-yield spares ready in the black-heavy mix this model goes through.
Start fresh in both slots: the PG-240XXL CL-241XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($68.97) renews both positions in a single swap — the clean start when neither side has ink left.

Chip, ink and everyday use

Ink levels are reported normally on the MG3122, since each cartridge carries a new compatible chip. The family mixes pigment black for documents with dye tri-color for photos, the standard FINE recipe, which suits a machine that alternates between the two. Because the printhead is built into the cartridge rather than the printer, every cartridge change renews the printhead, so streaky output on this platform is a cartridge problem, not a service call. Store spares sealed, upright and out of sunlight, and open the pack only when the printer asks for the cartridge.