PIXMA MG3222

Canon PIXMA MG3222 Ink — PG-240 / CL-241

The PIXMA MG3222 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.

Recognition trouble on a PIXMA MG3222 almost always starts at the cartridge, not the printer. Lift the cartridge out, confirm the code on its label belongs to the PG-240 / CL-241 family, and press it back until it seats with a click. This home photo all-in-one holds only two cartridges — one black, one tri-color — and the printhead arrives new inside each one, so a machine that sat idle for a year usually revives with a swap rather than a repair. A cartridge from a neighboring Canon family can share the shape yet carry the wrong chip, and the MG3222 will not read it.

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

Only the black ran dry: the PG-240XL Black Ink Cartridge ($32.99) replaces the PG-240XL on its own — up to 300 pages of sharp pigment-black text.
Black, with the longest run: the PG-240XXL Black Ink Cartridge ($34.49) replaces the PG-240XXL on its own — the longest black run in the family, up to 600 pages.
Only the color ran dry: the CL-241 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($34.49) replaces the CL-241 on its own — up to 180 pages of standard dye-based color.
Color, with a longer run: the CL-241XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($35.99) replaces the CL-241XL on its own — extended color rated up to 400 pages for photos and graphics.
Stock up: the PG-240XXL CL-241XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($149.93) keeps spares on the shelf in the black-heavy mix these printers actually use.
Both positions at once: the PG-240XXL CL-241XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($68.97) replaces black and color together — the right move when both lights are on.

Chip, ink and everyday use

Start with the chip when a cartridge misbehaves on the MG3222: every cartridge in this family carries a new compatible chip, so ink levels report normally and the low-ink warning arrives before a cartridge runs dry — a 'not recognized' message usually means contacts that need a wipe or a cartridge seated crooked, not a dead chip. The black cartridge is pigment ink for sharp, smudge-resistant text; the tri-color is dye ink for bright photo color. Because the printhead lives inside the cartridge, a fresh one clears streaks and gaps that cleaning cycles leave behind. Keep spares sealed until install day, since an opened FINE cartridge can dry at the nozzle plate.