PIXMA MG4220

Canon PIXMA MG4220 Ink Cartridges — PG-240 / CL-241

The PIXMA MG4220 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.

Gold contacts are the quiet failure point on a PIXMA MG4220. If a fresh cartridge is not recognized, remove it and wipe the contact strip gently with a dry, lint-free cloth, then reinstall it and try again. This photo-focused MG all-in-one runs on two cartridges only, black and tri-color, and each replacement brings a new printhead with it — one reason an MG4220 left unused for months usually needs fresh ink, not a service visit. Stick to the PG-240 / CL-241 codes: near-neighbor Canon cartridges share the housing shape but not the chip.

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

Text pages fading first: the PG-240XL Black Ink Cartridge ($32.99) replaces the PG-240XL on its own — pigment black on its own, rated up to 300 pages.
Stock black for heavy weeks: the PG-240XXL Black Ink Cartridge ($34.49) replaces the PG-240XXL on its own — the biggest black yield here, up to 600 pages.
Photos losing their color: the CL-241 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($34.49) replaces the CL-241 on its own — standard tri-color on its own, rated up to 180 pages.
Color for bigger photo runs: the CL-241XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($35.99) replaces the CL-241XL on its own — extended dye color, rated up to 400 pages.
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

Missing lines on an MG4220 printout are a maintenance clue, not just an ink clue. The printhead is part of the cartridge on every FINE model, so swapping a cartridge also swaps the printhead — the usual cure when cleaning cycles stop helping — and if a new cartridge is not recognized, wipe its contacts and reseat it before blaming the chip: a new compatible chip in every cartridge keeps the ink monitor honest. Pigment ink in the black position gives documents their crisp, highlighter-resistant edge; dye ink in the tri-color position gives photos their color. Keep the spare sealed in its pack until the day it goes in.