PIXMA MP220

PG-40 / CL-41 Ink for the Canon PIXMA MP220

The PIXMA MP220 is an all-in-one that prints, scans and copies, from the era when the MP line was Canon’s default home machine, and it runs on the PG-40 / CL-41 FINE family: PG-40 black (up to 327 pages, $25.49); CL-41 tri-color (up to 312 pages, $26.99). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

The MP220 owner is often someone who has run the same all-in-one for years — it prints, scans and copies, and there has never been a reason to replace it. Keeping it alive is undemanding: two cartridges only, one black and one tri-color, and the printhead arrives new inside every cartridge, which is why an MP220 left idle for a year usually returns with a cartridge change rather than a repair. The boundary to respect is the code family — cartridges from neighboring Canon families share the shelf shape but not the code or the chip, and they will not be recognized.

Which PG-40 / CL-41 should you buy?

Only the black ran dry: the PG-40 Black Ink Cartridge ($25.49) drops into the empty black slot by itself — good for up to 327 pages of everyday document printing.
Only the tri-color ran dry: the CL-41 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($26.99) refreshes the color slot on its own — restoring full color for up to 312 pages of prints.
Spares for the shelf: the PG-40 CL-41 Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($118.50) keeps backup cartridges ready in the black-heavy mix these printers actually use.

Chip, ink and everyday use

Owners keeping an older all-in-one in service need reporting they can rely on, and ink levels are reported normally here because each cartridge carries a new compatible chip. Documents and photos are covered by the standard FINE recipe — pigment black for the first, dye tri-color for the second — and since the printhead is built into the cartridge rather than the printer, renewing the cartridge renews the printhead too, which is why 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.