PIXMA MX472

Canon PIXMA MX472 Ink — PG-240 / CL-241

The PIXMA MX472 is an office all-in-one with fax and an automatic document feeder, built for paperwork as much as photos, 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.

For a small business, the MX472 is paperwork equipment — invoices, signed forms and faxes moving through the feeder while photos are an afterthought. Its running gear stays refreshingly small-scale, though: two cartridges, one black and one tri-color, and the printhead arrives new inside every cartridge, so an MX472 that has sat idle for a spell usually comes back 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-240 / CL-241 should you buy?

Black, but in the XL fill: the PG-240XL Black Ink Cartridge ($32.99) replaces the PG-240XL position with the higher fill — stretching black printing to up to 300 pages between swaps.
Black in the XXL fill: the PG-240XXL Black Ink Cartridge ($34.49) replaces the PG-240XXL position with the largest fill in the family — a black run of up to 600 pages before the next change.
Only the tri-color ran dry: the CL-241 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($34.49) refreshes the color slot on its own — restoring full color for up to 180 pages of prints.
Color, but in the XL fill: the CL-241XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($35.99) replaces the CL-241XL position with the higher fill — keeping photos and color pages going for up to 400 pages.
Spares for the shelf: the PG-240XXL CL-241XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($149.93) keeps backup cartridges ready in the black-heavy mix these printers actually use.
Both slots in one swap: the PG-240XXL CL-241XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($68.97) replaces black and color together — the practical pick when both indicator lights are on.

Chip, ink and everyday use

In an office, a printer that warns before it runs dry saves a job mid-queue — and every cartridge in this family carries a new compatible chip, so levels read normally and the warning comes in time. Pigment ink in the black cartridge keeps text sharp and smudge-resistant; dye ink in the tri-color cartridge delivers bright photo color. On FINE printers the printhead lives inside the cartridge, so a fresh cartridge is a fresh printhead and clears streaks and gaps that cleaning cycles leave behind. Keep spares sealed until install day; an opened FINE cartridge can dry at the nozzle plate.