Canon PIXMA TR4522

PG-245 / CL-246 Ink for the Canon PIXMA TR4522

The PIXMA TR4522 is a home-office all-in-one with an automatic document feeder and full wireless, built for document work, and it runs on the PG-245 / CL-246 FINE family: PG-245 black (up to 180 pages, $27.74); PG-245XL black (up to 300 pages, $28.49); CL-246 tri-color (up to 180 pages, $29.24); CL-246XL tri-color (up to 300 pages, $29.99). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

For the TR4522, the smart spare to keep on hand is black. This is a wireless home-office all-in-one built around document work, and that workload burns through the black cartridge first while the tri-color cartridge waits for the occasional color page, so replacements here are rarely a matched pair. The FINE arrangement keeps each swap self-contained: just two cartridges, and a brand-new printhead arrives inside whichever one you fit, so a machine that has been quiet for a long stretch typically comes back with a cartridge change and not a repair. Do not stray outside the PG-245 / CL-246 codes when you reorder; neighboring Canon families share the general shape, not the code or the chip, and the printer will not recognize them. A TR4522 that came with PG-243 / CL-244 starters started life on the same slots with a lower fill, rated at up to 100 pages each. No compatible starter pair is sold, and the standard and XL fills on this page are the same family and fit directly.

Which PG-245 / CL-246 should you buy?

Only black needs changing: the PG-245 Black Ink Cartridge ($27.74) fills just the black side — up to 180 pages before the paperwork side runs low once more.
The heavy-duty black pick: the PG-245XL Black Ink Cartridge ($28.49) stretches the PG-245XL side between swaps — up to 300 pages between changes on the busiest side of this machine.
Only color needs changing: the CL-246 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($29.24) serves just the tri-color side — up to 180 pages before the slower color side needs attention again.
The longer color pick: the CL-246XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($29.99) lengthens the run of the CL-246XL color side between changes — up to 300 pages between changes on the side that usually waits its turn.
Refill route for color: the CL-246XL InkPods Refill Set of 3 ($59.99) cuts the running cost on the color side — refill pods for the color side, plus a fresh original Canon printhead.
Refill route for black: the PG-245XL InkPods Refill Set of 4 ($59.99) trims the per-page cost on the black side — refill pods for the black side, plus a fresh original Canon printhead.
Stock the drawer: the PG-245XL CL-246XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($138.75) stocks the shelf with extra black, matching how these printers really consume ink.
When both sides are low: the PG-245XL CL-246XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($56.97) renews the black and tri-color positions together — what to buy when both warnings are showing.

Chip, ink and everyday use

Levels on the TR4522 are worth trusting, because every cartridge carries a new compatible chip and reports normally. The recipe underneath is the familiar FINE split, pigment black for documents and dye tri-color for photos, which is exactly why black empties on a paperwork schedule and color on a much slower one. Each change also renews the printhead, since on this platform it is built into the cartridge rather than the printer, so streaky output points to the cartridge, not a service call. Keep a spare sealed, upright and out of sunlight, and break the pack open only when the printer asks for the cartridge.