Canon PIXMA TR7022a

PG-260 / CL-261 Ink for the Canon PIXMA TR7022a

The PIXMA TR7022a 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-260 / CL-261 FINE family: PG-260 black (up to 180 pages; no compatible cartridge sold for this code yet); PG-260XL black (up to 400 pages, $34.49); CL-261 tri-color (up to 180 pages; no compatible cartridge sold for this code yet); CL-261XL tri-color (up to 300 pages, $38.99). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

Think of the TR7022a as two ink budgets sharing one machine. The document budget is spent through the black cartridge, job after feeder job, while the color budget is touched only when a page needs it, so black runs out on schedule and color by surprise, long after. Stock spares with that split in mind. There are just two FINE cartridges, a new printhead inside each, and a quiet printer will typically recover with a swap instead of a repair. Order the PG-260 / CL-261 family by code, because other Canon cartridges carry a different chip and will not be recognized; the fills sold here are the XL versions.

Which PG-260 / CL-261 should you buy?

Black needs the next swap: the PG-260XL Black Ink Cartridge ($34.49) replaces only the PG-260XL cartridge — up to 400 pages between swaps on the busiest position in the printer.
Color needs the next swap: the CL-261XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($38.99) stands in for only the CL-261XL cartridge — up to 300 pages between changes on the position used least.
Keep the next cycle covered: the PG-260XL CL-261XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($172.50) covers repeat black orders plus the occasional color swap in a single set.
A clean pair swap: the PG-260XL CL-261XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($71.97) fits a fresh black and a fresh tri-color together — suited to the rare day both sides end together.

Chip, ink and everyday use

The TR7022a reports its levels plainly, since each cartridge carries a new compatible chip. That makes the consumption split easy to see: pigment black doing the document work, dye tri-color held back for photos, the standard FINE recipe spent at two very different rates. When output turns streaky, remember the printhead is built into the cartridge rather than the printer, so a change on the low side renews the printhead at the same time and a service call is rarely the answer. Store spares sealed, upright and out of sunlight, opening the pack only when the printer asks for the cartridge.