Canon PIXMA TS202

Canon PIXMA TS202 Ink — PG-245 / CL-246

The PIXMA TS202 is a compact wireless home all-in-one — the current TS shape, small footprint, phone-first printing, 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 a small wireless all-in-one like the TS202, longevity is a cartridge question. There is no printhead bolted into the printer to age alongside it; the head comes inside each of the two cartridges, black and tri-color, so the part that wears is swapped out as a matter of routine. A TS202 that has sat unused for a year is therefore usually a fresh-cartridge job, not a repair job. Order by code, not by appearance — other Canon families look alike but use different codes and chips and will not be recognized. Many of these printers shipped with PG-243 / CL-244 starter cartridges, the same family at a lower fill rated at up to 100 pages each; no compatible starter version is sold, and the standard and XL fills on this page fit the same slots.

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

When the black slot empties: the PG-245 Black Ink Cartridge ($27.74) swaps in for the PG-245 and nothing else — up to 180 pages from the pigment cartridge that prints the documents.
Black, with more pages aboard: the PG-245XL Black Ink Cartridge ($28.49) swaps in for the PG-245XL and nothing else — up to 300 pages from the pigment cartridge in its higher fill.
When the color slot empties: the CL-246 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($29.24) swaps in for the CL-246 and nothing else — up to 180 pages from the dye cartridge that prints the photos.
Color, with more pages aboard: the CL-246XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($29.99) swaps in for the CL-246XL and nothing else — up to 300 pages from the dye cartridge in its higher fill.
Color pods for heavy use: the CL-246XL InkPods Refill Set of 3 ($59.99) is the heavy-use route on the color side — refill pods supplied with a fresh original Canon printhead.
Black pods for heavy use: the PG-245XL InkPods Refill Set of 4 ($59.99) is the heavy-use route on the black side — refill pods supplied with a fresh original Canon printhead.
Stock the shelf in one box: the PG-245XL CL-246XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($138.75) puts the black-heavy mix these printers actually use on the shelf at once — five cartridges waiting for their turn in the slots.
When both lights come on: the PG-245XL CL-246XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($56.97) renews the black and the color position together — one swap for the day both lights are showing.

Chip, ink and everyday use

Every cartridge the TS202 takes carries a new compatible chip, and that small part keeps the whole system readable: ink levels report normally, with a warning before a cartridge runs dry. The black cartridge is pigment ink — sharp, smudge-resistant text — while the tri-color is dye ink for bright photo color. Because the printhead lives inside the cartridge on FINE printers, a fresh cartridge is also a fresh printhead, clearing streaks and gaps that cleaning cycles leave behind. Keep spares sealed until install day; an opened FINE cartridge can dry at the nozzle plate.