Canon PIXMA TS3120

Canon PIXMA TS3120 Ink Cartridges — PG-245 / CL-246

The PIXMA TS3120 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.

Service, on the TS3120, means swapping the part that contains the wear. This compact wireless all-in-one prints through a printhead built into its cartridges, not into the machine, so every black or tri-color change is also a printhead change — the reason a unit left idle for a year generally needs new ink rather than a repair. Two cartridges are the entire parts inventory, and the only rule is to match the family code: cartridges from other Canon families share the look but not the code or chip, and the printer will not recognize them. Many TS3120s shipped with PG-243 / CL-244 starter cartridges, the same slots 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 continue from them directly.

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

Just the standard black: the PG-245 Black Ink Cartridge ($27.74) goes into the PG-245 slot as the sole change — a standard fill rated up to 180 pages for the text position.
Just the black XL: the PG-245XL Black Ink Cartridge ($28.49) goes into the PG-245XL slot as the sole change — an XL fill rated up to 300 pages for the text position.
Just the standard color: the CL-246 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($29.24) goes into the CL-246 slot as the sole change — a standard fill rated up to 180 pages for the color position.
Just the color XL: the CL-246XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($29.99) goes into the CL-246XL slot as the sole change — an XL fill rated up to 300 pages for the color position.
Refill the color side: the CL-246XL InkPods Refill Set of 3 ($59.99) brings the running cost down another step — refill pods plus a fresh original Canon printhead, this set serving the color side.
Refill the black side: the PG-245XL InkPods Refill Set of 4 ($59.99) brings the running cost down another step — refill pods plus a fresh original Canon printhead, this set serving the black side.
Spares for the shelf: the PG-245XL CL-246XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($138.75) holds the black-heavy mix these printers actually use in reserve — a shelf stock of five for the changes to come.
Black and color together: the PG-245XL CL-246XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($56.97) covers both positions in one order — black and color renewed together instead of a week apart.

Chip, ink and everyday use

When a TS3120 starts leaving missing lines, think cartridge before printer. The printhead is part of the cartridge on every FINE model, so a swap replaces the head along with the ink — the usual cure on these machines. A new compatible chip in every cartridge keeps the ink monitor honest; pigment ink in the black position gives documents their crisp, highlighter-resistant edge, and dye ink in the tri-color position gives photos their color. Keep the spare sealed in its pack until the day it goes in.