Canon PIXMA TS6420a

PG-260 / CL-261 Ink for the Canon PIXMA TS6420a

The PIXMA TS6420a is a compact wireless home all-in-one — the current TS shape, small footprint, phone-first printing, 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.

Color is the surprise on a TS6420a. Black handles the everyday pages, but a weekend of photo printing can pull the tri-color cartridge down faster than expected, so the side that empties first changes with the job mix. Either way there are only two FINE cartridges to watch, and each with a new printhead, so a TS6420a left unused for months usually prints again after a swap, not a repair. The XL fills are the replacements sold here, as no compatible standard PG-260 or CL-261 is available yet. Check the code before ordering: cartridges from other Canon families look similar but carry another chip and will not be recognized.

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

Documents drained the black: the PG-260XL Black Ink Cartridge ($34.49) covers just the PG-260XL side — up to 400 pages, stretching the cycle on the cartridge that does the document work.
Photos drained the color: the CL-261XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($38.99) serves just the CL-261XL side — up to 300 pages for the color work that arrives in bursts.
Stock up black-first: the PG-260XL CL-261XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($172.50) puts spares away in the proportions real printing demands, black first.
Change the pair: the PG-260XL CL-261XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($71.97) swaps the black and color cartridges together — sensible when black and color are both spent.

Chip, ink and everyday use

On the TS6420a, let the job decide which spare you open. Ink levels report normally because each cartridge carries a new compatible chip. Underneath is the standard FINE mix, pigment black for documents and dye tri-color for photos, and those two jobs consume ink on entirely different schedules. Because the printhead is built into the cartridge rather than the printer, every change renews it, so streaky output on this platform is a cartridge matter, not a service call. Store spares sealed, upright and out of sunlight, and open the pack only when the printer asks for the cartridge.