SKU:

CS-CN-6-R

Condition:

New (compatible)

OEM Part #:

BCI-6

Color:

Red

Ink Type:

Dye

Page Yield:

280 pages

Chip:

No chip — optical ink sensor

Warranty:

Lifetime Warranty

Returns:

1 Year

Frequently Asked Questions

What can a dedicated red tank print that magenta and yellow cannot?

True, saturated red. Mixing red from magenta and yellow tops out early — brick goes brownish, sunset reds go orange, deep product reds go dull. The BCI-6 Red puts the color down directly, extending the gamut on the warm side. Autumn foliage, evening skies and red packaging show the payoff.

Which Canon models accept the BCI-6 Red?

The compatibility list runs to the Canon i9900, Canon PIXMA iP8500, Canon i560, Canon i860, Canon i865, Canon i900D, Canon i950, Canon i960, Canon PIXMA iP3000 and Canon PIXMA iP4000 — the full list is under Compatible Printers on this page.

Sunsets look orange and brick-red looks brown — is the red tank the missing piece?

Quite possibly — those are exactly the tones a magenta-yellow mix cannot reach. Print a nozzle check and confirm every other band is complete, since a weak BCI-6 Magenta also drags reds downward. If magenta is healthy and deep reds still flatten, an empty or clogged red tank is the likely answer.

Why did Canon pair red with green in the eight-tank system?

Balance. Standard inks run out of reach in two opposite places: deep warm reds on one side, saturated greens on the other. Adding the BCI-6 Green alongside this red stretched the gamut both ways at once. The tanks are independent and replaced separately, but eight-color printers are at their best with both healthy.

Red is rated at 280 pages — what does that mean for a specialty color?

The same basis as the family: about 280 pages under ISO/IEC 24711 at around 5% coverage. A specialty tank rarely sees test-page duty, though — red is drawn in bursts, heavy during an autumn portfolio and untouched during a month of documents, so calendar life varies far more than the rating suggests.

Will this tank trigger any cartridge errors?

No. There is no chip on this family to trigger one. The printer reads ink level optically, straight from the tank, so installation ends at seating the cartridge — no warnings to clear, no reset sequence, nothing to recognize. If the level gauge ever looks stuck, reseating the tank is the whole procedure.

Red and magenta look alike in the box — how do I avoid the wrong slot?

Read the tank, not the tint. Every cartridge is labeled with its color name, and the holder is labeled to match. Red goes in the slot marked red; the BCI-6 Magenta and the lighter BCI-6 Photo Magenta each have their own. Thirty seconds of label-checking beats a page of wrong color.

Original red tanks are hard to find — what exactly is this option?

A Clever Supplies compatible, built to the same BCI-6 specification as the original and filled to the original standard. These printers left production years ago, and specialty colors disappeared from Canon shelves first. This tank is how an eight-color printer that still prints beautifully stays in service instead of being replaced over one slot.

What cover does a niche cartridge like this carry?

The full Clever Supplies Lifetime Warranty — the same cover as the black tank. If it leaks, flows poorly or prints weak color, contact us for a replacement or refund. Specialty status changes nothing, and unopened cartridges sit under the 1-year returns window as well.