Frequently Asked Questions

• How many pages does the CLI-8PC print?

  It is rated at up to 450 pages — the cartridge supplier's rating — Canon published no official yield table for this family. Page counts are measured on standard test pages at around 5% coverage, so your own yield moves with what you print: dense photos use far more ink than text.

• Which printers take the CLI-8PC?

  It fits Canon PIXMA Pro9000, Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II, Canon PIXMA iP6600D, Canon PIXMA iP6700D and 3 more. The complete verified list is in the Compatible Printers section on this page — check your model there before ordering.

• Which printers use the CLI-8PC?

  Only Canon PIXMA Pro9000, Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II, Canon PIXMA iP6600D, Canon PIXMA iP6700D, Canon PIXMA MP950, Canon PIXMA MP960, Canon PIXMA MP970 have a Photo Cyan slot. The other printers in this family do not use this tank.

• What does the photo cyan tank do?

  Photo Cyan is a lighter dye load of cyan, used for smooth photo gradients in skies and skin tones where full-strength cyan would show grain.

• Does this cartridge have a chip?

  Yes — a new compatible chip that reports ink levels to the printer, so the low-ink warnings keep working. It is not a refilled original shell with a reset chip.

• Can I mix this cartridge with genuine Canon cartridges?

  Yes. Each slot is read independently, so a compatible tank beside genuine Canon tanks (or the other way round) prints normally — you can switch one color at a time.

• My printer shows a message after installing — what do I do?

  Acknowledge the on-screen message, reseat the cartridge until it clicks, and restart the printer. If the message persists, wipe the gold chip contacts with a dry lint-free cloth and reinstall.

• Is this a genuine Canon CLI-8PC?

  No. It is a Clever Supplies compatible cartridge built to the CLI-8PC specification and covered by our lifetime warranty. It is not manufactured by Canon; the Canon name appears only to identify the printers it fits.

• What if the cartridge leaks, is not recognized or prints badly?

  Stop and contact us — do not keep printing on a faulty cartridge. The lifetime warranty covers recognition failures, leaks and print-quality defects: we replace the cartridge or refund you, and returns are free for the first year.

• How can I tell the photo cyan tank is running low before a big print job?

  Check the light tones, not the dark ones. The CLI-8PC lays down the pale cyan used in skies and smooth gradients, so its decline shows up as grain or visible banding in light blue areas while deep blues — which come from the full-strength cyan — still look solid. Before an important run of photos, print one image with a large stretch of sky: if the sky looks speckled, or steps visibly between shades while the rest of the print is clean, the photo cyan is the tank running down. The printer's level display tracks this tank separately, so a low reading there confirms what the test print suggests — and swapping in a fresh CLI-8PC before the job is far cheaper than reprinting it afterward.