Frequently Asked Questions

• How many pages does the CLI-8PM 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-8PM?

  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-8PM?

  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 Magenta slot. The other printers in this family do not use this tank.

• What does the photo magenta tank do?

  Photo Magenta is a lighter dye load of magenta, used for smooth photo gradients in skin tones and sunsets where full-strength magenta 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-8PM?

  No. It is a Clever Supplies compatible cartridge built to the CLI-8PM 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.

• Why do my sunsets show banding while the deep reds in the same prints still look fine?

  Because two different magenta tanks are at work in the same photo. Deep, saturated reds come mostly from the full-strength magenta, while the CLI-8PM — a lighter dye load — handles the delicate end of the scale: sunset gradients, blush tones and the soft transitions in skin. When the photo magenta runs low, those smooth areas are exactly what suffers first, breaking into visible bands or turning grainy, even though bold reds elsewhere in the same print still come out at full strength. If portraits look fine in their shadows but skies and cheeks lose their smoothness, the CLI-8PM is the tank to check and replace. Each magenta sits in its own slot and is read independently, so replacing this one does not disturb the full-strength tank beside it.