SKU:

CS-CN-GI290-SET4

Condition:

New (compatible)

OEM Part #:

GI-290

Color:

Multi

Ink Type:

Dye

Volume:

See individual bottles

Page Yield:

Up to 6,000 pages black · 7,000 pages color

Chip:

No chip — refill bottle

Warranty:

Lifetime Warranty

Returns:

1 Year

Frequently Asked Questions

What bottles does this set contain?

Four GI-290 refill bottles — one Black and one each of Cyan, Magenta and Yellow — for Canon's first-generation PIXMA G-series MegaTank printers. One complete refill round for every tank in the machine, in a single box at $47.94.

Which printers do these bottles fit?

Six G-series models: the Canon PIXMA G1200, Canon PIXMA G2200, Canon PIXMA G3200, Canon PIXMA G3202, Canon PIXMA G4200 and Canon PIXMA G4210. This is the original MegaTank fleet. Later G generations moved to different GI numbers, and their bottles will not fit these tanks — the GI-290 belongs to this family alone.

How does the refill process work on these printers?

Each bottle's nozzle is shaped for its own tank, so a color cannot be poured into the wrong reservoir. Seat the bottle on the inlet and it empties hands-free, stopping at full. The design goal was a refill a careful child could perform over a desk without a spot on it — and it largely achieves it.

Why did these printers abandon cartridges?

Cost per page, visibility and waste. A bottle holds many cartridges' worth of ink, the tank windows on the printer's front show exactly what remains, and a refill produces an empty bottle instead of a pile of cartridge shells. This set is that philosophy in a box: thousands of pages, four bottles.

What ink do the GI-290 bottles carry?

A pigment black for documents — sharp, water-resistant text — and dye colors for graphics and photographs, the hybrid arrangement this generation settled on. Black does the paperwork with office manners; the colors do the pictures with photographic ones.

Can I refill a tank that is only partly empty?

Yes. The viewing windows make the level plain, and topping up before a big print run is a normal habit. Keep a part-used bottle capped, upright, and reserved for the same tank; it will be there, ready, when the level next invites it.

Do these bottles contain chips or sensors?

None whatsoever. Bottles are the simplest supply in printing: ink, a shaped nozzle, a cap. The printer gauges its own tanks. That absence of hardware is exactly why a four-bottle round can carry a household through months of printing at this price.

How should the bottles be stored between refills?

Upright and sealed, at room temperature, away from direct sunlight. Nothing else is required — no shaking regime, no refrigeration. A bottle on a shelf is a bottle in waiting, and these printers sip slowly enough that waiting is most of a bottle's life.

Who produces these bottles?

Clever Supplies, as compatibles matched to the GI-290 specification — keyed nozzles, correct ink types per color, correct fit on the G-series tanks. Not Canon-made, and offered openly as the compatible way to feed a first-generation MegaTank.

What warranty and returns apply to the bottles?

Each bottle carries the Lifetime Warranty individually: a leak or defective ink means a replacement or refund for that bottle. The purchase also sits inside a 1-year returns window — reasonable terms for ink bought by the thousands of pages.