Frequently Asked Questions

Faces in our MF731Cdw photo prints look pale and washed out — is the magenta giving up?

That is the classic signature. Skin tones lean on magenta for their pink warmth, and as the 046HM fades, faces lose that warmth first — they come out pale, slightly yellow and lifeless while landscapes still look plausible. If people are the first thing to look wrong on your MF731Cdw, check the Canon 046H magenta.

Does copying spend this cartridge the same way printing does?

Yes — a copied page lays down the same toner as a printed one, so the MF731Cdw's copying habit counts fully against the 046HM's life. When you estimate how long the cartridge will last, prints and copies go in the same column.

How many pages does the 046HM cover?

Up to 5,000 pages at the rated yield, prints and copies combined. Photographs are magenta-hungry pages, so a photo-heavy workload lands below the rating; mixed office work comes closer. At $36.47, the rated cost works out to about 0.73 cents per page.

Is the high-yield worth choosing over the standard 046 magenta here?

The prices make it an easy call: the standard 046M also costs $36.47, but it is rated at 2,300 pages — about 1.59 cents a page. This 046HM carries 5,000 pages for the same money. Unless you specifically want the smaller fill, the high-yield cartridge is the rational one for the MF731Cdw.

Which machines take this magenta?

Canon's imageCLASS 046 family — the MF731Cdw, MF733Cdw and MF735Cdw multifunction machines and the LBP654Cdw and LBP654Cfw printers. If the cartridge in your magenta slot reads Canon 046, the 046HM is the high-yield cartridge for it.

What happens if the cartridge disappoints us?

It comes with a 1-year warranty, and returns stay free for a full year if it is not right for your machine. The wording is on our shipping and returns page, and our support team answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This MF731Cdw Magenta Cartridge (046HM)

This compatible Canon 046HM gives the MF731Cdw a high-yield magenta rated at up to 5,000 pages, priced at $36.47 — around 0.73 cents a page. Magenta is the cartridge that decides whether printed faces look alive and reds look red. It pairs with the 046HC cyan, 046HY yellow and 046HBK black. We dispatch from warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California. Browse the family on our Canon range at Clever Supplies.