SKU:

CS-CN-220-SET14

Condition:

New Compatible

OEM Part #:

PGI-220 / CLI-221

Color:

BCMY + Gray

Ink Type:

Pigment black, dye colors

Page Yield:

Per-cartridge yields listed in the set contents

Chip:

New compatible chip

Warranty:

Lifetime Warranty

Returns:

1-Year Free Returns

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I find when I open this set?

The set contains 4 × PGI-220 Black (up to 350 pages each); 2 × CLI-221 Black (up to 342 pages each); 2 × CLI-221 Cyan (up to 500 pages each); 2 × CLI-221 Magenta (up to 500 pages each); 2 × CLI-221 Yellow (up to 500 pages each); 2 × CLI-221 Gray (up to 500 pages each). Fourteen sealed tanks in total.

What is the gray tank for?

Black-and-white photography. The gray tank gives the printer a true neutral ink to lay down mid-tones, instead of faking grays by mixing color inks — which is where unwanted color casts in monochrome prints come from. For B&W portraits and landscapes, gray separates a good print from a tinted one.

Which printers take the full fourteen?

Only two: the Canon PIXMA MP980 and the Canon PIXMA MP990. They are the six-tank flagships of this generation, and the only models here with a gray slot. If your printer is one of the other PGI-220 machines without that slot, the twelve-piece set is your box — this one's gray tanks would have nowhere to go.

How much printing does the set represent?

The ratings total the box's combined yield, and $73.29 works out at a very low cost per page. For a photo-led printer that also handles documents, that is deep stock at tank prices — the quadrupled pigment black covers paperwork, the doubled colors and grays the darkroom side.

Why two kinds of black plus a gray?

Three neutrals, three jobs: pigment PGI-220 black prints documents, dye CLI-221 black deepens photo shadows, and gray handles the tonal staircase between them in monochrome work. The MP980 and MP990 are photo machines that also print letters, and the row reflects both lives.

Do I replace all fourteen on any schedule?

Never as a batch. Each tank is independent and chipped, so the printer reports levels slot by slot and you swap whichever tank it names — a gray during a B&W session, a pigment black during a paperwork month. The set is a reservoir, not a kit that installs together.

How do the spare tanks keep over a long stretch?

Very comfortably, sealed and upright in a cool, shaded drawer. Individual tanks are the easiest format to stockpile: no shared body, no clock running on opened colors. Fit them one at a time as the printer calls, and the last tank of the fourteen behaves like the first.

Is this a genuine Canon set?

No — it is a Clever Supplies compatible set, produced to the PGI-220 and CLI-221 specification, gray included. It matches Canon's tanks in fit and rated fill; it does not carry Canon's name, and it is priced as the alternative it is.

My monochrome prints have a color tint. Will the gray tanks help?

They address the root cause. A tint creeps in when a printer builds grays from color ink, and aging color tanks make it worse. Fresh, balanced tanks — with a genuine gray laying the mid-tones — restore neutral B&W output. If a tint survives a full fresh row, run the printer's alignment before blaming the ink.

What warranty and returns back this set?

Every tank is covered individually by the Lifetime Warranty: a faulty unit is replaced or refunded on its own merits, not the set's. A 1-year returns window also covers the purchase, which suits a fourteen-piece stockpile bought for the long term.