SKU:

CS-CN-270-SET6

Condition:

New Compatible

OEM Part #:

PGI-270 / CLI-271

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 packed in this set?

The set contains 1 × PGI-270XL Black (up to 500 pages); 1 × CLI-271XL Black (up to 5,565 pages); 1 × CLI-271XL Cyan (up to 715 pages); 1 × CLI-271XL Magenta (up to 645 pages); 1 × CLI-271XL Yellow (up to 715 pages); 1 × CLI-271XL Gray (up to 3,350 pages). One full six-tank row, XL throughout.

Which printers need the gray version?

The three six-slot flagships: the Canon PIXMA MG7720, Canon PIXMA TS8020 and Canon PIXMA TS9020. If your row has six positions, this is its complete set. The family's five-slot models take the set without gray, having no sixth position to fill.

What does the gray tank actually do?

It prints honest mid-tones. Instead of building grays from color inks — a recipe for prints that drift green or magenta as tanks age — the printer lays dedicated gray ink for shadows, fog, stone and whole monochrome photographs. Its 3,350-page rating shows how large that tonal territory is in photo work.

How far does one row of six go?

The whole box's combined rated yield for $40.41, which works out at a strikingly low cost per page. For machines whose party trick is a borderless enlargement, a full XL row at this rate changes the economics of pressing print.

Why two blacks and a gray in a single row?

Because dark tones are three different jobs. Pigment black writes documents. Dye black anchors photographic blacks among the colors. Gray draws the long scale in between. Print one black-and-white portrait and all three are working in the same image, each doing what the others cannot.

Do all six tanks wear at the same speed?

They do not, and the printer knows it — levels are tracked per slot by chip. Photo-heavy use drains colors and gray first; document-heavy use leads with the pigment black. Fit this row together once, then replace tanks singly as they are called.

How should the row be installed?

Power on, cover open, and a deliberate pass from one end to the other: release, remove, seat to the click. Six similar XL tanks reward keeping each new tank beside its own slot until its turn. Afterwards, let the machine recognize the row and run a nozzle check before real work.

Is this set an original Canon product?

No. Clever Supplies produces it as a compatible alternative for all six PGI-270XL and CLI-271XL positions, gray included, matching the originals in seating and rated capacity. The difference the box advertises is the price.

Can fresh tanks fix the color cast on my monochrome prints?

They address the mechanism directly. Casts appear when grays are blended from aging colors; a genuine gray tank among fresh, balanced companions restores neutral output. Fit the row, run the alignment utility, and assess with a test print before committing a big job.

What protection comes with the set?

All six tanks carry the Lifetime Warranty individually — any single problem unit is replaced or refunded without implicating the rest. Returns are open for 1 year from purchase as well, reasonable cover for a full-row renewal.