SKU:

CS-CN-280-SET6

Condition:

New Compatible

OEM Part #:

PGI-280 / CLI-281

Color:

BCMY + Photo Blue

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 has been packed into this set?

The set contains 1 × PGI-280XXL Black (up to 600 pages); 1 × CLI-281XXL Black (up to 6,360 pages); 1 × CLI-281XXL Cyan (up to 800 pages); 1 × CLI-281XXL Magenta (up to 800 pages); 1 × CLI-281XXL Yellow (up to 800 pages); 1 × CLI-281XXL Photo Blue (up to 800 pages). A complete six-tank row in maximum XXL fills.

Which printers use all six tanks?

Six photo models: the Canon PIXMA TS8120, Canon PIXMA TS8220, Canon PIXMA TS8320, Canon PIXMA TS9120, Canon PIXMA TS9520 and Canon PIXMA TS9521C. They alone have the Photo Blue position that distinguishes this row. Five-slot models in the family take the set without it, since the sixth tank would have nowhere to sit.

What does the Photo Blue tank contribute?

Smoother blues. Skies, seas and twilight scenes expose the limits of four-ink printing as grain and banding; Photo Blue gives the printer a finer tool for exactly that territory, laying pale blue tones in smaller steps. If your favorite subjects wear blue, this is the tank you will see working.

How far does one row of six carry?

The row's combined rated output in one box — $53.91 works out at a very low cost per page. That is a long engagement for a single change: months of photographs and documents before any slot asks for attention again.

Why does a photo printer need a pigment black?

Because life includes paperwork. The PGI-280XXL's pigment ink prints letters, forms and labels with a crispness dye inks cannot match on plain paper, and it resists water and highlighters. The flagship prints photographs for pleasure and documents for duty; the row arms it for both.

Do the six tanks wear evenly?

No, and the printer tracks each slot separately by chip. Colors move fastest under photo work, Photo Blue slowest of all — it is used only within blue passages — and the pigment black leads under document loads. Fit the row together now; afterwards, change tanks singly as called.

How should the row be fitted?

Power on, cover open, and a steady pass along the row: release each spent tank, seat its XXL replacement to the click, keep each new tank beside its slot until its turn. Do not touch the chip contacts, and run a nozzle check before judging output.

Did Canon make this set?

It is not. Clever Supplies manufactures it as a compatible alternative across all six PGI-280XXL and CLI-281XXL positions, Photo Blue included. Dimensions, chips and rated fills match the originals; the name and the price are the set's own.

Can these tanks fix the banding in my sky prints?

They are the platform's first answer to it. Banding in blues commonly means a tiring cyan or a Photo Blue stretched past its best. A complete fresh row restores the full palette the driver expects — follow with the alignment routine and confirm on a test enlargement.

What protection applies to the six tanks?

The Lifetime Warranty covers each tank individually, so a single problem unit is replaced or refunded without disturbing the other five. A 1-year returns window also applies to the order, keeping the full-row change reversible.