Description
Canon PG-245 Genuine Black Ink Cartridge FINE Technology for PIXMA Printers
Over 6,000 nozzles calibrated for specific chemistry. Wrong ink means wrong results. The PG-245 is the genuine black your PIXMA was tested with. Up to 180 pages of crisp text. FINE technology for sharp characters. Standard capacity for light to moderate printing. Exact formulation Canon verified before your printer shipped.
Key Benefits
- Genuine Canon: Exact chemistry your heads were designed around. Not approximation. Actual formulation verified through thousands of test pages during development.
- FINE technology: Over 6,000 nozzles firing precisely. Sharp edges. Uniform density. Consistent output from engineering inside your cartridge.
- 180 pages: Standard yield for light volume. Documents, homework, correspondence without XL premium casual printing does not justify.
- Crisp text: Sharp defined characters. Clean edges. Professional output from reports and letters recipients read.
- Nozzle health: Genuine keeping channels clean. No residue third-party introduces into microscopic passages over weeks.
- Authentic: Canon logo confirming genuine. Security features against refilled or counterfeit imitating packaging.
Compatible Printers
- PIXMA iP2820
- PIXMA MG2420, MG2522, MG2525, MG2920, MG2924, MG3020
- PIXMA MX492
- PIXMA TS202/a, TS302/a, TS3120, TS3320, TS4520
Product Specifications
- Brand: Canon
- Cartridge: PG-245
- Color: Black
- Yield: 180 pages
- Capacity: Standard
- Technology: FINE 6,000+ nozzles
- Type: Genuine Canon
Who Is It For?
- Home: Letters, forms, labels at light volume. Standard matching occasional printing without XL investment.
- Students: Essays, papers, assignments. Reliable quality at budget without high-yield premium.
- Office: Memos, reference prints, correspondence. Standard aligning with moderate consumption.
- Head protection: Genuine maintaining nozzle health. Protecting the most expensive component from contamination.
How to Install
Open access door. Wait for carriage. Press tab releasing old cartridge. Unpack PG-245. Peel tape from nozzle and contacts. Do not touch. Insert until click. Close door. Recognized and aligned automatically.
PG-245 vs XL
Standard gives 180 pages at lower cartridge price. XL gives 300 at higher price but lower per-page cost. Same ink. Same printers. Same quality. Standard for light printing. XL for regular volume justifying higher investment.
Why Genuine?
Third-party saves upfront. Then text goes fuzzy. Characters lose edges. Nozzles clog from chemistry not designed for 6,000 openings dispensing it. Residue builds inside channels your printer cannot clean once contamination accumulates beyond recovery. Genuine PG-245 uses formulation Canon developed for PIXMA heads. Proper viscosity. Correct pigment density. Composition flowing through nozzles at precise droplet volumes producing sharp text and uniform coverage. Every character defined first page through 180. No degradation as level decreases. No residue in channels between pages. Head protected through entire lifespan from compatible chemistry keeping nozzles functional. Canon logo confirming authentic not refilled or counterfeit delivering ink your printer never tested with. The cartridge your PIXMA recognizes as its own from the manufacturer who built the printer, engineered the heads, and formulated the only ink validated for the architecture processing every droplet. The difference between text sharp enough for professional documents and text fuzzy from chemistry your 6,000 nozzles process differently than the formulation they were manufactured around. Between channels staying clean through the cartridge lifespan and channels accumulating residue from incompatible ink your heads cannot flush once buildup exceeds what cleaning cycles remove from the microscopic passages genuine chemistry never contaminated in the first place because the ink flowing through them was the ink they were designed for from the beginning.
What Is in the Box
- 1 x Canon PG-245 Black Ink Cartridge
Frequently Asked Questions
Color?
Black only. CL-246 sold separately for color printing.
245 vs XL?
180 standard. 300 XL. Same ink. Same printers. XL better per-page for heavier volume.
MG2522?
Yes. Compatible alongside all listed MG, iP, MX, TS models.
Verify?
Canon logo and security features on packaging. Authentic branding counterfeit cannot replicate.
Get PG-245 today. Genuine. FINE precision. 180 pages. Right black ink for your PIXMA printer.
