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Which cartridge fits the Canon PIXMA TS3640?

Inkjet · machine reference 6670C007AA

A PG-445 black and a CL-446 colour, 8 ml each, about 180 pages. That figure deserves a qualification the box does not give: it is measured on A4 documents to the ISO standard. Yet the TS3640 is bought for its borderless photos up to 13 × 18 cm — a use where 180 prints per cartridge are never reached.

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  • NoirCartouche d'encre
    Canon PG-445 Noir - Cartouche d'encre Canon d'origine (8283B001AB)
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    Canon

    Canon PG-445 Noir - Cartouche d'encre Canon d'origine (8283B001AB)

    Texte net et durable sur papier ordinaire grâce à une encre pigmentée : 8 ml pour environ 180 pages A4, sur une large gamme de PIXMA.

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    204 DHincl. VAT248 DH

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  • Trois couleursCartouche d'encre
    Canon CL-446 Couleur - Cartouche d'encre Canon d'origine (8285B001AA)
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    Canon

    Canon CL-446 Couleur - Cartouche d'encre Canon d'origine (8285B001AA)

    8 ml d'encre pour jusqu'à 180 pages A4, avec des couleurs fidèles et des tons de peau naturels.

    In stock

    240 DHincl. VAT

    Delivery everywhereDelivered all over Morocco

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Why a photo uses ten times more than a page

Standardised yield is measured on an office page: text, a few coloured elements, barely 5% of the surface inked. A photo covers the whole sheet, in several layers, at the maximum resolution of 4,800 × 1,200 dpi. The ratio is not two to one, it is an order of magnitude.

In practice, count on a few dozen 10 × 15 prints per colour cartridge, not hundreds. This is neither a fault nor a nasty surprise to complain about: it is the normal counterpart of a machine that can turn out a borderless photo in about a minute.

Colour goes before black — the opposite of an office

On a work machine, black always runs out first. Here, if you mostly print photos, it will be the CL-446: the black in photographs is built up from the three colours, the pigment black cartridge being reserved for text on plain paper.

The direct consequence: keep the colour in reserve, not the black. It is the exact opposite of the advice we give for an office laser — and it follows solely from what you print.

Paper matters as much as ink

The TS3640 takes up to 275 gsm in Canon photo paper, and handles 13 × 13 cm square, magnetic (MG-101) and restickable (RP-101) media. A print on plain paper uses more ink for a duller result, because the fibre drinks it: photo paper is not a luxury, it is part of the real cost of a photo.

The same cartridges serve the PIXMA TS3340, whose page sets out the arithmetic between standard and XL versions. Do beware of the TS3440, though, which takes PG-545 / CL-546: one digit apart, another family.

Frequently asked questions

How many photos can a CL-446 print?
A few dozen 10 × 15 prints, against 180 pages of documents. The yield shown on the box corresponds to low-coverage A4 office pages; a full-page photo inks the whole surface. For regular photo use, the CL-446XL is well worth it.
Can a black and white photo be printed without using colour?
No, not on this machine. A photographic black and white is still built up from the colour inks to obtain its grey tones; only greyscale document mode on plain paper genuinely uses the pigment black cartridge.
The printer asks for ink although I have just changed it?
Check that the yellow protective strip has been removed and that the cartridge is pushed in until it clicks. If the message persists, holding the stop button down for five seconds resets level detection — useful after a replacement that has not been recognised.

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