PGBK Cartridge running out of ink

[RTEN813]

I recently purchase a PIXMA TR8622 printer. Why does the PGBK cartridge runs out of ink so fast? I replaced the cartridge on December 28th and by January 13th I was getting a warning that the cartridge was low on ink.

[ebiggs1]

It depends on how much you print and what you are printing.  Obviously if you print a dozen photos of birds in deep blue sky you will run out of blue ink very quickly. Even though all the other cartridges remain full.

[RTEN813]

I have printed less than 40 pages, no pictures and only black and white documents.

[ebiggs1]

Call Canon support and ask them about the issue 1 (800) 652-2666

[Hector]

Hello RTEN813,

I would suggest contacting our support team at 1-800-652-2666. Our agents would be happy to assist with checking what is causing the issue and can check the hardware to make sure it is working properly.

[RTEN813]

Talked to the support team yesterday and the agent explained to me exactly what was going on. Turns out that my printer was working as it should and th

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@RTEN813 wrote:

I recently purchase a PIXMA TR8622 printer. Why does the PGBK cartridge runs out of ink so fast? I replaced the cartridge on December 28th and by January 13th I was getting a warning that the cartridge was low on ink.

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[RTEN813 · Accepted solution]

Talked to the support team yesterday and the agent explained to me exactly what was going on. Turns out that my printer was working as it should and that I had printed a lot more pages than I thought. Also the nozzle check has a nice feature, letting you know how many pages you have printed making it easy to track exactly how the cartridge was performing. A word to the wise, when you need to replace the cartridge get the 280XL or 280XXL cartridge and you will be able to print twice or three times more pages.

[ebiggs1]

"I have printed less than 40 pages, ..."

I kinda figured that was the case and 40 pages was not accurate but it's difficult to argue that on a forum. Glad you got it sorted. I don't know why Hector thought it necessary to repeat my post but, hey, you are good to go now.