What Ink Does the Canon PIXMA MP560 Use?

by Lauren Elward Last Updated: October 15, 2026

Quick answer: The Canon PIXMA MP560 uses five separate ink tanks: a PGI-220 pigment black for text, plus CLI-221 black, cyan, magenta and yellow. Castle Ink stocks remanufactured PGI-220 Black, CLI-221 Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow, and a 12-pack.

The MP560 takes the same tanks as the MX870 and the MP980. Versions sold in the UK and Europe are generally listed with PGI-520/CLI-521 tanks, so check the part number if you buy abroad.

CastleScore · October 2026

77/100 — Recommended

Canon PIXMA MP560

Pillar (weight)	Score	What it is based on
Owner ratings (28%)	—	No retailer rating with enough reviews to use.
Expert reviews (18%)	75	Trusted Reviews (the UK model): 7.5/10 average across its four category scores
Cost per page (24%)	87	About 3.8¢ per page blended (black + color) with our remanufactured PGI-220 (about 344 pages) and CLI-221 colors (about 447 pages).
Reliability (13%)	70	Most-reported problems: B200 print head fault; U052 print head error; clogged nozzles and streaks, often after cheap ink; tank not recognized or ink level unknown after refills
Features (12%)	66	Print, copy, scan, auto two-sided printing, Wi-Fi, 2-inch color screen, memory card slots, two paper trays. No document feeder, no fax, no Ethernet.
Value (5%)	—	Running cost and owner satisfaction

Limited data: We could not find enough owner ratings for this printer, so that weight is spread across the other pillars.

Discontinued and retired. Canon released the MP560 in 2009 at about $150 and now lists it as retired, with no support or driver updates. PGI-220 and CLI-221 tanks are still sold.

CastleScore is Castle Ink’s own editorial rating, built from retailer star ratings, expert reviews, real cost per page and owner complaint patterns, checked October 15, 2026. It is not a customer review. See every ranked printer or how the score works.

The cartridges, pictured

Our own remanufactured cartridges, photographed in-house.

What Ink Cartridges Does the Canon PIXMA MP560 Take?

Cartridge	Canon part no.	Approx. yield	Castle Ink option
PGI-220 Pigment Black	2945B001	~324–350 pages	Remanufactured PGI-220 Black
CLI-221 Black (photo)	2946B001	~340 pages	Remanufactured CLI-221 Black
CLI-221 Cyan	2947B001	~510 pages	Remanufactured CLI-221 Cyan
CLI-221 Magenta	2948B001	~510 pages	Remanufactured CLI-221 Magenta
CLI-221 Yellow	2949B001	~510 pages	Remanufactured CLI-221 Yellow
PGI-220 / CLI-221 5-color pack	2945B011	—	—

Yields are approximate. PCWorld cites Canon's rating of 324 pages for PGI-220, while resellers list about 350, and color figures vary slightly by source. There are no XL versions of these tanks.

Is There an XL Version?

There's no XL version of PGI-220 or CLI-221, so the savings come from price. On October 15, 2026, Staples listed Canon's PGI-220 black at $21.99 (about 7¢ a page) and the CLI-221 black and cyan at $19.99 each. Our remanufactured PGI-220 and CLI-221 black are $7.99 each (about 2.5¢ a page for text), each CLI-221 color is $7.95, and the 12-pack is $79.95.

How Do I Replace the Ink in the Canon PIXMA MP560?

With the printer on, lift the scanning unit until it locks open. The print head holder moves to the center.
Push the tab on the empty tank and lift it out.
Unwrap the new tank and twist off the orange protective cap. Don't touch the contacts.
Insert the tank front-first into the slot for its color and press the PUSH mark until it clicks. The tank's red lamp should light.
Close the scanning unit.

Which Other Printers Use PGI-220 and CLI-221?

The PIXMA MX860, MX870, MP620, MP640, MP980, MP990, iP3600, iP4600 and iP4700.

What PIXMA MP560 owners ask

These are the questions that come up most for this printer in Canon's support community and owner reviews, answered in our words.

What does B200 mean?

A print head fault. A deep cleaning sometimes clears it, but it often means the head is failing, and owners who got B200 later saw U052.

What does U052 mean?

The printer can't recognize the print head. Raise the lock lever and reseat the head. If the error stays, the head or the printer needs replacing.

My prints are streaky.

Run a nozzle check, then a cleaning or deep cleaning. Owners warn that low-quality ink can ruin the print head, so stick with tanks you trust.

A tank's lamp is off or the ink level is unknown.

Press the tank in until its lamp lights. For refilled tanks, hold Stop/Resume to turn off ink-level detection and keep printing.

PIXMA MP560 quirks worth knowing

Canon rates it at 9.2 ISO pages a minute in black and 6.0 in color, and a borderless 4x6 photo in about 39 seconds.
It prints two-sided automatically, though reviewers found duplexing slow.
Paper loads in two places: a 150-sheet rear tray for photo paper up to legal size and a 150-sheet front cassette for letter paper.
It connects by Wi-Fi or USB, with no Ethernet port and an optional Bluetooth adapter.

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