Checking the Ink Status
01-Jul-2009
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Solution
You can check the ink status with the Ink lamps on the Operation Panel or with the computer screen.
NOTE
The ink level detector is mounted on the machine to detect the remaining ink level. The machine considers as ink is full when a new FINE Cartridge is installed, and then starts to detect a remaining ink level. If you install a used FINE Cartridge, the indicated ink level of it may not be correct. In such case, refer to the ink level information only as a guide.
Make sure that the LED is in the copy standby mode. You can confirm the ink status with the Ink lamps.
(1) Alarm lamp
(2) Color Ink lamp
(3) Black Ink lamp
[ Color Ink lamp or Black Ink lamp lights ]
Ink is low. You can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to have a new FINE Cartridge available.
[ Color Ink lamp or Black Ink lamp flashes, while Alarm lamp lights ]
- If "E, 1, 6" appears on the LED, ink has run out.
- If "E, 1, 3" appears on the LED, ink may have run out.
[ Color Ink lamp or Black Ink lamp flashes, while Alarm lamp is off ]
The function for detecting the remaining ink level is disabled.
You can confirm the ink status with the printer status monitor (Windows) or Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh).
(A) Check if any symbol appears on the screen.
The ink with 
(Ink low) is running low. You can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to have a new FINE Cartridge available.
(Ink low) is running low. You can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to have a new FINE Cartridge available.NOTE
An error message may appear while printing. Confirm the message and take an appropriate action.
Follow the procedure below to open each of the confirmation screens.
1. Open the printer driver setup window from Control Panel.
2. Click View Printer Status on the Maintenance sheet.
To confirm the FINE Cartridge information, click the Ink Details menu.
NOTE
You can also display the printer status monitor by clicking Canon XXX Printer (where "XXX" is your machine's name) which appears on the taskbar while printing.
1. Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility.
2. Select Ink Level Information in the pop-up menu.
To confirm the FINE Cartridge information, click Ink Details.