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Ink Level Detection
Ink level detection will be deactivated if you load ink tanks once emptied.
Ink level detection
Ink tanks specied for this printer feature an ink level detection function to prevent the ink from running out
during printing, which prevents printer damage. ( → P .599)
This function will not work correctly if you use rell ink tanks. As a result, printing stops. Thus, before using
rell ink tanks, you must cancel the ink level detection.
Printing with the ink level detection canceled may lead to printer damage and printing problems. Canon Inc.
is not liable for any damage that may occur as a result of relling ink.
Caution
• After ink level detection has been disabled, this function cannot be reactivated for the currently loaded
Ink T ank . T o use ink level detection again, replace the Ink T ank with a new ink tank specied for use
with the printer .
• Repeatedly removing and inserting an Ink T ank may damage the connection between the Ink T ank and
the printer , which may cause ink leakage from the Ink T ank and damage the printer .
Disabling ink level detection
1. On the Display Screen , a message indicates that the ink level cannot be detected. After checking
the message, press the ▼ button.
The remaining
level of the ↓
following ink ↑
cannot be ↓
correctly ↑
detected. Check↓
ink tank. ↑
↓
2. Press ◄ or ► to select Information , and then press the OK button.
Please Check. ↑
Check ←→
Please Check. ↑
= Information
3. A conrmation message is shown on the Display Screen about disabling ink level detection. As
you check the message, press the ▼ button repeatedly until the screen of step 4 is displayed.
T ank once
emptied is ↓
used. Stop ↑
printing due to↓
ink level ↑
unknown. T o ↓
continue, you ↑
must release ↓
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