Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Quick Start Guide - Page 40
Getting the Ink Level Information, Ink Level Indication on the Printer
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Printing Maintenance Getting the Ink Level Information Ink Level Indication on the Printer You can confirm the ink level in each ink tank through the ink lamps. Open the Top Cover of the printer to see how the ink lamps light or flash. Ink is low: The ink lamp flashes slowly (at about three second interval). You can continue printing, but we recommend preparing a new ink tank to replace the associated ink tank. Ink is out: Repeats The ink lamp flashes quickly (at about one second interval), and the ALARM lamp on the printer flashes orange four, seventeen, or eighteen times. Replace the ink tank with a new one. Repeats * When the ALARM lamp on the printer flashes orange seven times, an error has occurred and therefore the printer is unable to print. For details, refer to "Handling Error Messages" on page 77. When the ink lamp is unlit and the ALARM lamp on the printer is also unlit, the function for detecting the remaining ink level has been released. Replacing with a new ink tank will activate this function again. Ink Level Indication on the PC Open the Canon IJ Status Monitor to check the ink level information. 1. Open the printer properties dialog box. See "Accessing the Printer Driver (Windows)" on page 32. 2. Click View Printer Status on the Maintenance tab. The following message will be displayed. * You can also display the Canon IJ Status Monitor by clicking the Canon IJ Status Monitor button which appears on the taskbar during printing. Confirm whether any symbols are displayed here. Ink is low: The [!] symbol appears above an ink tank that is low. You can continue printing, but we recommend preparing a new ink tank to replace the associated ink tank. Ink is out: The [x] symbol appears above an empty ink tank. Click Ink Details to show the ink tank information, then replace the ink tank with a new one. 36