Remaining Ink Detection; Outline - Canon BJ-W3000 Service Manual

F. Remaining Ink Detection

1. Outline

The printer has a remaining ink detection function. The remaining ink is detected at 2 levels.
When the ink in the ink tank chamber is used up, the ink condition on the message display is
shown in lower case letters.
If the ink in the tank's sponge is used up, when the printing of that page is completed, the ink
condition on the message display is indicated by a hyphen ("–").
The ink condition indications are shown in Table 2-202.
Display
Capital letters Ink is sufficient
Lower No ink in ink chamber
case letters
Hyphen ("–") No ink in chamber and sponge
Blinking No ink tank
hyphen
Table 2-202
CHAPTER 2. BASIC OPERATION
Condition
2–35