Setting The Ink Usage Control - Canon ip110 series Online Manual

Setting the Ink Usage Control

This function allows you to reduce the amount of black ink used and to produce the black sections with color
inks when printing to plain paper.
The procedure for configuring the ink usage control function is as follows:
Ink Usage Control
1. Open the
2. Click Ink Usage Control on the Maintenance tab
The Ink Usage Control dialog box opens.
3. If necessary, complete the following settings:
Save Black Ink
Controls the consumption of black ink during printing. This function allows you to save black ink.
To use this function, select Plain Paper for Media Type on the Main tab, and set Standard for
Print Quality.
• The Save Black Ink function does not work when:
Use Composite Black (Immediate Measure)
Instead of using black ink, the printer combines color inks to synthesize black for printing the black
sections.
Use this function only as an immediate and temporary measure, when the black ink runs out and
there is no replacement at that time. You should leave this check box unchecked under normal
circumstances.
To use this function, select Plain Paper for Media Type on the Main tab. Also, set Print Quality
to Standard, or in the Custom dialog box, set the quality level to 2 or 3.
• The confirmation message will appear when you execute printing.
• Uncheck this check box after replacing the black ink tank with a new one.
4. Save the settings
Click OK.
The selected settings are enabled hereafter.
Important
• The print quality may deteriorate when Ink Usage Control is used.
• The Ink Usage Control function does not work when:
• A type of paper other than Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on the Main tab.
• Borderless is selected for Page Layout on the Page Setup tab.
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Important
• Booklet is selected for Page Layout on the Page Setup tab
• Duplex Printing (Manual) is checked on the Page Setup tab
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