Draining The Ink; Automatic Ink Drainage - Canon W6200 Service Manual

W6200

5.5 Draining the Ink

There are two methods of removing the ink, using a manual method or automatic
method.
When the ink is drained, the ink inside the ink passage totaling approximately 150 g
(25 g x 6 colors) is drained as waste ink.
CAUTION

5.5.1 Automatic ink drainage

Automatic ink drainage is performed by going to the Main Menu and selecting
"System Setup" > "Move Printer". It takes about 4 minutes for automatic ink drainage
to be performed.
CAUTION
5.5.2 Manual ink drainage
A syringe or other implement is used to remove the ink inside the ink passages one
color at a time in the event of a printer electrical failure, firmware error, or
malfunction in supplying power to the printer.
a) Preparation
Prepare the following items before starting the manual ink drainage procedure.
1) Syringe having approx. 50-ml capacity (CK-0541-000) with connecting tube (QA2-
6161-000)
If possible, try to use separate syringes for each color.
If the syringes are severely stained or if the tubes are attached to different-color
needles, flush and wash the tubes (syringes) with water and allow them to fully dry
to prevent mixing of ink colors.
To prevent ink leaks, be sure to always remove the ink inside the ink
passage when disassembling or transporting the parts of the ink passage
section.
Perform automatic ink drainage again if a power outage or other cause
shuts off the power during the operation for automatic ink drainage.
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