When To Replace An Ink Tank - Canon imagePROGRAF W6400 User Manual

Replacing Ink Tanks
Information Button Display
Ink
You can check the ink level at any time (during a print job
or while an error is displayed) by pressing the Informa-
tion button. The ink levels are displayed from left to right
in the following order: Black (K), Photo Cyan (PC), Cyan
(C), Photo Magenta (PM), Magenta (M), Yellow (Y).
How to Read the Ink Level Display
The height of a small graphic
each tank.
100% 80% 60%
(100~90%) (90~70%) (70~50%)
4- 3
Information Power
Cleaning
indicates the ink level in
40% 20% 0%
(50~30%) (30~6.9%) (6.9~0%)

When to Replace an Ink Tank

You should have extra ink tanks on hand ready for
replacement when either of the conditions below occurs.
Important
An ink tank cannot be replaced during printing
because the right cover is locked.
The printed image may become uneven if the printer is
stopped during a print job to replace an ink tank.
Never open the right cover or operate the release lever
while the Initializing message is displayed. This could
damage the printer.
When the Check Ink Level Message is
Displayed
The Check Ink Level message displays when the ink
level in a tank becomes low. Printing may continue. The
message display tells you that an ink tank is about to run
out of ink. Check the amount of ink remaining in the
tanks in the Status Monitor (Windows), Printmonitor
(Macintosh) or on the printer operation panel, and make
sure that you have replacement ink tanks for the colors
that are running low.
Note
When the level of ink in a tank runs low, the printer
may not have sufficient ink to complete Cleaning B or
another maintenance operation that consumes a large
amount of ink. In such a case, perform print head
cleaning after replacing the ink tank.
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Chapter 1
Basic Procedures
Chapter 2
Using a Variety of
Media
Chapter 3
Printing Methods for
Different Objectives
Chapter 4
Maintaining the
Printer
Chapter 5
Using the Printer in a
Network Environ-
ment
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting
Chapter 7
Operation of the
Function Menus
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