❏ Finish ink cartridge replacement promptly. Do not leave the printer with the ink cartridges removed.
Consumption of ink
❏ To maintain optimum print head performance, some ink is consumed from all cartridges during maintenance
operations. Ink may also be consumed when you replace ink cartridges or turn the printer on.
❏ When printing in monochrome or grayscale, color inks instead of black ink may be used depending on the
paper type or print quality settings. is is because a mixture of color inks is used to create black.
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ink in the ink cartridges supplied with your printer is partly used during initial setup. In order to produce
high quality printouts, the print head in your printer will be fully charged with ink. is one-o process
consumes a quantity of ink and therefore these cartridges may print fewer pages compared to subsequent ink
cartridges.
❏ Quoted yields may vary depending on the images that you are printing, the paper type that you are using, the
frequency of your prints and environmental conditions such as temperature.
Replacing Ink Cartridges
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Caution:
Be careful not to trap your hand or ngers when opening or closing the scanner unit. Otherwise you may be injured.
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Important:
When replacing ink cartridges, replace them at the correct replacement position. If you replace these in the wrong
position, a recognition error occurs. If an error occurs, reinsert these in the correct replacement position.
Note:
If you replace the ink cartridges while copying, the originals may move out of place. Select
y
to cancel and replace the
originals.
1.
If the CD/DVD tray has been inserted, remove the tray.
2. Do one of the following.
❏ When prompted to replace ink cartridges
Check which ink cartridge needs to be replaced, tap Next, and then select Yes, replace now.
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