254 Chapter 6 Ink Supplies
Ink Supplies
4. The front panel displays information on the selected printhead.
The information supplied is:
• The make of the printhead (hp no. 789 is recommended).
• The product number of the Printhead.
• The serial number of the Printhead.
• The current status of the printhead.
• How much ink has been fired (consumed) by the printhead. Note: It is possible for a printhead to
consume more than one Ink Cartridge.
• The current warranty status of the Printhead.
• The current status of the Maintenance Cartridge.
Ink Cartridge Status Messages
Status Bars
The front panel displays four horizontal bars. These bars represent how much ink is remaining in the Ink
Cartridges: as ink is used up the bars get shorter in length. To see how much ink is remaining, go to the
“Ink Cartridge Information” submenu. See Page 252, ”Obtaining Ink Cartridge Information”.
Ink Cartridge Status While Printing
OK
The Ink Cartridge is operating correctly and no action is required.
Low
The Low message is an early warning sign and it is advisable that new supplies should be obtained of
that particular color. The amount of ink remaining in the Ink Cartridge depends on it’s capacity, but there
is approximately 14% of ink available for the user.
Very Low
When the Very Low message is displayed, overnight printing should not be attempted. Changing the
Ink Cartridge is strongly recommended to prevent the printer from stopping halfway through a print. There
is approximately 8% of ink available for the user.
Empty
The printer will stop and will not be able to continue printing until a new Ink Cartridge has been installed.
If this occurs halfway through printing an image, you should check the quality of this image, as stopping
mid-plot can affect the print. It would be recommended to reprint the image once a new Ink Cartridge has
been installed.
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