Canon pixma mp170

Chapter 9

Routine Maintenance

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It is important to identify the empty Cartridge using the LCD/LED and replace it.

<BLACK INK LOW> or <COLOR INK LOW> appears on the LCD (MP170) / <E> and <4> 
appear alternately on the LED (MP150) when ink becomes empty during printing.
Printing will resume as soon as the FINE Cartridge is replaced and the Scanning Unit is closed.
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Press [Stop/Reset] to cancel the current print job.

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Press [OK] (MP170) / [Black] or [Color] (MP150) to resume printing with an empty FINE 
Cartridge. When printing is finished, replace the FINE Cartridge immediately. If you continue 
printing with an empty FINE Cartridge, it will be a cause of trouble.

* Be sure to press [OK] (MP170) / [Black] or [Color] (MP150) with all the FINE Cartridges 

installed. Printing does not resume if any of the FINE Cartridges are left uninstalled.

* If you continue to print with an empty FINE Cartridge, the ink level will not be detected 

correctly.

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With MP170, you can check the current ink level by pressing [COPY], [SCAN] or [MEMORY 
CARD]. The LCD will display the ink level for a few seconds.

(1) Indicates the remaining ink volume at four different levels.

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If an error message is displayed on the LCD/LED, a FINE Cartridge error has occurred and 
the machine cannot continue to print. See “An Error Message Is Displayed On The LCD/LED” 
on page 87.

Should missing characters or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink 
levels, see “When Printing Becomes Faint Or Color Is Incorrect” on 
page 76.

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