Canon MP500 Guida Utente

Chapter 10

Routine Maintenance

When ink runs out, replace the ink tank. The machine will not print if the wrong type of ink tank is 
used, or if it is installed in the incorrect position.

The machine uses the following ink tanks.

You can check the ink tank status by the ink tank lamp display. Open the Scanning Unit (Printer 
Cover) of the machine and check the ink tank lamp.

When the ink level is low:

The ink tank lamp flashes slowly (about three seconds). Prepare a new ink tank.

...Repeats

When ink has run out:

The ink tank lamp flashes fast (about one second). Replace it with a new ink tank.

...Repeats

If an error message is displayed on the LCD, an ink tank error has occurred and the machine cannot 
continue to print. See 

“An Error Message is Displayed on the LCD” on page 105

.

Black: CLI-8BK

Magenta: CLI-8M

Black: PGI-5BK

Cyan: CLI-8C

Yellow: CLI-8Y

z Be sure to install the ink tanks in the correct order. The proper arrangement 

from the left is Black

, Black

, Yellow

, Magenta

, Cyan

.

z Should missing characters or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink 

levels, see 

“When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect” on 

page 94

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