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Most Canon Pixma printers
including MP500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 600, 620, 630, 800, 810, 830, 960,
970, 980, MX700, 850, iP4200, 4500, 4600,
4700, 5200, 5300, 6600, 6700, iX5000,
PRO9000 etc. are programmed to stop printing, before any ink tank runs
out of ink.
Refilling the Canon CLI-8, CLI-521, PGI-5 or PGI-520
ink tanks doesn't reset the ink levels in
printer software, so the printer may not print - even if all ink tanks are
full. All the ink
information comes from a small IC chip fitted to each ink tank.
There is no connection between actual ink levels and the ink
level monitor (ink gauge).
To make the printer
work again, you can:
1) fit a new ink tank (or
chip)
2) reset the "empty" chip
back to full using a chip resetter (if
available for your printer)
3) disable the ink monitor.
It's easy to disable the ink
monitor...
Simply read and follow the
messages from your printer (on screen) similar to ones shown below. If you
use a multi function (MP) printer, the messages should display on the
printer LCD panel.
Important: When ink monitor is disabled, ink level
indicator (for that ink tank) disappears and the printer will not stop printing, when out of ink. Inspect ink level
in each tank periodically (by removing it) to avoid running
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