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# Checking the Remaining Ink

Follow the procedure below to check when to replace Print cartridges using the Printer Status monitor or the low ink indicators.

Checking using the Printer Status monitor

1. Open the printer properties dialog box.

2. Click the [Maintenance] tab.

3. Click [Printer Status].

   The Printer Status monitor dialog box appears.

4. Check the ink level illustration.

   In the illustration above, the cyan Print cartridge is empty.

   If the background of the image in the top left corner of dialog box is yellow, the indicated cartridge is empty. Replace the cartridge.

   In this illustration, the cyan ink has completely run out.

   If the background of the image in the top left corner of dialog box is red, the printer has run out of the indicated ink. Replace the cartridge.

Checking the low ink indicators of the printer

- Blinking

  In the illustration above, the cyan Print cartridge is empty.

- Lit

  In the illustration above, the cyan ink has completely run out.

- From left to right, the low ink indicators display the status of the black (K), cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) Print cartridges.

- Opening the Printer Status Monitor