CANON PIXMA IP4500 PIGMENT BLACK OEM INK CARTRIDGE

Your Canon PIXMA iP4500 is equipped with a built-in monitoring system, which is constantly monitoring all of the installed four ink cartridges. The monitoring system uses special LEDs, located in front of each installed cartridge, in order to indicate the current toner level. All signals used for an indication of the current toner level or a toner level related abnormality are listed and described below.

All Ink Lamps/LEDs are On/Constantly lit – This signal indicates correctly installed ink cartridges and a normal ink level.

One or Several Ink Lamps/LEDs are blinking/flashing – The ink cartridges indicated by the flashing LEDs are nearly empty. You should replace all indicated ink cartridges soon after the initial appearance of this signal. Otherwise, the remaining ink will be consumed very soon, which will lead to a non-operational printer's mode, and resp. interruptions of your work.

One or Several Ink Lamps/LEDs are flashing at short intervals/quickly (approx. at 1 second intervals), or One or Several Ink Lamps/LEDs are Off – This signal is normally indicating an incorrectly installed ink cartridge/cartridges. However, if the LEDs is/are still blinking or Off after a correct re-installation/re-installations of the indicated ink cartridge/cartridges, then you will have to install a new ink cartridge/cartridges of the indicated color/colors, because the indicated ink cartridges have been completely exhausted/emptied. Please note that you won't be able to finish your current task or to print/copy new documents, until a new cartridge/cartridges is/are installed.

In the first step of the ink cartridge replacement procedure, you must open both the paper output tray and the inner cover. Then, you must open the top cover while the printer is still on. Please note that you should avoid touching the contact area of the new ink cartridge. In the next step, you must take the exhausted ink cartridge out of the printer by pushing its lock release lever and pulling the cartridge carefully upwards, and then unpack the new ink cartridge. After that, you must remove the protective tapes from the new ink cartridge, and then remove the orange protective cap/seal from its bottom. Now, you must insert the front end of the new ink cartridge into the corresponding (regarding color) slot, and then push its rear side gently down until the ink cartridge clicks into place. Then, you must make sure that the LED in front of the installed new ink cartridge is lit in red. Finally, you must close the inner cover, and then close the top cover of your Canon PIXMA iP4500. Please note that you will have to reinstall the new ink cartridge, if its LED is flashing in orange (four or seven flashes in orange).