Canon Pixma IP4000 ink ow query

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Howdy. I've enjoyed this printer, but after about 200-250 4X6 prints, it now
says that the "ink is running low" on the yellow (6) cartridge. Two
questions:

1) How long do I have before I the cartridge is totally out and printing
stops? I ask this because with my old Epson Color 400 Stylus printer, the
cartridge light starts blinking but I still often get an additional 40 pages
of print out of it. I'm assuming that's not the case here. So, about how
many 4X6 photos should I be able to print?

2) Just curious -- is this the usual cartridge to go first (yellow)? Should
I expect the other cartridges to run out quickly?

Mel

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"MB_" <mel@prodigy.invalid.net> wrote in message
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> Howdy. I've enjoyed this printer, but after about 200-250 4X6 prints, it
now
> says that the "ink is running low" on the yellow (6) cartridge. Two
> questions:
>
> 1) How long do I have before I the cartridge is totally out and printing
> stops? I ask this because with my old Epson Color 400 Stylus printer, the
> cartridge light starts blinking but I still often get an additional 40
pages
> of print out of it. I'm assuming that's not the case here. So, about how
> many 4X6 photos should I be able to print?
>
> 2) Just curious -- is this the usual cartridge to go first(yellow)? Should
> I expect the other cartridges to run out quickly?
>
> Mel
>
>

Hi,

I have the IP3000, never counted how many more you get but it is quite a few
from when the low ink warning is displayed, if its urgent I would have a
another cartridge standing by. When it says the cartridge is empty, it
pretty much is, where as with Epson (providing its not a chipped
cartridge) you could take it out and put it back in again and it would
normally be good for another cycle.

As for your other question I am not sure, with me it is normally the cyan
cartridge but I think depends on what you print.

Richard

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Yes, we are very pleased with the printer.

BTW, now the magenta is low too. I do have an extra set. I'm going to go
until one cartridge is completely out and then replace both.

Mel
<paul.busse@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have had this printer since it was first released, and love it! For
> me, the magenta went first, then yellow, then cyan. I do a lot of
> "people" photos, yearbook-type things for our school.
>
> Both Costco and Sam's Club sell a 3-pack (one of each color) for 28.95
> or so--it is good to keep a set on hand! I look at the cartridge, and
> when the ink is half-way down the fiber "stuffing," I replace it. (This
> ability to actually see the ink levels is another plus to this line of
> printers.)
>
> A "major consumer magazine" recently rated this as a best buy--I've
> been through five or six inkjets in the last three years, and don't
> think you can beat the cost/value of this one!
>
> Cheers!
> Paul B.
> www.scienceteacher.biz
>