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Setting the Ink Usage Control

The ink usage control function allows you to reduce black ink consumption and to produce the black sections with color inks when printing to plain paper from a computer.

Reducing Black Ink Consumption

Producing the Black Sections with Color Inks

Important

  • The print quality may deteriorate if this function is used.

Reducing Black Ink Consumption

This function allows you to reduce the black ink consumption during printing and to allow longer life of black ink.

Important

  • This function is available when the settings below are selected.

    - When Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on Quality & Media in the Print dialog

    - When Standard is selected for Print Quality on Quality & Media in the Print dialog

    - When Custom is selected for Print Quality on Quality & Media in the Print dialog, and the second setting from the right is selected for Quality

  • This function is not available when Borderless Printing is selected.

  1. Make sure that the printer is turned on.

  2. Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility.

  3. Select Ink Usage Control in the pop-up menu.

  4. Select Save Black Ink.

  5. Click Apply.

  6. Confirm the message, then click OK.

    The specified setting will be used during printing.

Producing the Black Sections with Color Inks

The black part is printed using color inks.

Use this function only as an immediate and temporary measure, when the black ink runs out and there is no replacement at that time. Disable this function under normal circumstances.

Important

  • This function is available when the settings below are selected.

    - When Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on Quality & Media in the Print dialog

    - When Standard is selected for Print Quality on Quality & Media in the Print dialog

    - When Custom is selected for Print Quality on Quality & Media in the Print dialog, and the second or third setting from the right is selected for Quality

  • This function is not available when Borderless Printing is selected.

  1. Make sure that the printer is turned on.

  2. Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility.

  3. Select Ink Usage Control in the pop-up menu.

  4. Select Use Composite Black (Immediate Measure).

  5. Click Apply.

  6. Confirm the message, then click OK.

    The specified setting will be used during printing.

Note

  • Deselect the check box after replacing the black ink tank with a new one.

Important

  • Save Black Ink and Use Composite Black (Immediate Measure) cannot be used at the same time.