HP Designjet 5100 Printer series - Manual (Page 46)

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Maintain the ink system
HP Designjet 5100 printer Customer Reference Guide
Ink cartridge statistics
Use the following procedure to get ink cartridge information:
1 Select the Ink Cartridge menu icon. Press
the Enter key.
2 The front panel displays “Ink information”.
Press the Enter key.
3 The front panel displays:
The information supplied is:
„ The make of the ink cartridge (HP 705 is recommended)
„ The percentage of ink remaining in the cartridge
„ The original capacity of the ink cartridge in milliliters
„ The re-order part number of the ink cartridge
„ The month and year that the ink cartridge was manufactured
Ink cartridge removal
CAUTION Remove an ink cartridge only if you are replacing it.
WARNING Make sure the printer wheels are locked (the brake
lever is pressed down) to prevent the printer from
moving.
There are two types of ink cartridge removal.
„ The ink cartridge is very low and you want to replace the ink cartridge
with a full one for unattended printing, with the view to replacing it again
and using until empty.
„ The ink cartridge is empty and the front
panel tells you to replace the ink
cartridge.
1 Select the Ink Cartridges menu and press Enter.