Hi HenryAlken,
If your PIXMA iP1800 is low on ink, you would still be able to print.
If your PIXMA iP1800 states that the ink has run out, then you would not be able to print until that ink has been replaced.
When you attmept to print, what is the exact wording of the error message that you get?
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